Saeta Svinid is an icelandic gastropub restaurant in 101, Reykjavik.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Hafnarstraeti 1-3, 101 Reykjavik
Apotek on Austurstraeti pairs an all-day Icelandic-European menu with one of downtown Reykjavik's best happy hours, set in the old first-pharmacy building.
OrderSmall plates off the Argentine grill, ideally during happy hour.
TipOpen from 11:30 for lunch, with a long bar that fills early for the discounted hour.
Uppi sits above Fish Market on Adalstraeti, a casual Reykjavik wine bar running the same kitchen for sushi and small plates at a lighter price.
OrderA few sushi rolls with a glass of wine; the kitchen is the same as below.
TipThe relaxed way into the Fish Market kitchen without the full tasting commitment. Good for a quick stop.
2 Guys on Laugavegur has won the Grapevine's best Reykjavik burger several years running, a smashburger counter with a short menu and thin patties.
OrderThe classic smashburger; add a second patty if you skipped lunch.
TipGrapevine best burger four years in a row. There is a second branch on Gnodarvogur if downtown is full.
Apotek on Austurstraeti pairs an all-day Icelandic-European menu with one of downtown Reykjavik's best happy hours, set in the old first-pharmacy building.
OrderSmall plates off the Argentine grill, ideally during happy hour.
TipOpen from 11:30 for lunch, with a long bar that fills early for the discounted hour.
Grandi Matholl on Grandagardur is a 2018 food hall in an old fish factory at the Old Harbour in Reykjavik, with seven counters of Icelandic seafood.
OrderSample plates across several counters, with seafood from Frystihusid for the local catch.
TipCasual harbour-side eating with industrial windows over the fishing fleet. Open daily 11:00-21:00.
Bryggjan Brugghus is a harbourside brewpub and bistro on Grandagardur, brewing its own beer in Reykjavik and pairing it with mussels and hearty bistro plates.
OrderA pot of mussels with a house-brewed beer alongside.
TipLive jazz some evenings and big windows onto the harbour. Brewery tours run on request.
Uppi sits above Fish Market on Adalstraeti, a casual Reykjavik wine bar running the same kitchen for sushi and small plates at a lighter price.
OrderA few sushi rolls with a glass of wine; the kitchen is the same as below.
TipThe relaxed way into the Fish Market kitchen without the full tasting commitment. Good for a quick stop.
2 Guys on Laugavegur has won the Grapevine's best Reykjavik burger several years running, a smashburger counter with a short menu and thin patties.
OrderThe classic smashburger; add a second patty if you skipped lunch.
TipGrapevine best burger four years in a row. There is a second branch on Gnodarvogur if downtown is full.
Tommi's Burger Joint, known locally as Bullan, grills no-nonsense cheeseburgers by the Old Harbour on Geirsgata, a Reykjavik name that went international.
OrderThe Offer of the Day, a burger with fries and a drink in one set.
TipFounder Tommi Tomasson exported the brand to London and beyond. The harbour branch is the original feel.
