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