Essentials
Mini-market. It is very close to home but the price is higher than normal grocery store.
Seljavegur 2
2 SeljavegurMini-market. It is very close to home but the price is higher than normal grocery store.
A chain of low price grocery stores, easily recognisable by its logo: The pink pig with a black eye. This is the best place to shop when on a tight budget.
Fiskislóð
FiskislóðA chain of low price grocery stores, easily recognisable by its logo: The pink pig with a black eye. This is the best place to shop when on a tight budget.
This quirky cheese shop offers the best in cheese from around the world, along with a great selection of jams, cured meats, olives, chutneys, and other tasty nibbles.
10 locals recommend
Búrið
35 GrandagarðurThis quirky cheese shop offers the best in cheese from around the world, along with a great selection of jams, cured meats, olives, chutneys, and other tasty nibbles.
This is another low price grocery store. It is more spacious than Bónus, but also a bit pricier. My usual grocery store.
327 locals recommend
Krónan
50 ReykjavikurvegurThis is another low price grocery store. It is more spacious than Bónus, but also a bit pricier. My usual grocery store.
Food Scene
Vesturgata
VesturgataGood place to hangout, drink coffee, meet people or people-watch, and to use Wifi
Kárastígur
Kárastígurmy favorite place to get coffee! you will find the locals there.
A hole in the wall that serves the yummiest ramen and dumplings for a good price. and it is just 100 metre from your room. The guys who work there are so friendly.
8 locals recommend
Tryggvagata
TryggvagataA hole in the wall that serves the yummiest ramen and dumplings for a good price. and it is just 100 metre from your room. The guys who work there are so friendly.
C is for Cookie
TýsgataA great environment to relax in. Their Swiss Mokka is huge!
A small family-run business that offers a lovely selection of dishes for brunch, lunch, and dinner. The restaurant has become known for their sourdough pizzas and friendly atmosphere.
175 locals recommend
The Coocoo's Nest
23 GrandagarðurA small family-run business that offers a lovely selection of dishes for brunch, lunch, and dinner. The restaurant has become known for their sourdough pizzas and friendly atmosphere.
This small and unpretentious café probably has one of the best views in all of Reykjavík. The café was founded in 1983 and catered to fishermen who’d drop by for coffee before, during, and after work.
59 locals recommend
Kaffivagninn
10 GrandagarðurThis small and unpretentious café probably has one of the best views in all of Reykjavík. The café was founded in 1983 and catered to fishermen who’d drop by for coffee before, during, and after work.
Matur og Drykkur
2 GrandagarðurGreat place to eat after viewing the museum and the area
Excellent place to have lunch for a fair price. Their fish of the day tend to be WOW! and usually cost about 1.650.
55 locals recommend
Ostabúðin
8 SkólavörðustígurExcellent place to have lunch for a fair price. Their fish of the day tend to be WOW! and usually cost about 1.650.
Sushi Social
5 ÞingholtsstrætiKind of fancy but the environment is warm, artistic and amazing.
Everything Else
The ice cream is ridiculously tasty! However, be prepared to queue for your treat because their ice cream truly does bring the boys, and everybody else, to the yard.
24 locals recommend
Grandagarður
GrandagarðurThe ice cream is ridiculously tasty! However, be prepared to queue for your treat because their ice cream truly does bring the boys, and everybody else, to the yard.
Icelanders have long depended on fishing for survival, and as a result, the country has a long and interesting maritime history. The Reykjavík Maritime Museum gives excellent insight into this history
70 locals recommend
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
8 GrandagarðurIcelanders have long depended on fishing for survival, and as a result, the country has a long and interesting maritime history. The Reykjavík Maritime Museum gives excellent insight into this history
The waxworks museum portrays Iceland’s Viking history – all the gory details of it.
61 locals recommend
Saga Museum
The waxworks museum portrays Iceland’s Viking history – all the gory details of it.
Drinks & Nightlife
this place serves good wine as well as coffee... it opens until late. a very good place to be after a long day out.
Laugavegur 27
27 Laugavegurthis place serves good wine as well as coffee... it opens until late. a very good place to be after a long day out.
Sightseeing
This eco-friendly sculpture is the work of artist Ólöf Nordal. It resembles a small hillock and is 8 metres (26 feet) high. A narrow path will lead visitors to the top of the hillock where the view is
41 locals recommend
Þúfa
NorðurslóðThis eco-friendly sculpture is the work of artist Ólöf Nordal. It resembles a small hillock and is 8 metres (26 feet) high. A narrow path will lead visitors to the top of the hillock where the view is
Nice place to feed the ducks and swans old bread. Definitely a spot to people-watch.
140 locals recommend
Tjörnin
Nice place to feed the ducks and swans old bread. Definitely a spot to people-watch.