Places to eat and drink in East Iceland, from the harbour in Seyðisfjörður to the inland valleys.
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.
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 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.
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.
Restaurant and bar at Berjaya Hérað Hotel serving lunch, dinner and takeaway skyr bowls, with a focus on fresh local ingredients.
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.