Café$101Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 07:30-18:00Work-friendlyWifi
Sandholt on Laugavegur is a 1920 family bakery and cafe in Reykjavik, where the all-day sourdough breakfast and pastry counter draw a main-street crowd.
Signature drink: Coffee and sourdough breakfast
Order: The sourdough breakfast plate, or a croissant straight from the bakery counter.
Tip: The cafe shares the room with the bakery, so the pastries could not be fresher. Open from 07:00.
Café$101Work-friendlyWifi
Kaffi O-le on Laugavegur is a relaxed main-street Reykjavik cafe pouring espresso and flat whites with cake, a dependable mid-shopping coffee stop downtown.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Right on the Laugavegur shopping strip, so it fills with browsers. Good for a quick caffeine break.
Café$101-grandiWork-friendlyWifi
Kaffi Grandi is a daytime cafe in the Grandi harbour district inside FlyOver Iceland on Fiskislod, pouring espresso with croissants, bagels and pastries.
Signature drink: Americano and ham-and-cheese croissant
Tip: Card only, no cash. Open daily until early evening, handy before or after the FlyOver Iceland show.
Café$105Daily 08:00-17:00Work-friendlyWifi
The Brautarholt branch of Reykjavik Roasters doubles as the roastery, a larger and brighter Reykjavik room where you can watch beans roast while drinking.
Signature drink: Pour-over
Tip: Less touristy than the Karastigur original and with more table room. Whole beans for sale at the bar.
Café$101Daily 07:00-16:00Wifi
Deig near the Old Harbour on Tryggvagata pairs coffee with doughnuts, bagels and bagel sandwiches, a casual Reykjavik counter sharing space with Le Kock.
Signature drink: Coffee and doughnuts
Order: A doughnut or a loaded bagel sandwich with a strong coffee.
Tip: Shares premises with Le Kock and the Tail cocktail bar, so it runs late some nights. Counter service.
Café$107Mon-Fri 08:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-23:00Work-friendlyWifi
Kaffi Vest is a neighbourhood cafe in the western Vesturbaer district of Reykjavik on Melhagi, a local spot for brunch and coffee away from the centre.
Signature drink: Coffee and brunch
Tip: Out in residential Vesturbaer near the swimming pool, so it draws locals more than tourists.