CuisineBakery
Price$
Neighborhood101
HoursDaily from 07:00
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Tip: More local than touristy, out toward Vesturbaer. Good for traditional pastries without the downtown queues.

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Address: Hringbraut 35, 101 Reykjavik

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Sandholt Patisserie ★ 4.4

Bakery$101Daily 07:00-18:00Walk-in onlyFrench patisserie and cakes

The patisserie counter at Sandholt on Laugavegur turns out croissants, eclairs and seasonal cakes, the laminated side of Reykjavik's oldest family bakery.

Order: A butter croissant, or whatever seasonal tart fills the cabinet that day.

Tip: The same room as the bakery and cafe, so everything is fresh. Cakes can be ordered ahead for occasions.

Worth the queue: Croissant

Braud and Co Austurstraeti ★ 4.3

Bakery$101Daily from 07:00Walk-in onlySourdough and cinnamon buns

The Austurstraeti outpost of Braud and Co puts the bakery's cinnamon rolls and sourdough right in the centre of Reykjavik, between the downtown sights.

Tip: The most central of the branches, handy off Ingolfstorg. Grab a roll and eat it on the square.

Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll

Sandholt ★ 4.6

Bakery$101Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 07:30-18:00Walk-in onlySourdough breads and laminated pastries

Sandholt has baked on Laugavegur since 1920, a fourth-generation Reykjavik bakery whose long-fermented sourdough and croissants set the city's standard.

Tip: The all-day breakfast in the cafe section pairs the bread with eggs and cheese. Arrive early for croissants.

Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf

Braud and Co ★ 4.6

Bakery$101Daily 06:30-17:00Walk-in onlyArtisan sourdough and cinnamon buns

Braud and Co works a graffiti-painted house on Frakkastigur, a Reykjavik bakery whose warm cinnamon rolls and sourdough draw a near-constant queue.

Order: A cinnamon roll pulled warm from the oven; ask what just came out.

Tip: You can watch the bakers through the open kitchen. Multiple branches, but Frakkastigur is the original.

Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll

Bernhoftsbakari ★ 4.4

Bakery$101Daily from 07:00Walk-in onlyTraditional Icelandic pastries

Bernhoftsbakari, founded 1834, is Iceland's oldest business, a Reykjavik bakery now run by the fifth generation and stocked with snudur and kleinur.

Order: A snudur, the Icelandic cinnamon bun, or a twisted kleina doughnut.

Tip: Iceland's oldest continuously operating business, on Klapparstigur. The traditional pastries are the draw.

Worth the queue: Snudur cinnamon bun

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Braud and Co Hlemmur ★ 4.4

Bakery$105Daily from 07:00Walk-in onlySourdough and pastries

The Braud and Co branch at Hlemmur on Laugavegur brings the bakery's cinnamon rolls and sourdough to the food-hall end of a busy Reykjavik street.

Tip: A shorter wait than the Frakkastigur original, beside the Hlemmur food hall. Same recipes throughout.

Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf

Sandholt Patisserie ★ 4.4

Bakery$101Daily 07:00-18:00Walk-in onlyFrench patisserie and cakes

The patisserie counter at Sandholt on Laugavegur turns out croissants, eclairs and seasonal cakes, the laminated side of Reykjavik's oldest family bakery.

Order: A butter croissant, or whatever seasonal tart fills the cabinet that day.

Tip: The same room as the bakery and cafe, so everything is fresh. Cakes can be ordered ahead for occasions.

Worth the queue: Croissant

Braud and Co Austurstraeti ★ 4.3

Bakery$101Daily from 07:00Walk-in onlySourdough and cinnamon buns

The Austurstraeti outpost of Braud and Co puts the bakery's cinnamon rolls and sourdough right in the centre of Reykjavik, between the downtown sights.

Tip: The most central of the branches, handy off Ingolfstorg. Grab a roll and eat it on the square.

Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll

Sandholt ★ 4.6

Bakery$101Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 07:30-18:00Walk-in onlySourdough breads and laminated pastries

Sandholt has baked on Laugavegur since 1920, a fourth-generation Reykjavik bakery whose long-fermented sourdough and croissants set the city's standard.

Tip: The all-day breakfast in the cafe section pairs the bread with eggs and cheese. Arrive early for croissants.

Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf

Braud and Co ★ 4.6

Bakery$101Daily 06:30-17:00Walk-in onlyArtisan sourdough and cinnamon buns

Braud and Co works a graffiti-painted house on Frakkastigur, a Reykjavik bakery whose warm cinnamon rolls and sourdough draw a near-constant queue.

Order: A cinnamon roll pulled warm from the oven; ask what just came out.

Tip: You can watch the bakers through the open kitchen. Multiple branches, but Frakkastigur is the original.

Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll

Bernhoftsbakari ★ 4.4

Bakery$101Daily from 07:00Walk-in onlyTraditional Icelandic pastries

Bernhoftsbakari, founded 1834, is Iceland's oldest business, a Reykjavik bakery now run by the fifth generation and stocked with snudur and kleinur.

Order: A snudur, the Icelandic cinnamon bun, or a twisted kleina doughnut.

Tip: Iceland's oldest continuously operating business, on Klapparstigur. The traditional pastries are the draw.

Worth the queue: Snudur cinnamon bun

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