Guidebook for Reykjavík
Parks & Nature
A one hour drive from Reykjavík. Hot area. Very beautiful to walk there. It can be a short trip (3 hours) You can also extend it and drive to the Blue lagoon if you have reserved a swim there. Or you could drive to Grindavík and check out the soup/coffee by the harbour.
35 locals recommend
Krýsuvík
42A one hour drive from Reykjavík. Hot area. Very beautiful to walk there. It can be a short trip (3 hours) You can also extend it and drive to the Blue lagoon if you have reserved a swim there. Or you could drive to Grindavík and check out the soup/coffee by the harbour.
Beautifull nature, great place to take a 30 min - 1 hour walk.
311 locals recommend
Thingvellir National Park
Beautifull nature, great place to take a 30 min - 1 hour walk.
Ægissíða
ÆgissíðaTake a nice walk by the coast Ægissíða.
Essentials
Melabúðin
Expensive, but very good quality. Good service.
Getting Around
The bus system here is slow and expensive. I recommend walking or taking a taxi (or renting a car).
57 locals recommend
Strætó
14 HesthálsThe bus system here is slow and expensive. I recommend walking or taking a taxi (or renting a car).
Food Scene
Shalimar
4 AusturstrætiVery good food, Pakistani. Medium price.
Restaurant and coffee place. Play area downstairs for kids. Good food, burgers and the likes.
111 locals recommend
The Laundromat Cafe
9 AusturstrætiRestaurant and coffee place. Play area downstairs for kids. Good food, burgers and the likes.
Some 10 or so places to choose from in this newly renovated space (it used to be a bus stop). Has the feel of a city street marked.
367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 LaugavegurSome 10 or so places to choose from in this newly renovated space (it used to be a bus stop). Has the feel of a city street marked.
Everything Else
This place is one hour by car from Reykjavík city and it is beautiful. This pool is cozy and in Hveragerði you could also check out the art museum Listasafn Árnesinga, Hveragerði is the "greenhouse town" of Iceland, you could have a peak inside, and there is a nice bakery named Almar.
31 locals recommend
Sundlaugin Laugarskaroi
ReykjamörkThis place is one hour by car from Reykjavík city and it is beautiful. This pool is cozy and in Hveragerði you could also check out the art museum Listasafn Árnesinga, Hveragerði is the "greenhouse town" of Iceland, you could have a peak inside, and there is a nice bakery named Almar.
A colour popping experience, nice to go there for a part of a day, explore the exhibition by Shoplifter (works with installations with fake hair). And have a sit down at the caffe overlooking beautiful nature in the valley, Elliðarárdalur. Only 10 min drive from downtown Reykjavík.
Address:
Rafstöðvarvegur 1a, 110 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Tel: +354-550 0077 |
info@hofudstodin.com
HÖFUÐSTÖÐIN
ART AND CULTURE CENTER
Höfuðstöðin is an art and culture destination founded by artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter and creative producer Lilja Baldursdóttir.
https://hofudstodin.com/
Höfuðstöðin
RafstöðvarvegurA colour popping experience, nice to go there for a part of a day, explore the exhibition by Shoplifter (works with installations with fake hair). And have a sit down at the caffe overlooking beautiful nature in the valley, Elliðarárdalur. Only 10 min drive from downtown Reykjavík.
Address:
Rafstöðvarvegur 1a, 110 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Tel: +354-550 0077 |
info@hofudstodin.com
HÖFUÐSTÖÐIN
ART AND CULTURE CENTER
Höfuðstöðin is an art and culture destination founded by artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter and creative producer Lilja Baldursdóttir.
https://hofudstodin.com/
Swimming pools
Vesturbæjarlaug
HofsvallagataOne of the oldest swimming pools in Reykjavík.