Guidebook for Reykjavík

Sonja Þórey
Sonja Þórey
Guidebook for Reykjavík

Food Scene

Great pizza place in a nice walk-around neighborhood. They also have home delivery.
Bragagata 38
38 Bragagata
Great pizza place in a nice walk-around neighborhood. They also have home delivery.
http://reykjavikroasters.is/english/ - One of the few that opens 07:30 in the morning and have great coffee. But they close at 18:00
Kárastígur
Kárastígur
http://reykjavikroasters.is/english/ - One of the few that opens 07:30 in the morning and have great coffee. But they close at 18:00
Have some basic burgers - great the morning after a night out :) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drekinn-Nj%C3%A1lsgata-23/310631095455?fref=nf
Njálsgata 23
23 Njálsgata
Have some basic burgers - great the morning after a night out :) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drekinn-Nj%C3%A1lsgata-23/310631095455?fref=nf

Sightseeing

This is where the flybus ends in Reykjavik and from there smaller buses take you around the narrow street of the old town. From there it is only about 10 or 15 minutes walk but it is uphill.
Vatnsmýrarvegur
Vatnsmýrarvegur
This is where the flybus ends in Reykjavik and from there smaller buses take you around the narrow street of the old town. From there it is only about 10 or 15 minutes walk but it is uphill.
http://icelandbike.com/ - Learn the secrets of Iceland from a local or rent a bike and cycle on your own. We believe cycling is the best way to get around Reykjavik and Iceland.
AEgisgardur
AEgisgardur
http://icelandbike.com/ - Learn the secrets of Iceland from a local or rent a bike and cycle on your own. We believe cycling is the best way to get around Reykjavik and Iceland.
For the fun of it
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Фаллологический музей
2 Kalkofnsvegur
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For the fun of it
A small park where the locals walk their dogs and let the children run. Also a disc golf field. There is also a museum there, Kjarvalsstaðir. They mostly have paintings for display.
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Klambratún
4 Austurstræti
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A small park where the locals walk their dogs and let the children run. Also a disc golf field. There is also a museum there, Kjarvalsstaðir. They mostly have paintings for display.
A great place for one of the best view for Reykjavik area (not just the city), a coffee house, ice cream, restaurant at the top that turns in rounds (very very slow).
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Перлан
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A great place for one of the best view for Reykjavik area (not just the city), a coffee house, ice cream, restaurant at the top that turns in rounds (very very slow).
Best view of downtown and the surrounding mountains
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Хатльгримскиркья
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Best view of downtown and the surrounding mountains
They often have a huge 2D map of Iceland on display on the ground floor. Also nice view from the coffeehouse inside. Fun to feed the ducks - that is of course an outside activity.
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Reykjavík Town Hall
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They often have a huge 2D map of Iceland on display on the ground floor. Also nice view from the coffeehouse inside. Fun to feed the ducks - that is of course an outside activity.

Everything Else

One of the bigger hubs in Reykjavik for the local buses around Reykjavik - the public transport. From there you can find buses to all directions - about 10 minutes easy walk.
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Hlemmur Mathöll
107 Laugavegur
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One of the bigger hubs in Reykjavik for the local buses around Reykjavik - the public transport. From there you can find buses to all directions - about 10 minutes easy walk.
This is a rather big hostel about 5 minutes away and a lot of sightseeing companies have pickup there.
Flókagata 1
1 Flókagata
This is a rather big hostel about 5 minutes away and a lot of sightseeing companies have pickup there.
A well established hotel nearby that is a good point for pickups or dropoffs for sightseeing tours - next to Krambudin so you can stuff up on drinks and snacks for the day.
Skólavörðustígur 45
45 Skólavörðustígur
A well established hotel nearby that is a good point for pickups or dropoffs for sightseeing tours - next to Krambudin so you can stuff up on drinks and snacks for the day.
http://www.borgarhjol.is/english - they rent bikes for up to a week or even longer.
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hverfisgata 12
12 Hverfisgata
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http://www.borgarhjol.is/english - they rent bikes for up to a week or even longer.
This is an interesting approach to a foot manicure and pedicure. The Garra rufa are small freshwater fish, very popular and loved all over the world for their delicate micromassages.
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hverfisgata 12
12 Hverfisgata
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This is an interesting approach to a foot manicure and pedicure. The Garra rufa are small freshwater fish, very popular and loved all over the world for their delicate micromassages.

