Guidebook for Reykjavík

Rebekka Silvía
Rebekka Silvía
Guidebook for Reykjavík

Entertainment & Activities

The local swimming pool is in a less then 10 minutes walk from the house. Small pool with several hot tubs at different temperatures. Entrance fee is ISK 650/EUR 4,5
458 locals recommend
Vesturbæjarlaug
Hofsvallagata
458 locals recommend
The local swimming pool is in a less then 10 minutes walk from the house. Small pool with several hot tubs at different temperatures. Entrance fee is ISK 650/EUR 4,5
A small public playground.
Túngata 1
1 Túngata
A small public playground.

Food Scene

The local Cafe
218 locals recommend
Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
20 Melhagi
218 locals recommend
The local Cafe
Nice lunch, brunch, dinner, coffee and drinks, fair price. One of my favourites. Closed on Mondays.
183 locals recommend
The Coocoo's Nest
23 Grandagarður
183 locals recommend
Nice lunch, brunch, dinner, coffee and drinks, fair price. One of my favourites. Closed on Mondays.
Great coffee.
Café Retro
14 Grandagarður
Great coffee.
Classic Icelandic diner at the harbour, no frills.
59 locals recommend
Kaffivagninn
10 Grandagarður
59 locals recommend
Classic Icelandic diner at the harbour, no frills.

Shopping

The local ice cream parlor has been there forever. Soft ice in a cone or milk shake.
118 locals recommend
Ísbúð Vesturbæjar
Hagamelur
118 locals recommend
The local ice cream parlor has been there forever. Soft ice in a cone or milk shake.
Great variety of gelato in interesting flavours and home made cones. A bit pricy but worth it. In relatively good weather (in Icelandic standards) there is a line.
198 locals recommend
Valdís
Grandagarður
198 locals recommend
Great variety of gelato in interesting flavours and home made cones. A bit pricy but worth it. In relatively good weather (in Icelandic standards) there is a line.

Essentials

Low price in icelandic standards.
512 locals recommend
Bónus
512 locals recommend
Low price in icelandic standards.
Low price in Icelandic standards.
37 locals recommend
Bonús Supermarkt
37 locals recommend
Low price in Icelandic standards.
Supermarket, pretty expensive but usually offers variety of fruit and vegetables ( not organic though)
54 locals recommend
VÍÐIR
79 Sólvallagata
54 locals recommend
Supermarket, pretty expensive but usually offers variety of fruit and vegetables ( not organic though)
A small grocery store that sells everything, including fresh meat and fish, fruit and vegetables, cooked chicken and fries....and cooked sheep heads, all for takeout.
202 locals recommend
Melabúðin
202 locals recommend
A small grocery store that sells everything, including fresh meat and fish, fruit and vegetables, cooked chicken and fries....and cooked sheep heads, all for takeout.
Fresh meet and fish.
6 locals recommend
Bergstaðastræti 14
14 Bergstaðastræti
6 locals recommend
Fresh meet and fish.
"Farmers market" fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen organic meet, organic milk, eggs etc.
6 locals recommend
Óðinsgata 1
1 Óðinsgata
6 locals recommend
"Farmers market" fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen organic meet, organic milk, eggs etc.
Cheese Deli.
10 locals recommend
Búrið
35 Grandagarður
10 locals recommend
Cheese Deli.

Arts & Culture

Art piece by Ólöf Nordal.
41 locals recommend
Þúfa
Norðurslóð
41 locals recommend
Art piece by Ólöf Nordal.
Art piece by Jón Gunnar Árnason
193 locals recommend
Sun Voyager
193 locals recommend
Art piece by Jón Gunnar Árnason
concert hall.
535 locals recommend
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
2 Austurbakki
535 locals recommend
concert hall.
national theatre
32 locals recommend
National Theatre of Iceland
19 Hverfisgata
32 locals recommend
national theatre
National history museum..
393 locals recommend
National Museum of Iceland
41 Suðurgata
393 locals recommend
National history museum..