8 upscale places in Reykjavik, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Reykjavik: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Reykjavik food.
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Order Ale-fed beef from Hvammur, with the cut chosen daily, or the lightly smoked Arctic char.
Grillmarkaðurinn at Lækjargata 2A cooks Icelandic produce over fire, smoke, wood and coal, buying most of its main produce straight from the farm.
Order Peas on toast with shallots, Iberico secreto with peaches, or the daily catch, as Michelin describes them.
Hosilo, meaning ‘small room’, is a restaurant at Hverfisgata 12 with a market-led, weekly changing menu of a couple of starters and three main courses.
Drink Draft beer and cocktails
Kaffibarinn is a bar and café in a small red house on Bergstaðastræti in Reykjavik, open since 1993, with DJs every night and great coffee by day.
Order Hand-made pizza, baked to order, or the spaghetti with meat sauce.
Hornið opened its doors in 1979 as Iceland's first Italian restaurant at Hafnarstræti 15, serving hand-made pizza, fresh pasta and Atlantic seafood.
Order The steak, which the kitchen says is grilled exactly the way you like it.
Kol is a charcoal-grilled steakhouse at Skolavordustigur 40 in Reykjavik, focused on Icelandic ingredients with inspiration from around the world.
Pablo Discobar on Veltusund has two floors of disco and beautiful chaos, DJs bringing the heat, private soundproof bunkers and premium spirits.
Order One of over 170 whiskies, poured straight or mixed, or a whiskey cocktail.
Dillon has been a whiskey bar and live music venue on Laugavegur since 1999, with over 170 whiskies, live rock and blues and resident DJ Andrea.
Order A White Russian: vodka, Kahlúa and cream over ice, made the way the bar says it should be.
Lebowski Bar on Laugavegur is a Big Lebowski bar with a diner-inspired menu, burgers, thick milkshakes and over 23 versions of the White Russian.
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