Iceland - restaurant recommendations

[osumelissa]

We leave next Saturday (November 10) for a week in Iceland where most of the time we will be Reykjavik. Just wanted to see if anyone had any good restaurant recommendations for lunch and dinner. Picks good for a group (we are going with 6 other people) or just for us are helpful. We will probably do a few meals on our own. We are open to any cuisine.

Thanks!

[sunshinedaydreams]

Oct 31, 2012 16:57:30 GMT -5 @sfgal530 said:

There's a really good tapas restaurant right in the downtown area - I think it was named something original like 'Tapas Bar'. If you Google tapas + Reykjavik, I'm sure it will come up.

Tapas Barinn. I second that place. If you want to try any of the Icelandic dishes (puffin or whale) this is a good place since it's small dishes. They have a lot of other good stuff, too. And they're open later than most other restaurants in town. (Good in case you decide to take a "nap" and wake up at 10pm starving! :-))

We also really liked Icelandic Fish & Chips and Potturinn og Pannan. Potturinn og Pannan is inside what used to be a house; it's really nice and quiet, service was great and the lamb was SO good.

[katieh]

Tapas Barinn, Icelandic Fish and Chips, Fismarket (my favorite in Reykjavik - a bit more upscale/trendy - need reservations). I also love Thir Frakkar for something a bit more traditional. The plokkfiskur (fish mashed with potatoes and then broiled and topped with a creamy sauce) is amazing.

For cheaper meals, hot dogs are excellent, there are lots of new noodle shops that are quite affordable, and Eld Smidjan has great pizza.

[emilyinchile]

People are weirdly obsessed with these hot dogs in blog posts I've read about Iceland: bbp.is/.

The other place that gets a lot of press is Tapas Barrin, although I would really encourage you not to eat whale. This is really worth a read on why not: www.alexinwanderland.com/2012/09/10/whaling-in-iceland-my-plea-to-tourists/. It's long, so you can just skip to the "Who is eating the whale?" section if that's all you're interested in.

[wanderlustfoodie]

Dill, in Reyk, was hands down one of the best restaurants I've eaten in this year. Spectacular. Their focus on local ingredients in an area where it's tough to grow much was remarkable - and insanely delicious. Plus the dining room is gorgeous.

Fjorubordid is in a tiny seaside town of Stokkseyri about 50 min drive outside Reykjavik. They do one thing (lobster - but they're more like crawfish) and they do it amazingly. Well worth the trip.

[Susie]

I had a lunch at Icelandic Fish & Chips, and dinners at Tapas Barinn and Fiskmarkaðurinn that were all really excellent.

I had puffin, whale, and foal tapas, great way to taste if you're interested in that.

[osumelissa]

Thank you all so much for your recommendations so far. I have been looking up the menus and they all look so good.

emilyinchile, we are hoping to go whale watching; me eating whale...not so much.

[Bob Loblaw]

I don't have any recommendations, but I'll be going a few weeks after you so I'm hoping you'll update and post a trip review

[Deleted]

In addition to the other places there's this place too:
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g189970-d1629861-Reviews-Fiskfelagid_Fish_Company-Reykjavik.html

We ended up having "thanksgiving" dinner there and it was so good!

This place was fun too
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g189970-d2191582-Reviews-Laundromat_cafe-Reykjavik.html