2 Best Restaurants in Akureyri, Iceland

The views from this attractive fifth-floor restaurant are just as excellent as the food and service. The menu focuses on Icelandic ingredients but doesn’t mind borrowing from around the world. Lounge music blends with the enthusiastic chatter and laughter of locals and tourists, who come to sip house cocktails like the “Yfir Strikið” (Over the Line; made with rose gin and champagne).

Gunnar Karl Gíslason is somewhat of a rock star in the Icelandic culinary scene. After founding Dill—Iceland's first Michelin-starred restaurant—he opened North in his hometown of Akureyri, serving breakfast daily and dinner several nights a week. Focusing on using as many local ingredients as possible, the ever-changing prix-fixe menu offers a journey into the heart of Icelandic cuisine.