Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Essentials

We also recommend to buy groceries at Krónan. Both Bónus and Krónan are in many places all around Iceland. We dont recommend to buy at 10/11 stores or at any gas stations.
41 locals recommend
Bónus
Ögurhvarf
41 locals recommend
We also recommend to buy groceries at Krónan. Both Bónus and Krónan are in many places all around Iceland. We dont recommend to buy at 10/11 stores or at any gas stations.
Low price grocery store, but this shop is at many places.
111 locals recommend
Krónan
Bíldshöfði
111 locals recommend
Low price grocery store, but this shop is at many places.
Very good grocery store, open 24 hours. Go to Mjódd, and you see it right away, 5.minutes drive ;-)
18 locals recommend
Nettó
1 Þönglabakki
18 locals recommend
Very good grocery store, open 24 hours. Go to Mjódd, and you see it right away, 5.minutes drive ;-)
A really fun video museum covering various topics like Icelandic Music, fisherman, landscape, history and recent events Each feature lasts 3 – 4 minutes and covers one topic. All features have matching show times, so you have about twenty seconds to walk to another cinema screen with another fascinating topic. There is no distinct order and if you watch all our features you will spend about an hour and a half in the museum which, fittingly, is housed in one of Reykjavik’s oldest cinemas. Open from 9 am to 5 pm Address: Austurbær, Snorrabraut 37, 105 Reykjavik.
27 locals recommend
Tales from Iceland
37 Snorrabraut
27 locals recommend
A really fun video museum covering various topics like Icelandic Music, fisherman, landscape, history and recent events Each feature lasts 3 – 4 minutes and covers one topic. All features have matching show times, so you have about twenty seconds to walk to another cinema screen with another fascinating topic. There is no distinct order and if you watch all our features you will spend about an hour and a half in the museum which, fittingly, is housed in one of Reykjavik’s oldest cinemas. Open from 9 am to 5 pm Address: Austurbær, Snorrabraut 37, 105 Reykjavik.

Getting Around

This is the main Center for all busses in our area. But to go there you can either walk 15.minutes or take a bus number 3. near our house. Remember to ask for changing ticket ( skiptimiði). You can use the ticket for another bus or same bus. But the ticket is valid just for a period time ;-) If you want to go straight down town, take number 4 near our house, you do not have to switch .
57 locals recommend
Strætó
14 Hestháls
57 locals recommend
This is the main Center for all busses in our area. But to go there you can either walk 15.minutes or take a bus number 3. near our house. Remember to ask for changing ticket ( skiptimiði). You can use the ticket for another bus or same bus. But the ticket is valid just for a period time ;-) If you want to go straight down town, take number 4 near our house, you do not have to switch .
Busses for excursion. Free parking at BSI bus terminal. It is around 15 mins walk away from the main high street (Laugavegur).
140 locals recommend
BSI Reykjavik station
140 locals recommend
Busses for excursion. Free parking at BSI bus terminal. It is around 15 mins walk away from the main high street (Laugavegur).

Sightseeing

If you dont have a rental car we recommend to take a bus that goes to Hlemmur square. Next to Hlemmur is our mane street Laugavegur. It will bring you straight to the mid center of Reykjavík Austurstræti. At the corner of Laugavegur and Bankastræti you can walk up Skólavörðustígur. There you find this church. From Austurstræti squere at your right you will see the Opera house. But if you walk to the left you will find our Parliament and our beautiful pawn and the City hall. If you have a rental car, you can drive straight to the church, free parking.
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
743 locals recommend
If you dont have a rental car we recommend to take a bus that goes to Hlemmur square. Next to Hlemmur is our mane street Laugavegur. It will bring you straight to the mid center of Reykjavík Austurstræti. At the corner of Laugavegur and Bankastræti you can walk up Skólavörðustígur. There you find this church. From Austurstræti squere at your right you will see the Opera house. But if you walk to the left you will find our Parliament and our beautiful pawn and the City hall. If you have a rental car, you can drive straight to the church, free parking.
Small island
64 locals recommend
Videy
64 locals recommend
Small island
This is down town, our city Hall is there, and our parlament is behind, at Austuvöll
140 locals recommend
Tjörnin
140 locals recommend
This is down town, our city Hall is there, and our parlament is behind, at Austuvöll
Down town ;-)
84 locals recommend
Austurvöllur
101 Pósthússtræti
84 locals recommend
Down town ;-)
This is a great place to start from, if you like to walk our oldest shopping street. It leads you to down town. Do not forget to stop at street, Skólavörðustígur, it leads you to our famous church Hallgrímskirkja.
136 locals recommend
Hlemmur Square
136 locals recommend
This is a great place to start from, if you like to walk our oldest shopping street. It leads you to down town. Do not forget to stop at street, Skólavörðustígur, it leads you to our famous church Hallgrímskirkja.
Beautiful place and amazing nature, just ask us ;-)
33 locals recommend
Arnarstapi
33 locals recommend
Beautiful place and amazing nature, just ask us ;-)
Beautiful waterfall, one of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)
283 locals recommend
Gullfoss
283 locals recommend
Beautiful waterfall, one of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)
One of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)
288 locals recommend
Geysir
Haukadalsvegur
288 locals recommend
One of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)
Our national park, one of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)
311 locals recommend
Thingvellir National Park
311 locals recommend
Our national park, one of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)

