Reykjavik: Guided Foodie Walking Tour with 6 Tastings
Learn about the culture of Reykjavik and Iceland through its tasty food on a guided walking tour. Visit 5 different Icelandic eateries as you explore the Icelandic cap...
What to order at OTO
- Must order
- The chef's tasting menu, where the pasta and raw-fish courses bridge the two cuisines.
- Signature dishes
- Kaiseki-style tasting menu
- Editor tip
- Open Wednesday to Saturday from 17:30. The room is small and loud; book ahead online.
CuisineItalian-japanese
Price$$$
Neighborhood101
HoursTue-Thu 17:30-22:30; Fri-Sat 17:30-23:30; Sun-Mon closed
Phone+354 454 9900
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Signature dishes: Kaiseki-style tasting menu
Must order: The chef's tasting menu, where the pasta and raw-fish courses bridge the two cuisines.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday from 17:30. The room is small and loud; book ahead online.
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Location
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Signature: Marinated scallops, Icelandic whelks
Order: The marinated scallops, and whatever fish was landed that morning.
Tip: Opened in 2021 in one of the city's grandest old buildings. Good wine list, lively at weekends.
Grillmarkadurinn ★ 4.5
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Signature: Dry-aged rib eye, Salted cod with lobster
Order: The dry-aged rib eye, or the Trip to the Countryside tasting if you want range.
Tip: Adventurous diners can find reindeer and whale on the menu. Dinner only from 17:30.
Fish Market ★ 4.5
Fish Market, Fiskmarkadurinn, gives Icelandic seafood a Japanese turn on Adalstraeti in Reykjavik, with a sushi counter and robata grill that made its name.
Signature: Sushi, Robata-grilled fish
Order: The sushi, or the tasting menu that runs the grill and raw-bar both.
Tip: The upstairs Uppi wine bar pours from the same kitchen if you want a lighter sitting. Dinner from 17:00.
Apotek Kitchen + Bar ★ 4.1
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Signature: Argentine-grill plates, Small plates
Order: The shareable small plates and anything off the open Argentine grill.
Tip: The happy hour at the long bar is one of downtown's better deals. Open from 11:30 for lunch.
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Brut sits inside the Radisson Blu 1919 on Posthusstraeti in Reykjavik, a Michelin Guide listed seafood room where a former Dill cook keeps the fish simple.
Signature: Marinated scallops, Icelandic whelks
Order: The marinated scallops, and whatever fish was landed that morning.
Tip: Opened in 2021 in one of the city's grandest old buildings. Good wine list, lively at weekends.
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Order: The seasonal tasting menu, built from the Farmers Association's producer roster.
Tip: Owned by the Farmers Association of Iceland, with menus from local producers. Lunch and dinner.
Fish Company ★ 4.6
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Signature: Five-course seafood menu
Order: The five-course gourmet menu, which changes with the day's catch.
Tip: Voted the Grapevine's best seafood for over a decade. The downstairs room under the bridge is the one to book.
Grillmarkadurinn ★ 4.5
Grillmarkadurinn, the Grill Market, works fire and smoke over Icelandic produce on Austurstraeti, a reliable Reykjavik room for lamb and aged beef.
Signature: Dry-aged rib eye, Salted cod with lobster
Order: The dry-aged rib eye, or the Trip to the Countryside tasting if you want range.
Tip: Adventurous diners can find reindeer and whale on the menu. Dinner only from 17:30.
Fish Market ★ 4.5
Fish Market, Fiskmarkadurinn, gives Icelandic seafood a Japanese turn on Adalstraeti in Reykjavik, with a sushi counter and robata grill that made its name.
Signature: Sushi, Robata-grilled fish
Order: The sushi, or the tasting menu that runs the grill and raw-bar both.
Tip: The upstairs Uppi wine bar pours from the same kitchen if you want a lighter sitting. Dinner from 17:00.
Apotek Kitchen + Bar ★ 4.1
Apotek Kitchen + Bar fills the old first-pharmacy building on Austurstraeti in Reykjavik, cooking Icelandic-European small plates and an open Argentine grill.
Signature: Argentine-grill plates, Small plates
Order: The shareable small plates and anything off the open Argentine grill.
Tip: The happy hour at the long bar is one of downtown's better deals. Open from 11:30 for lunch.