10 bakery places in Reykjavik we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Reykjavik | Bakery across every city.
Bread is taken seriously in Reykjavik, and the city's bakeries are morning institutions as much as shops. Sandholt has held its place on Laugavegur as a family patisserie for generations, while Braud and Co draws queues for cinnamon buns at its Frakkastigur original and its Hlemmur and Austurstraeti branches. Older names such as Bernhoftsbakari on Klapparstigur and Bjornsbakari out on Hringbraut keep the everyday loaf tradition going.
Sandholt ★ 4.6
101 · Laugavegur 36, 101 Reykjavik
Sandholt has baked on Laugavegur since 1920, a fourth-generation Reykjavik bakery whose long-fermented sourdough and croissants set the city's standard.
Braud and Co ★ 4.6
101 · Frakkastigur 16, 101 Reykjavik
Braud and Co works a graffiti-painted house on Frakkastigur, a Reykjavik bakery whose warm cinnamon rolls and sourdough draw a near-constant queue.
Bernhoftsbakari ★ 4.4
101 · Klapparstigur 3, 101 Reykjavik
Bernhoftsbakari, founded 1834, is Iceland's oldest business, a Reykjavik bakery now run by the fifth generation and stocked with snudur and kleinur.
Deig ★ 4.1
101 · Tryggvagata 12, 101 Reykjavik
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.
Brikk ★ 4.2
105 · Hateigsvegur 1, 105 Reykjavik
Brikk on Hateigsvegur near Hlemmur reinvents the Icelandic snudur in a Reykjavik bakery, with salt-caramel and Nutella versions plus sourdough sandwiches.
Hygge Coffee and Micro Bakery ★ 4.3
101 · Baronsstigur 6, 101 Reykjavik
Hygge on Baronsstigur is a small Danish-inspired micro-bakery in central Reykjavik, baking sourdough and laminated pastries from scratch with seasonal.
Bjornsbakari ★ 3.9
101 · Hringbraut 35, 101 Reykjavik
Bjornsbakari on Hringbraut has baked since 1900, a long-running Reykjavik neighbourhood bakery turning out kleinur, snudur and daily bread for locals.
Braud and Co Hlemmur ★ 4.4
105 · Laugavegur 107, 105 Reykjavik
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.
Sandholt Patisserie ★ 4.4
101 · Laugavegur 36, 101 Reykjavik
The patisserie counter at Sandholt on Laugavegur turns out croissants, eclairs and seasonal cakes, the laminated side of Reykjavik's oldest family bakery.
Braud and Co Austurstraeti ★ 4.3
101 · Austurstraeti 17, 101 Reykjavik
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.