Food Scene

Healthy and good food ;-)
161 locals recommend
Gló
161 locals recommend
Healthy and good food ;-)
Nice soup, good price
71 locals recommend
Noodle Station
71 locals recommend
Nice soup, good price
Many restaurants, street food.
367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 Laugavegur
367 locals recommend
Many restaurants, street food.
Great food, more expensive. Just beside the harbor.
70 locals recommend
Kopar
3 Geirsgata
70 locals recommend
Great food, more expensive. Just beside the harbor.
Good cocktails, and food.
65 locals recommend
Sæta Svínið Gastropub
Hafnarstræti
65 locals recommend
Good cocktails, and food.
Fantastic reastaurant, expensive.
336 locals recommend
Grillmarkaðurinn
336 locals recommend
Fantastic reastaurant, expensive.
Great food and different ;-)
69 locals recommend
Von mathús
75 Strandgata
69 locals recommend
Great food and different ;-)
Nice Breakfast
71 locals recommend
Bergsson Mathús
3 Templarasund
71 locals recommend
Nice Breakfast
Good restaurant, many dishes ;-)
83 locals recommend
Tapas barinn
3b Vesturgata
83 locals recommend
Good restaurant, many dishes ;-)
Great fish place ;-)
233 locals recommend
Fiskmarkaðurinn
233 locals recommend
Great fish place ;-)
Nice to sit outside and have a coffee or something ;-) In front of our Parliament.
45 locals recommend
Cafe Paris
14 Austurstræti
45 locals recommend
Nice to sit outside and have a coffee or something ;-) In front of our Parliament.
Nice
75 locals recommend
Matarkjallarinn
2 Aðalstræti
75 locals recommend
Nice
Coffee, Tapas and sandwiches. Sometimes jazz concerts
34 locals recommend
Jómfrúin - Scandinavian Kitchen
4 Lækjargata
34 locals recommend
Coffee, Tapas and sandwiches. Sometimes jazz concerts
Nice pizza
78 locals recommend
Flatey Pizza
11 Grandagarður
78 locals recommend
Nice pizza
Nice pizza
18 locals recommend
Hornið
15 Hafnarstræti
18 locals recommend
Nice pizza
Great homemade icecream
198 locals recommend
Valdís
Grandagarður
198 locals recommend
Great homemade icecream
Nice bakery and coffee restaurant ;-9
Bakarameistarinn - Mjódd
Nice bakery and coffee restaurant ;-9
Food stand, Cold and warm sandwiches ;-)
6 locals recommend
Hlöllabátar
1 Austurstræti
6 locals recommend
Food stand, Cold and warm sandwiches ;-)
KFC is in many other places, just google ;-)
52 locals recommend
KFC
2 Faxafen
52 locals recommend
KFC is in many other places, just google ;-)
Great hamburgers
38 locals recommend
Roadhouse Reykjavík
56 Snorrabraut
38 locals recommend
Great hamburgers
Good hamburgers
Block Burger
8 Skólavörðustígur
Good hamburgers
Good on the road burgers ;-)
10 locals recommend
Dirty Burger & Ribs
101 Miklabraut
10 locals recommend
Good on the road burgers ;-)
Good sushy
64 locals recommend
Tokyo sushi
Álfheimar
64 locals recommend
Good sushy
Nice restaurant near the harbour
6 locals recommend
SALT Kitchen & Bar
3 Geirsgata
6 locals recommend
Nice restaurant near the harbour
Nice restaurant ;-)
288 locals recommend
Snaps Bistro
1 Þórsgata
288 locals recommend
Nice restaurant ;-)
Great food, and location.
7 locals recommend
Jamie’s Italian Hotel Borg
11 Pósthússtræti
7 locals recommend
Great food, and location.
If you like to feel like a viking you go to this place, nice reastaurant ;-) 20 minutes drive.
47 locals recommend
Fjörukráin
1-3 Vikingastræti
47 locals recommend
If you like to feel like a viking you go to this place, nice reastaurant ;-) 20 minutes drive.
