Seafood restaurants in Reykjavík
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Við Tjörnina
People return again and again to this famed seafood establishment, tucked away near Tjörnin. It serves up beautifully presented Icelandic feasts such as guillemot with port, garlic langoustine, or the house speciality marinated cod chins (far more delicious than they sound!). The restaurant itself is wonderfully distinctive – it feels like a quirky upperclass 1950s drawing room.
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Sægreifinn
Eccentric Sægreifinn serves up fresh seafood in what looks almost like a 1950s English chip shop…except for the stuffed seal. The owner is a sprightly old gent who buys and cooks all the fish himself – lobster soup and fish kebabs are specialities. He only speaks Icelandic, so make sure you know what you’re asking for!
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Askur Brasserie
Close to the big hotels on Suðurlandsbraut, this relaxed family restaurant is popular with tourists and locals alike. Despite its noncentral location, it’s wise to book on Friday and Saturday. There’s a long menu of burgers, steaks, pasta, lamb, fish and sizzling fajitas, many of which come with soup and a free visit to the salad bar (loosen your belts). The weekday lunchtime buffet is good value at Ikr1790.
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Lauga-Ás
For about 30 years this small, friendly restaurant, close to the City Hostel, has been quietly cooking up some great-tasting grub. It’s particularly well known for its seafood soup and lobster but it also serves deceptively large portions of pasta, steaks and lighter meals. The room itself is a little draughty, but the food is worth wearing a sweater for! Book ahead on Friday and Saturday night.
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Tveir Fiskar
Right on the harbour, with a great view of the boats, this is one of Reykjavík's most famous fish restaurants. It's an upmarket place serving everything from langoustine and caviar to bacalao (salt cod). Its chef has won prizes for his delectable seafood, as fresh as it comes and highly recommended. The speciality here is bouillabaisse. [Dolphin and whale meat served.]
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Sjávarkjallarinn
This atmospheric subterranean restaurant was, until recently, the hottest eating place in town; the loss of its award-winning chef means that quality has slipped a little, although it still offers some exotic choices. Shimmering fish and succulent crustaceans are combined with the unexpected – pomegranate, coconut, lychee and chilli – and presented like miniature works of art.
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Skólabrú
The wonderfully cosy and romantic Skólabrú is in an old wood-and-tin house just off Austurvöllur. It specialises in Icelandic fare presented with nouvelle cuisine-style perfection - langoustines on puff pastry, glazed breast of duck with vanilla sauce, and various lamb and fish creations. If you just can't choose, go for the 'surprise' menu.
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Þrír Frakkar
Owner-chef Úlfar Eysteinsson has built up an excellent reputation at this snug little restaurant – apparently a favourite of Jamie Oliver’s. Specialities include salt cod, anglerfish and plokkfiskur (fish stew) with black bread. You can also sample nonfish items, such as seal, puffin, reindeer and whale steaks.
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Vín og Skel
Tucked inside a courtyard off Laugavegur, this simple restaurant (which feels like a French seaside eatery) devotes itself wholeheartedly to perfect seafood. Bouillabaisse soup, scallops, langoustines, cod and mussels all feature on its menu, chalked up on a big Gallic-looking blackboard. [Whale meat served.]
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Siggihall
Run by Iceland's most famous TV chef, this upmarket seafood restaurant is regarded as one of the finest in Reykjavík. The menu features plenty of fishy favourites, with Icelandic-Mediterranean fusion dishes taking precedence. Siggihall is best known for its bacalao, served in different styles.
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Lækjarbrekka
This top-notch restaurant has built up its reputation over more than 20 years, cooking traditional Icelandic dishes (game, lobster, juicy pepper steak and mountain lamb) with half an eye on the tourist dollar. From June to August it puts on a high-quality Icelandic buffet (Ikr5600) every evening from 6pm.
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Litli Ljóti Andarunginn
Descend into this old wooden building to sample home-style cooking in cosy candle-lit surroundings. This relaxed bar-restaurant serves hearty Icelandic food at reasonable prices. Between May and October its nightly all-you-can-eat fish buffet is good value.
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La Primavera
Pizza Hut it ain’t. This is a cultivated eatery serving contemporary Italian dishes – the pastas, gnocchi and polenta are all homemade. The menu is select, with some imaginative combinations – for example, pan-fried scallops with pomegranate and lime.
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Humarhúsið
Understated and utterly elegant, the Lobster House is justly celebrated for its succulent shellfish, langoustine and lobster. Although crustaceans feature in most dishes, you can also sample game, fish, lamb and beef, plus there’s a vegetarian option.
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