Guidebook for Reykjavík

Björk & Oddur
Björk & Oddur
Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

Newly opened Coffee house in Vesturbæjnum. Only few stops away. Really nice food available.
218 locals recommend
Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
20 Melhagi
218 locals recommend
Newly opened Coffee house in Vesturbæjnum. Only few stops away. Really nice food available.
One of the best Ice-cream in town. Great to stop by after a nice swim in Vesturbæjarlaugin.
118 locals recommend
Ísbúð Vesturbæjar
Hagamelur
118 locals recommend
One of the best Ice-cream in town. Great to stop by after a nice swim in Vesturbæjarlaugin.
The best available hot-dogs in Iceland
191 locals recommend
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur
1 Tryggvagata
191 locals recommend
The best available hot-dogs in Iceland
Great restaurant were you can enjoy a great meal. Check out there webpage http://www.grillmarkadurinn.is/
336 locals recommend
Grillmarkaðurinn
336 locals recommend
Great restaurant were you can enjoy a great meal. Check out there webpage http://www.grillmarkadurinn.is/
Really good burgers. One of the most popular burger joint in Reykjavík
169 locals recommend
Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar
Geirsgötu 1 Geirsgata
169 locals recommend
Really good burgers. One of the most popular burger joint in Reykjavík
Small but cosy restaurant.
182 locals recommend
The Coocoo's Nest
23 Grandagarður
182 locals recommend
Small but cosy restaurant.
A really nice steakhouse! Easily recommendable for a nice dinner out.
28 locals recommend
Steakhouse
28 locals recommend
A really nice steakhouse! Easily recommendable for a nice dinner out.
Nice sushi place.
19 locals recommend
OSUSHI
Pósthússtræti
19 locals recommend
Nice sushi place.
Good indian food. They have good takeaway service if you want to relax at Sólvallagata but don´t have energy left for cooking!
45 locals recommend
Hraðlestin
45 locals recommend
Good indian food. They have good takeaway service if you want to relax at Sólvallagata but don´t have energy left for cooking!
Want to eat fish in Iceland. Look no further, one of the oldest fish restaurants in town. Their lobster soup is a must try!
104 locals recommend
Sægreifinn
104 locals recommend
Want to eat fish in Iceland. Look no further, one of the oldest fish restaurants in town. Their lobster soup is a must try!
A small and cosy restaurant. Úlfar the owner and chef is one of the most respected fish chefs in Iceland. This restaurant is a personal favourite.
93 locals recommend
Þrír frakkar
14 Baldursgata
93 locals recommend
A small and cosy restaurant. Úlfar the owner and chef is one of the most respected fish chefs in Iceland. This restaurant is a personal favourite.
Friendly, funky and inimitably Icelandic in style, Forréttabarinn is perfect for a quick bite or a laid back evening.
142 locals recommend
Forettabarinn
14 Nýlendugata
142 locals recommend
Friendly, funky and inimitably Icelandic in style, Forréttabarinn is perfect for a quick bite or a laid back evening.
Slippbarinn is where you can experience Reykjavik like a local while enjoying exciting events such as Icelandic music, art and even some refreshing stand-up comedy.
136 locals recommend
Slippbarinn
2 Mýrargata
136 locals recommend
Slippbarinn is where you can experience Reykjavik like a local while enjoying exciting events such as Icelandic music, art and even some refreshing stand-up comedy.
Amazing fish restaurant. We can personally recommend taking the "trip around Iceland" or "the trip around the world" I doubt you will regret that!
77 locals recommend
Fish Company
77 locals recommend
Amazing fish restaurant. We can personally recommend taking the "trip around Iceland" or "the trip around the world" I doubt you will regret that!
A restaurant, but also a great place to see the city. It is possible to see the whole city from there, on a clear day you can see really far. Highly recommended.
455 locals recommend
Perlan
455 locals recommend
A restaurant, but also a great place to see the city. It is possible to see the whole city from there, on a clear day you can see really far. Highly recommended.
Very cosy restaurant
288 locals recommend
Snaps Bistro
1 Þórsgata
288 locals recommend
Very cosy restaurant
Arguably the best pizza in town! Our personal recommendation
95 locals recommend
Eldsmiðjan
81 Laugavegur
95 locals recommend
Arguably the best pizza in town! Our personal recommendation

Sightseeing

Biggest church in Reykjavík and stands 74.5 meter tall and is one of the landmarks of the city
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
743 locals recommend
Biggest church in Reykjavík and stands 74.5 meter tall and is one of the landmarks of the city
Biggest Concert Hall in Iceland.
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
Biggest Concert Hall in Iceland.

