16 cafe rooms in Reykjavik we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Reykjavik | Cafe across every city.
Coffee culture runs deep in Reykjavik, from the city's third-wave roasters to its long-standing artist haunts. Reykjavik Roasters on Karastigur and Mokka Kaffi on Skolavordustigur, the latter pouring since the city's mid-century cafe years, are touchstones, while Cafe Babalu and Stofan Cafe give the downtown grid its cosy living-room feel. Out west, Kaffi Vest on Melhagi serves the residential 107 district.
Reykjavik Roasters ★ 4.7
101 · Karastigur 1, 101 Reykjavik
Reykjavik Roasters on Karastigur is the city's specialty-coffee anchor, a snug 1929 house roasting its own beans and pulling careful espresso.
Mokka Kaffi ★ 4.5
101 · Skolavordustigur 3a, 101 Reykjavik
Mokka Kaffi on Skolavordustigur has been Reykjavik's oldest cafe since 1958, run by one family and famous for waffles with rhubarb jam and hot chocolate.
Cafe Babalu ★ 4.2
101 · Skolavordustigur 22a, 101 Reykjavik
Cafe Babalu on Skolavordustigur is a quirky two-floor Reykjavik living room of board games and books, pouring coffee with sandwiches, crepes and soups.
Grai Kotturinn ★ 4.3
101 · Hverfisgata 16a, 101 Reykjavik
Grai Kotturinn, the Grey Cat, on Hverfisgata is a tiny basement Reykjavik brunch room famous for the Truck, a plate of pancakes, bacon, eggs and potatoes.
Cafe Loki ★ 4.2
101 · Lokastigur 28, 101 Reykjavik
Cafe Loki faces Hallgrimskirkja from Lokastigur, a Reykjavik cafe built on traditional Icelandic plates of dark rye bread, mashed fish and rye ice cream.
Stofan Cafe ★ 4.1
101 · Vesturgata 3, 101 Reykjavik
Stofan Cafe sits on Ingolfstorg square on Vesturgata, a Reykjavik living-room cafe of worn armchairs, cake and coffee that suits a slow afternoon downtown.
Kaffibrennslan ★ 4.0
101 · Laugavegur 21, 101 Reykjavik
Kaffibrennslan works a historic Laugavegur house as a Reykjavik cafe by day and a relaxed bar by night, pouring coffee, cake and Icelandic beer.
Cafe Haiti ★ 4.3
101-grandi · Geirsgata 7b, 101 Reykjavik
Cafe Haiti on Geirsgata roasts beans flown in from Haiti on its own machine, a small Reykjavik harbour cafe pouring single-origin espresso since 2007.
Sandholt ★ 4.4
101 · Laugavegur 36, 101 Reykjavik
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.
Kaffi O-le ★ 3.8
101 · Laugavegur 20a, 101 Reykjavik
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.
Kaffi Grandi ★ 4.0
101-grandi · Fiskislod 43, 101 Reykjavik
Kaffi Grandi is a daytime cafe in the Grandi harbour district inside FlyOver Iceland on Fiskislod, pouring espresso with croissants, bagels and pastries.
Reykjavik Roasters Brautarholt ★ 4.5
105 · Brautarholt 2, 105 Reykjavik
The Brautarholt branch of Reykjavik Roasters doubles as the roastery, a larger and brighter Reykjavik room where you can watch beans roast while drinking.
Deig ★ 4.0
101 · Tryggvagata 12, 101 Reykjavik
Deig near the Old Harbour on Tryggvagata pairs coffee with doughnuts, bagels and bagel sandwiches, a casual Reykjavik counter sharing space with Le Kock.
Kaffi Vest ★ 3.9
107 · Melhagi 20, 107 Reykjavik
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.
Solon Bistro ★ 4.0
101 · Bankastraeti 7a, 101 Reykjavik
Solon Bistro at the corner of Bankastraeti and Laugavegur is a downtown Reykjavik cafe-bistro of coffee, sandwiches and brunch, an all-day room at the heart.
Kaffivagninn ★ 4.1
101-grandi · Grandagardur 10, 101 Reykjavik
Iceland's oldest restaurant, founded 1935 by the Grandi harbour; Axel Oskarsson now serves fish and chips, fish soup and breakfast in the green wooden hut.