Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Bakery

Best Bakery: Joint Winners

Sandholt

Laugavegur 36

This local institution continues to draw lines of curious tourists, and with their new extension, there’s more room for them. The sourdough is deservedly well-known, and if a whole loaf is too much, they oblige by slicing just what you need. If you’re staying or straying close by, grab one of their delicious loaves or a bag of pastries for snacks.

Brauð & Co.

Frakkastígur 16

Brauð & Co. have won the hearts of the carb-butter loving nation in their pursuit of the best baked goods. Regulars swear by their “snúður”—local cinnamon bread rolls that are taken a step further here and stuffed with blueberries and liquorice, granola crumble or poppy seed and vanilla—eliciting inappropriate satisfied moans from our panel. The latest lemon cruffins have us hyperventilating, but the cinnamon sugar croissant roll will always have our heart. Don’t forget to try the dense seeded Danish rye bread, which they conveniently have mini loaf versions of, no bigger than your palm, studded with chocolate chips—perfect for snacking or taking on board your next flight.

Runner Up

Passion Álfheimum

Álfheimum 6

Slightly out of the city centre is the Passion bakery, a little tucked away suburban joint that offers excellent sourdough bread, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats. Loyalists describe it as a hidden diamond: it’s certainly worth checking out should you be in the area.

Previous Winners

2013-7: Sandholt