Everything Else

Kosy swimming pool in the neighborhood.
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
Hofsvallagata
458 locals recommend
Kosy swimming pool in the neighborhood.
Reykjavík biggest Flea Market. Opened every weekend.
183 locals recommend
Kolaportid
183 locals recommend
Reykjavík biggest Flea Market. Opened every weekend.
Kolaportið is the biggest flea market in Reykjavík. It is opened every weekend.
183 locals recommend
Kolaportid
183 locals recommend
Kolaportið is the biggest flea market in Reykjavík. It is opened every weekend.
Low price grocery store.
327 locals recommend
Krónan
50 Reykjavikurvegur
327 locals recommend
Low price grocery store.
Low price supermarket. Open 24/7.
96 locals recommend
Nettó
3 Fiskislóð
96 locals recommend
Low price supermarket. Open 24/7.
Reykjavík City Hall. Her you can find a giant map of Iceland. Well worth the visit.
95 locals recommend
Reykjavik City Hall
95 locals recommend
Reykjavík City Hall. Her you can find a giant map of Iceland. Well worth the visit.
Parlament House
88 locals recommend
Parliament House (Althingishus)
Kirkjutorg
88 locals recommend
Parlament House
Whale museum. The Whales of Iceland exhibit is the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe, and possibly the world.
169 locals recommend
Whales of Iceland
169 locals recommend
Whale museum. The Whales of Iceland exhibit is the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe, and possibly the world.
Inside this wonderful museum is a maze of marvellous treasures from Iceland´s remarkable past!
393 locals recommend
National Museum of Iceland
41 Suðurgata
393 locals recommend
Inside this wonderful museum is a maze of marvellous treasures from Iceland´s remarkable past!
Iceland's first art museum.
140 locals recommend
Einar Jónsson Museum
51 Njarðargata
140 locals recommend
Iceland's first art museum.
The nordic house nourishes both body and soul and is a forum for creativity, a house for you!
53 locals recommend
Nordic House
11 Sæmundargata
53 locals recommend
The nordic house nourishes both body and soul and is a forum for creativity, a house for you!
Museum devoted to modern art. The park it is located on is also very nice on a good day.
276 locals recommend
Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
24 Flókagata
276 locals recommend
Museum devoted to modern art. The park it is located on is also very nice on a good day.
Very nice cinema if you for some reason, have nothing else to do in Iceland :)
45 locals recommend
Háskólabíó
Suðurgata
45 locals recommend
Very nice cinema if you for some reason, have nothing else to do in Iceland :)
Nice open space with a statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first nordic settler of Iceland.
9 locals recommend
Arnarhóll
Arnarhóll
9 locals recommend
Nice open space with a statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first nordic settler of Iceland.
The only beach in Iceland. A must see when the sun is shining!
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
434 locals recommend
The only beach in Iceland. A must see when the sun is shining!
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is an outdoor work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon.
10 locals recommend
Imagine Peace Tower
10 locals recommend
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is an outdoor work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon.
Recommended area for an evening stroll.
138 locals recommend
Grótta Island Lighthouse
138 locals recommend
Recommended area for an evening stroll.
Really beautiful store with Icelandic design. Farmers Market is an Icelandic design company and clothing brand.
31 locals recommend
Farmers & Friends / Farmers Market - flagship store & design studio
2 Hólmaslóð
31 locals recommend
Really beautiful store with Icelandic design. Farmers Market is an Icelandic design company and clothing brand.
The original whale watching operator in Reykjavík.
65 locals recommend
Elding Whale Watching
65 locals recommend
The original whale watching operator in Reykjavík.
Want to buy souvenirs or an Icelandic wool sweater? Geysir has it all.
Geysir
4 Hafnarstræti
Want to buy souvenirs or an Icelandic wool sweater? Geysir has it all.
Oldest shopping mall in Reykjavík.
528 locals recommend
Kringlan
528 locals recommend
Oldest shopping mall in Reykjavík.
The "other" shopping mall in Reykjavík.
314 locals recommend
Smáralind
1 Hagasmári
314 locals recommend
The "other" shopping mall in Reykjavík.
Really popular stop for picture taking. Only a short stroll from Harpa, the concert hall.
193 locals recommend
Sun Voyager
193 locals recommend
Really popular stop for picture taking. Only a short stroll from Harpa, the concert hall.
Need any tourist information, maps and pointers. This is a great starting point.
31 locals recommend
Tourist Information Center - ITA
31 locals recommend
Need any tourist information, maps and pointers. This is a great starting point.
A small museum about volcanos. A great way to understand volcanos better.
9 locals recommend
Volcano House, Iceland
11 Tryggvagata
9 locals recommend
A small museum about volcanos. A great way to understand volcanos better.
Amazing way to explore almost everything Reykjavík has to offer. http://citywalk.is/
CityWalk Reykjavik
Amazing way to explore almost everything Reykjavík has to offer. http://citywalk.is/

Essentials

Low price supermarket were you can buy all of your groceries.
512 locals recommend
Bónus
512 locals recommend
Low price supermarket were you can buy all of your groceries.

Shopping

Popular ice cream store. Good pit stop on your evening stroll.
198 locals recommend
Valdís
Grandagarður
198 locals recommend
Popular ice cream store. Good pit stop on your evening stroll.

Drinks & Nightlife

Really nice restaurant with a delicious menu.
103 locals recommend
Kol Restaurant
40 Skólavörðustígur
103 locals recommend
Really nice restaurant with a delicious menu.