Miðborg
Miðborg: the back story
Area guide
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Miðborg: the back story
Miðborg, the old centre, is the Reykjavík of the postcards: Laugavegur, the main shopping street, Skólavörðustígur climbing to Hallgrímskirkja, the square of Austurvöllur with Hotel Borg, and the old quarter of Kvosin by the Tjörnin pond. Most of the city’s restaurants, bars and small hotels are within a few minutes’ walk of each other.
Sights
Hallgrímskirkja, the National Gallery, Hafnarhús, Tjörnin and City Hall.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsEating
DILL and ÓX (One MICHELIN Star, 2026); Hosiló, Sümac, OTO and Lóla in the MICHELIN Guide; Grillmarkaðurinn, Messinn and Bæjarins Beztu.
Walk it: the centre is small enough to cross in twenty minutes.
Staying
Hotel Borg, Hotel Holt, 101 Hotel, Apótek, Kvosin, Sand Hotel and Ion City.
Our advice: come up Skólavörðustígur at dusk, when Hallgrímskirkja is lit.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
- Staying
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Miðborg: the back story before you go.