Kaffi Vinyl: The Best Vegan Food in Reykjavik

UPDATE 2020: Kaffi Vinyl is now permanently closed.

Like most Nordic countries, Iceland isn’t a place that you immediately associate with vegetarian or vegan food. In a country known for dishing up lamb hot dogs, boiled sheep’s heads, smoked puffin, fermented shark and a lot of seafood, my vegetarian friend and I worried that we would struggle to find veggie-friendly options.

However, Reykjavik is a pretty modern city; not only do most restaurants have something on offer for meat-avoiders but there are even a few solely vegetarian or vegan eateries around!

In fact, the main issue we found was not finding food but getting to restaurants in time to be served! With almost 24 hours of daylight, the evening tends to sneak up on you faster than expected; it’s easy pretty to miss the 9 pm cut-off of most eateries.

Thank goodness for Kaffi Vinyl, a vegan establishment serving food until “late”…

Kaffi Vinyl

Located not far from Reykjavik’s main high street, Kaffi Vinyl is a cafe/bar that doubles as a record store. With rustic floors, recycled furniture and an exclusively vegan menu, the cafe rocks a slightly hippy vibe that attracts laid back locals and the student crowd.

We arrived quite late when the DJ was just finishing up and the only food option left was the vegan lasagne. Served with bechamel red pesto, fresh bread, and salad, that was fine by us! The lasagne was honestly one of the best I’ve had with creamy, cheesy layers and the fresh pesto was super-tasty.

The service was fast and friendly and at 2100 Icelandic Króna for the main (around £11-12 ), prices were decent. Washed down with a cider, we were pretty darn pleased with our late night vegan eats.

Although this was the only exclusively vegan place we tried, I highly recommend a visit if you’re in town because its gotta be a hard one to beat!

Kaffi Vinyl
Hverfisgata 76
Reykjavík
Iceland

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