Reykjavík Reccomendations

Reykjavík Reccomendations and Parking


How to reach Reykjavik from Blue House?


Walking:

Cross the Valhusashaed field next to us and pass by the white church.
From there follow the coast line and after the second roundabout turn right where you enter the old harbour area. You can see the path in the map below. 
Join a walking tour: a free tour operated by CityWalk.


Bus:

Walk downhill from the Blue House towards Lindarbraut Street where you will find right at the corner the green bus shed.
Please have change ready or pre-purchase ticket through the Klappid App
Click here for bus schedules and routes.


Driving:

Check out the map below for recommendations on parking zones


What to visit in Reykjavik?




 

- Hallgrimskirkja Cathedral

 

- Kolaportid Fleamarket

   (Saturday and Sunday)

 

- Old cemetery Holavallagardur

 

- Old Reykjavik harbour

 

- Hot dog stand Baerins bestu pylsur

 

 

- Shopping streets

   (Laugavegur/Skolavordistigur/Hverfisgata)

 

- Sun Voyager - Viking ship statue by the sea

 

- Harpa music Hall

 

- Catholic Church

- Parliament square

 

- Music shop 12 tonar

 

- Icelandic Woolen Shops

 

- Tjörnin Lake

Must see outside Downtown Reykjavik

- Perlan viewing platform

 

- Nautholsvik geothermal beach

 

- Kolaportid Fleamarket

   (Saturday and Sunday)

- Grandi harbour area

 

- Arbaer - open air musem

 

- Historic Hofdi House

- Thufa viewing point at grandi

 

- Solfar - Viking ship statue by the sea

 

- Videy isla

 

What museums we recommend 

1. Perlan:  A landmark with excellent Northern Lights show, artificial glacier, exhibitions and viewing platform.

2. Àrbaerjarsafn Open Air Folk Museum: Beautiful museum that shows you how live used to be in Iceland.

3. National Museum of Iceland: Classic museum that explains you the history of Iceland.

4. Whale Museum: Popular museum that shows replica of whales in original size.

5. Penis Museum: A wide selection of specimen from all kind of mammals including human :)

6. Saga Museum: Explains with the history of the first settlers with audio guide and puppets.

 

Where to eat and drink in Reykjavik? 


Our recommendations on where to eat local food in Reykjavik

1. Sea Baron: Original and affordable fish bistro famous for its lobster Soup.

2. Icelandic Street Food: Very affordable and popular Bistro for soups and other food.

3. 3 Frakkar: Traditional Icelandic Restaurant with typical dishes. Please make reservations.

4. Reykjavik Fish: Touristic but very popular restaurant.

5. Baerins bestu pylsur: Most famous Hot Dog stand downtown. Order one hot dog with all!

6. Tommi’s Burger joint: Legendary Burger grill at the old harbour.

 


Recommended bars/coffee shop

1. Kaffi Babalu: Popular coffee shop close to the cathedral, famous for its cheese cake.

2. Vinyl Bistro: Typical 101 Reykjavik coffee shop and bar.

3. Valdis: Best Ice-cream in town.

4. Slippbarinn: Excellent reputations for its cocktails.

5. Kaldi Bar: Nice and mellow local bar with beer from their own brewery.

6. Kiki Queer Bar: Good place to finish your weekend pub-crawl.

7. Lebowski Bar: If you need a place to dance for during the week.


Where to park in Reykjavík?

In the map below you can see the parking zones:



To each coloured zone corresponds a different price range. Notice that the first four hours are three times more expensive than the following hours/days. If you plan to park for a full week, paying it in one go will save you some money.

P1: The two red/pink colored zones are the most expensive and cost 600 ISK (~4 EUR) per hour. Maximum time is 3 hrs.
Hours: Mon-Fri: 09:00-21:00 Sat-Sun: 10:00-21:00 

P2: The blue zone costs 220 ISK (~1.4 EUR) per hour
Hours:  Mon-Fri: 09:00-21:00 Sat-Sun: 10:00-21:00 

P3: In the green zone, the first two hours cost 220 ISK each then every hour after that is only 65 ISK
Hours: Mon-Fri: 09:00-18:00 Sat-Sun: Free

P4: The yellow zone costs 220 ISK per hour
Hours: Mon-Fri: 08:00-16:00 Sat-Sun: Free 


You can read more in detail about our recommendations for Reykjavik and surroundings on our blog.

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