Disko Bay
Greenlandic staples like halibut and muskox get an imaginative twist at this fusion restaurant in Hotel Arctic. The chefs' love of local ingredients…
Must-see restaurants in Greenland
Nuuk
This family-atmosphere carvery has an interior of fake shopfronts that segues strangely into a period drawing-room area. Both sections have heavy new…
Nuuk
This good-value eatery is out in Nuussuaq with views across the marina. The dining room may not be lavish, but it's surprisingly pleasant for its odd…
Nuuk
The Nuuk branch of a relatively upmarket Danish steakhouse chain manages to give some atmosphere to an inherently characterless room by creative use of…
Greenland
In one of the loveliest beamed cottages on the old town square, this atmospheric eatery has tasteful art, wooden floors and a shiny copper serving bar…
Nuuk
This stylishly minimalist gallery-café is within the light-suffused atrium of the Katuaq Cultural Centre. Lunches including reindeer and muskox steak or…
Greenland
The Arctic meets the Far East at this Chinese restaurant, which is renowned in West Greenland for its superb food. Typical Chinese décor and bustling…
Greenland
Excellent, contemporary cuisine is available in the corporate surroundings of the hotel restaurant. The menu features a good choice of Danish and…
Greenland
If you find comfort in familiarity you'll be relieved to discover that the airport cafeteria resembles its namesakes anywhere in the world. Its menu…
Nuuk
Behind uninviting metal doors, warm soft lighting and oriental embroideries welcome you into Greenland's best and most genuine Thai restaurant. Very…
Greenland
While this is predominantly an information office, there's ice cream and coffee (from a machine) that you can consume at leisure while reading the books…
Nuuk
This diner-style place has a range of fast food (Dkr16 to Dkr50) but also serves cooked breakfasts (Dkr28 to Dkr56), fish, steaks, pizza and chicken, plus…
Greenland
Low lighting and dark décor are supposed to make this place look intimate, but it falls a little short of the mark. The food is good if predictable,…
Greenland
Comfortably smart yet reasonably cosy, Narsaq's only restaurant serves extremely generous snowcrab starters, succulent reindeer steaks and a small range…
Disko Bay
Not exactly a happening spot, this is the only restaurant in town, and you need to let them know a day in advance that you'd like to eat! Fortunately, the…
Greenland
For a brush with true Greenlandic food, cooked and served by the locals for the locals, head for the community buffet, where you can sample real…
Nuuk
The no-nonsense canteen of Nuuk Transport serves a good-value Dkr38 set lunch (11.30am to 1.30pm) and dinner (5pm to 7pm), or snacks at other times. It's…
Greenland
In a scenic location on the shore of Lake Fergusson, Restaurant Roklubben serves the best food in town, with muskox, caribou and Arctic char served in…
Greenland
A dimly lit grill bar straight out of the American Midwest, this place serves up hearty portions of respectable chicken, steaks, pasta and pizza and has…
Greenland
Behind a somewhat quaint façade, this is a run-of-the-mill Greenlandic beerhouse. However, at lunchtimes it serves open sandwiches (Dkr20) and a set hot…
Nuuk
At the upmarket Gertrud Rask Spiesehus, with paintings and starched tablecloths, you may feel uncomfortable without a jacket or dress. Creative daily…
Nuuk
This itinerant former kebab wagon is usually parked outside Unik gift shop (Imaneq 29). It bakes remarkably good takeaway pizzas; Dkr15 to Dkr20 slices…
Disko Bay
This airy brasserie is an excellent place to crack open a snow crab or tuck into lamb curry. Fuel up on meals ranging from tapas or burgers to fish of the…
Northwest Greenland
To sample some typical Greenlandic food, contact this local guide the day before and you can savour seal, whale, caribou, halibut or other local fish…
Northwest Greenland
The grill-bar serves a good variety of fast food from burgers and kebabs to pizzas and hot dogs. The building is unmarked, but you'll recognise the smell…
Greenland
The food at this place can be a bit hit and miss, but it's a good place to meet the locals. The menu consists of the usual burgers, chips and sandwiches…
Disko Bay
Takeaway staples like burgers, fish and stir-fries make this tiny chain eatery a top choice for hungry budget travellers. There are vegetarian choices too…
Disko Bay
The only real choice for food in town is the dimly lit Nikifik bar, which serves a decent but uninspired array of fish and meat dishes. On some Friday and…
Disko Bay
Bright, modern and buzzing, this little place with plenty of outdoor seating has sandwiches, burgers and salads, substantial meaty mains, and some…
Greenland
This hot-dog wagon parked outside the Timimut Shop puts out plastic tables so you can eat your chips (small/big Dkr12/17) while overlooking A34 harbour.
Disko Bay
Basic but cosy, this simple little café serves up a choice of burgers, chips and sandwiches as well as a good selection of mediocre Thai dishes.
Greenland
Brightly painted walls and local naive art make the Café Paamiut relatively pleasant by fast-food standards. It serves burgers and hot dogs.
Greenland
Grill-baren doubles as a slot-machine gambling room, though there's a small area of outdoor tables to eat your hot dogs should the flies abate.
Nuuk
Good coffee and delicious slices of cake (Dkr20) are served in a screened-off area of hotel foyer illuminated by a video of a log fire.
Nuuk
Here there's fast food that you order McDonald's style but can eat while sitting down in the nicer bowling-alley bar next door.
Greenland
Served from a side room in the petrol station, the same standard selection is advertised with disarming honesty as 'Junk Food'.
Disko Bay
Fill up on flame-grilled burgers and hot dogs at this recently refurbished cafe.
