Levantine$$101Mon-Thu 10:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-06:00; Sun 10:00-02:00Until Until late
Mandi on Ingolfstorg square keeps its halal shawarma window open late, a Reykjavik after-bar staple wrapping kebab, falafel and chips for the night crowd.
Try: Shawarma and falafel
Order: A chicken shawarma wrap with extra garlic sauce.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square, so it catches the post-club queue. Falafel covers vegetarians.
Nordic$$101Mon-Thu 10:00-02:00; Fri-Sun 10:00-05:30Until Until late
Hlollabatar on Ingolfsstraeti runs hot Icelandic subs late into the night, a Reykjavik sandwich window the after-hours crowd has leaned on since 1986.
Try: Hot subs
Order: A loaded New York sub, hot off the press.
Tip: The central branch stays open for the night crowd. Quick, filling and a long-standing Reykjavik habit.
Brunch$$101Mon-Thu 09:00-01:00; Fri 09:00-04:30; Sat 11:00-04:30; Sun 11:00-01:00Until Until 04:30 weekends
Prikid on Bankastraeti runs late as a hip-hop bar with diner food, a 1951 Reykjavik institution where the hangover breakfast waits at the end of the night.
Try: Diner food and hip-hop
Order: Late beers with hip-hop, then the hangover breakfast as the sun comes up.
Tip: Open until the small hours at weekends. The greasy breakfast is the morning-after cure.
Pizzeria$$105Sun 11:30-01:00; Mon-Wed 10:30-01:00; Thu 10:30-02:00; Fri 10:30-06:00; Sat 11:30-06:00Until Until late
Devito's Pizza near Hlemmur on Laugavegur sells cheap, fast pies late into the night, a Reykjavik after-bar fixture for nightlife regulars since 1994.
Try: Pizza slices
Order: A simple pepperoni slice, the fuel pizza a late night demands.
Tip: Order at the counter and eat on the move. Popular by the after-hours crowd around Hlemmur.
British gastropub$$101Daily 11:30-23:00Until Until 23:00, bar later
Saeta Svinid on Hafnarstraeti keeps its gastropub kitchen running into the evening, a Reykjavik bar of burgers and small plates with karaoke and a late bar.
Try: Burgers and small plates
Order: A lamb burger and a beer once the karaoke kicks off.
Tip: Kitchen runs to 23:00 with the bar later. Party bingo and karaoke nights keep it lively.
Nordic$$101Sun-Wed 09:00-01:00; Thu 09:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 09:00-06:00Until Until 02:00-06:00
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur on Tryggvagata keeps its hot dog window open into the small hours, the post-bar institution feeding Reykjavik since 1937.
Try: Icelandic hot dog
Order: One with everything to soak up the night, eina med ollu.
Tip: Open until the early hours, later on Friday and Saturday. The classic end to a Reykjavik night out.