4 editor picks across Iceland.
4 seafood restaurants worth the trip across Iceland, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Iceland.
Messinn is a seafood restaurant at Laekjargata 6b that specialises in fresh seafood, served at lunchtime and in the evening every day of the week.
OrderA fish pan: freshly cooked fish straight from the kitchen with butter-fried potatoes and vegetables.
TipThe fish pans come with butter-fried potatoes and vegetables and are made for sharing.
Sjavargrillid is a seafood restaurant at Skolavordustigur 14 specialising in grilled Icelandic dishes with international flavours, open since 2011.
OrderThe lobster tacos, or the langoustine salad and seafood soup, all praised by guests quoted on its own site.
TipIt sits on two floors, with corrugated iron from the old ice house in Flatey and driftwood from Héðinsfjörður reused inside.
Kopar is a seafood restaurant at Geirsgata 3 on Reykjavik's Old Harbor, with seasonal menus, small plates to share and a sommelier-selected wine list.
OrderThe Seafood Adventure 3 course tasting menu, where a guest singled out the rock crab soup.
TipBrunch runs every Saturday between 12 and 15, and a guest says to book up front because it is busy even on Mondays.
Kaffivagninn is the oldest restaurant in Iceland, founded in 1935 by the harbor at Grandagardur 10 and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
OrderThe catch of the day, at the place where the fishermen themselves eat.
TipBreakfast is served daily until 11:00, and the catch of the day comes at the place where the fishermen themselves eat.
