My Favorite Restaurants around Iceland

Elisa in Iceland - (elisa_in_iceland)
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Elisa in Iceland
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It can be difficult to know which restaurants you should go to in a foreign country. Luckily I've tried a lot of them and can tell you which ones are my favorite!

Day Total

1,564.9 km (972.4 mi)

20 hr 49 min

Total route too long to export to Google

These 13 restaurants all around Iceland are my top picks. When I am driving around the island I always try to eat at these places. Some of them are a bit pricier, but I just really like good food.

Typical Icelandic food is lamb or fish (often cod). So definitely try those if you want a taste of the local cuisine. In case you are vegetarian or vegan, don't worry! Most restaurants have very good options for you too.

1

Friðheimar
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Have lunch in a greenhouse
Category
Restaurant
Direction

600 m (0.4 mi)

2 min

2

Restaurant Mika
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Nice restaurant on the ring road
Category
Restaurant
Direction

19.1 km (11.9 mi)

15 min

3

Hotel Restaurant Geysir
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Restaurant with a view
Category
Restaurant
Direction

62.3 km (38.7 mi)

52 min

4

Kaffi Krús
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Best restaurant in Selfoss
Category
Restaurant
Est. Price
$$
Restaurant Type
local
Direction

400.4 km (248.8 mi)

5 hr

5

Pakkhús Restaurant
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My favorite restaurant in Höfn
Category
Restaurant
Direction

191 m (0.1 mi)

6

Otto Matur & Drykkur
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Great restaurant in the south east
Category
Restaurant
Direction

185.5 km (115.2 mi)

2 hr 40 min

7

Nielsen restaurant
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Best restaurant in Egilsstaðir
Category
Restaurant
Direction

403 m (0.3 mi)

1 min

8

Glóð Restaurant
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Restaurant in Egilsstaðir
Category
Restaurant
Direction

219.4 km (136.4 mi)

2 hr 43 min

9

Restaurant Fosshotel Húsavík
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Restaurant Fosshotel Húsavík
Category
Restaurant
Direction

287 m (0.2 mi)

10

Salka Restaurant
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My favorite restaurant in Húsavík
Category
Restaurant
Direction

75.1 km (46.7 mi)

58 min

11

North Restaurant
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Icelandic-inspired cuisine in Akureyri
Category
Restaurant
Est. Price
$$$
Restaurant Type
local
Direction

1.8 km (1.1 mi)

5 min

12

Aurora Restaurant
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One of my favorites at the moment
Category
Restaurant
Est. Price
$$$
Restaurant Type
local
Direction

535 m (0.3 mi)

1 min

13

Rub23
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The best restaurant in town
Category
Restaurant
Est. Price
US$84
Direction

185 m (0.1 mi)

14

Fjaka
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Cozy Icelandic restaurant with modern twist
Category
Restaurant
Est. Price
$
Restaurant Type
french
Direction

43.3 km (26.9 mi)

36 min

15

Gisli Eirikur Helgi Kaffihûs Bakkabrædra
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The best fish soup place
Category
Restaurant
Direction

376.1 km (233.7 mi)

4 hr 47 min

16

Narfeyrarstofa
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Best restaurant in Stykkishólmur
Category
Restaurant
Direction

38.2 km (23.7 mi)

33 min

17

Hlaðan Veitingahús
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Hlaðan Veitingahús
Category
Restaurant
Direction

64.3 km (40 mi)

50 min

18

The Settlement Center
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Restaurant and museum in one
Category
Restaurant
Direction

75.5 km (46.9 mi)

1 hr 7 min

19

Solon Islandus
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Bistro-style Icelandic restaurant in Reykjavik
Category
Restaurant
Est. Price
$$
Restaurant Type
Any
Direction

559 m (0.3 mi)

3 min

20

Sushi Social
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"Unique Icelandic-Japanese-South American food."
Category
Restaurant
Direction

1.1 km (0.7 mi)

6 min

21

Ísbúðin litla Valdís
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Delicious ice cream
Category
Restaurant
Direction

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