Kaffihúsið

East Iceland


You can’t miss the oversized coffee cup announcing this place, primarily a restaurant-bar (kitchen closes at 9.30pm) and pub hang-out for locals. There’s also a cluster of rooms (single/double 9000/13,600kr) in the back; they’re decent, basic affairs, with shared bathroom (but noisy at the end of the week).


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