Guidebook for Reykjavik
Sightseeing
The only in-door swimming pool in Reykjavík: wonderful architecture, a real beauty!
Hot tubs are out-doors, up on the roof!
484 locals recommend
Sundhöllin
45a BarónsstígurThe only in-door swimming pool in Reykjavík: wonderful architecture, a real beauty!
Hot tubs are out-doors, up on the roof!
The restaurant in the Harpa concert hall. Don't necesserly have to eat there, take a drink at the bar and adore the view!
12 locals recommend
Kolabrautin Ristorante
2 AusturbakkiThe restaurant in the Harpa concert hall. Don't necesserly have to eat there, take a drink at the bar and adore the view!
There is a very nice shore walk around the city. Look it up on a better map! (Even better, of course, as it is quite long, to go there on a bike!)
Sculpture & Shore Walk
GöngustígurThere is a very nice shore walk around the city. Look it up on a better map! (Even better, of course, as it is quite long, to go there on a bike!)
Have a look at the small, beautiful, garden behind the parlaiment house.
8 locals recommend
Alþingisgarðurinn
Have a look at the small, beautiful, garden behind the parlaiment house.
You must visit the lake! It is forbidden to feed the ducks now (the seagulls just eat the bread) - but enjoy to watch the birds!
140 locals recommend
Tjörnin
You must visit the lake! It is forbidden to feed the ducks now (the seagulls just eat the bread) - but enjoy to watch the birds!
Essentials
Krambúð
42 SkólavörðustígurThe nearest grocerie store: open 10-23.30. Nice atmosphere!
Bonús Supermarkt
Best price for groceries.
Food Scene
Very, very good coffee. Sometimes the service is slow ... but it is worth it.
245 locals recommend
Reykjavik Roasters
1 KárastígurVery, very good coffee. Sometimes the service is slow ... but it is worth it.
Check out the lunch menu: A hamburger (only for lunch) was chosen best hamburger in Iceland, 2012, by Grapevine (Icelandic newspaper in English).
336 locals recommend
Grillmarkaðurinn
2a LækjargataCheck out the lunch menu: A hamburger (only for lunch) was chosen best hamburger in Iceland, 2012, by Grapevine (Icelandic newspaper in English).
Drinks & Nightlife
Kaffibarinn - Reykjavík's most famous bar. Nice dancing very late in the night.
240 locals recommend
Kaffibarinn
Kaffibarinn - Reykjavík's most famous bar. Nice dancing very late in the night.
Arts & Culture
A beautiful garden with statues by sculpture Einar Jónsson. - he used to live on the top floor. You walk past there on your way downtown ... take a stroll through the garden on a beautiful day!
140 locals recommend
Einar Jónsson Museum
51 NjarðargataA beautiful garden with statues by sculpture Einar Jónsson. - he used to live on the top floor. You walk past there on your way downtown ... take a stroll through the garden on a beautiful day!
Entertainment & Activities
Freyjugata
FreyjugataFREYJUGÖTU RÓLÓ
Right next door - A playground for the children.
Man-made beach - people go swimming in the sea there: Then there is a hut tub to warm up afterwards! It is free.
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
Man-made beach - people go swimming in the sea there: Then there is a hut tub to warm up afterwards! It is free.
There is a great view over the city from up there ... even though the building is not very attractive! It is also nice to walk around "the wood" surrounding the hill. Nice tracks all around.
454 locals recommend
Perlan
There is a great view over the city from up there ... even though the building is not very attractive! It is also nice to walk around "the wood" surrounding the hill. Nice tracks all around.
There are pools all around Reykjavík - but children seem to like this one the best ... all kinds of activities, waves that go on and of, and so on.
Alftanes
There are pools all around Reykjavík - but children seem to like this one the best ... all kinds of activities, waves that go on and of, and so on.
Everything Else
Bus stop.
The FlyBus from KEF airport stops here.
And sightseeing-buses for all over the country.
140 locals recommend
BSI Reykjavik station
Bus stop.
The FlyBus from KEF airport stops here.
And sightseeing-buses for all over the country.
The best (not the biggest, but the best :-) ) outdoor swimming pool.
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
HofsvallagataThe best (not the biggest, but the best :-) ) outdoor swimming pool.