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🌋 North Atlantic

Restaurants
Iceland

Fish, lamb and farm produce, from Reykjavík to the countryside

⚠️ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.

🍽️Reykjavík restaurants4 places
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Dill
Reykjavík · Laugavegur

Nordic cooking inspired by Icelandic nature: fresh produce, wild herbs and a sustainable approach. Booking recommended.

Nordic cuisineFine dining
🌐Official websitedillrestaurant.is→
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Messinn
Reykjavík · Lækjargata

City-centre seafood restaurant known for its fish pans, served sizzling with butter-fried potatoes and vegetables.

SeafoodCity centre
🌐Official websitemessinn.com→
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Kaffivagninn
Reykjavík · Grandi harbour

Founded in 1935 to serve harbour fishermen, it calls itself Iceland's oldest restaurant. Icelandic dishes, fish and homemade cakes.

Harbour viewSince 1935
🌐Official websitekaffivagninn.is→
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Café Loki
Reykjavík · opposite Hallgrímskirkja

Traditional home-style Icelandic cooking opposite Hallgrímskirkja church. No reservations: tables are first come, first served.

Icelandic foodNo bookings
🌐Official websiteloki.is→
🚜Farms and roadside tables4 places
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Friðheimar
Reykholt · Golden Circle

Family tomato farm in geothermal greenhouses: lunch is served among the plants, built around tomato dishes. Greenhouse visits and horses.

FarmGolden Circle
🌐Official websitefridheimar.is→
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Efstidalur
Bláskógabyggð · Golden Circle

Family dairy farm with a farm-to-table restaurant and homemade ice cream, enjoyed while watching the cows.

Homemade ice creamFarm
🌐Official websiteefstidalur.is→
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Gamla Fjósið
Hvassafell · below Eyjafjallajökull

A family's old cowshed turned restaurant in 1999: free-range meat and homemade bread. Closed in winter, reopening in spring.

South CoastFamily-run
🌐Official websitegamlafjosid.is→
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Narfeyrarstofa
Stykkishólmur · Snæfellsnes

Stykkishólmur's oldest restaurant, in a house built in 1908. Local produce, evening service; booking recommended.

Local produce1908 house
🌐Official websitenarfeyrarstofa.is→