Guidebook for Reykjavík

Lilja
Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

Excellent fish
233 locals recommend
Fiskmarkaðurinn
233 locals recommend
Excellent fish
Very nice Icecream
198 locals recommend
Valdís
Grandagarður
198 locals recommend
Very nice Icecream
Fast food. Some say its the best burger you can get in Reykjavík.
169 locals recommend
Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar
Geirsgötu 1 Geirsgata
169 locals recommend
Fast food. Some say its the best burger you can get in Reykjavík.
An excellent vegetarian and health food restaurant.
161 locals recommend
Gló
161 locals recommend
An excellent vegetarian and health food restaurant.
A small, friendly vegetarian restaurant, I love this place.
26 locals recommend
Garðurinn
37 Klapparstígur
26 locals recommend
A small, friendly vegetarian restaurant, I love this place.
A good Italian restaurant very close to the house.
18 locals recommend
Bazaar Oddsson
18 locals recommend
A good Italian restaurant very close to the house.
A very nice breakfast and lunch restaurant.
71 locals recommend
Bergsson Mathús
3 Templarasund
71 locals recommend
A very nice breakfast and lunch restaurant.
An excellent restaurant in beautiful surroundings, it is in the Nordic House.
12 locals recommend
AALTO Bistro
11 Sæmundargata
12 locals recommend
An excellent restaurant in beautiful surroundings, it is in the Nordic House.
A very nice place, great pizzas and light meals.
182 locals recommend
The Coocoo's Nest
23 Grandagarður
182 locals recommend
A very nice place, great pizzas and light meals.
great pizzas, not far from the house.
78 locals recommend
Flatey Pizza
11 Grandagarður
78 locals recommend
great pizzas, not far from the house.
Great hamburgers
169 locals recommend
Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar
Geirsgötu 1 Geirsgata
169 locals recommend
Great hamburgers
Its a new place with many different food stands, hamburgers, fish, meat, fish and chips....a very nice and affordable place.
135 locals recommend
Grandi Mathöll
16 Grandagarður
135 locals recommend
Its a new place with many different food stands, hamburgers, fish, meat, fish and chips....a very nice and affordable place.
Its a cafe, light meal place, a nice place very close to Vesturbaer swimmingpool, 15 min walkiing distance from the house. Recommended to go to the swimmingpool and after that to grab a coffee and a bite for lunch.
218 locals recommend
Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
20 Melhagi
218 locals recommend
Its a cafe, light meal place, a nice place very close to Vesturbaer swimmingpool, 15 min walkiing distance from the house. Recommended to go to the swimmingpool and after that to grab a coffee and a bite for lunch.
70 locals recommend
Kopar
3 Geirsgata
70 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Is moved from Völvufell to Grandagardur 20 (the Marchallhouse) which is ca. 15 min walk from the house.
6 locals recommend
The Living Art Museum
20 Grandagarður
6 locals recommend
Is moved from Völvufell to Grandagardur 20 (the Marchallhouse) which is ca. 15 min walk from the house.
Beautiful classic sculptures
47 locals recommend
Einar Jónsson Sculpture garden and museum
51 Njarðargata
47 locals recommend
Beautiful classic sculptures
350 locals recommend
Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarhus
17 Tryggvagata
350 locals recommend
166 locals recommend
National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Islands)
166 locals recommend
39 locals recommend
Reykjavík Art Museum Ásmundarsafn
105 Sigtún
39 locals recommend
Icelandic contemporary art museum
37 locals recommend
Marshallhúsið
20 Grandagarður
37 locals recommend
Icelandic contemporary art museum

Sightseeing

City Hall by the pond is nice architecture and the have a very big three dimensional map of iceland which is interesting to see.
95 locals recommend
Reykjavik City Hall
95 locals recommend
City Hall by the pond is nice architecture and the have a very big three dimensional map of iceland which is interesting to see.
http://nordichouse.is/en/ Nordic house was designed by the famous finish architekt Alvar Alto in 1968. It is well worth visiting.
53 locals recommend
Nordic House
11 Sæmundargata
53 locals recommend
http://nordichouse.is/en/ Nordic house was designed by the famous finish architekt Alvar Alto in 1968. It is well worth visiting.
Harpa is our newest architectural masterpice and is is situated on the harbour. You will not regret visiting it.
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
Harpa is our newest architectural masterpice and is is situated on the harbour. You will not regret visiting it.
Nice to walk to the lighthouse, takes 3o minutes to walk from the house.
118 locals recommend
Grótta
8 Suðurströnd
118 locals recommend
Nice to walk to the lighthouse, takes 3o minutes to walk from the house.

Parks & Nature

A beautiful, romantic evening walk by the seashore to the lighthouse, takes ca. 30 minutes each way. A Must see.
138 locals recommend
Grótta Island Lighthouse
138 locals recommend
A beautiful, romantic evening walk by the seashore to the lighthouse, takes ca. 30 minutes each way. A Must see.
154 locals recommend
Laugardalur
154 locals recommend

Everything Else

The local outdoor swimmingpool, where the locals meet to relax and chat about affairs of the day. It has a many hot pots, steam bath, sauna and a relaxing area. A very niece place to visit.
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
Hofsvallagata
458 locals recommend
The local outdoor swimmingpool, where the locals meet to relax and chat about affairs of the day. It has a many hot pots, steam bath, sauna and a relaxing area. A very niece place to visit.

Entertainment & Activities

Very nice outdoor swimmingpool
511 locals recommend
Laugardalslaug
105 Sundlaugavegur
511 locals recommend
Very nice outdoor swimmingpool
Live music most nights.
35 locals recommend
Rosenberg
27 Klapparstígur
35 locals recommend
Live music most nights.