Guidebook for Reykjavík

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Guidebook for Reykjavík

Entertainment & Activities

If there is one thing that is a must when visiting Iceland it is to go to the swimmingpool. The retro style Vesturbaejarlaug (1961) is newly renovated.
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
Hofsvallagata
458 locals recommend
If there is one thing that is a must when visiting Iceland it is to go to the swimmingpool. The retro style Vesturbaejarlaug (1961) is newly renovated.
Here you can get the best icecream in town.
Grandagarður 21
21 Grandagarður
Here you can get the best icecream in town.

Arts & Culture

Harpa – Iceland’s answer to the Sydney Opera House. When I first walked into the main concert hall named Eldborg I felt like I was inside an active volcanic crater - It was just amazing.
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
Harpa – Iceland’s answer to the Sydney Opera House. When I first walked into the main concert hall named Eldborg I felt like I was inside an active volcanic crater - It was just amazing.
Þúfa (Tussock) is an artwork of Ólöf Norðdal. Over 4,500 tons of ground material went into the making of Þúfa, which rises 8 meters up in the air, and is 26 meters wide. It is fun to walk up there.
41 locals recommend
Þúfa
Norðurslóð
41 locals recommend
Þúfa (Tussock) is an artwork of Ólöf Norðdal. Over 4,500 tons of ground material went into the making of Þúfa, which rises 8 meters up in the air, and is 26 meters wide. It is fun to walk up there.

Essentials

Melabudin is a small family owned grocery store. They have very good fish and meat counter with varied offerings from around the country's best farmers. If Björk is in town you may even spot her there
11 locals recommend
Hagamelur
Hagamelur
11 locals recommend
Melabudin is a small family owned grocery store. They have very good fish and meat counter with varied offerings from around the country's best farmers. If Björk is in town you may even spot her there
One of many groceries stores, not as exspencive as Melabudin.
54 locals recommend
VÍÐIR
79 Sólvallagata
54 locals recommend
One of many groceries stores, not as exspencive as Melabudin.

Food Scene

Iða Zimsen is my favorite cafe in a old restored house. It is also a bookstore so you can sip your coffee and look at magazines. They have free internet.
Vesturgata 2a
Grófin
Iða Zimsen is my favorite cafe in a old restored house. It is also a bookstore so you can sip your coffee and look at magazines. They have free internet.
Slippbarinn connected to Hotel Marina has great brunch. On their menu they have fish in a pan, if it's cod I love it. It is also a popular bar in the evening. They have funny tree people sculptures.
Mýrargata 2
2 Mýrargata
Slippbarinn connected to Hotel Marina has great brunch. On their menu they have fish in a pan, if it's cod I love it. It is also a popular bar in the evening. They have funny tree people sculptures.
In my opinion Gandhi is the best Indian restaurant in town. Once incide you are transferred to India.
Pósthússtræti
Pósthússtræti
In my opinion Gandhi is the best Indian restaurant in town. Once incide you are transferred to India.
I often sit down with friends at Uppsalir for a bear or a light meal.
Uppsalir
I often sit down with friends at Uppsalir for a bear or a light meal.
If you want to try out some Icelandic specialities this is the place. On the menu you can find whale meat and sea bird entrees. The smoked puffin is great. You need to book a table.
93 locals recommend
Þrír frakkar
14 Baldursgata
93 locals recommend
If you want to try out some Icelandic specialities this is the place. On the menu you can find whale meat and sea bird entrees. The smoked puffin is great. You need to book a table.
The food is very good, I always order the fish. The restaurant gets great review on Trip advisor.
233 locals recommend
Fiskmarkaðurinn
233 locals recommend
The food is very good, I always order the fish. The restaurant gets great review on Trip advisor.
They have good coffee and tea and free wifi.
106 locals recommend
Te & Kaffi
11 Skólavörðustígur
106 locals recommend
They have good coffee and tea and free wifi.

Everything Else

Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina is the closest flybus stop for the apartment.
51 locals recommend
Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina
2 Mýrargata
51 locals recommend
Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina is the closest flybus stop for the apartment.
The Health Clinic
Heilsugæslan Miðbæ
7, 101 Vesturgata
The Health Clinic

Drinks & Nightlife

Næsti bar (The next bar) is popular among artists and actors.
6 locals recommend
Ingólfsstræti
Ingólfsstræti
6 locals recommend
Næsti bar (The next bar) is popular among artists and actors.

Sightseeing

Brand new exhibit about the whales of Iceland.
7 locals recommend
Fiskislóð 23
23 Fiskislóð
7 locals recommend
Brand new exhibit about the whales of Iceland.
The cathedral was consecrated on the 23rd July 1929 by Pope Pius XIs special envoy, Cardinal van Rossum.
28 locals recommend
Christ The King Cathedral
28 locals recommend
The cathedral was consecrated on the 23rd July 1929 by Pope Pius XIs special envoy, Cardinal van Rossum.
On Grandagardur, next to a working harbor, you will find artist workshops, Saga Museum, Maritime Museum and AURORA Northern Lights Center. At the far end of the Harbor you can walk up on ÞÚFA artwok.
Grandagarður
Grandagarður
On Grandagardur, next to a working harbor, you will find artist workshops, Saga Museum, Maritime Museum and AURORA Northern Lights Center. At the far end of the Harbor you can walk up on ÞÚFA artwok.
Hunting Northen Lights? If the auroras are strong they can be seen from our house, but for a more spectacular show, away from city-light pollution, go down to the Grótta lighthouse in Seltjarnarnes
118 locals recommend
Grótta
8 Suðurströnd
118 locals recommend
Hunting Northen Lights? If the auroras are strong they can be seen from our house, but for a more spectacular show, away from city-light pollution, go down to the Grótta lighthouse in Seltjarnarnes