Room With A View

3 Frakkar is one of the finest seafood restaurants in Iceland. It was founded in 1989 by the master chef Úlfar Eysteinsson. Úlfar’s specialities have always been fish courses and the restaurant is best know for those dishes but they also offer seabirds, whale and more. The prices there are very good  for a restraurant of this quality and the service is great.

You can find the menu, winelist and more on the 3 Frakkar website
3 Frakkar is only 600m from Room With A View, apartment hotel

Here is what Wall Street Journal has to say about 3 Frakkar:

“Thrir Frakkar is where you want to go for Icelandic traditional food with a modest nontraditional spin. Chef Úlfar Eysteinsson’s puffin is cured and pungent, comes in purple strands, arrayed in a nouvelle starburst. If I could go back tomorrow, I think I would order the horse steak again. Here was meat with personality, plated modestly with potatoes, carrots and turnips. Lean and unforgettable.

As was the cunningly Icelandicized dessert, a crème brûlée based on skyr, the mildly sour, ubiquitous soft cheese that will remind first-timers of a thick yogurt. In the crème brûlée, its sourness countered the sweetness of the sugary sheet on top. And that’s not all. On the same plate was a big mound of whipped cream and a smear of light custard sauce rippling with red fruit jam — a dairy symphony. And for a touch of the sunbaked south, Chef Eysteinsson drops an orange Colombian physalis berry (Cape gooseberry) complete with papery ecru leaves, on top of the whipped cream.”

Smoked puffin breast with mustard sauce at Thrir Frakkar.

Star Chef Jamie Oliver and Friends Dining at 3 Frakkar

One of the fun things to do in Iceland is to go whale watching. There are tours you can take from various places in Iceland, f.e. from Reykjavik, Húsavík, Reykjanes and more.

Humpback Whale

From our hotel, Room With A View, two tour operators are withing walking distance (1.2km).

Elding – Whale adventures from Reykjavik harbour
Take part in an adventure at sea with an unforgettable trip into the world of whales and sea birds. Conveniently located in Reykjavík’s old harbor, a 20-minute journey with Elding can bring you up close to whales in their natural habitat… visit Elding website for more.
[Their website is in 6 languages and you can book tours online]

Hvalalíf – Whale watching & Sea Angling
Life of Whales invites you to watch whales breach in the wild ocean, see the colorful Puffins and other seabirds and expierience some fatastic Sea Angling.We will get you to and from the whales in less time, which allows for more time to watch the whales, seabirds and catch some fish on the way back… visit Hvalalíf website for more.
[Their website is in 4 languages and you can book tours online]

The Seafood Cellar

The Seafood Cellar opened august 14, 2003 and word of mouth quickly made this one of the most popular restaurants in the city.

The Seafood Cellar

The Seafood Cellar (Sjávarkjallarinn) opened august 14, 2003 and word of mouth quickly made this one of the most popular restaurants in the city.

Situated in the oldest cellar in Reykjavík, visitors enjoy Asian influenced Icelandic fusion cuisine in a casual but sophisticated environment, at par with the most cosmopolitan eateries of London or New York.

For their menu and more information visit the homepage of The Seafood Cellar
The Seafood Cellar is only 800m from Room With A View apartment hotel

Humarhúsið Restaurant

Humarhúsið is a very popular restaurant in Reykjavik’s city center. It’s been run since 1995 and gained very good reputation for it’s good food and romantic atmosphere. The house was built in 1838 and the owners have strived to keep it as close to the original look as possible.

The name of the restaurants translates to “House of Lobster” which gives an indication to their very famous lobster dish. Even though they are most famous for their lobster their menu offers a great variety to choose from.

For the menu and more information visit the homepage for Humarhúsið
Humarhúsið is about 400m from Room With a View