Guidebook for Reykjavík
Food Scene
Small Icelandic dishes. I go there with friends for a champagne happy hour and their Icelandic tapas. (Get the Happy hour offer with melon and liquorice it is soooo good!)
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ROK
26a FrakkastígurSmall Icelandic dishes. I go there with friends for a champagne happy hour and their Icelandic tapas. (Get the Happy hour offer with melon and liquorice it is soooo good!)
Great little restaurant marked with cool atmosphere. There are few restaurants but my favourite is Skál (the others are absolutely great too tough) Have a ice-cream at Ísleifur heppni after your dinner. You can also go there in the morning to have breakfast at Brauð & co.
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Hlemmur Mathöll
107 LaugavegurGreat little restaurant marked with cool atmosphere. There are few restaurants but my favourite is Skál (the others are absolutely great too tough) Have a ice-cream at Ísleifur heppni after your dinner. You can also go there in the morning to have breakfast at Brauð & co.
Fine dining. Top three favourite! Great fish dishes, one of the best in Reykjavík.
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Kopar
3 GeirsgataFine dining. Top three favourite! Great fish dishes, one of the best in Reykjavík.
Fine dining and award winning cocktails. Super romantic!
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Apotek Restaurant
16 AusturstrætiFine dining and award winning cocktails. Super romantic!
Gló
Vegan heaven!!
Vínyl bistro
76 HverfisgataVegan coffee shop. Cool and hippie-like atmosphere.
Where the art-students hang out. Great coffee and sometimes they have nice exhibitions
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Reykjavik Roasters
1 KárastígurWhere the art-students hang out. Great coffee and sometimes they have nice exhibitions
Our (sugar-free) Starbucks. You can find them everywhere and always expect good coffee. Some of their coffee shops are also bookstores so you can read a book or a magazine without having to buy it, while you drink your coffee
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Te & Kaffi
11 SkólavörðustígurOur (sugar-free) Starbucks. You can find them everywhere and always expect good coffee. Some of their coffee shops are also bookstores so you can read a book or a magazine without having to buy it, while you drink your coffee
Shopping
Our weekend Bazaar. Second hand and a lot of imported Chinese things.
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Kolaportid
Our weekend Bazaar. Second hand and a lot of imported Chinese things.
My favorite vintage clothing store. I buy my dresses there for around 3000 ISK
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Gyllti kötturinn
8-10 AusturstrætiMy favorite vintage clothing store. I buy my dresses there for around 3000 ISK
Essentials
Bónus and Krónan are the cheepest grocery stores. This is the closest Krónan.
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Krónan
50 ReykjavikurvegurBónus and Krónan are the cheepest grocery stores. This is the closest Krónan.
Bónus and Krónan are the cheepest grocery stores. This is the tourist Bónus but you can still get the most necessary things.
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Bónus
Bónus and Krónan are the cheepest grocery stores. This is the tourist Bónus but you can still get the most necessary things.
Entertainment & Activities
Reykjavíks oldest swimmingpool. Newly renuvated but still has the old look. They also have some fitness-gear for work out.
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Sundhöllin
45a BarónsstígurReykjavíks oldest swimmingpool. Newly renuvated but still has the old look. They also have some fitness-gear for work out.
Getting Around
The closest bus station is at Hlemmur Mathöll. (It used to be a bus central). Get the app to get around and pay with coins since they cant give change. You can also pay with the app
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Strætó
14 HesthálsThe closest bus station is at Hlemmur Mathöll. (It used to be a bus central). Get the app to get around and pay with coins since they cant give change. You can also pay with the app
Arts & Culture
Ice-cave museum. Super cool with great coffee shop at the top with panoramic view over Reykjavík.
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Perlan
Ice-cave museum. Super cool with great coffee shop at the top with panoramic view over Reykjavík.
Parks & Nature
A nice park to walk trough and try to see some wild bunnies. You can walk trough Öskjuhlíð to get to our "beach" Nauthólsvík.
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Öskjuhlíð
A nice park to walk trough and try to see some wild bunnies. You can walk trough Öskjuhlíð to get to our "beach" Nauthólsvík.
Our "beach" with a free warm spring. Remember to bring your bating suit.
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Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
Our "beach" with a free warm spring. Remember to bring your bating suit.