Guidebook for Reykjavik

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Guidebook for Reykjavik

Arts & Culture

A great place for art lovers. A nice place to go for a coffe too, an outdoor café in good weather. Excellent play areas In the park for both kids and grownups.
276 locals recommend
Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
24 Flókagata
276 locals recommend
A great place for art lovers. A nice place to go for a coffe too, an outdoor café in good weather. Excellent play areas In the park for both kids and grownups.
Temporary art, shows Erró regularly
350 locals recommend
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 Tryggvagata
350 locals recommend
Temporary art, shows Erró regularly
3 galleries/museums in one: Ólafur Elíasson, The Kling and Bang Gallery, and Nýló, The Living Art Museum. Also a fancy restaurant with good food and drinks
37 locals recommend
Marshallhúsið
20 Grandagarður
37 locals recommend
3 galleries/museums in one: Ólafur Elíasson, The Kling and Bang Gallery, and Nýló, The Living Art Museum. Also a fancy restaurant with good food and drinks
Stunning architecture, all kinds of concerts
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
Stunning architecture, all kinds of concerts
Often really good exhibitions, on the 6 th floor, take the lift
22 locals recommend
Reykjavik Museum of Photography
15 Tryggvagata
22 locals recommend
Often really good exhibitions, on the 6 th floor, take the lift
Iceland's archaeology museum, newly modernized
393 locals recommend
National Museum of Iceland
41 Suðurgata
393 locals recommend
Iceland's archaeology museum, newly modernized
Fun museum with wax figures and guided headphone tours explaining the Icelandic saga in short
61 locals recommend
Saga Museum
61 locals recommend
Fun museum with wax figures and guided headphone tours explaining the Icelandic saga in short
Art museum, displaying more the 1900
166 locals recommend
National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Islands)
166 locals recommend
Art museum, displaying more the 1900

Entertainment & Activities

The local swimming pool, it´s old, charming, indoor pool with outdoor hot tubs. Now being renovated and an outdoor pool is being added. Opening autumn 2017 again
484 locals recommend
Sundhöllin
45a Barónsstígur
484 locals recommend
The local swimming pool, it´s old, charming, indoor pool with outdoor hot tubs. Now being renovated and an outdoor pool is being added. Opening autumn 2017 again
Olympic sized swimming pool, has large slides for the kids as well and a good range of hot tubs.
511 locals recommend
Laugardalslaug
105 Sundlaugavegur
511 locals recommend
Olympic sized swimming pool, has large slides for the kids as well and a good range of hot tubs.
Our favorite pool, more like a spa, love the dry sauna. Excellent slides for the kids.
56 locals recommend
Lágafellslaug
1a Lækjarhlíð
56 locals recommend
Our favorite pool, more like a spa, love the dry sauna. Excellent slides for the kids.
Very nice old swimming pool, popular with the locals
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
Hofsvallagata
458 locals recommend
Very nice old swimming pool, popular with the locals

Food Scene

Cafe Prepp - Good place for breakfast since it opens at 8 am.
Rauðarárstígur 8
8 Rauðarárstígur
Cafe Prepp - Good place for breakfast since it opens at 8 am.
Reykjvík Roasters - best coffee in town! Mon-Fri: 8:00 – 18:00. Sat-Sun: 9:00 – 17:00
Brautarholt 2
Brautarholt
Reykjvík Roasters - best coffee in town! Mon-Fri: 8:00 – 18:00. Sat-Sun: 9:00 – 17:00
Our favorite place to take the family
Vegamot
Our favorite place to take the family
Excellent place for lunch, the fish of the day never fails
138 locals recommend
Apotek Restaurant
16 Austurstræti
138 locals recommend
Excellent place for lunch, the fish of the day never fails
Love the hamburgers there
65 locals recommend
Sæta Svínið Gastropub
Hafnarstræti
65 locals recommend
Love the hamburgers there
Hlemmur Food hall has a coffee shop, very good bakery, resturants and more.
367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 Laugavegur
367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Food hall has a coffee shop, very good bakery, resturants and more.
THE BEST
69 locals recommend
Ban Thai Restaurant
130 Laugavegur
69 locals recommend
THE BEST
The best pizza in town
95 locals recommend
Eldsmiðjan
81 Laugavegur
95 locals recommend
The best pizza in town
When you want to splash out and go fancy
336 locals recommend
Grillmarkaðurinn
336 locals recommend
When you want to splash out and go fancy
Excellent lunch buffet
20 locals recommend
VOX Brasserie & Bar
20 locals recommend
Excellent lunch buffet
Nice fancy fish restaurant
233 locals recommend
Fiskmarkaðurinn
233 locals recommend
Nice fancy fish restaurant
More of a pub, but the best and cheapest burger in town. Very popular with the locals
44 locals recommend
Vitabar
21 Bergþórugata
44 locals recommend
More of a pub, but the best and cheapest burger in town. Very popular with the locals
Bar, music venue, resturant. It has it all
100 locals recommend
Bryggjan Brugghús
8 Grandagarður
100 locals recommend
Bar, music venue, resturant. It has it all

Getting Around

367 locals recommend
Hlemmur Mathöll
107 Laugavegur
367 locals recommend
120 locals recommend
BSI Coach Terminal
120 locals recommend
Probably the cheapest car rental in town
SADcars Reykjavik office
2 Knarrarvogur
Probably the cheapest car rental in town

Drinks & Nightlife

Vínbudin - the State Liquor Store - Mon - Thur: 11-18 Fri.: 11-19 Sat.: 11-18
Borgartún 26
26 Borgartún
Vínbudin - the State Liquor Store - Mon - Thur: 11-18 Fri.: 11-19 Sat.: 11-18
Often good music events like jazz and blues festivals
35 locals recommend
Rosenberg
27 Klapparstígur
35 locals recommend
Often good music events like jazz and blues festivals
Good happy hour, and plenty of seating
17 locals recommend
Loftid
17 locals recommend
Good happy hour, and plenty of seating
Quirky bar, tuns into a nightclub late on weekends
19 locals recommend
Boston Reykjavik
28b Laugavegur
19 locals recommend
Quirky bar, tuns into a nightclub late on weekends
Shabby old place with DJ and fun music
48 locals recommend
Dillon Whiskey Bar
30 Laugavegur
48 locals recommend
Shabby old place with DJ and fun music
Good food, often live music, very trendy scene, people of all ages
176 locals recommend
Kex Hostel Reykjavik
28 Skúlagata
176 locals recommend
Good food, often live music, very trendy scene, people of all ages

Sightseeing

The biggest church downtown, a landmark, you cant miss it
743 locals recommend
Hallgrimskirkja
743 locals recommend
The biggest church downtown, a landmark, you cant miss it

Parks & Nature

Very close to us, were we take the dog for a walk everyday
150 locals recommend
Klambratún
4 Austurstræti
150 locals recommend
Very close to us, were we take the dog for a walk everyday
heated beach with a hot tub, very popular with the sea swimming locals
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
434 locals recommend
heated beach with a hot tub, very popular with the sea swimming locals
Good for a Sunday run, lots of paths in the woods
65 locals recommend
Öskjuhlíð
65 locals recommend
Good for a Sunday run, lots of paths in the woods
The best place to watch the sunset. Don´t forget to grab some ice cream on your way there, the way the locals do (in all weathers)
138 locals recommend
Grótta Island Lighthouse
138 locals recommend
The best place to watch the sunset. Don´t forget to grab some ice cream on your way there, the way the locals do (in all weathers)