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Grandi

7 places in Grandi, chosen by Solveig and checked by the editors.

Made in Reykjavík

Icelandic wool

Icelandic sheep grow a two-layer fleece, a long water-shedding outer coat and a soft inner one, spun into lopi yarn. The lopapeysa, the round-yoke sweater knitted from it, is still hand-knitted in Iceland.

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    Grandi

    Clothing label founded in 2005 by designer Bergþóra Guðnadóttir and musician Jóel Pálsson, making Icelandic-wool sweaters in a modern cut. Flagship in a former fish factory in Grandi.

    SolveigA former fish factory by the harbour. Sea wind outside.

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Sweets

  • Omnom Chocolate

    Grandi

    A bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Reykjavík, with a chocolate and soft-serve shop inside; organic cacao and Icelandic milk.

    SolveigEvery bar is wrapped by hand. Have the soft serve here.

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  • Ísbúðin Valdís

    Grandi

    An ice cream shop opened on Grandagarður in June 2013, making flavours with its customers — more than four hundred tried so far.

    SolveigThe flavours change. Ask which one today.

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To eat

  • Kaffivagninn

    Grandi

    Founded in 1935, Iceland's oldest restaurant, named after the little coffee van that served the harbour. Plokkfiskur fish stew and pan-fried cod tongues are on the menu.

    SolveigOn the harbour. Order the plokkfiskur.

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  • La Primavera Ristorante

    Grandi

    An Italian restaurant since 1993, with two rooms: the ground floor of the Marshall House on the old harbour and the fourth floor of Harpa. Lunch at the Marshall House runs Tuesday to Friday.

    SolveigLunch is enough. Then walk the harbour.

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  • Matur og Drykkur

    Grandi

    A restaurant that turns Iceland's old cooking into a seasonal tasting menu, with local produce, wild herbs and seaweed. In the Michelin Guide from 2017 to 2025. Dinner only.

    SolveigDinner only. Book, and stay a while.

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Coffee

  • Kaffibrugghúsið

    Grandi

    A small craft roastery in Grandi that roasts everything in a 6 kg Giesen, buying some beans direct from farmers. It opens to the public on Wednesdays only, and runs coffee courses.

    SolveigWednesdays only. Plan the day around it.

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