Never did it cross my mind that I would go back to Iceland as soon as I did. The last time I was there (December 2019-January 2020) a pandemic was breaking loose and somehow I knew that traveling was not going to be in the cards for a while. A year and a half later the opportunity presented itself, we took it and we got to do the most epic road-trip around Iceland with lots of vegan foods inloved!
For a brief moment, Iceland seemed like the great escape, where only vaccinated people could go and COVID was essentially nonexistent, and it was for the people who managed to get there during the first 3 weeks of July. A couple of days after we left, the virus started spreading again and restrictions were put in place. I want to make a small disclaimer before I continue with the post: out of respect for the country that you’re traveling to, only travel if vaccinated and take the necessary precautions (get tested, follow restrictions, etc.) before, during, and after your trip. In my opinion, traveling unvaccinated is big Christopher Columbus energy and we ain’t about that life here.
So just like last time I have to mention that, to the surprise of no one, Iceland is insanely expensive. A plate of food can go anywhere from $15-$30+, and this goes all throughout the island. Also, there aren’t many vegan restaurants in Iceland, in fact, I believe that there are only 3 and one of them is currently closed. However, most restaurants are vegan-friendly or accommodating. Something else that I want to point out is that Iceland is an extremely beautiful place, yet they’re not particularly known for their cuisine; so you’ll run into a lot of burgers, pizzas, fries, and hot dogs.
Luckily for you, I’ve done the research and been there twice now, so I know the BEST places for you to get vegan food around Iceland. I’ve prepared a comprehensive guide for you along with pictures so you’ll know what you’ll get. You’ll notice that I didn’t get to visit some of the places that I did last time, that because many things have changed during the pandemic; lots of restaurants closed (rip Veganæs) and some changed their management hence their menus.
Are you ready to see all the vegan food you can find in Iceland? Take notes!
(in order of visits, except Reykjavik)
Reykjavik
Being Reykjavik the Capital of Iceland, finding vegan food is much more easier here!
Restaurants
Dominos Pizza
Trust me, this was not my first choice. But when you arrive to your airbnb at 10pm after 14hrs of traveling, and decide that it’s the perfect time to take a stroll around the city, next thing you know it’s 2am and Dominos is open to save you. They have several vegan pizzas available.
Pho Vietnam Restaurant
This place was such a nice throwback!
Laundromat Café
Fuego
So good we went there twice, and that second time was worth almost missing our bus to the airport. Their Oyster Mushrom Tacos were the bomb!
World Vegan Peace
Another one that’s so good that we went there twice! Would’ve gone there 4 times if I knew that if existed before! This is a relatively new restaurant in Iceland, and it’s fully vegan. They have a HUGE Asian vegan menu, and we loved everything we tried!
Vietnamiese Pho 
Kung Pao Chick’n 
Ma Po Tofu 
Mushroom Arancini 
Wonton Noodle Soup
Dürüm
Falafel Wrap 
BioBorgari
When I found out that a Puertorican co-owned this place, and that their vegan burger was awarded Reykjavik’s Best Vegan Burger in 2020, I HAD TO GO.
Reykjavik Chips
Bars
Bastards Brew
Literally our first stop straight out of the airbnb!
Bryggjan Brugghús
Although they still have some vegan items on the menu, we were super disappointed to find out that they changed management and their menu. This was the home of THE BEST risotto I’ve ever had, now it offers burgers; they have one vegan burger and cauli-wings. We stuck with the beers!
Einstök Bar
Right in the middle of downtown Reykjavik you can find a bar fully dedicated to Einstök!
Kofinn
This place was our go-to when we wanted a beer or to rest after walking a lot. I’ve never seen it closed, so maybe it operates 24/7. It’s a great place to listen to latinx music and feel a little bit at home.
Hús máls og menningar
Book store/library/coffee shop by day, disco by night! Need I say more???
Dessert
Valdís
Omnom
From Reykjavik to Blonduós
This is the beginning of our 10 day road-trip around Iceland; here are my vegan finds!
Restaurants
Kaffi 59 (on our way)
After exploring the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, this was a great stop with a vegan burger.
N1 Gas Station
Okay so, it was never our plan to eat at a gas station, but sometimes things don’t go as plan and google tells you the wrong closing time for all the restaurants in the middle of nowhere Iceland. Luckily this gas station saved the day with a couple of vegan options. I went for a cheeseless pizza.
