Places to eat and drink in East Iceland, from the harbour in Seyðisfjörður to the inland valleys.
Fuel station and shop with a grill and dining room overlooking Skálanesvík bay. Serves wood-fired pizzas, burgers and grilled sandwiches, and sells basic groceries, fuel and car supplies.
Restaurant and bar of Hótel Aldan, in the hotel's reception building in the old town centre, open to non-guests for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nordic and European-influenced cooking built on local produce and fish from the fjord, plus cocktails.
Pizzeria serving wood-fired sourdough pizzas, with eat-in, takeaway and delivery. It shares a building with Askur Taproom, connected indoors.
Bar in the same building as Askur Pizzeria, pouring beers from the local breweries Austri Brugghús and Múli Craft Brew, plus cocktails and coffee. Hosts concerts, pub quizzes and live sport.
Village café in Bakkagerði decorated with local stones (including a 2,250 kg jasper) and other local crafts. Known for its fish soup and waffles with cream and berries.
Restaurant in a 32-room family-run country hotel by the fjord, with mountain and sea views. Serves breakfast buffets and dinners of local fish from the harbour and lamb from nearby farms.
Roadside café run by Fjalladýrð since 2018, about 7 km from the Möðrudalur farm on the Ring Road, with a fuel pump. Serves pastries baked each morning, waffles, lamb and vegetable soup, hot dogs and hot drinks, with food from the farm.
Restaurant and bar in a former bait shed on the waterfront, a Norwegian-built house from the 1890s, with a large deck over the fjord. Serves pizzas, burgers, fish and chips and fish tacos, and hosts concerts and other events most weekends.
Craft brewery and bar, founded in 2017 in a former slaughterhouse. It usually has four or five of its own beers on tap and a pool table, and holds occasional live music. Beljandi also runs Faktor Brugghús in Djúpivogur.
Small summer restaurant at the Berunes farm hostel on the north shore of Berufjörður, with views across the fjord. It serves a daily changing four-course set menu based on local ingredients, with East Iceland craft beer and European wines.
Restaurant of Hótel Breiðdalsvík, open to walk-in guests as well as hotel guests. It serves East Iceland fish, local lamb and seasonal dishes, and Beljandi beer from the brewery in the village.
Café in an old bookshop by the Lagarfljót bridge in Fellabær, with secondhand books, coffee and cakes, and a lunch dish of the day or crêpes.
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Small family-run café-restaurant by the small-boat harbour, open since 2006 and run by the founders' daughter since late 2024. The menu includes pizza, seafood and Icelandic lamb.
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Café on the upper floor of the Egilsstaðir Airport terminal, serving refreshments to travellers.
Restaurant at Gistihúsið – Lake Hotel Egilsstaðir, a farm guesthouse founded in 1903 on the bank of Lagarfljót. Serves Icelandic and international dishes from mostly local produce, including a three-course 'Beint frá býli' (farm-to-table) dinner.
Brewpub, beer hall and café opened in April 2024 by the owners of Beljandi in Faktorshúsið, an 1848 merchant's house next to Langabúð. It has about eight beers on tap and holds events such as troubadour nights and bingo.
Bakery and café in the town's former petrol station, run alongside the Seyðisfjörður food co-op. Sourdough bread, pastries, brunch dishes such as shakshuka and porridge, and fresh juices.
Café and restaurant at Fjalladýrð in Möðrudalur, Iceland's highest farm, in a turf-fronted building. By day it serves lamb soup with meat from the farm, vegetable and moss soup, and pastries such as kleinur and ástarpungar; from 18:00 an à la carte dinner featuring Arctic char from highland lakes, farm lamb and seasonal reindeer.
Summer café at the Egilsstaðir dairy farm (Egilsstaðabúið), serving homemade food and coffee made with the farm's own produce. The farm's skyr, yoghurt, feta-style cheese and beef are sold on site.
