Guidebook for Reykjavík
Food Scene
All kinds of hot dogs and sausages accompanied by beer :)
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Hlemmur Square
All kinds of hot dogs and sausages accompanied by beer :)
Argentina Steakhouse
11a BarónsstígurSteak!
Good food, good beer, great atmosphere. And they've sometimes got very nice live music. Young and hip :)
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Kex Hostel Reykjavik
28 SkúlagataGood food, good beer, great atmosphere. And they've sometimes got very nice live music. Young and hip :)
Traditional Icelandic food just like mamma made it! The caramelised rye bread ice cream is simply amazing!
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Café Loki
28 LokastígurTraditional Icelandic food just like mamma made it! The caramelised rye bread ice cream is simply amazing!
Eldsmiðjan
81 LaugavegurGood pizza, just downstairs from the apartment.
The Grey Cat is a nice café for early birds located just across from the National Theatre.
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Grái kötturinn
16a HverfisgataThe Grey Cat is a nice café for early birds located just across from the National Theatre.
Le Bistro
12 LaugavegurFrance on Laugavegur? Why not! :)
Here you get the Icelandic pylsa (hot dog) with a twist! The pretty much only play Icelandic music from the 80's-90's!
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Íslenski barinn
1a IngólfsstrætiHere you get the Icelandic pylsa (hot dog) with a twist! The pretty much only play Icelandic music from the 80's-90's!
Drinks & Nightlife
A great variety of local beer. And located in the oldest cemetery in Iceland - now a city square!
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Skúli Craft bar
9, 101 AðalstrætiA great variety of local beer. And located in the oldest cemetery in Iceland - now a city square!
Kaldi Bar
20a LaugavegurGood local beer and a nice atmosphere
OK. This is a tough one - if you are afraid of clowns, avoid this place! Plus the beer is ridiculously expensive. But...it's kind of fun to visit and they've got a lot of strange micro brewery beer.
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Mikkeller & Friends
12 HverfisgataOK. This is a tough one - if you are afraid of clowns, avoid this place! Plus the beer is ridiculously expensive. But...it's kind of fun to visit and they've got a lot of strange micro brewery beer.
Sightseeing
An amazing sculpture in the shape of a ship - beautiful spot for sunset gazing
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Sun Voyager
An amazing sculpture in the shape of a ship - beautiful spot for sunset gazing
Reykjavik's most famous church. Great view from the tower.
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Hallgrimskirkja
Reykjavik's most famous church. Great view from the tower.
Parks & Nature
Grasagardur Botanical Garden
105 HverfisgataArts & Culture
Asmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum
Great sculpture park and museum
A museum dedicated to the works of artist Jóhannes Kjarval
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Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
24 FlókagataA museum dedicated to the works of artist Jóhannes Kjarval
Icelandic Art - mostly 20th century
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National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Islands)
Icelandic Art - mostly 20th century
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 TryggvagataIcelandic modern art
A very interesting museum, both the sculptures and the house - think goth and castle!
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Einar Jónsson Museum
51 NjarðargataA very interesting museum, both the sculptures and the house - think goth and castle!
Harpa offers everything from concerts by the Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra to tourist shows like How to become Icelandic in 60 minutes. Check their website at harpa.is for more.
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Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 AusturbakkiHarpa offers everything from concerts by the Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra to tourist shows like How to become Icelandic in 60 minutes. Check their website at harpa.is for more.
Shopping
If you're looking for something handknitted from Icelandic wool by the locals - nothing factory made here :)
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The Handknitting Association of Iceland
19 SkólavörðustígurIf you're looking for something handknitted from Icelandic wool by the locals - nothing factory made here :)
Essentials
10-11 is a 24 hour supermarket. Heads up though: It is a bit expensive and they raise the price after normal shopping hours.
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Barónsstígur 11a
11a Barónsstígur10-11 is a 24 hour supermarket. Heads up though: It is a bit expensive and they raise the price after normal shopping hours.
Bónus
The cheapest supermarket.