Restaurants in Mývatn

1. Hótel Gígur

This snazzy restaurant is perfectly attuned to its surroundings, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the lake and Skútustaðagígar pseudocraters,...

2. Vogafjós Cowshed Cafe

Bedrooms in old Icelandic turf farms were often placed directly over the cow stables for sharing body heat. Cow intimacy carries on at this cafe,...

3. Hótel Reykjahlíð

This is the region's best restaurant, both for cooking and ambience, especially if you're seated near a window. Outside, horses graze, ducks paddle,...

4. Sel-Hótel Mývatn

Big eaters can take advantage of the lunch and dinner buffets at this plainly decorated, traditional Icelandic restaurant -- even if they have...

5. Myllan

This restaurant at the up-market Hótel Reynihlíð is serviceable but hardly a standout. An ambitious starter includes mashed salt cod, at room temperature,...

6. Gamli Bærinn

As the only casual, non-fast-food restaurant in Reykjahlíð, Gamli Bærinn is overrun in summer. Prepare to be overlooked for a while by the harried...