Restaurant in Nielsenshús, the oldest house in Egilsstaðir (built 1944), serving light, fresh food such as poke bowls, salads, sandwiches, tacos, juices, smoothies and açaí bowls, with an outdoor terrace.
Restaurant and bar at Blábjörg Resort in the old freezing plant by the harbour in Bakkagerði. Homemade Icelandic and international dishes such as plokkfiskur (fish stew) with local fish and homemade rye bread, cod with miso glaze, burgers from local beef, a pulled-lamb sandwich and vegan options.
Restaurant at Hótel Valaskjálf serving pasta, fish and meat dishes and Italian-style pizzas from a traditional pizza oven. The hotel bar is in the same building.
Casual harbourside bistro that replaced Við Voginn in spring 2024. It serves fish and chips, pizza, meat, fish and vegan dishes, and a wide selection of homemade cakes, and has a darts board and a small shop.
Café in the modern harbour house (opened 2020) next to Hafnarhólmi, one of Iceland's most accessible puffin colonies. Serves coffee, homemade cakes and light lunches, with harbour views and a local art gallery upstairs.
Family-run café in Jökuldalur on the way to the east side of Stuðlagil canyon. Serves coffee, homemade cakes, soup, pizza and traditional Icelandic food, with indoor and outdoor seating.
Food truck by the Hengifoss trailhead run by the sheep-milk producer Sauðagull. Sells Icelandic lamb soup with homemade rye bread, waffles from a family recipe, rye-bread sandwiches, coffee and its own Gúdd ís ice cream, including Iceland's only sheep-milk ice cream; vegan and gluten-free options available.
Restaurant at Síreksstaðir, a working sheep and cattle farm with a guesthouse in Sunnudalur off Hofsárdalur. Serves dinners made mostly from the farm's own and local produce; groups of up to 30 by advance order.
Small café beside the Bustarfell heritage museum, a turf farmhouse in Hofsárdalur about 20 km from the village. Serves traditional homemade cakes and coffee, with outdoor tables and a small petting enclosure with farm animals.
Summer restaurant in a renovated barn and sheep house at Bragðavellir in Hamarsfjörður, about 10 minutes' drive south of Djúpivogur, with views over the fjord. The menu includes soup, burgers, cod cheeks, cod and lamb chops, with homemade cakes and pancakes.
Summer hotel in the dormitory of the Egilsstaðir upper secondary school. Dinner is a soup buffet with focaccia, and the hotel bar has views over the river.
Hotel in woodland less than 3 km from central Egilsstaðir, just off road 94, with a restaurant, bar, lounge and outdoor terrace. The restaurant is open to non-guests, though dinner may be limited outside the main season.
Hotel restaurant and bar in the original Framtíð building from 1904, overlooking the harbour. The menu includes local blue mussels, catch of the day from local fishermen, lamb, langoustine and pizzas, with a lighter menu in the afternoon.
Country hotel in a former schoolhouse in Breiðdalur valley, about 5 km from Breiðdalsvík. Its restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and an à la carte menu, with coffee and cakes through the day.
Summer grill and bar in Fjarðarborg, the village's community hall, which also hosts concerts and events such as the Bræðslan music festival weekend.
Pizza and burger place and bar in the centre of Reyðarfjörður, with dine-in, pick-up and delivery within the town. Holds pizza buffets and bingo nights.
Family-run restaurant and pub, founded in 2001, in an old timber house by the lagoon at the foot of the Rainbow Street. It serves grilled Icelandic meat and fish, coffee and home-baked cakes, and its own El Grilló lager, named after the WWII tanker sunk in the fjord. Walk-in only; groups of 8 or more can book.
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Seasonal café at Petra's Stone Collection, with soups, toasted sandwiches, open sandwiches and pastries. Coffee is from the Kvörn roastery and the bread from Brauðdagar, both in Stöðvarfjörður. Visitors who do not visit the museum can buy takeaway from a street hatch.
