Mokka Kaffi is a coffee roaster in 101, Reykjavik.
Mokka Kaffi on Skolavordustigur has roasted its own beans since 1958, the first cafe in Reykjavik to serve espresso and still grinding its in-house roast.
Tip: The roasting is part of the heritage here, unchanged for decades. Come for the waffles, stay for the espresso.
Address: Skolavordustigur 3a, 101 Reykjavik
Reykjavik Roasters started as Kaffismidja Islands in 2008 and is the city's defining specialty roaster, roasting single origins for its Karastigur cafe.
Tip: The Brautarholt site holds the roastery; Karastigur is the cosy original. Whole beans sold at both.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Te og Kaffi, founded 1984, is Iceland's first specialty coffee roaster, a Reykjavik chain whose Skolavordustigur branch keeps a central micro-roast for whole-bean retail and espresso.
Tip: Eight outlets across the Capital Region. Skolavordustigur is the most central, with beans by the bag.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Micro-roast
Reykjavik Roasters started as Kaffismidja Islands in 2008 and is the city's defining specialty roaster, roasting single origins for its Karastigur cafe.
Tip: The Brautarholt site holds the roastery; Karastigur is the cosy original. Whole beans sold at both.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Kaffibrugghusid is a Grandi micro-roastery on Fiskislod founded by Sonja Bjork Grant in 2014, roasting origin-led coffee and running barista classes.
Tip: A wholesale roastery rather than a cafe, open to the public on Wednesdays for beans and brewing kit.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia
How they serve: Whole bean retail, Espresso, Cupping classes
Te og Kaffi, founded 1984, is Iceland's first specialty coffee roaster, a Reykjavik chain whose Skolavordustigur branch keeps a central micro-roast for whole-bean retail and espresso.
Tip: Eight outlets across the Capital Region. Skolavordustigur is the most central, with beans by the bag.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Micro-roast
Kaffitar is one of Iceland's pioneering coffee roasters, a Reykjavik chain whose Hofdatorg branch on Borgartun pours its house roast at the office-district crossroads.
Tip: Several Capital Region branches. The Hofdatorg cafe is the easy in-and-out for whole-bean retail.
Sources from: Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
