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What to order at Braud and Co
- Must order
- A cinnamon roll pulled warm from the oven; ask what just came out.
- Editor tip
- You can watch the bakers through the open kitchen. Multiple branches, but Frakkastigur is the original.
Must 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.
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Location
Address: Frakkastigur 16, 101 Reykjavik
Also in 101
Bernhoftsbakari ★ 4.4
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
Deig ★ 4.1
Deig near the Old Harbour on Tryggvagata is a Reykjavik bakery of doughnuts, bagels and bagel sandwiches, sharing its room with the Le Kock burger counter.
Order: A filled doughnut, or a bagel sandwich for a heartier breakfast.
Tip: Run by chef Markus Gudnason and open early. Good for a quick takeaway bagel near the harbour.
Worth the queue: Filled doughnut
Hygge Coffee and Micro Bakery ★ 4.3
Hygge on Baronsstigur is a small Danish-inspired micro-bakery in central Reykjavik, baking sourdough and laminated pastries from scratch with seasonal.
Tip: Opened 2022, with a sibling site at Seljavegur 2 by Grandi. Cardamom knots and filled croissants sell out by mid-morning.
Worth the queue: Cardamom knot
Bjornsbakari ★ 3.9
Bjornsbakari on Hringbraut has baked since 1900, a long-running Reykjavik neighbourhood bakery turning out kleinur, snudur and daily bread for locals.
Tip: More local than touristy, out toward Vesturbaer. Good for traditional pastries without the downtown queues.
Worth the queue: Kleina doughnut
More bakeries in Reykjavik
Bernhoftsbakari ★ 4.4
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
Deig ★ 4.1
Deig near the Old Harbour on Tryggvagata is a Reykjavik bakery of doughnuts, bagels and bagel sandwiches, sharing its room with the Le Kock burger counter.
Order: A filled doughnut, or a bagel sandwich for a heartier breakfast.
Tip: Run by chef Markus Gudnason and open early. Good for a quick takeaway bagel near the harbour.
Worth the queue: Filled doughnut
Brikk ★ 4.2
Brikk on Hateigsvegur near Hlemmur reinvents the Icelandic snudur in a Reykjavik bakery, with salt-caramel and Nutella versions plus sourdough sandwiches.
Order: A salt-caramel snudur, the bun that built the bakery's reputation.
Tip: Started in Hafnarfjordur in 2017 and grew from there. The over-the-top snudur are the signature.
Worth the queue: Salt-caramel snudur
Hygge Coffee and Micro Bakery ★ 4.3
Hygge on Baronsstigur is a small Danish-inspired micro-bakery in central Reykjavik, baking sourdough and laminated pastries from scratch with seasonal.
Tip: Opened 2022, with a sibling site at Seljavegur 2 by Grandi. Cardamom knots and filled croissants sell out by mid-morning.
Worth the queue: Cardamom knot
Bjornsbakari ★ 3.9
Bjornsbakari on Hringbraut has baked since 1900, a long-running Reykjavik neighbourhood bakery turning out kleinur, snudur and daily bread for locals.
Tip: More local than touristy, out toward Vesturbaer. Good for traditional pastries without the downtown queues.
Worth the queue: Kleina doughnut
Braud and Co Hlemmur ★ 4.4
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