Good quality vegetarian food in a central location in Reykjavik.
Carrot cake is the best I've ever tasted!

We stopped here for lunch we had soup with bread and humus 1050 ISK which is typical cost for this. They have a set menu for the week, with two options each day so it is limited but I like the idea as it reduces food waste. The soup was lovely and obviously freshly made and good ingredients. There is free water jugs and the staff are really friendly. Its small and the interior is plain but clean and bright. Worth a stop for food which you know is fully vegetarian and fresh.

Very simple menu - one choice, plus soup - and simple, un-fussy fare. However, every dessert option is a winner, baby, and that's no lie - seriously, if there's a better carrot cake anywhere else, I really want to know about it.

The coffee is excellent.

Staff very friendly and laid-back.

Reasonably priced, too.

Cafe Gardurinn was recommended to us by our landlord, as well as by the travel book Eyewitness Top 10 Iceland (we also recommend this book).

2 of us enjoyed a quiet meal here, sitting by the window. It was a grey day in Reykjavik, but somehow the restaurant’s simple clean décor felt bright and peaceful.

The service was excellent.

Café Gardurinn provided us with a heary vegan soup – the server said they have either a vegan soup or vegan special daily. The soup was nicely spiced – enough to add interest and still allow us to taste the other vegetable flavours.

The soup was served with hummus and bread – free refills on the bread (which was tasty).

They make great coffee. Try an espresso with a bit of boiling water added to it (less water than an americano). This restaurant has their own name for coffee served this way – but I forget the name.

I’m giving this restaurant 5 stars – because of the food, the service, and the atmospehre. Not fancy, but a good place for a meal.

It seems that the food here is made and served with great care, and this may account for the delicate taste and the nice, smiling staff. Best carrot cake we ate in Iceland (and we ate quite a few...)