Reykjavik guide

Best Cafes in Reykjavik

The best cafes in Reykjavik for specialty coffee, pastries, and that perfect work-from-anywhere vibe.

Caffeine fix

Best coffee spots in Reykjavik

Reykjavik Roasters

The city's best specialty coffee with two locations. The Kárastígur branch is the original — a cozy space with incredible single-origin pour-overs. The baristas are among the best in the Nordic countries.

Sandholt

A historic bakery-cafe on Laugavegur with outstanding pastries and good coffee. The sourdough bread is excellent, the croissants are flaky perfection, and the hot chocolate on a cold day is heaven.

Mokka Kaffi

Reykjavik's oldest cafe (1958) — tiny, unchanged, and serving the same strong coffee with waffles that artists and writers have enjoyed for decades. The wood-panelled interior is timelessly cozy.

Stofan Café

A lived-in cafe with mismatched vintage furniture and a bookshelf-heavy interior. The coffee is good, the cakes are homemade, and the atmosphere feels like your coolest friend's living room.

Kaffi Vinyl

A vegan cafe and record shop where all the food is plant-based and records play on a turntable. The coffee is good, the soups are excellent, and the vinyl selection is curated with care.

Te & Kaffi

An Icelandic chain that's better than most specialty cafes in other countries. The espresso is strong, the skúffukaka (chocolate cake) is a traditional Icelandic treat, and the service is always friendly.

Grái Kötturinn

A tiny basement cafe near Laugavegur famous for its generous breakfasts. The eggs and bacon plate is massive and the coffee keeps flowing. It's where locals fuel up on dark winter mornings.

Kaffitár

A local roastery with multiple branches. The Bankastræti location has the best atmosphere — high ceilings, natural light, and excellent seasonal single-origin coffees from their own roastery.

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Photo credits

Hero — Einar H. Reynis / Unsplash · Reykjavik Roasters — TommyBee / Public domain · Sandholt — Ypsilon from Finland / CC0 · Mokka Kaffi — Guðmundur D. Haraldsson / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stofan Café — Rob Young from United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 · Kaffi Vinyl — Rubwebwe / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Te & Kaffi — Haukur Þorgeirsson / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grái Kötturinn — Gordon Leggett / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaffitár — Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 4.0