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Kaffi Loki
Facing Hallgrímskirkja
Traditional Icelandic home cooking across the street from Hallgrímskirkja, daily from 8am.
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About Kaffi Loki
Kaffi Loki serves classic Icelandic home-style food at Lokastígur 28, across the street from Hallgrímskirkja: the Icelandic plate, rye bread and its own rye-bread ice cream. Open every day from 8am to 10pm; the kitchen closes at 9.30pm. No reservations: first come, first served.
Our take
- Facing Hallgrímskirkja
- Rye-bread ice cream
- Daily from 8am
- Address
- Lokastígur 28, 101 Reykjavík
Skólavörðuholt, Reykjavík - Nearest bus terminal
- BSÍ bus terminal
650 m · 8 min walk
More distances - Phone
- +354 466 2828
- Website
- loki.is
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Kaffi Loki before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Kaffi Loki are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest bus terminals
- BSÍ bus terminalBus650 m8 min walk
- HlemmurBus700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- Hallgrímskirkja150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Harpa900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- National Museum950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Perlan1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Sky Lagoon3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Keflavík Airport38 kmCar or taxi 81 min
Bus terminals
- BSÍ bus terminal650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Hlemmur700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
Location
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