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