The Coocoo´s nest down on Grandi peninsula, just a few hundred meters from the city center, is located just next door to Valdís Ice Cream parlour. This is a trendy, small deli with cosy interior made from wood scraps, it looks kind of rough but great service and fantastic and original food make up for…
Category: Restaurants
Kex Hostel
Kex Hostel is one of my favorite places in Reykjavik for dining or going to concerts. It has all the charm of an abandoned biscuit factory (which it is, Kex is an Icelandic word for biscuit) while it also has the charm of a typical hipster Berlineske hostel. It doesn´t have the neon signs or…
The Deli
The Deli is a small but charming New York style deli. Located on the corner of Skólavörðustígur and Laugavegur, sitting next to Subway it surely is a hidden gem. They always have special offers on pizza slices but this time I went and got myself a big box of cold pasta salad with chicken, peanuts…
Vitabar burger joint
Vitabar (lightly translates as The Lighthouse Bar) is located on the corner og Bergthorugata and Vitastigur. The bartender tells me that is was founded in the 1960´s but closed in the early eighties for a franchise but re-opened in 1992 and has been the same way ever since. The interior is very retro, but not…
Ítalía Restaurant
Ooh I love this place so much. It´s ran by Tino and Fabio and I can honestly say that their integrity towards the Italian cuisine is admirable. They don´t advertise a lot and have lots of steady customers. They started their business in 1991 and have been behind the stoves ever since. The dining hall…
Valdís ice cream makers
Valdís is a small family run ice cream maker store in the area of Grandi very close to the town center. There you can get all sorts of ice cream flavours that variate from day-to-day. I went for the rasperry on top and Reese´s Peanut Butter Cup flavoured at the bottom and the cones….oh my…
Cafe Paris
Sitting at the dead center of Reykjavik downtown is a lovely cafe called Cafe Paris, it´s located on Austurstraeti opposite The Landsbanki building, it´s been there since 1992 and we recommend that you go there early and have a nice brunch and look at all the people through their huge windows that lead in every…
Where to dine?
Here we will put our recommendations. Nice places that don´t get too much attention but we think you should definately check out.
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