Salka Valka Kitchen is a vegan-friendly spot in 101, Reykjavik.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Half-vegan menu daily. Soups and bagels are the value picks; counter service, no reservations.
Address: Skolavordustigur 23, 101 Reykjavik
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Tip: Bakes are made on-site daily. The Nordic House bistro is the bigger sister site if you want sit-down lunch.
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Tip: A tiny lunchtime spot with a daily-changing menu. Closes early and on Sundays, so go midday.
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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.
Plantan Kaffihus on Njalsgata is a fully vegan, family-run cafe and bakery from two Reykjavik sisters, with bakes, coffee and a daily soup in 101.
Tip: Bakes are made on-site daily. The Nordic House bistro is the bigger sister site if you want sit-down lunch.
Gardurinn on Klapparstigur has served homemade vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free plates since 1999, one of the oldest meat-free kitchens in Reykjavik.
Tip: A tiny lunchtime spot with a daily-changing menu. Closes early and on Sundays, so go midday.
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.
