3 cafés in 1 city. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
Opened in 1958 by an Icelander back from Naples, Mokka was the first café in Iceland to serve espresso and cappuccino. The mid-century interior has barely changed and the walls double as a gallery.
Order: Waffles with jam and cream · Cappuccino
💡 Open daily 9am to 6pm.
A small downtown Reykjavík coffee bar ranked No. 58 in Europe on the 2026 World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list.
Order: Espresso · Filter
Fewer recent sources for this one: check it's open before you go.
Reykjavík's best-known specialty roaster imports and roasts its own beans; the small Kárastígur café near Hallgrímskirkja is the original.
Order: Pour-over · Cardamom bun
💡 A few minutes' walk from Hallgrímskirkja.