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 Hamborgarafabrikkan
- Must order
- A loaded gourmet burger, or the fish and chips if you want a break from beef.
- The dish to know
- Gourmet burgers and fish and chips
- Editor tip
- Family-friendly and roomy, in the Turninn tower north of the centre. Larger groups fit easily here.
CuisineStreet food
Price$
Neighborhood105
HoursDaily 11:00-22:00
Phone+354 575 7575
The dishGourmet burgers and fish and chips
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Must order: A loaded gourmet burger, or the fish and chips if you want a break from beef.
Tip: Family-friendly and roomy, in the Turninn tower north of the centre. Larger groups fit easily here.
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Location
Address: Katrinartun 2, 105 Reykjavik
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Hallo Xin Chao ★ 4.0
Hallo Xin Chao at Hlemmur Matholl on Laugavegur cooks Vietnamese street food and pho from a counter in the old bus terminal, a fast Reykjavik stop a short.
Try: Vietnamese street food and pho
Order: A bowl of pho or a banh mi, the two house counters that locals queue.
Tip: Inside Hlemmur Matholl food hall, so plenty of shared seating around. Open daily until 21:00.
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Mandi Ingolfstorg ★ 3.9
Mandi on Ingolfstorg square is the city's busiest shawarma window, a halal Reykjavik street-food counter wrapping kebab and falafel late into the night.
Try: Shawarma and falafel
Order: A chicken shawarma wrap, dripping with garlic sauce, eaten on the square.
Tip: Fully halal and open late, so it catches the after-bar crowd. The falafel covers the vegetarians.
Hlollabatar ★ 3.8
Hlollabatar has filled hot Icelandic subs since 1986, a Reykjavik sandwich window whose loaded baguettes feed the late-night and lunchtime crowds.
Try: Hot subs
Order: The New York sub, the house favourite, hot off the press.
Tip: The original Reykjavik sub shop, copied many times since. Several branches, some open very late.
Hallo Xin Chao ★ 4.0
Hallo Xin Chao at Hlemmur Matholl on Laugavegur cooks Vietnamese street food and pho from a counter in the old bus terminal, a fast Reykjavik stop a short.
Try: Vietnamese street food and pho
Order: A bowl of pho or a banh mi, the two house counters that locals queue.
Tip: Inside Hlemmur Matholl food hall, so plenty of shared seating around. Open daily until 21:00.
Deig Le Kock ★ 4.0
Deig near the Old Harbour on Tryggvagata sells doughnuts and bagel sandwiches from a fast counter, a Reykjavik stop sharing space with Le Kock burgers.
Try: Doughnuts and bagels
Order: A filled doughnut, or a loaded bagel sandwich for breakfast on the move.
Tip: Open early for a takeaway bagel before the harbour. Shares the building with Le Kock and the Tail bar.
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur ★ 4.6
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur has sold Iceland's lamb hot dogs from a Tryggvagata kiosk since 1937, the most famous street-food window in Reykjavik by far.
Try: Icelandic lamb hot dog
Order: One with everything, eina med ollu, with raw and crispy onion, ketchup, mustard and remoulade.
Tip: Bill Clinton ordered his with mustard only in 2004, so that is now called a Clinton. Open very late.
Saegreifinn ★ 4.4
Saegreifinn, the Sea Baron, on Geirsgata serves a langoustine soup many call the world's best, plus grilled fish skewers in a tiny harbour shack in Reykjavik.
Try: Lobster soup
Order: The langoustine soup with bread and Icelandic butter, the dish that made it famous.
Tip: Started in 2003 by a former fisherman. Communal benches and barrels for seats; cosy and very small.