3 italian restaurants worth the trip across Iceland, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Iceland.
Mat Bar ★ 4.5 · Reykjavik
101 · Hverfisgata 26, 101 Reykjavik
Mat Bar on Hverfisgata is a chef-driven Reykjavik kitchen blending Icelandic produce with Italian sensibility, a thirty-seat room of small sharing plates.
Tip: Seven-time Best of Reykjavik medal winner. Open kitchen, intimate room, book ahead.
OTO ★ 4.5 · Reykjavik
101 · Hverfisgata 44, 101 Reykjavik
OTO on Hverfisgata is a Michelin Guide listed Italian-Japanese kitchen in Reykjavik, serving a kaiseki-shaped tasting menu that is a hard table to book.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday from 17:30. The room is small and loud; book ahead online.
Hornid ★ 4.2 · Reykjavik
101 · Hafnarstraeti 15, 101 Reykjavik
Hornid opened in 1979 as Iceland's first Italian restaurant and still works a yellow corner house on Hafnarstraeti, making Reykjavik pizza and pasta to order.
Tip: Family-run for over forty years and open all day from 11:00. A dependable break from fish and lamb.