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 Mat Bar
- Must order
- The three-course or five-course Best of Matbar sharing menu, or the pasta of the day.
- Signature dishes
- Sharing-plate tasting menu, Pasta of the day
- Editor tip
- Seven-time Best of Reykjavik medal winner. Open kitchen, intimate room, book ahead.
CuisineItalian-nordic Small Plates
Price$$$
Neighborhood101
HoursMon-Sat 17:00-22:00
Phone+3547883900
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Signature dishes: Sharing-plate tasting menu, Pasta of the day
Must order: The three-course or five-course Best of Matbar sharing menu, or the pasta of the day.
Tip: Seven-time Best of Reykjavik medal winner. Open kitchen, intimate room, book ahead.
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Location
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Forrettabarinn ★ 4.1
Forrettabarinn, the Starters Bar, on Nylendugata builds a meal entirely from small plates, a relaxed Reykjavik room near the harbour made for grazing.
Signature: Starters and small plates, Mussels
Order: Pick four or five starters across fish, meat and veg to make a meal.
Tip: Down in the old west-end harbour streets, away from the Laugavegur crush. Good shared-plate value.
Sushi Social ★ 4.2
Sushi Social on Thingholtsstraeti blends sushi with a South American grill, a dim Reykjavik basement pouring cocktails alongside Nikkei-style rolls.
Signature: Nikkei sushi, South American grill
Order: A mixed sushi selection, then something off the South American grill.
Tip: Dinner only from 17:00, with a strong happy hour early on. Book for weekends, it fills up.
Kol Restaurant ★ 4.2
Kol on Skolavordustigur grills modern Icelandic plates over charcoal a minute from Hallgrimskirkja, a polished Reykjavik room best known for its steaks.
Signature: Grilled steaks, Charcoal-cooked fish
Order: A charcoal-grilled steak, or the catch cooked over the same coals.
Tip: The cocktail bar is a destination on its own. Lunch is the value sitting before the dinner rush.
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Forrettabarinn ★ 4.1
Forrettabarinn, the Starters Bar, on Nylendugata builds a meal entirely from small plates, a relaxed Reykjavik room near the harbour made for grazing.
Signature: Starters and small plates, Mussels
Order: Pick four or five starters across fish, meat and veg to make a meal.
Tip: Down in the old west-end harbour streets, away from the Laugavegur crush. Good shared-plate value.
Kopar ★ 4.3
Kopar sits over the water at the Old Harbour on Geirsgata, a Reykjavik seafood room that leans on local langoustine and cod with vegan plates too.
Signature: Langoustine, Cod
Order: The langoustine, or the signature cod with whatever is in season.
Tip: Ask for a window table over the harbour. Lunch is the cheaper way into the same kitchen.
Sushi Social ★ 4.2
Sushi Social on Thingholtsstraeti blends sushi with a South American grill, a dim Reykjavik basement pouring cocktails alongside Nikkei-style rolls.
Signature: Nikkei sushi, South American grill
Order: A mixed sushi selection, then something off the South American grill.
Tip: Dinner only from 17:00, with a strong happy hour early on. Book for weekends, it fills up.
Kol Restaurant ★ 4.2
Kol on Skolavordustigur grills modern Icelandic plates over charcoal a minute from Hallgrimskirkja, a polished Reykjavik room best known for its steaks.
Signature: Grilled steaks, Charcoal-cooked fish
Order: A charcoal-grilled steak, or the catch cooked over the same coals.
Tip: The cocktail bar is a destination on its own. Lunch is the value sitting before the dinner rush.
Kaffivagninn ★ 4.2
Kaffivagninn on Grandagardur has fed harbour workers since 1935, billed as Iceland's oldest restaurant, where the catch of the day is the meal in Reykjavik.
Signature: Catch of the day, Plokkfiskur
Order: The catch of the day, eaten where the fishermen themselves still eat.
Tip: Started as a coffee cart on the docks in 1935. Open from 08:00 for breakfast by the water.
Hofnin ★ 4.1
Hofnin, The Harbour, fills a 1930s house on Geirsgata with family-run Icelandic seafood, a Reykjavik room for shellfish soup and plokkfiskur by the marina.
Signature: Shellfish soup, Plokkfiskur
Order: The shellfish soup, or plokkfiskur, the creamy Icelandic fish-and-potato stew.
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