05 - Food

Restaurants and bars

Places to eat and drink in East Iceland, from the harbour in Seyðisfjörður to the inland valleys.

Bar Egilsstaðir $$

Askur Taproom

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.

470 6070
Fagradalsbraut 25, 700 Egilsstaðir
Bar Breiðdalsvík $$ Open in summer

Beljandi Brugghús

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.

866 8330
Sólvellir 23, 760 Breiðdalsvík
Bar Djúpivogur $$

Faktor Brugghús

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.

Faktorshúsið, 765 Djúpivogur
Bar Seyðisfjörður $$

Kaffi Lára – El Grilló Bar

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.

472 1703
Norðurgata 3, 710 Seyðisfjörður
Bar Borgarfjörður eystri $$

KHB Brugghús

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.

472 1180
Gamla Frystihúsið, 720 Borgarfjörður eystri
Bar Seyðisfjörður $$ Open in summer

Kiosk 108

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.

Summer, six days a week, usually 12:00-22:00
869 4224
Lónsleira 2, 710 Seyðisfjörður
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