Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

Next door to our home! Comes with everything! Bakery and coffee in the morning and dinner and drinks in the evening!
368 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 Laugavegur
368 locals recommend
Next door to our home! Comes with everything! Bakery and coffee in the morning and dinner and drinks in the evening!
This place is almost open 24/7. Great breakfast & brunch, nice lunch, great happy hour, sweaty dinner and then party all night long!
109 locals recommend
Prikið
12 Bankastræti
109 locals recommend
This place is almost open 24/7. Great breakfast & brunch, nice lunch, great happy hour, sweaty dinner and then party all night long!
New food market at the hip Grandi area next to the harbour. Try the fish&chips
135 locals recommend
Grandi Mathöll
16 Grandagarður
135 locals recommend
New food market at the hip Grandi area next to the harbour. Try the fish&chips
Best burgers in town
169 locals recommend
Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar
Geirsgötu 1 Geirsgata
169 locals recommend
Best burgers in town
Vegan everything and sometimes DJs in the evening
29 locals recommend
Vínyl bistro
76 Hverfisgata
29 locals recommend
Vegan everything and sometimes DJs in the evening
Best Thai in town!
69 locals recommend
Ban Thai Restaurant
130 Laugavegur
69 locals recommend
Best Thai in town!
Very, very, very good coffee
245 locals recommend
Reykjavik Roasters
1 Kárastígur
245 locals recommend
Very, very, very good coffee
The bread is fantastic and great buns as well
316 locals recommend
Brauð & Co.
16 Frakkastígur
316 locals recommend
The bread is fantastic and great buns as well
Great ice-cream!
118 locals recommend
Ísbúð Vesturbæjar
Hagamelur
118 locals recommend
Great ice-cream!
Amazing Pizza!
78 locals recommend
Flatey Pizza
11 Grandagarður
78 locals recommend
Amazing Pizza!
A true hipsters paradise. Great coffee and nice art exhibitions
7 locals recommend
Bismút
7 locals recommend
A true hipsters paradise. Great coffee and nice art exhibitions
Great cheap lunch menu with high quality food and lovely beers on tap
176 locals recommend
Kex Hostel Reykjavik
28 Skúlagata
176 locals recommend
Great cheap lunch menu with high quality food and lovely beers on tap
Best sushi in town
143 locals recommend
Sushi Social
5 Þingholtsstræti
143 locals recommend
Best sushi in town
Secret Spot with quality pizza!
57 locals recommend
hverfisgata 12
12 Hverfisgata
57 locals recommend
Secret Spot with quality pizza!
Lovely cakes in this iconic building!
Júlía & Júlía
15 Hverfisgata
Lovely cakes in this iconic building!
Located at the Hlemmur Food Hall. One of the absolute best restaurants in town!
12 locals recommend
Skál!
107 Laugavegur
12 locals recommend
Located at the Hlemmur Food Hall. One of the absolute best restaurants in town!

Drinks & Nightlife

Best place for dancing. I'm a DJ and a resident there and this place has been alive and kicking for more than 25 years!
240 locals recommend
Kaffibarinn
240 locals recommend
Best place for dancing. I'm a DJ and a resident there and this place has been alive and kicking for more than 25 years!
20 tabs of amazing beers
43 locals recommend
Mikkeller & Friends
12 Hverfisgata
43 locals recommend
20 tabs of amazing beers
Bar with live acts and DJs!
62 locals recommend
Húrra
62 locals recommend
Bar with live acts and DJs!
Great Cocktail-bar in downtown RVK with disco DJs
93 locals recommend
Pablo Discobar
93 locals recommend
Great Cocktail-bar in downtown RVK with disco DJs
Great selection of Icelandic craft beers and lovely bartenders
Session Craft Bar
Great selection of Icelandic craft beers and lovely bartenders
Great to go here for happy hour. Great cocktails!
41 locals recommend
Vedur
33, 101 Klapparstígur
41 locals recommend
Great to go here for happy hour. Great cocktails!

Sightseeing

Go up to the tower and see the city from above.
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
743 locals recommend
Go up to the tower and see the city from above.
Watch the beautiful sunsets from here.
193 locals recommend
Sun Voyager
193 locals recommend
Watch the beautiful sunsets from here.

Arts & Culture

Very close by our apartment! Nice place for coffee and art.
276 locals recommend
Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
24 Flókagata
276 locals recommend
Very close by our apartment! Nice place for coffee and art.
The Icelandic Concert Hall. Home of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Loads of concerts all year around
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
The Icelandic Concert Hall. Home of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Loads of concerts all year around

Essentials

Cheapest supermarket and really close by. Bring a bag with you!
512 locals recommend
Bónus
512 locals recommend
Cheapest supermarket and really close by. Bring a bag with you!
Probably our favourite spot in whole of Reykjavik. Go for a swim. Stay in the hot tubs. Take a sauna, dive in the cold tub. A true local activity
484 locals recommend
Sundhöllin
45a Barónsstígur
484 locals recommend
Probably our favourite spot in whole of Reykjavik. Go for a swim. Stay in the hot tubs. Take a sauna, dive in the cold tub. A true local activity
This supermarket is open a little bit longer than Bónus and has better vegetarian options.
327 locals recommend
Krónan
50 Reykjavikurvegur
327 locals recommend
This supermarket is open a little bit longer than Bónus and has better vegetarian options.

Getting Around

All the busses stop here. Right across the street from us. Use the Straeto App to buy tickets!
33 locals recommend
Hlemmur
33 locals recommend
All the busses stop here. Right across the street from us. Use the Straeto App to buy tickets!

Parks & Nature

Nice big park for sunny days.
150 locals recommend
Klambratún
4 Austurstræti
150 locals recommend
Nice big park for sunny days.