Essentials

A little shop 5 minutes away that has all the basic stuff and is open 08:00-23:00 on weekdays but opens at 10 on the wekends.
Skólavörðustígur 42
42 Skólavörðustígur
A little shop 5 minutes away that has all the basic stuff and is open 08:00-23:00 on weekdays but opens at 10 on the wekends.
This is the nearest alcohol store - as the alcohol is sold in special state run shops and not in the supermarket. Open 11:00-18:00 weekdays and Saturdays, until 19:00 on Fridays but closed on sundays
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Austurstræti 10
10 Austurstræti
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This is the nearest alcohol store - as the alcohol is sold in special state run shops and not in the supermarket. Open 11:00-18:00 weekdays and Saturdays, until 19:00 on Fridays but closed on sundays
A small supermarket that is further away then Krambudin but a bit bigger and open 24 hours. But they are rather expensive - so no big shopping there.
Barónsstígur 4
4 Barónsstígur
A small supermarket that is further away then Krambudin but a bit bigger and open 24 hours. But they are rather expensive - so no big shopping there.
The cheapest and biggest supermarket downtown. Open mon-thurs 11-18:30, Friday 10-19:30, Saturday 10-18:00 and sundays 12-18:00
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Kjörgarður
59 Laugavegur
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The cheapest and biggest supermarket downtown. Open mon-thurs 11-18:30, Friday 10-19:30, Saturday 10-18:00 and sundays 12-18:00
Sells various groceries directly from farmers - both Icelandic and foreign. Seasonal products and great quality.
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Óðinsgata 1
1 Óðinsgata
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Sells various groceries directly from farmers - both Icelandic and foreign. Seasonal products and great quality.
Fresh meat and fish - very personal and local. The fish is both fresh and ready marinated.
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Bergstaðastræti 14
14 Bergstaðastræti
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Fresh meat and fish - very personal and local. The fish is both fresh and ready marinated.
Very old and established bakery - opens 06:30 and have great sourdough breads, delicious handmade chocolates and other gourmet food. Also a little coffee house.
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Laugavegur 36
36 Laugavegur
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Very old and established bakery - opens 06:30 and have great sourdough breads, delicious handmade chocolates and other gourmet food. Also a little coffee house.

Entertainment & Activities

A little zoo in the beutiful green are called Laugardagur, next to the zoo is a small but beutiful botanical garden. All the info on the zoo here: http://www.mu.is/index.php/english123
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Húsdýragarðurinn Park & Zoo
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A little zoo in the beutiful green are called Laugardagur, next to the zoo is a small but beutiful botanical garden. All the info on the zoo here: http://www.mu.is/index.php/english123
A white sandy beach with a hot-tub, steam-bath and hot geothermal water in the sea (http://www.visitreykjavik.is/nautholsvik-geothermal-beach)
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Геотермальный пляж Наутхольсвик
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A white sandy beach with a hot-tub, steam-bath and hot geothermal water in the sea (http://www.visitreykjavik.is/nautholsvik-geothermal-beach)
The closest swimming pool and also the oldest and very beutiful. Tha hot-tubs are outside and the steam-bath. http://www.swimminginiceland.com/reykjavik-and-capital-area/12-sundholl-reykjavikur
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Sundhöllin
45a Barónsstígur
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The closest swimming pool and also the oldest and very beutiful. Tha hot-tubs are outside and the steam-bath. http://www.swimminginiceland.com/reykjavik-and-capital-area/12-sundholl-reykjavikur
Around Perlan is a great area for a little forest walk in the middle of the city - no actual play area for the kids but just the "forest" itself and something to play in here and there.
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Öskjuhlíð
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Around Perlan is a great area for a little forest walk in the middle of the city - no actual play area for the kids but just the "forest" itself and something to play in here and there.

Shopping

Closest dry cleaning and they also wash personal daily laundry and you pay pr. kg. Very fast - at least you can pick up the dry cleaning the next day. Open mon-fri 08:00-18:00
Vitastígur
Vitastígur
Closest dry cleaning and they also wash personal daily laundry and you pay pr. kg. Very fast - at least you can pick up the dry cleaning the next day. Open mon-fri 08:00-18:00
Cheapest buns/rolls in town and they are very good. Just basic bakery with great bread and sweats.
Bergstaðastræti 13
13 Bergstaðastræti
Cheapest buns/rolls in town and they are very good. Just basic bakery with great bread and sweats.