Great location, nice food ;-)
31 locals recommend
Ítalía veitingahús
8b Frakkastígur
31 locals recommend
Great location, nice food ;-)
Do you want to take a swim, have a Icelandic hotdog before you go ;-) Laugardalslaugin is our biggest swimming pool.
22 locals recommend
Pylsuvagninn Laugardal
30c Sundlaugavegur
22 locals recommend
Do you want to take a swim, have a Icelandic hotdog before you go ;-) Laugardalslaugin is our biggest swimming pool.
Nice hamburgers and steaks at our biggest mall ;-) The restaurant is also down town ;-)
9 locals recommend
Hamborgarafabrikkan
9 locals recommend
Nice hamburgers and steaks at our biggest mall ;-) The restaurant is also down town ;-)
Hamburgers, fish and steaks, near the harbour. 2.minutes walk to a very popular home made ice cream shop ;-)
100 locals recommend
Bryggjan Brugghús
8 Grandagarður
100 locals recommend
Hamburgers, fish and steaks, near the harbour. 2.minutes walk to a very popular home made ice cream shop ;-)
well known restaurant, but we recommend to try some other restaurants ;-)
13 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe
2A Lækjargata
13 locals recommend
well known restaurant, but we recommend to try some other restaurants ;-)
Small but good Thai food, noodles and many dishes. 10.minutes drive. Take out also. Use google map ;-)
Thai Style
4 Smiðjuvegur
Small but good Thai food, noodles and many dishes. 10.minutes drive. Take out also. Use google map ;-)
Great Indian restaurant, great location, down town.
117 locals recommend
Austur-Indíafélagið
56 Hverfisgata
117 locals recommend
Great Indian restaurant, great location, down town.
Great Indian food, also take a way ;-)
45 locals recommend
Hraðlestin
45 locals recommend
Great Indian food, also take a way ;-)
Nice Thai food ;-)
26 locals recommend
Krua Thai
14 Bæjarlind
26 locals recommend
Nice Thai food ;-)
Small street food restaurant, very fresh fish dishes ;-)
104 locals recommend
Sægreifinn
104 locals recommend
Small street food restaurant, very fresh fish dishes ;-)
Want to take a drive to a small and cute village? Great lobster restaurant ;-) Book before you go ;-)
77 locals recommend
Fjorubordid Restaurant
3a Eyrarbraut
77 locals recommend
Want to take a drive to a small and cute village? Great lobster restaurant ;-) Book before you go ;-)
Great take away pizzas, one of our favorites.
16 locals recommend
Skalli
Ögurhvarf
16 locals recommend
Great take away pizzas, one of our favorites.
Nice cafe place in the flower garden. Beside that is our Zoo, and also our biggest swimming pool is in this same area.
66 locals recommend
Flóran Garden Bistro
Grasagarðinum
66 locals recommend
Nice cafe place in the flower garden. Beside that is our Zoo, and also our biggest swimming pool is in this same area.
Explore the city of Reykjavík through the local food on this mouth-watering walking tour. Learn about the history and culture of this beautiful city while dining on traditional Icelandic cuisine. This tour is your doorway to the ultimate Icelandic food and culture experience and should not be missed by any food-lovers.
The Reykjavik Food Walk
101 Klapparstígur
Explore the city of Reykjavík through the local food on this mouth-watering walking tour. Learn about the history and culture of this beautiful city while dining on traditional Icelandic cuisine. This tour is your doorway to the ultimate Icelandic food and culture experience and should not be missed by any food-lovers.

