Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

It is quite popular (and good) to go for the lobster soup at Seabaron - a cheap and cheerful restaurant
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Sægreifinn
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It is quite popular (and good) to go for the lobster soup at Seabaron - a cheap and cheerful restaurant
Icelandic Fish and Chips and organic bistro. It is quite cheap, nice surroundings and fresh fish. I might be a bit biased as our grandson is a chef there but it is almost always super busy.
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Icelandic Fish and Chips
11 Tryggvagata
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Icelandic Fish and Chips and organic bistro. It is quite cheap, nice surroundings and fresh fish. I might be a bit biased as our grandson is a chef there but it is almost always super busy.
Höfnin Restaurant – a bit upscale restaurant by the harbour and quite good.
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The Harbor Restaurant
7 Geirsgata
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Höfnin Restaurant – a bit upscale restaurant by the harbour and quite good.
Best sushi in town. it works both for a take-away and dining in.
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Sushibarinn
10 Suðurlandsbraut
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Best sushi in town. it works both for a take-away and dining in.
More upscale sushi (a bit louder music and a bit more expensive is Sushi Samba – a good place to start for a night out.
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Sushi Social
5 Þingholtsstræti
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More upscale sushi (a bit louder music and a bit more expensive is Sushi Samba – a good place to start for a night out.
A traditional, fish and meat restaurant.
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Lækjarbrekka
2 Bankastræti
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A traditional, fish and meat restaurant.
A traditional, fish and meat restaurants.
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Við Tjörnina
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A traditional, fish and meat restaurants.
An upscale nice and fancy restaurant.
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Grillmarkaðurinn
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An upscale nice and fancy restaurant.
One of the best fish restaurants in Reykjavik. Quite fancy.
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Fiskmarkaðurinn
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One of the best fish restaurants in Reykjavik. Quite fancy.
Quite good with a selection of delicatessens.
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Jói Fel
Hringbraut
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Quite good with a selection of delicatessens.
A budget friendly cheerful restaurant in the center. Great breakfast. Open from 7 in the morning 20:00.
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Bergsson Mathús
3 Templarasund
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A budget friendly cheerful restaurant in the center. Great breakfast. Open from 7 in the morning 20:00.
A cafe and bistro. Great for kids as in the basement there is a play area for them as well as a sitting area for the grown-ups. Also a laundromat. Opens 8:00 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends.
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The Laundromat Cafe
9 Austurstræti
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A cafe and bistro. Great for kids as in the basement there is a play area for them as well as a sitting area for the grown-ups. Also a laundromat. Opens 8:00 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends.

Drinks & Nightlife

A small place with good beer and nice surroundings. Quite popular among the locals.
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Kaldi Bar
20a Laugavegur
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A small place with good beer and nice surroundings. Quite popular among the locals.
Has a great selection of beers from micro breweries in Iceland.
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Micro Bar
86 Laugavegur
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Has a great selection of beers from micro breweries in Iceland.
A great selection of beers and nice surroundings.
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Skúli Craft bar
9, 101 Aðalstræti
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A great selection of beers and nice surroundings.
A wine bar in the center of Reykjavik.
Vínbarinn
Templarasund
A wine bar in the center of Reykjavik.
An upscale fancy bar by the harbor.
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Slippbarinn
2 Mýrargata
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An upscale fancy bar by the harbor.
A bar with live music almost every night - mainly jazz and blues, but also a mix of pop and easy listening music.
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Rosenberg
27 Klapparstígur
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A bar with live music almost every night - mainly jazz and blues, but also a mix of pop and easy listening music.
A rock bar - for a late night out. Often live music on the second floor.
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Dillon Whiskey Bar
30 Laugavegur
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A rock bar - for a late night out. Often live music on the second floor.

Sightseeing

The big church on a top of a small hill in Reykjavik. Popular for sight-seeing and a great view from the top.
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Hallgrimskirkja
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The big church on a top of a small hill in Reykjavik. Popular for sight-seeing and a great view from the top.

Parks & Nature

A national park about an forty minutes drive from Reykjavik. A beautiful scenario where the two platonic plates meet.
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Thingvellir
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A national park about an forty minutes drive from Reykjavik. A beautiful scenario where the two platonic plates meet.
Reykjavik's botanic garden.
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Grasagardur Botanical Garden
105 Hverfisgata
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Reykjavik's botanic garden.

Arts & Culture

The National Museum of Iceland.
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National Museum of Iceland
41 Suðurgata
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The National Museum of Iceland.
A small museum about the history of Iceland.
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Saga Museum
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A small museum about the history of Iceland.

Shopping

If you want an Icelandic hand-knitted sweater go to the Handknitting Association of Iceland, it is on Skólavörðustígur 19, a “side” street that runs almost parallel to Laugavegur. Members of the Association knit the sweaters and accessories. Membership it is by invitation only.
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The Handknitting Association of Iceland
19 Skólavörðustígur
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
If you want an Icelandic hand-knitted sweater go to the Handknitting Association of Iceland, it is on Skólavörðustígur 19, a “side” street that runs almost parallel to Laugavegur. Members of the Association knit the sweaters and accessories. Membership it is by invitation only.
Great Icelandic design.
SPAKS - Spaksmannsspjarir
109 Háaleitisbraut
Great Icelandic design.
Icelandic design - for both genders and kids.
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Geysir
16 Skólavörðustígur
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Icelandic design - for both genders and kids.

Essentials

A low-cost grocery store about five minutes away. Opening times: Mon-Thi 11-18:30, Fri 10-19:30, Sat 10-18 and Sun 12-18.
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Bónus
512 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A low-cost grocery store about five minutes away. Opening times: Mon-Thi 11-18:30, Fri 10-19:30, Sat 10-18 and Sun 12-18.
The nearest grocery store. Open 11-23:00 everyday.
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VÍÐIR
79 Sólvallagata
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The nearest grocery store. Open 11-23:00 everyday.
A 24 hour grocery store about three minutes from the flat. Pricey.
Seljavegur 10
10 Seljavegur
A 24 hour grocery store about three minutes from the flat. Pricey.