Where to Eat in East Region: The Best Restaurants and Bars

Experience the unique taste of the local Icelandic lobster/langoustine, in the charming restaurant Humarhofnin by the harbour in the fishing village Hofn.

Kaffihornid - About us Kaffi Hornid brings the best local ingredients to the table right on Hofn's main road sits Kaffi Hornid, where you can find seafood brought straight from sea to the table and a tempting selection of dishes from filling plates of lamb to salads topped with chicken or lobster. Soup is served daily with homemade bread and a salad bar is open for guests who want a small but filling lunch. The menu is large, with sea food and local specialities like lamb and beef featuring prominently, although vegetarians are not left out as a dish of pan-fried chickpea cutlets remains one of the more popular dishes. This restaurant and cafe, with airy Cathedral ceilings and ample Seating for guests has been successful since opening in 1999, alternating as a restaurant, cafe and bar. Kaffi Hornid's owners, husband and wife Ingolfur Einarsson and Kristin Oladottir, have made good use of Hofn's prized local food: the langoustine. Found just off Hofn' s coast and widely celebrated as a town delicacy, the lobster-like creature known as langoustine features prominently in Kaffi Hornid's menu with an entire section devoted to dishes showcasing the succulent shellfish in every price range. The langoustine is distinguished from lobster because it is much smaller and its meat is said to be sweeter. While plentiful in Europe anwaters, langoustines, better known as scampi, are scarcely found in North America and whenever served at restaurants they have been shipped frozen because their delicate meat does not survive the journey. Fortunately for Hofn and Kaffi Hornid the langoustines are freshly caught each day for visitors to taste. Fresh fish, also caught daily, lamb and beef from nearby farms and chicken dishes round out the menu. Pizzas are made to order with a special langoustine pizza for guests who want to try a twist on toppings. Icecream made at Arbaer, a dairy farm a few kilometres from Kaffi Hornid, tantalises visitors with homemade flavours like chocolate licoric.

Great performance space is super cool fjord town.

Klausturkaffi is located in the former home of the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson. It is a mansion built in 1939 and donated to the Icelandic nation in 1948. Now a cultural centre in memory of the writer. Opening hours of the restaurant are: May&Sep. 11:00-17:00. June-August 10:00-18:00. April & half October 12:00-16:00. Focus on local food.

Open all year round. Pakkhus Restaurant is located by the harbour of Höfn. The menu offers variety of local food from the surrounding environment like lamb, fish, lobster (langoustine) and many other choices.

On the menu you can find a great variation of delicious meals including Cafe Nielsen's pride, the reindeersteak from the east coast of Iceland. Also on the menu you can find a good selection of homebaked cakes, cacao and coffee drinks. The balcony on Cafe Nielsen is a great place for all of those who want to sit outside og enjoy great catering. Warm welcomes Staff of Cafe Nielsen

Kaffi Lára - El Grilló bar is located in the heart of Seyðisfjörður and is known for its local beer and grill. This friendly pub offers the authentic atmosphere of the eastfjords as well as being the town pub of the locals which makes it a great spot for socializing and meeting the people of Seyðisfjörður. The pub serves their famous BBQ plates which includes fresh cuts and catches including greens and baked potatoes for hungry visitors looking for a cheap eat at a homemade quality standard. Kaffi Lára is named after Lára, a local legend that lived in the house for decades. Before the bar came in to existence the house was simply known by the name: Láras House. The house is over a hundred years old and is a famous landmark for being a protected building because it's important part of the Seyðisfjörður history. There was a great fire in 2012 that left the house in a bad condition and there was no forecast of it ever being the same again but the people of the town gathered together in support to Kaffi Lára and made it possible to rebuild it and therefor we still have our proud landmark today. El Grilló is our very own beer that is made from the recipe og grandfather Eyþór. He got the recipe in his dream, where the tail says that old Lára came to him in his sleep telling him the secret ingrediences.