Restaurants auf Island

New Nordic tasting menus built on Icelandic produce, with a Michelin star.

Fish served in pans, simple and generous. Popular with locals at lunch.

Grill and lamb dishes in a dramatic old-town space on Lækjargata.

Famous for its lobster soup and fish skewers down at the old harbour.

Hot dog stand running since 1937 — the cheapest meal downtown.

Modern plates in the Hlemmur food hall, good for groups and vegetarians.

Directly opposite Hallgrímskirkja. Fermented shark, dried fish and rye-bread ice cream.

Seafood with an Italian touch in a warm, busy room.

Classic Icelandic plates — plokkfiskur, lamb soup and hot dogs.

Vegetable-heavy bowls and raw plates, an easy option for families.

Dining inside a working tomato greenhouse — tomato soup and Bloody Marys. Book ahead.

Working dairy farm with ice cream from its own milk and burgers.

Rye bread baked in the hot sand by the lake, served with herring.

In an old house by the Ölfusá river, with local lamb and fish.

Café with cakes and soups, an easy stop heading south.

Old café in Vík, popular for cakes and light meals.

Lamb soup, lamb and fish in an old house looking over the village.

Langoustine dishes in an old harbour warehouse — book in high season.

Langoustine, pizzas and burgers — cheaper than Pakkhús next door.

Café and bar in a colourful harbour house in Seyðisfjörður.

Sushi and grilled dishes, one of the most ambitious kitchens in the north.

Top floor by the harbour, fjord views and fish from Eyjafjörður.

Traditional plates and hot dogs, long hours and family friendly.

On Húsavík harbour, fish dishes and views over Skjálfandi bay.

Small house from 1900, fish and lamb on the daily menu.

Old warehouse looking over Breiðafjörður, seafood from the bay.

Café by the sea cliffs on Snæfellsnes — lamb soup and kleinur.

Catch of the day in an old fish-processing house, served in big shared pans.

Bakery for fresh bread and kleinur before the Westfjords drive.

Straightforward fish and lamb in a harbour-side room in Keflavík.