Downtown Reykjavik guidebook

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Downtown Reykjavik guidebook

Sightseeing

It takes about 20 min to walk 5 min to drive but walking is always more scenic.
138 locals recommend
Grótta Island Lighthouse
138 locals recommend
It takes about 20 min to walk 5 min to drive but walking is always more scenic.
A beautiful place only 50 min in a car
Hafnir beach
Seljavogur
A beautiful place only 50 min in a car

Food scene

Where you can get one best dinners in town and you won't pay too much but you will need to make a reservation but not allways. link: https://sushisocial.is/?lang=en
143 locals recommend
Sushi Social
5 Þingholtsstræti
143 locals recommend
Where you can get one best dinners in town and you won't pay too much but you will need to make a reservation but not allways. link: https://sushisocial.is/?lang=en
The best Hamburgers joint in town. Link: https://tommis.is/
169 locals recommend
Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar
Geirsgötu 1 Geirsgata
169 locals recommend
The best Hamburgers joint in town. Link: https://tommis.is/

Arts & Culture

There is always something going on at Harpan
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
There is always something going on at Harpan
Great place to visit
350 locals recommend
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 Tryggvagata
350 locals recommend
Great place to visit
The National Gallery of Iceland is an art museum in Reykjavik which contains a collection of Icelandic art. The gallery features artwork of famous Icelandic artists and artwork that helps explain the traditional Icelandic culture.
166 locals recommend
National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Islands)
166 locals recommend
The National Gallery of Iceland is an art museum in Reykjavik which contains a collection of Icelandic art. The gallery features artwork of famous Icelandic artists and artwork that helps explain the traditional Icelandic culture.

Essentials

A cheep supermarket not as many products
512 locals recommend
Bónus
512 locals recommend
A cheep supermarket not as many products
The best one and the largest selection
328 locals recommend
Krónan
50 Reykjavikurvegur
328 locals recommend
The best one and the largest selection
Open 24/7 and not that expensive great if you heaved a long day travailing and the big supermarkets are closed
96 locals recommend
Nettó
3 Fiskislóð
96 locals recommend
Open 24/7 and not that expensive great if you heaved a long day travailing and the big supermarkets are closed

Entertainment & Activities

A geothermal swimming pool with hot tub
484 locals recommend
Sundhöllin
45a Barónsstígur
484 locals recommend
A geothermal swimming pool with hot tub
Nauthólsvík is a small neighborhood in Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland, about 900 metres from Perlan. It has a beach with an artificial hot spring – hot water is pumped into a man-made lagoon.
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach
434 locals recommend
Nauthólsvík is a small neighborhood in Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland, about 900 metres from Perlan. It has a beach with an artificial hot spring – hot water is pumped into a man-made lagoon.
Laugardalur is a district of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It is just east of the city centre and contains various recreational facilities including the main stadium. The name means "hot spring valley", as washing laundry was once done in geothermal hot springs there until the 1930s.
154 locals recommend
Laugardalur
154 locals recommend
Laugardalur is a district of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It is just east of the city centre and contains various recreational facilities including the main stadium. The name means "hot spring valley", as washing laundry was once done in geothermal hot springs there until the 1930s.
Is the largest geothermal swimming pool in Iceland with hot tubs,sauna and water-slide
511 locals recommend
Laugardalslaug
105 Sundlaugavegur
511 locals recommend
Is the largest geothermal swimming pool in Iceland with hot tubs,sauna and water-slide

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the most popular bars in Reykjavik
240 locals recommend
Kaffibarinn
240 locals recommend
One of the most popular bars in Reykjavik
It is the best sports bar in Reykjavik downtown area and it has one off the best hamburgers in town
90 locals recommend
Lebowski Bar
90 locals recommend
It is the best sports bar in Reykjavik downtown area and it has one off the best hamburgers in town