Food destinations within easy reach of Reykjavik. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Fridheimar (Golden Circle) ★ 4.4

45 min by car eastDrive Road 35 to Reykholt, or join a Golden Circle tour

Famous for: Tomato soup with fresh bread inside a geothermal greenhouse

Fridheimar grows tomatoes in geothermal greenhouses on the Golden Circle and serves unlimited tomato soup among the vines, a top day trip from Reykjavik.

Fridheimar (Golden Circle)

Moss at the Blue Lagoon (Grindavik) ★ 4.6

45 min by car southwestDrive to Grindavik, or take the Blue Lagoon shuttle from Reykjavik

Famous for: Michelin-starred Icelandic tasting menu over the lava field

Moss, the Michelin-starred restaurant at the Blue Lagoon near Grindavik, plates a refined Icelandic tasting menu over the lava, a grand trip from Reykjavik.

Moss at the Blue Lagoon (Grindavik)

Olverk Brewery (Hveragerdi) ★ 4.0

45 min by car eastDrive Route 1 to Hveragerdi, the geothermal town

Famous for: Geothermal-powered craft beer and stone-baked pizza

Olverk in geothermal Hveragerdi brews beer with geothermal power and fires stone-baked pizza, a quirky beer-and-pizza day trip south from Reykjavik.

Olverk Brewery (Hveragerdi)

Smidjan Brugghus (Vik) ★ 4.0

2.5 hours by car southeastDrive Route 1 to Vik on the south coast

Famous for: Craft beer and burgers in an old warehouse by the black-sand coast

Smidjan Brugghus, a microbrewery and burger joint in an old Vik warehouse, makes a good food stop on the south-coast drive from Reykjavik to the beaches.

Smidjan Brugghus (Vik)

The Golden Circle food loop ★ 4.2

3 to 4 hours round tripSelf-drive Roads 36, 365 and 35, or a guided tour

Famous for: Geothermal greenhouse lunches and country bistros between the waterfalls

The Golden Circle loop past Thingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss doubles as a food route from Reykjavik, with the Fridheimar greenhouse among the famous sights.

The Golden Circle food loop
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