Breakfast & Coffee

• Sandholt: French bakery with Icelandic twists. Best sourdough - can sit in or take away.
• Deig: Bagel and bakery. Get the 'Costanza' for a "Brick Lane Bagel", cinnoman cruller and kókómjólk.
• Brauð&Co: Cinnamon buns and great loafs of bread. Their vínabrauð is also terrific.
• Kaffi Ó Le: Best fancy coffee in town. Best roaster is Kaffibrugghúsið on Grandi.
• Reykjavik Roasters: There are a few of these around town - good if you spot them and need a hit.

Lunch

• Apótek: Great "catch of the day" fish. In the evening they do great steak too.
• Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur: Famous hot dog stand with too many sauces and sweet apple purée ketchup but it works. You can also grab them around the corner at 10-11 convenience store and skip the queue.
• Fine: Authentic Chinese, beef noodle dish are the best noodles in town. In the evening get the chili chicken, some soup and dumplings.
• Jómfrúin: Smörrebröd with some good warm dishes too. Great for a boozy lunch, get the schnaps if you're feeling cheeky. Also a good evening option - you can go wild with half and half sandwiches (half HC Andersen and half salmon for example). They have a dish called "shrimp pyramid". I keep asking them to make merchendise but they won't listen. Best service in town.
• Chickpea: Falafel bowls and wraps.
• Shalimar: Hole-in-the-wall Pakistane. Get the thali platter.

Dinner

• Austur Indía: Legendary Indian food. Pricey but good.
• Skál: New-nordic but not self important, just fun and boozey. Get the cod wings.
• La Primavera: Great pasta, great service - great rotating lunch menus too.
• 2guys at Hlemmur: Great smash burgers.
• Le Kock: Sister resturant to Deig. Good burgers and cocktails. Family friendly.
• Sumac: Do you like dips? Lebanese grilled bread, meat skewers - red wine? My fav I think.
• Ban Thai: Legendary thai, get shrimp 107 or green curry with extra side of roti bread.
• Poblana: Mexican. Only been here once, but I keep hearing good things and the food is good.

Food halls can be ok but I tend to stay away from them - the staff is just seems unhappy and the vibe is cooked.

Never pay tips. Staff is often foreign.

There are a lot of tourist traps.