The 17 best beaches in and around Reykjavik

Great little beach. Pretty and not too busy. You can see the steam rising from the water and close to the hot tub area the sea water is warm

Totally worth visiting! For not much money, you can stay there indefinitely. Way more affordable than other famous spa places like Blue Lagoon. The outdoor heated pool is great and they also have a very hot steam room. You can alternate between the outdoor pool and the cold lagoon, or even try to swim in the sea nearby

A beautiful little hidden beach. The geothermal pool is only open certain days during the winter and isnt very big or deep.. Free parking is nearby. You can walk around the bottom of the runway from the beach. It's normally very quiet and secluded. Definitely a beautiful tranquil place to visit.

Amazing place, public, free, opens 10am-7pm in the summer! GREAT PLACE

After a short swim in the open water sea, which is indeed cold of course, you can warm yourself up in the hot pool, have a shower, while your stuff is waiting in the changing room. Definitely worth it!

Amazing local spot, great warm pool and easy access to the sea! Even saw a few seals in the bay. Would recommend!

My son and I went around midday on a Wednesday in March and there were only a handful of locals in the hot springs. It was a delightful, no frills spot that I would highly recommend. The locals would alternate between dipping in the ocean and coming into the hot pool. I just alternated between the hot pool and the sauna and had a wonderfully relaxing time. Side note - you can rent towels from the kiosk.

We sat outside when we visited as the weather was nice, and they have plenty of outdoor seating. The food was very tasty and the coffee was good. The view from the outside sitting area is decent and the place is clean. The negatives are noise from the nearby airport, and the smoking area not separated from non-smoking so we got cigarette smoke with our lunch. They forgot our order which is disappointing for a place this expensive.

I had an absolutely magical dinner there with extended family and my landlady. The view is wonderful and it's not downtown so it's quiet and peaceful. The food was fantastic. Some of our party had diabetes but the wait staff and cooks kept that in mind while preparing the dishes. The portion sizes are excellent too. Tea was surprisingly good, there are six blends. Would definitely go back for more celebrations!

Location of restaurant is great. Right next to the Geothermal Beach, and the University. If the weather is nice, you can sit at the outdoor patio. I had the Red Snapper (Fish of the day) with carrot puree. Fish was cooked ok but the dish surprisingly lacks seasoning. My wife had the seafood soup. The soup was tasty but there are only tiny pieces of shrimps and fishes.

That was a great brunch!! Nice atmosphere, helpful staff. Great location, might need to take a walk after in the beautiful area to digest the food and enjoy the views.

We were dumped at a hotel after our flight was cancelled and we walked about 15min to this cafe. They welcomed us without a reservation. The service was excellent. The food was delicious and cooked, served, garnished and presented perfectly. Totally worth walking. They saved our day! Yum

I wanna start by saying that the food was nice, definitely not worth the big price they put up on it but there was nothing to complain regarding that. Service on the other hand is way below average, there was less than minimal attention paid to us as customers and the knowledge of food and drinks was abysmal. First we order a dish, we wait for it for quite some time and then we’re left with disappointing news that it’s not available at that hour, THIS HAPPENED WITH BREAKFAST, LUNCH, BRUNCH AND DINNER MENUS. Kids working should not hear the bad things that are said about them, this is purely management and their training issue. By this rate your restaurant will most likely flop🫡

A very pleasant Bistro/restaurant that is situated in the Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach area ... with both indoor & outdoor seating. 👍😊 I really like their shellfish soup and the Bruschettas are great ... as well as the warm Camambert cheese & the Beet salad. 😋😋 The servings are generous and perfect for sharing... with a beverage of choice. For dessert I recommend the chocolate truffles with rhe strawberries. Yum! 😍 The service is friendly but a bit slow. Prices are competitive. 😊

the worst wings, even though the photo may say otherwise. i don’t know what went wrong but tasted really weird & inedible. no flavour, just breading & even that tasted bad. really regret this as it wasn’t cheap either.

Looks like an army base mess hall as there used to be sea planes in the bay outside in WWII. It was a surprise find as it's not obvious this exists from the outside, but it was very cosy inside and a welcome break from the rainy weather. The staff were very friendly. The atmosphere is quiet for a Friday afternoon.

Mixed feelings about this place. Staff was helpful and my chicken burger was awesome with great freedom fries, but the people I dined with were served burned burgers, overcharged 100 kr on an overpriced mediocre apple pie, and were less enthuasiastic about the self service aspects of the place. Overall good to go here when the weather is nice and you are in an agreeable frame of mind.

Nice burgers for lunch, nice stop on a walk along the bay. Not that there’s much choice 😂

Wonderful chicken pop corn🐔🍿, the panorama is also fantastic. The personal is very kind.

This place is out of the way but looks better inside than any photos online. The entrance is on the north side of the building and is not very well marked. The crispy chicken tacos were great!

Awsome burgers. Nice atmosphere and good service.

There's an ATM and a cafe/restaurant for buying snacks. They sell pizza slices too. I took Reykjavik Excursions bus to Landmannalaugar at 7:00 and the cafe was already open before that. Quite pricey but convenient. The bus terminal is small, you won't get lost here.

Unfortunately, there is no honesty inside the bus station. One of the employees inside the station sold me a ticket for 1200 ISK, and when I got on the yellow bus, I found the price was 650 ISK. Also, when I asked the employee where to wait and where to go, there was no answer or any help.

