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.
Bistro and grill on the ground floor of Hildibrand Hotel, in the 1940s building of the former Kaupfélagið Fram co-operative store, with old shop signs inside. The menu has pizzas, burgers, fish and chips, crêpes and grilled skewers, using local fish and lamb where possible.
Café and shop in the village's old cooperative store, which still displays goods from its early years on the shelves. It serves coffee and light meals and sells local products.
Craft brewery and distillery in the old harbour-side cooperative building, with a taproom serving its own beers, locally distilled gin and Icelandic landi. Tastings and brewery tours can be booked.
An art project and bar in the converted wheelhouse of a 1969 fishing boat near the Norröna ferry harbour. It serves drinks, coffee and light refreshments, and hosts concerts and art events through the summer.
Meat and fish shop that serves takeaway lunch on weekdays, known for fish and chips, and sells marinated fish and meat for the barbecue.
Restaurant on the ground floor of Gunnarshús, the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson's house at Skriðuklaustur. Serves a lunch buffet and a coffee/cake buffet in summer, using local produce such as lamb, reindeer, crowberries, larch mushrooms and fish from the fjords; seating for about 50 plus a south-facing terrace.
À la carte bistro and bar on the upper floor of Hótel Hallormsstaður, with views over the forest and Lagarfljót lake. The menu includes pasta, risotto, grilled beef, lamb and slow-cooked pork belly.
French-inspired restaurant on the ground floor of Fosshotel Eastfjords, in the restored French hospital buildings by the harbour, with views over the fjord. The kitchen uses fish and meat from local fishermen and farmers; the hotel also houses a museum on the French fishermen.
Summer food truck in the garden behind the Magasin house on the Rainbow Street, run by a Paraguayan couple. It serves Latin American food made with Icelandic ingredients, such as slow-cooked lamb tacos and a cod hot dog in cassava-flour batter.
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Café in Djúpivogur's oldest building (1790), a former merchant's warehouse that also houses the Ríkarður Jónsson sculpture museum and a heritage museum. It serves homemade cakes, soup, open sandwiches with salmon or smoked lamb, and Icelandic beer, with vegan and gluten-free options. Hot lunches are served in winter.
The main restaurant of Hótel Hallormsstaður, serving an Icelandic evening buffet in summer; it also serves the hotel's breakfast buffet (07:00-10:00).
Highland lodge with natural hot pools north of Snæfell, about 2 km off the Kárahnjúkar road. Its café serves coffee, homemade cakes, snacks, soup of the day with homemade bread, and alcoholic drinks; a set dinner (cod, lamb, chicken or vegetarian) is served on advance booking.
Small café serving coffee, pastries such as cinnamon buns and croissants, and a vegetarian breakfast option.
Restaurant and bar at Berjaya Hérað Hotel serving lunch, dinner and takeaway skyr bowls, with a focus on fresh local ingredients.
Family-run food truck by the bay, started in 2023 by the people behind Adventura. It sells hot dogs with Lefever sauces and mustard, bread with salmon from Berufjörður, and ice cream made in Hérað.
Organic farm café and shop in Asparhúsið, a building made from timber grown on the farm. Serves a vegetarian, mostly vegan lunch buffet built on the farm's own barley, vegetables and herbs, plus soup with bread and baked goods.
Staffed N1 service station on the Ring Road with a food counter and grill serving hot food and snacks.
Long-running café (since 1998) in a house built in 1907 in the town centre, serving homemade cakes, light meals and coffee. It also sells yarn, knitwear, flowers and gifts.
Summer-only sushi restaurant and cocktail bar run by Hótel Aldan. It serves maki rolls, nigiri and Japanese small plates, using fish caught in the fjord and nearby waters, and is listed in The White Guide Nordic.
Diner billed as 'American Diner × Asian Fusion', serving classic American diner dishes alongside Asian-influenced cooking. It is in the former Skálinn Diner building (an old Shell station).
Olís service station on the shore with a Grill 66 grill serving burgers, hot dogs and similar fast food to eat in or take away.
Olís service station with a Grill 66 grill (burgers, hot dogs and similar fast food) and a Lemon Mini juice-and-sandwich counter.
Restaurant at the Wilderness Center, a restored farm at the end of Norðurdalur with a museum, accommodation and tours. Serves homemade food from local ingredients: breakfast buffet, lamb soup with homemade bread at lunch, a cake buffet at coffee time and a course of the day at dinner.
Summer restaurant in an 1890 Norwegian herring sea-house on the shore, run with Mjóeyri travel service. The menu is built on local food: fish from the fjord, reindeer, fermented shark, dried fish and capelin roe.
Family-friendly café-bistro in the town centre, opened in 2013, serving pizzas, burgers and a varied menu of other dishes, plus coffee and cake.
Craft bakery with a small café, baking sourdough and other breads, pastries and cakes daily since 2011. Weekday lunch specials include soup of the day, a chicken pita and a Friday pizza buffet.
The town's kiosk, run as Silfurskálinn by new operators since 2025, with a hot lunch dish of the day and fast food in the evening.
Bistro on the ground floor of Skaftfell, the Centre for Visual Art. It serves modern takes on Icelandic dishes made with produce from local farmers and fishermen. Part of the room displays works by Dieter Roth and contemporary East Iceland artists.
Ski lodge at the Oddsskarð ski area (Skíðamiðstöð Austurlands), between Eskifjörður and Neskaupstaður, with food and refreshments for skiers in the ski season.
Summer café at the Sólbrekka guesthouse in remote Mjóifjörður, run by a local family business founded in 1985. It serves cakes, waffles and sandwiches with a view over the fjord, and on some summer Sundays a larger coffee buffet (kaffihlaðborð).
Food trailer at the Grund farm car park on the west side of Stuðlagil canyon, run with the canyon's accommodation and handcraft market. Sells soup and bread, Icelandic hot dogs, waffles with cream, kleinur, cakes, ice cream and hot drinks; seating is mainly outdoors.
Café, small grocery and guesthouse in the yellow former cooperative building in the centre of the village, opened in July 2026 by the people behind the micro-bakery Brauðdagar. It is in the building where Café Saxa used to be.
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Restored turf farm from 1843 by Lake Sænautavatn on the Jökuldalsheiði moor, open to visitors in summer. Serves simple refreshments, traditionally coffee and lummur (Icelandic pancakes), in the historic setting.
The village's petrol-station kiosk and grill, formerly run by Skeljungur, renamed Loppa and refurbished by a local couple who took it over in 2019. It sells coffee, pizza, hot dogs and snacks.
Café and bar in Tehúsið hostel next to the campsite, serving coffee, specialty lattes, tea and cakes baked on site, soup through the day and a bar menu in the evening. Known for a large beer selection, and has front and back terraces and occasional concerts.
Tíunda, the restaurant in the clubhouse of Ekkjufellsvöllur, the 9-hole course of Golfklúbbur Fljótsdalshéraðs just outside Fellabær. Open to golfers and other visitors in summer.
Bistro at Vök Baths, the floating geothermal pools on Lake Urriðavatn, serving soups, small dishes, salads and smoothies from local and organic ingredients where possible. Its tea bar uses the lake's naturally hot, drinkable water, and it serves two Vök beers brewed with Austri Brugghús.
