Cafés

Hjá Góðu fólki is a small café and art house. We work with produce from Snæfellsnes and salad, herbs and flowers from the greenhouses at Ræktunarstöðin Lágafell. The nursery (ræktunarstöðin) cultivates ecologically grown salads and herbs, using geothermal energy from the local area. We have put a lot of work into making our little house warm and cosy and welcome all who visit with speciality coffee and home-made food and pastries. 

Great selection of freshly-baked, high quality breads, including sourdough and health bread. There is also a good choice of baked goods, freshly-made sandwiches and salads as well as the delicious soup of the day. We also offer great coffees.  

Húsafell Bistró is nestled between lava fields and glaciers, just a few km from the unique lava waterfall Hraunfossar. Open daily, serving various courses. In June, July and August we are open between 11:30 and 17:00 and 18:00-21:00. We offer a lunch buffet which is ideal before embarking on your day tour. The convenience store in the location is open 11:30 to 21:00 in June, July and August, but 11:30 to 17:00 on saturdays during other seasons.

Rock ´n´ Troll Bistro Café Rock ´n´ Troll Bistro Café is open all year around. The menu offers a mix of local and international food during, breakfast, dinner and coffee refreshments in between. Lunch is only available during main season. As the name indicates music and trolls play important roles in the restaurant as it features a big vinyl record collection and troll books written by the owner and troll illustrations on the walls. In addition, the restaurant offers a unique location with view over the Troll Waterfalls.

Blómasetrið - Kaffi Kyrrð invites you to enter into an enchanted world that is located in the old town of Borgarnes, a stone's throw away from the Settlement Center, the famous Bjössaróló playground and next to Englendingavík bay. Here guests are offered to nourish body, soul and mind in a variety of ways. Blómasetrið - Kaffi Kyrrð is a café, gift shop and guesthouse. Kaffi Kyrrð has a relaxed and warm atmosphere where the theme is based on "may everyone who enter feel better when they go out". Guests can enjoy light snacks, desserts, quality coffee and a good connection (inwards or via Wi-Fi).

Geirabakarí is a bakery located in Borgarnes, only an hour‘s drive from Reykjavík. The bakery offers a variety of cakes and pastries as well as club sandwiches. It also offers good quality coffee and tea or hot chocolate. If you are not very hungry but longing for a treat then Geirabakarí is the place to go with its comfortable surroundings and an amazing view.

Sjávarborg is a cafe located near the harbour in Stykkishólmur

A Restaurant, café and giftshop at Hraunfossar Waterfalls.  We bid you welcome and offer a buffet with a good choice of courses. Enjoy our coffee, cakes and sandwiches, hot and cold drinks as well as ice-cream. We have a big porch where you can enjoy the view and your meal.  We also sell souvenirs and local art.  Fishing licences for fishing at Arnarvatsheiði are available here.

Vegamót offers Icelandic hospitality at it's best with expert knowledge of the local area. We bake fresh bread and cakes on site each day and use seasonal ingredients from local farmers.

Simply Café is a family-owned café at Hellnar. Simply Café offers good and filling soups and sandwiches, as well as pastries, guality coffee and tea. Vegan and gluten free options are available. The café strives to have a cozy and family friendly atmosphere with calming music, board games and coloring books for the children. The view from the café is incredible and it is the perfect place to get a hot beverage on the sofa by the windows and stare at the sea and look for whales. 

Gilbakki is a cute cafe/bistro in one of the most beautiful house in Hellissandur. At Gilbakki we offer quality fish-soup and bread, coffee from the Icelandic coffee roster Kaffitár and homemade cakes.  Open from June 1st 11:00-17:00, seven days a week. 

The Leif Eiriksson center is an exciting destination for all ages, where stories of the voyages of Erik the Red and his son Leif the Lucky (also called Leifur Eiríksson), discovering parts of Greenland, Canada and the US, are presented in a new exhibition, consisting of works from ten renowned Icelandic visual artists. An audio guide will lead you through the history as you view the magical world of the exhibition. Afterwards you can enjoy a quick bite to eat or some good coffee on the ground floor.  Open daily from May to October.