They have a policy about not telling people where the public bus stop is, claiming they don't know and that you have to look up the homepage of the public bus company, therefore they have read printed papers. It's ridiculous for me that the staff is not allowed to say "this exit to the left is the bus stop" and instead want the tourist to consult a general bus schedule homepage. It's just rude and they have that policy already minimum for over a year.

I’ve just been at the reception at the central bus station BSI and i’ve bought 2 tickets by using the 2 for 1 offer on Nova. I had a very unpleasant service from a redhair receptionist (ukranian or polish i assume by the accent). She gave the receipt but not the yellow ticket that i usually receive so i can also take the bus in my way back, i’ve asked her for the tickets and she said that they are not giving them anymore. So i went to the bus with the receipt and obviously the lady on the bus sent me back because the receipt was saying only “2 adults” . So i had to go back in and ask the redhair lady for the yellow ticket, i didn’t like her attitude, she was pissed and disturbed by me asking for what i’ve paid for 🤷🏽‍♂️ I’m willing to take her job if she doesn’t like it, I believe i could give a better service for sure.

It's a short distance from the city by taxi and have to pay for the restroom though the staff are helpful and has plenty of seating and taxi's outside!

pretty chaotic. we aren’t colourblind but somehow the color paper displayed on the mini bus windscreen not matching what the driver is holding, causing confusion among some commuters, could be better organised

There is only one food option here, and the layout isn’t the best. The automatic sliding doors open frequently on both sides of the small building so it stays pretty chilly. The bathrooms also cost money (not a lot), and when I went there was no soap or paper towels. I’d recommend not staying here long! We used the luggage lockers here while we waited for our airbnb to open up. There were some scooters outside the terminal that we rented to ride into town (only about a 5min ride), so that was convenient. There are almost always taxis waiting outside, which we recommend using as they are less expensive than trying to use the Iceland-approved taxi app (which doesn’t work well at all, either).

A serene walking path along the beach, perfect for strolls with stunning ocean views!

Beautiful beach with amazing view on lighthouse

Great area to stroll and get some exercise and bird watch!

A lot birds there nesting

Great spot to see the lights, if you walk halfway down between the lighthouse & the golf course, this is the best place to capture them (least amount of light pollution)

Great area

Beautiful spot to enjoy the scenery.

Nice place close to the city to go for a sea walk and to see the northern lights in winter.

FYI Trail to light house closed in summer for bird nesting I'm assuming. Still nice views from parking lot are and along path to golf course. Tons of bird life

Here is a walking path to enjoy the bird live and a small warm foot bath

It's amazing here

Beautiful view of the sea. I love Iceland.

Bird watching placr

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(Translated by Google) Iceland's Reykjavik is a dream. The Blue Lagoon, water at 40 degrees Celsius, and the outside temperature at 10 degrees Celsius. You can completely relax. Colorfully painted houses, a very modern city. Inflation rate is high! (Original) Island Rekyavik ein Traum. Blaue Lagune 40grad Wasser, Außentemperatur 10grad. Man kann voll entspannen. Bunt bemalte Häuser, sehr moderne Stadt. Inflationsrate Rat hoch!

(Translated by Google) We had a wonderful boat tour here. Idyllic and worth seeing. (Original) Wir haben hier eine wundervolle Bootstour gemacht. Idyllisch und sehenswert.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful park (Original) Schöner Park

(Translated by Google) Iceland in its purest form (Original) Islandia en estado puro

(Translated by Google) Be sure to check it out! (Original) Unbedingt anschauen !

(Translated by Google) Alright. (Original) Está bien.

(Translated by Google) ❤❤👍 (Original) ❤❤👍👍👍👍

Puffins! 1 hour tour to a small island filled with puffins and other birds

Is closed and impossible to reach

Cute little birds. To photograph them you will neee a camera with a good zoom.

Not as nice as a eagle

Beautiful ❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️

Some odd looking penguins but cool

Lovely

Very convenient place to watch the aurora ❤️❤️❤️ The hotel can be reached on foot in about 10 minutes

This place was really cool.

It was great.

(Translated by Google) The demolition of the Íslandsbanki building has taken place there. (Original) Þarna hefur niðurrif Íslandsbanka-hússins staðið yfir.

(Translated by Google) I think it's a great place for a walk in Reykjavik (Original) 레이캬비크에서 산책하기에 좋은 곳이라고 생각합니다

(Translated by Google) Simply fantastic. (Original) Einfach traumhaft.

(Translated by Google) The views are wonderful (Original) Widoczki cudne

Unfortunately, there's no water in the pools. That's a real shame. People keep coming and leaving disappointed. Unfortunately, it doesn't say anywhere why it's closed.

Lovely public geothermal baths, a short bus from the city centre. Much much cheaper than any of the proper lagoons (circa £6) but felt like the true Icelandic experience. Sitting in the hot pool overlooking the sea, and dipping down into the lagoon to cool off. Great way to chill out for the afternoon

An ideal place to meet locals. Forty degree weather did not encourage me to wear a bathing suit, but I enjoyed photographing the relaxing location. Vhuntermassage LLC

This is an amazing spot for a dip in the ocean and a hot pot.

Great steam bath by the sea!!! Just a few minutes from the Reykjavik university. The locals go for a swim in the ocean and then soak up in the steam bath both during summer and winter. When asked if the sea water is not too cold, they say: “Cold, nahhh.. you must try, it’s Viking style!” 💪🏼

So...the vents may or may not be pumping hot geothermal water. It's a weird, industrial area, but definitely recommend the hike around the bay.

Beautiful beach overlooking the bay with a steam pool. Note that the pool is closed on Sundays and Mondays.