Essentials
Krónan Borgartúni
Arts & Culture
Mengi
2 ÓðinsgataModern and alternative music and a bar
Einar Jónsson Museum
51 NjarðargataNational Museum of Iceland
41 SuðurgataReykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
24 FlókagataThis is a modern art museum
Getting Around
Bus nr 14 can bring you (in five minutes) to the one of the best swimmingpool in Iceland: Laugardalslaug
366 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 LaugavegurBus nr 14 can bring you (in five minutes) to the one of the best swimmingpool in Iceland: Laugardalslaug
Sightseeing
Hallgrimskirkja
The big church on the hill is one of a kind
Drinks & Nightlife
Kex Hostel Reykjavik
28 SkúlagataLive Jazz every Tuesday night
Bjórgarðurinn
ÞórunnartúnLive Jazz regularly
Ölstofa
VegamótastígurIs the place if you want to find some 30+ people at the nightlife
Food Scene
Vitabar
21 BergþórugataThere you can get a pretty good burger - and cheap as well
Fairly new with a great sourdough bread to take home. If you want to sit in, then Sandholt in Laugavegur suits you better.
315 locals recommend
Brauð & Co.
16 FrakkastígurFairly new with a great sourdough bread to take home. If you want to sit in, then Sandholt in Laugavegur suits you better.
Garðurinn
37 KlapparstígurVegetarian. This is a tiny one with the "homely environment"
Restó
27-29 RauðarárstígurThey offer very nice seafood dishes
Messinn
Bergsson Mathús
3 Templarasund2 for 1 between 4-7PM for takeaway
Sandholt is the oldest bakery in Reykjavík and the best one in terms of the quality of flour and sourdough.
146 locals recommend
Sandholt
36 LaugavegurSandholt is the oldest bakery in Reykjavík and the best one in terms of the quality of flour and sourdough.
Parks & Nature
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
If the sun is shining