Cafés

Bryggjan Restaurant is temporarily closed due to the eruptions surrounding Grindavík. Please follow up for opening updates. Bryggjan Grindavik is a Fisherman’s Cafe/Restaurant by the Grindavik Harbour in South West Iceland. The building was originally built in 1980 by the brothers Kristinn and Adalgeir Johansen to house their Net Making Business. As the years passed and times changed, in 2009 the brothers transformed a portion of the building into a little cafe called Bryggjan (Pier). Since then, this little cafe won over the hearts and minds of the locals and travellers travelling through Grindavik. The brothers had a vision of integrating the successful cafe with the Net Making Shop even further. In 2018, new owners took over the restaurant and the building, and have now turned this vision into reality. The new addition, the Bryggjan Grindavik Netagerðin (Net Making Shop) dining hall opened in May 2019, with an extended selection of traditional Icelandic dishes in the spirit of the original little cafe, which is still operated in its original form. 

Vikingaheimar is the home of the Viking Ship Íslendingur (the Icelander). Built in 1996, Icelander is an exact replica of the famous Gokstadship, a remarkable archaeological find of an almost completely intact Viking ship, excavated in Norway in 1882. Captain Gunnar Marel Eggertsson was inspired to build a replica of this beautiful ship based on his own background as shipbuilder and sailor. He copied the original nail for nail. In the year 2000, with a grant from the Leifur Eiríksson Commission of Iceland, he sailed from Iceland to New York, a journey of 4200 nautical miles. His voyage brought world-wide attention to Leif Eiriksson's and Bjarni Herjólfsson's discovery of America, dated, according to the Icelandic sagas, to exactly 1000 A.D. Building Icelander was an extraordinary achievement;at 23 metres long, 5.25 meters wide and with a holding capacity of 80 tons (by modern standards), it took 2 years of effort.The sail is 130 square meters and the mast is 18 meters in length. Made from pine and oak, scholars believe this was the most common type of ship in use during the Viking Age. Vikingaheimar is also a home to the exhibition The North Atlantic Viking Saga, originally shown at the Smithsonian Institution during the summer of 2000. Launched in Washington D.C. by King Hakon of Norway, and with a State Dinner at the White House, it then traveling to 6 other cities throughout North America. This exhibition, like the sailing of Icelander, celebrated the millennium anniversary of the Viking discovery of North America, shedding light on the latest scholarly research into the Norse settlement and explorations of unknown lands.Gunnar Marel and his crew of 8 left Iceland on Icelandic Independence day, the 17th of June, with a send off from the Prime Minister of Iceland. When it finally arrived in New York on October 5th-where it was greeted by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mayor Rudolf Guiliani--the ship had made stops at 22 harbors. In addition to the festivities with kings, queens, presidents and mayors, when the ship arrived, visitors also streamed to see it while it was docked at each location, all told about 450,000 people came on board. These two fine projects, both celebrating Iceland's central role in the discovery of North America 1000 years ago by the Norse Vikings, have now found a permanent home in Vikinga Aldan (Viking Wave), the central building on the Vikingaheimar grounds. A spectacular modern building, it also offers beautiful views of the surrounding bay, Faxaflói. These two fine projects, both celebrating Iceland's central role in the discovery of North America 1000 years ago by the Norse Vikings, have now found a permanent home in Vikinga Aldan (Viking Wave), the central building on the Vikingaheimar grounds. A spectacular modern building, it also offers beautiful views of the surrounding bay, Faxaflói.

This warm restaurant is located right by Keflavik’s marina, the very heart of the town. A lovely wooden building, in the post-card perfect location, overlooking the deep blue waters of Faxaflói Bay. Whether you’re in town during lunch or dinner-time you will be able to choose from a wide variety of dishes. The combination of a cosy environment and good food. 

Wood oven pizza restaurant at the airport. We are located at the C gates so we are close to all gates at the airport. Sit down for a pizza and a drink. It only takes few minutes to prepare the pizza and we also offer many healthy options. In our cooler we have fresh salad, sandwiches, juices and smoothies for take-away.

Take Off Bistro is a cosy and friendly bistro with quality burgers, steak, fish, hot wings, salad and more. Have a glass of wine or beer on Happy Hour daily. Our menu is online.

Freshly baked every day. Gourmet sandwiches and quality baked goods have delight townspeople for decades. In 2015 Jón Rúnar and Elín, the owners of Kökulist superseded the running of Valgeir´s bakery in Reykjanesbær but in that year, the bakery celebrated its 45th year birthday. Our goal is to blow you away with healthy bread that is all sugar-free, fat-free, and yeast-free, but we have been looking back in time when it comes to baking bread and delicious cakes where we only use top-quality raw material. It is particularly cozy to sit inside with a cup of coffee and some goodies on the plate or enjoy the nice weather when the sun is out. Kökulist completes the Sunday coffee or as a good bite any day of the week. Drop by and check us out.

Cafe Petite is a cosy coffee house in Keflavik. We emphasize on a relaxed, comfortable environment that makes you feel right at home. With comfortable seating, no-limit free WiFi and prices that will make your bank account very happy. We have coffee, cocktails, desserts and great variety of unique Icelandic beers. And if all that isn't enough we have pool tables, chess and playing cards to make sure you won't get bored.

Hjá Höllu is a health food restaurant that began in Grindavik and has since expanded to Keflavik Airport. After Grindavik was evacuated in late 2023, the restaurant was closed to public access with Hjá Höllu moving operations to the nearby town of Sandgerði to focus on catering events and Keflavik Airport. In October 2024, Grindavik was reopened to public access and many local businesses have began to reopen. It can be expected that the Hjá Höllu restaurant will open to the public in the near future Hjá Höllu serves delicious, fresh, healthy food and beverages. We cook from the finest ingredients available with no unnecessary additives. In our Grindavík restaurant, we serve fresh local fish, salads, sandwiches, vegetarian and vegan dishes, among other amazing dishes. We highly recommend you try our fresh cod,it's a true taste of Iceland!  We also have freshly-made bread, cakes, fresh juices, smoothies, yoghurt, pesto, granola and power bars. Perfect to grab to go if you are heading on a road trip in our beautiful country.