Here’s me in complete disbelief that I found a full vegan menu at a random gas station. 
From Blonduós to Akureyri
Restaurants
Café Berlin
This place takes the award for the most expensive avocado toast I’ve ever had… really good coffee tho and plenty of other vegan options available.
Bjórböðin-Beer Spa (Collab)
This was the first collaboration on our trip! After an amazing visit to their beer spa, we opted to have dinner there and it did not disappoint! Cauliflower wings?? Cauli-tacos??? Amazing!
Beer Bath 
Cauli-wings and Cauli-tacos
Bars
Einstök Tasting Room
Y’all we were the first Puertoricans to put a pin on their map! Talk about wins!
From Akureyri to East Fjords
Restaurants
Daddis Pizza (on our way)
After hiking to the Krafla Crater this place was the perfect stop with vegan pizza and GARLIC INFUSED olive oil!!!
Salt Café & Bistro
This place has one of the most ample menus that I ran into in Iceland; never did I thought that a non-vegan restaurants would have SO many vegan options. They had pizzas, burgers, wraps, tacos, soups, salads, nachos, etc. I went for their falafel wrap.
From East Fjords to Hoffell
Funny thing about Hoffell and Höfn, if there are 20 restaurants there, 17 of them serve only langostine dishes. The two places below where literally lifesavers.
Restaurants
Úps
This place was recommended by the lovely people at Glacier Adventure. They had many vegan options. Their jackfruit tacos were amazing!
Vegan Chili 
Jackfruit Tacos
Hafnarbuðin
Dinner/fast food vibes. Good place for a vegan black bean burger and fries!
Homemade Meals
From Hoffell to Vik
After a couple of days on the road, arriving to Vik was heaven! As amazing as the rest of the island was, it was great arriving somewhere we already knew. We loved Vik so much the last time, that we stayed there for 4 days!
I’m 99.99% sure that there are only 3 restaurants in Vik, and we only love 2 of them, so we alternated those between the 4 days. The rest of our meals we made them ourselves.
Restaurants
Systrakaffi (on our way)
The Soup Company
I can’t believe we missed out big time on this place the last time, because the soup here is bomb! Plus all you can eat bread!!!
Thai Noodle Soup 
Smidjan Brugghus
The vegan burger here is TOP TIER! It was just like I remember and their beers are SO good as well. They also have cauliflower wings available!
Homemade Meals
Another veggie sandwich for a hike
From Vik to Reykjavik
Fridheimar (Collab)
The moment I had been waiting for during the entire trip… An experience you can’t miss out on! Truly my favorite restaurant in Iceland, and this time they had even more vegan options; they completely revamped their menu, but the most important part remained the same: Tomato Soup! Don’t miss out on the tomato beers, their new tomato-apple crumble pie dessert and to ask for vegan butter & sour cream for your soup.
Piccolo Tomatoes 
Tomato Beer 
They had vegan sour cream and butter! 
All you can eat bread! 
Veggie Kabbob 
Ölverk Pizza & Brewery
We could not end our road-trip without stopping here. Amazing creative pizza and good beers!
Vegan Mexican Pizza!
Breakfasts
You’ll notice that there aren’t many breakfast spots on the above list, that’s because, just like the last time, we opted for making our own breakfasts. Eating out every single meal can add up to a lot of money, luckily groceries like fruits, veggies, oats, bread and nuts are not expensive at all, and, if you’re creative, they can make a plethora of breakfasts. Of course, this is only possible when staying in airbnbs with kitchens or in guesthouses that offer breakfast.
Here are some of the breakfasts that we made:
Breakfasts at the Guesthouse we stayed at in Hoffell:
Airplane Food
On our way to Iceland I prepared before hand 2 meals for us each. Our flight was pretty early (2am), so I knew we were going to be hungry during our layover and during our second flight. I made overnight oats (not pictured) and a veggie sandwich with vegan salami and cheese.
Going back home, we didn’t have the opportunity to prepare 2 meals for our flights. We still made sure to have lots of snacks and a bowls of potatoes and carrots (not pictured) just incase. When we got on our flight we realized that they had a vegan soup available, and that’s what I had.
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