Cheap eats. Actually cheap.
Yes, Iceland is expensive. A sandwich can cost what a hotel room costs at home. But people live here on Icelandic wages, and they eat out, so there are ways: lunch windows, hot dogs, bakeries, soup that counts as dinner. This is the list locals use. We'd rather share it than watch you pay 7,000 kr for a burger on the main street.
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Reykjavík 27
2Guyson now
Laugavegur 105
Winner of “Best Burger” 2026.
Apótekon now
Austurstræti 16, 101 Reykjavík
Mon–Fri 11:30–22:00 · Sat–Sun 11:30–23:00
Arabian Tasteon now
Laugavegur 87
Falafel roll
Mon–Fri 10:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 11:00–02:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Bæjarins Beztuon now
Hot dog and soda
Mon–Fri 09:00–01:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–06:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Chickpeaon now
Hallveigarstígur 1
Hádegistilboð: wrap and a soda
Mon–Fri 11:00–14:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Cibo Amoreon now
Katrínartún 2
Focaccia sandwich, any variety
Daily 11:00–17:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Deigon now
Tryggvagata 14
Super Baked Offer: Filled bagel and doughnut
Daily 07:00–16:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Devito’s Pizzaon now
Laugavegur 126
10" pizza with three toppings and 0.5L soda
Daily 11:00–15:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Drekinnon now
Njálsgata 23
Grill in the back, snack aisle in the front, no pretensions in either.
Hagavagninnon now
Hofsvallagata 52
Runner up 2026 in “Best Vegan Burger”.
Hlöllabátaron now
Ingólfstorg 1
Lunch Offer: Any sub and soda
Daily 11:00–14:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Hraðlestinon now
Grensásvegur 3, 108 Reykjavík
Pioneers in takeaway, Hraðlestin has continued to up their game this past year by offering weekly specials of regional Indian curries that both keep things interesting…
IKEAon now
Kauptún 4, 210 Garðabær
Previous winner 2025 of “Best Value for Money”.
La Poblanaon now
Laugavegur 12
Runner up 2026 in “Best Takeaway”.
Mai Thai Bistroon now
Laugavegur 116, Reykjavík
Lunch Offer: Daily curry meal
Mon–Fri 11:00–14:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Maíz Mexican Street Foodon now
Delivery only.
Winner of “Best Takeaway” 2026.
NaNaThaion now
Hverfisgata 125
Mon–Fri 11:30–20:00
Napoli Pizzaon now
Lunch Offer: Choice of pizza or sandwich
Daily 11:30–15:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Pizza 107on now
Hagamelur 67, 107 Reykjavík
Pizza 107 is a straightforward local delivery pizzeria — the sort of place you order at 22:30 after realising the bar you're at closes its kitchen at 21:00.
Pylsuvagninn í Laugardalon now
By Laugardalslaug
Order the Standard 'eina með öllu' or the ambitious Pylsuvagninn French dog — hollowed baguette, hot dog inside, sesame seeds, mild cultural sacrilege.
Pítubarinnon now
Ingólfstorgi 3, Reykjavík
Mon–Fri 10:00–02:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–05:00
Shalimaron now
Dish of the day, vegetarian or meat — pulao rice, salad and half a naan
Daily 11:30–21:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Stúdentakjallarinnon now
Sæmundargata 4
Selected burgers
Mon–Fri 11:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 11:00–01:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026
Tommi's Burger Jointon now
Multiple locations
Tommi introduced Icelanders to the concept of the sjoppa burger — thin, unpretentious, no oil-from-Provence involved.
Vitabaron now
Bergþórugata 21
Runner up 2026 in “Best Burger”.
Zorbianon now
Hringbraut 109, 101 Reykjavík
Mon–Fri 10:00–22:00 · Sat–Sun 11:00–22:00
Íslenski Barinnon now
Ingólfsstræti 1a, 101 Reykjavík
Súpuskál — soup of the day with bread and butter
Mon–Fri 11:00–01:00 · Sat–Sun 11:00–03:00
Checked 10 Sep 2026