Neighbourhood101
HoursSeasonal, daytime
The dishWaffles with cream

Must order: A waffle with jam and whipped cream, eaten on the steps below the church.

Tip: A seasonal cart that parks by Hallgrimskirkja in good weather. A cheap sweet stop between the sights.

Location

Address: Skolavordustigur, 101 Reykjavik

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Mandi Ingolfstorg ★ 3.9

101Daily, late

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

101Daily, late

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.

Deig Le Kock ★ 4.0

101Daily from 07:00

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.

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Valdis ★ 4.3

101-grandiDaily 11:30-23:00

Valdis at Grandi on Grandagardur scoops some of Reykjavik's most inventive ice cream, with over four hundred flavours tried since 2013, from rye to liquorice.

Try: Icelandic ice cream

Order: Ask for the rye-bread or liquorice scoop, two flavours that taste like Iceland.

Tip: Queues out the door on summer evenings despite the cold climate. Cash or card both fine, no seating.

Hamborgarafabrikkan ★ 3.8

105Daily 11:00-22:00

Hamborgarafabrikkan, the Hamburger Factory, on Katrinartun is an Icelandic gourmet-burger chain whose fish and chips and burgers feed Reykjavik families.

Try: Gourmet burgers and fish and chips

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.

Mandi Ingolfstorg ★ 3.9

101Daily, late

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

101Daily, late

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

105Daily 11:00-21:00

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 near the Hlemmur transit hub.

Try: Vietnamese street food and pho

Order: A bowl of pho or a banh mi, the two house counters that locals queue for.

Tip: Inside Hlemmur Matholl food hall, so plenty of shared seating around. Open daily until 21:00.

Deig Le Kock ★ 4.0

101Daily from 07:00

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.

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