Guidebook for Reykjavík
Sightseeing
Hallgrimskirkja
Great view from the top.
Drinks & Nightlife
Ölstofa
VegamótastígurLate night bar until 4 am weekends and 1 am weekdays. Media hangout.
Best place for late breakfast/brunch with lovely view of the ocean and mountains.
176 locals recommend
Kex Hostel Reykjavik
28 SkúlagataBest place for late breakfast/brunch with lovely view of the ocean and mountains.
hverfisgata 12
12 HverfisgataNice for cocktails and a quiet drink
Hressó
20 AusturstrætiAnd a bar, it has an outdoor seating area and is fairly relaxed.
Entertainment & Activities
Sundhöllin
45a BarónsstígurThe Pool! Steam, soak and swim.
The bigger Pool! Outdoor 50 metres, indoor 30 Metres, 5 tubs, steam, gym next door, hot yoga, raw food and juice bar. Laugar Day Spa in the gym with massages and beauty treatments. Heaven.
511 locals recommend
Laugardalslaug
105 SundlaugavegurThe bigger Pool! Outdoor 50 metres, indoor 30 Metres, 5 tubs, steam, gym next door, hot yoga, raw food and juice bar. Laugar Day Spa in the gym with massages and beauty treatments. Heaven.
Food Scene
The restaurant has been around for 13 years of Reykjavik’s ever-changing restaurant topography and has achieved the difficult balance of good service, good ambiance, and good food. It is delicious Tapas with an Icelandic twist.
83 locals recommend
Tapas barinn
3b Vesturgata The restaurant has been around for 13 years of Reykjavik’s ever-changing restaurant topography and has achieved the difficult balance of good service, good ambiance, and good food. It is delicious Tapas with an Icelandic twist.
Prikið has for 60 years served customers with beverages, food and entertainment making it the oldest coffee house in Iceland.
109 locals recommend
Prikið
12 BankastrætiPrikið has for 60 years served customers with beverages, food and entertainment making it the oldest coffee house in Iceland.
Fiskmarkaðurinn
Great food and ambience
I had the very best 8 course Icelandic dinner for 10,000ISK. If you want to really get a taste of Iceland, but delicious and with a twist this new restaurant is fantastic.
100 locals recommend
Matur og Drykkur
2 GrandagarðurI had the very best 8 course Icelandic dinner for 10,000ISK. If you want to really get a taste of Iceland, but delicious and with a twist this new restaurant is fantastic.
Café Paris is located in the heart of Reykjavík, on the corner of Austurstræti and Pósthússtræti, by the famous Austurvöllur public square. On a sunny day best people watching outside.
Austurstræti 14
14 AusturstrætiCafé Paris is located in the heart of Reykjavík, on the corner of Austurstræti and Pósthússtræti, by the famous Austurvöllur public square. On a sunny day best people watching outside.
Arts & Culture
Absolutely a must. Covers the entire history of Iceland in a digestive and entertaining form. I've been 6 times and still never bored.
393 locals recommend
National Museum of Iceland
41 SuðurgataAbsolutely a must. Covers the entire history of Iceland in a digestive and entertaining form. I've been 6 times and still never bored.
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 TryggvagataAlways a good exhibition.
Documentary of the eruption of January 23, 1973. Without warning the island of Heimaey ripped open and an explosion of fire and flames danced a wild dance. Plus plenty of volcano information and a cafe.
9 locals recommend
Volcano House, Iceland
11 TryggvagataDocumentary of the eruption of January 23, 1973. Without warning the island of Heimaey ripped open and an explosion of fire and flames danced a wild dance. Plus plenty of volcano information and a cafe.
One of a kind. Also recommend the documentary, which may be on sale about it called 'The Final Member'. Very entertaining.
143 locals recommend
Icelandic Phallological Museum
2 KalkofnsvegurOne of a kind. Also recommend the documentary, which may be on sale about it called 'The Final Member'. Very entertaining.
Shopping
12 Tónar
15 SkólavörðustígurBrowse for all your favourite Icelandic Music
Essentials
Convenience store opens at 8 am on weekdays and 10am on weekends and closes 11.30 every night.
149 locals recommend
Krambúð
42 SkólavörðustígurConvenience store opens at 8 am on weekdays and 10am on weekends and closes 11.30 every night.