Reykjavik: Private Vegetarian Food Walking Tour
Discover Reykjavik's vibrant vegetarian and vegan food scene on a guided walking tour. Sample delicious plant-based cuisine at some restaurants and learn about the cit...
Gardurinn is a vegetarian-friendly spot in 101, Reykjavik.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: A tiny lunchtime spot with a daily-changing menu. Closes early and on Sundays, so go midday.
Discover Reykjavik's vibrant vegetarian and vegan food scene on a guided walking tour. Sample delicious plant-based cuisine at some restaurants and learn about the cit...
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Address: Klapparstigur 37, 101 Reykjavik
Chickpea on Hallveigarstigur is a family-run vegetarian takeaway in Reykjavik serving whole-food wraps and bowls, all of which can be made vegan on request.
Tip: Everything is vegetarian and most can go vegan. The falafel wraps and bowls are the lunchtime staples.
Salka Valka on Skolavordustigur is a fully meat-free Reykjavik kitchen, a half-vegan menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and bagels just below Hallgrimskirkja.
Tip: Fully vegetarian with vegan options daily. Counter service, soups and bagels are the value picks.
Skal on Njalsgata flags plenty of gluten-free options on its seasonal Icelandic menu, with clued-up staff, a safer-than-most Reykjavik room for coeliacs.
Tip: Not a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, so tell the staff, who are well briefed. The menu changes often.
Gardurinn on Klapparstigur marks gluten-free options across its vegetarian daily menu, a Reykjavik kitchen used to feeding gluten-free and vegan diners.
Tip: Ask which of the day's soups and plates are gluten-free; the small kitchen handles the request daily.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg is a fully halal Middle Eastern counter in central Reykjavik, wrapping shawarma, kebab and falafel with halal meat late into the night.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square. The falafel covers anyone who wants a meatless option.
Shalimar on Austurstraeti has served halal Pakistani and Indian food in Reykjavik since 2001, with Lahori-spiced biryanis, karahi and tandoori downtown.
Tip: The halal Lahori curries and biryani draw a loyal crowd. Informal, with takeaway as well as sit-down.
Chickpea on Hallveigarstigur is a family-run vegetarian takeaway in Reykjavik serving whole-food wraps and bowls, all of which can be made vegan on request.
Tip: Everything is vegetarian and most can go vegan. The falafel wraps and bowls are the lunchtime staples.
Salka Valka on Skolavordustigur is a fully meat-free Reykjavik kitchen, a half-vegan menu of soups, salads, sandwiches and bagels just below Hallgrimskirkja.
Tip: Fully vegetarian with vegan options daily. Counter service, soups and bagels are the value picks.
Skal on Njalsgata flags plenty of gluten-free options on its seasonal Icelandic menu, with clued-up staff, a safer-than-most Reykjavik room for coeliacs.
Tip: Not a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, so tell the staff, who are well briefed. The menu changes often.
Gardurinn on Klapparstigur marks gluten-free options across its vegetarian daily menu, a Reykjavik kitchen used to feeding gluten-free and vegan diners.
Tip: Ask which of the day's soups and plates are gluten-free; the small kitchen handles the request daily.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg is a fully halal Middle Eastern counter in central Reykjavik, wrapping shawarma, kebab and falafel with halal meat late into the night.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square. The falafel covers anyone who wants a meatless option.
Shalimar on Austurstraeti has served halal Pakistani and Indian food in Reykjavik since 2001, with Lahori-spiced biryanis, karahi and tandoori downtown.
Tip: The halal Lahori curries and biryani draw a loyal crowd. Informal, with takeaway as well as sit-down.