5 coffee roasters worth the trip across Iceland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Iceland guides.
Reykjavik Roasters ★ 4.7 · Reykjavik
101 · Karastigur 1, 101 Reykjavik
Reykjavik Roasters started as Kaffismidja Islands in 2008 and is the city's defining specialty roaster, roasting single origins for its Karastigur cafe.
Tip: The Brautarholt site holds the roastery; Karastigur is the cosy original. Whole beans sold at both.
Kaffibrugghusid ★ 4.5 · Reykjavik
101-grandi · Fiskislod 59, 101 Reykjavik
Kaffibrugghusid is a Grandi micro-roastery on Fiskislod founded by Sonja Bjork Grant in 2014, roasting origin-led coffee and running barista classes.
Tip: A wholesale roastery rather than a cafe, open to the public on Wednesdays for beans and brewing kit.
Mokka Kaffi ★ 4.3 · Reykjavik
101 · Skolavordustigur 3a, 101 Reykjavik
Mokka Kaffi on Skolavordustigur has roasted its own beans since 1958, the first cafe in Reykjavik to serve espresso and still grinding its in-house roast.
Tip: The roasting is part of the heritage here, unchanged for decades. Come for the waffles, stay for the espresso.
Te og Kaffi ★ 3.9 · Reykjavik
101 · Skolavordustigur 11, 101 Reykjavik
Te og Kaffi, founded 1984, is Iceland's first specialty coffee roaster, a Reykjavik chain whose Skolavordustigur branch keeps a central micro-roast for whole-bean retail and espresso.
Tip: Eight outlets across the Capital Region. Skolavordustigur is the most central, with beans by the bag.
Kaffitar ★ 3.9 · Reykjavik
105 · Borgartun 10-12, 105 Reykjavik
Kaffitar is one of Iceland's pioneering coffee roasters, a Reykjavik chain whose Hofdatorg branch on Borgartun pours its house roast at the office-district crossroads.
Tip: Several Capital Region branches. The Hofdatorg cafe is the easy in-and-out for whole-bean retail.