Drinks & Nightlife

Popular bar ,-)
17 locals recommend
Loftid
17 locals recommend
Popular bar ,-)
10 locals recommend
Hverfisbarinn
10 locals recommend
30 locals recommend
American Bar
8 Austurstræti
30 locals recommend
Nice
136 locals recommend
Slippbarinn
2 Mýrargata
136 locals recommend
Nice
Small nightclub/bar for younger people
Tivoli Bar
4 Hafnarstræti
Small nightclub/bar for younger people

Parks & Nature

Very nice park, hiking trail, close to our house just ask us ;-)
159 locals recommend
Elliðaárdalur
159 locals recommend
Very nice park, hiking trail, close to our house just ask us ;-)
A flower garden with a nice and cute cafe restaurant.
165 locals recommend
Grasagardur Botanical Garden
105 Hverfisgata
165 locals recommend
A flower garden with a nice and cute cafe restaurant.
Grjótagjá is a small lava cave located near lake Mývatn in north Iceland, famous for featuring a beautiful geothermal hot spring in its depths.
Grjótagjá Cave
Grjótagjá is a small lava cave located near lake Mývatn in north Iceland, famous for featuring a beautiful geothermal hot spring in its depths.
Our national park, one of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)
311 locals recommend
Thingvellir National Park
311 locals recommend
Our national park, one of the three places in the Golden circle ;-)

Entertainment & Activities

Perlan Museum- Wonders of Iceland is one of the largest and most ambitious exhibition project in Reykjavík in recent years. The museum is situated in one of Reykjavík's most impressive buildings, Perlan, and will be a must-visit for any tourist - not only for the world-class museum, but also for its amazing panoramic views of Reykjavík, great architecture and excellent restaurant, café and gift shop.
455 locals recommend
Perlan
455 locals recommend
Perlan Museum- Wonders of Iceland is one of the largest and most ambitious exhibition project in Reykjavík in recent years. The museum is situated in one of Reykjavík's most impressive buildings, Perlan, and will be a must-visit for any tourist - not only for the world-class museum, but also for its amazing panoramic views of Reykjavík, great architecture and excellent restaurant, café and gift shop.
Very nice and cute Zoo, cows, sheeps, sails, foxes. goats, swines, and many other things. Also a nice play field. They have out door grill, so its nice to take with you hot dogs or burgers, and just have a picnic ;-)
181 locals recommend
Húsdýragarðurinn Park & Zoo
181 locals recommend
Very nice and cute Zoo, cows, sheeps, sails, foxes. goats, swines, and many other things. Also a nice play field. They have out door grill, so its nice to take with you hot dogs or burgers, and just have a picnic ;-)
Árbæjarsafn is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. It is a lot of fun to see both for children and grown ups ;-)
168 locals recommend
Árbær Open Air Museum
Kistuhylur
168 locals recommend
Árbæjarsafn is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. It is a lot of fun to see both for children and grown ups ;-)
A wonderful island, but you need to take the ferry at Landeyjarhöfn. One and a half hour drive from Reykjavík, and 30 minutes in the ferry. They had a historical volcano in 1973.
Vestmannaeyjabær
A wonderful island, but you need to take the ferry at Landeyjarhöfn. One and a half hour drive from Reykjavík, and 30 minutes in the ferry. They had a historical volcano in 1973.
A second hand market, where many Icelandic people go to. They sell there also fresh fish, and local products. If you like, sometimes you can try to taste dry fish and shark ;-)
Íslandsbanki Kolaportið
A second hand market, where many Icelandic people go to. They sell there also fresh fish, and local products. If you like, sometimes you can try to taste dry fish and shark ;-)
Find your city tour guide for Reykjavik. Book local guides at the best prices. Easy mobile booking. Easy cancellation. Skip the line tickets. Best selection. Best price guarantee. Lowest prices. Sightseeing tours. Fast & easy booking. Top attraction tickets. Easy booking.
Guide to Iceland
4 Katrínartún
Find your city tour guide for Reykjavik. Book local guides at the best prices. Easy mobile booking. Easy cancellation. Skip the line tickets. Best selection. Best price guarantee. Lowest prices. Sightseeing tours. Fast & easy booking. Top attraction tickets. Easy booking.
27 locals recommend
Tales from Iceland
37 Snorrabraut
27 locals recommend