Cafés, restaurants and leisure
Food scene
The food is seasonal and always great. It´s a great place to share a number of smaller plates.
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MAT BAR
26 HverfisgataThe food is seasonal and always great. It´s a great place to share a number of smaller plates.
Local bar and hangout. Small and simple but I love it. Great nature wines and bar snacks.
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Mikki Refur
Local bar and hangout. Small and simple but I love it. Great nature wines and bar snacks.
Close to home, the food is good for lunch or dinner and it´s cozy.
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Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
20 MelhagiClose to home, the food is good for lunch or dinner and it´s cozy.
Fantastic food, a little on the pricier side but very worth it. Be brave when you order! They have made a twist to some local classics and do it very well.
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Matur og Drykkur
2 GrandagarðurFantastic food, a little on the pricier side but very worth it. Be brave when you order! They have made a twist to some local classics and do it very well.
Wonderful wholesome food, vegetarian, only open during the day. Tasty lunch and the cakes are great. If it is sunny the tiny urban backyard is a great spot to have lunch.
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Garðurinn
37 KlapparstígurWonderful wholesome food, vegetarian, only open during the day. Tasty lunch and the cakes are great. If it is sunny the tiny urban backyard is a great spot to have lunch.
Fantastic modern italian cooking in the Marshall house, 10 mins walking distance. Seasonal menu, good for lunch and dinner. Check the opening hours though.
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La Primavera Ristorante
20 GrandagarðurFantastic modern italian cooking in the Marshall house, 10 mins walking distance. Seasonal menu, good for lunch and dinner. Check the opening hours though.
New and nice café that serve good coffee, avocado toasts and pastries. Absolutely recommend.
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Hygge Coffee & Micro Bakery
New and nice café that serve good coffee, avocado toasts and pastries. Absolutely recommend.
Great bakery. The poor mans offer includes a bagel with single topping, super nice doughnut and a drink/coffee and costs around 1000kr. Very good. They also have a burger place which is good.
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DEIG workshop
14 TryggvagataGreat bakery. The poor mans offer includes a bagel with single topping, super nice doughnut and a drink/coffee and costs around 1000kr. Very good. They also have a burger place which is good.
Bathing culture
Manmade very nice lagoon and spa experience with great views over the ocean. Nicely designed with a great sauna. I recommend going through the 7 step ritual, it really adds a lot. They serve lunch and dinner there which i haven´t tried.
You have to book time.
Notice the turf wall as you enter the building, it´s made in a traditional way, same as the turf houses were made in ancient times here.
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Sky Lagoon
44-48 VesturvörManmade very nice lagoon and spa experience with great views over the ocean. Nicely designed with a great sauna. I recommend going through the 7 step ritual, it really adds a lot. They serve lunch and dinner there which i haven´t tried.
You have to book time.
Notice the turf wall as you enter the building, it´s made in a traditional way, same as the turf houses were made in ancient times here.
The local swimming pool. It´s great. takes 10- 15 mins to walk. It´s open until 22.
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Vesturbæjarlaug
HofsvallagataThe local swimming pool. It´s great. takes 10- 15 mins to walk. It´s open until 22.
Biggest pool, my kids love it. There is a waterslide, hot and cold pots and a steam bath.
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Laugardalslaug
105 SundlaugavegurBiggest pool, my kids love it. There is a waterslide, hot and cold pots and a steam bath.
Culture
Two artist run spaces have home in this house, one gallery and a great italian restaurant. Great venue if you are interested in contemporary art or good food. The cheesecake there is worth the visit.
Kling & Bang
The Living Art Museum
i8 Grandi (the gallery)
La Primavera
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Marshallhúsið
20 GrandagarðurTwo artist run spaces have home in this house, one gallery and a great italian restaurant. Great venue if you are interested in contemporary art or good food. The cheesecake there is worth the visit.
Kling & Bang
The Living Art Museum
i8 Grandi (the gallery)
La Primavera
Small independent venue in the house of sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson. Check their program for exhibititions. There is a nice café downstairs and on good days you can sit outside. Nice hangout.
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Asmundarsalur
41 FreyjugataSmall independent venue in the house of sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson. Check their program for exhibititions. There is a nice café downstairs and on good days you can sit outside. Nice hangout.
A must go! It´s so beautiful. Houses the works of sculptor Einar Jónsson who was a pioneer in Iceland in the first half of the 1900´s.
The sculpture garden is open 24/7 but I do recommend going into the building, you want regret it.
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Einar Jónsson Museum
51 NjarðargataA must go! It´s so beautiful. Houses the works of sculptor Einar Jónsson who was a pioneer in Iceland in the first half of the 1900´s.
The sculpture garden is open 24/7 but I do recommend going into the building, you want regret it.
Serene open air museum where you can enter houses from various perids, amongst them turf houses that give a good idea about how life used to be in Iceland 80-150 years ago. Much has happened since then!
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Árbær Open Air Museum
110 KistuhylurSerene open air museum where you can enter houses from various perids, amongst them turf houses that give a good idea about how life used to be in Iceland 80-150 years ago. Much has happened since then!