Eating Itineraries for Reykjavik

Day 1Saturday: bakery morning, harbour soup, tasting-menu dinner

Morning

Start at Braud and Co on Frakkastigur, open from 06:30, for a cinnamon roll, then walk to Reykjavik Roasters on Karastigur, open daily from 08:00, for coffee.

Afternoon

Head to the Old Harbour for langoustine soup at Saegreifinn, then browse the Kolaportid flea market, open on weekends from 11:00, where the famous sour shark is sold.

Evening

Book dinner at Dill on Laugavegur 59, which won Iceland's first Michelin star in 2017, for the tasting menu (ISK 39,900, wine pairing ISK 21,300).

StopsBraud and CoReykjavik RoastersSaegreifinnKolaportidDill

Day 2Sunday: breakfast plate, fish pan lunch, hot dog finish

Morning

Grai Kotturinn on Hverfisgata is open from 08:00; its best-known plate is the Truck, with egg, bacon, potatoes, pancakes, tomatoes in sauce and toast. The kitchen closes at 14:00.

Afternoon

Lunch on a fish pan at Messinn on Laekjargata, where fillets of cod, wolffish, salmon or char come in the pan they were cooked in, with potatoes and vegetables.

Evening

End with a lamb-based hot dog with everything at Baejarins Beztu Pylsur on Tryggvagata, open until 01:00 on Sunday nights.

StopsGrai KotturinnMessinnBaejarins Beztu Pylsur

Day 1Day one: bagels, smorrebrod and a hot dog

Morning

Deig on Tryggvagata, near the Old Harbour, bakes bagels, spreads, sandwiches and doughnuts in house and opens at 07:00.

Afternoon

Danish open sandwiches at Jomfruin on Laekjargata, open daily 11:00 to 22:00; the menu prices whole and half slices and recommends halves if you cannot choose.

Evening

Finish with a lamb-based hot dog at Baejarins Beztu Pylsur on Tryggvagata, ISK 880 in 2026.

StopsDeigJomfruinBaejarins Beztu Pylsur

Day 2Day two: coffee, wraps and pho

Morning

Coffee at Mokka Kaffi on Skolavordustigur, which has served espresso and shown art since 1958 and is open daily 09:00 to 18:00.

Afternoon

A falafel or shawarma wrap at Mandi on Veltusund, just off Ingolfstorg; most dishes on its menu are marked halal.

Evening

Pho from ISK 2,890 at Mama Kitchen on Laugavegur 84, open daily from 11:00 to 22:00.

StopsMokka KaffiMandiMama Kitchen

Day 3Day three: bakery, harbour soup and curry

Morning

Sourdough toast with jam and butter for ISK 1,390 at Sandholt on Laugavegur 36, a family bakery in its fourth generation that serves breakfast from 07:30.

Afternoon

A bowl of langoustine soup at Saegreifinn down at the old harbour.

Evening

Curry with rice and naan at Hradlestin on Hverfisgata, which opens at 17:00 daily; its curries start at about ISK 3,490.

StopsSandholtSaegreifinnHradlestin

Day 1Friday: coffee, harbour seafood, Michelin counter

Morning

Coffee at Reykjavik Roasters on Karastigur, open daily from 08:00, then a wander up Skolavordustigur to Hallgrimskirkja.

Afternoon

A harbour seafood lunch at Kopar on Geirsgata, which serves lunch from 12:00 to 15:00 Wednesday to Saturday; the menu runs from rock crab soup and lobster wontons to the catch of the day.

Evening

Dinner at Ox, a 17-seat counter at Laugavegur 28 with a Michelin star, serving a multi-course tasting menu of modern Icelandic cooking from Tuesday to Saturday.

StopsReykjavik RoastersKoparOx

Day 2Saturday: market, ice cream, charcoal grill, wine bar

Morning

Browse Kolaportid, which opens on weekends from 11:00; its food stalls sell dried fish and the famous sour shark.

Afternoon

Ice cream at Valdis on Grandagardur 21 by the old harbour, open from 12:00 on weekends.

Evening

Dinner at Grillmarkadurinn on Laekjargata 2A, which cooks over charcoal and robata from 17:30, then a glass at the Vinstukan Tiu Sopar wine bar on Laugavegur 27.

StopsKolaportidValdisGrillmarkadurinnVinstukan Tiu Sopar

Day 1Day 1: Baejarins to Kaffibarinn

StopsBaejarins Beztu PylsurSaegreifinnBanh MiKaffibarinn

Day 1Day 1: Braud and Co to Mokka Kaffi

StopsBraud and CoReykjavik RoastersGrai KotturinnMokka Kaffi