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Best restaurants in Reykjavik
12 places from 6 Reykjavik travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.
12 places · most mentioned first
Café Loki
Café serving traditional Icelandic food, including fermented shark, fish pie and lamb shank.
9:12· TOPJAWin 3 vlogsSægreifinn (Sea Baron)
Long-running harbourside seafood spot famous for its lobster soup, with a ship-like door and an authentic old feel.
6:33· Mathers On The Mapin 3 vlogsSkál!
Counter restaurant whose name means 'cheers', serving Nordic comfort food from a Danish head chef.
12:14· TOPJAWin 2 vlogsLe Kock
Sister restaurant of Deig serving burgers, wings and fries, with potato buns made from a local grower's potatoes.
14:18· TOPJAWin 2 vlogs
Mentioned once
8 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.
Brút
Contemporary seafood restaurant with a short menu of eight starters and eight mains, nearly all fish, in balanced and uncomplicated dishes.
0:21· TOPJAW1 vlogFish Market (Fiskmarkaðurinn)
Restaurant pairing fresh Icelandic fish with Asian flavours, serving tempura rock shrimp, maki rolls and wagyu beef with truffle.
2:25· TOPJAW1 vlogBakabaka
Bakery and pizzeria built around sourdough, with pastries by day and pizza, nominated for both best bakery and best pizza.
4:38· TOPJAW1 vlogÓx
Michelin-starred restaurant serving a 20-course modern take on Icelandic cuisine in a 1960s-70s Icelandic home setting.
10:31· TOPJAW1 vlogVOX
Restaurant at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica with a bistro and a fine-dining area, focused on local, seasonal New Nordic cuisine.
13:11· Icelandair1 vlogReykjavik Fish Restaurant
A casual, cafeteria-style seafood spot where guests order and pay at the counter, then find a seat.
Fljótt og Gott (BSÍ Bus Terminal)
Restaurant and drive-thru at the BSÍ bus terminal, known for serving svið, a traditional singed half sheep's head.
