Sandholt

Reviews

• VC

  vamsi C

  Sep 26, 2026
  5.0
  Sandholt was one of our favorite brunch spots in Reykjavík! The food was great, and I especially loved the pastries. But that dark chocolate cookie… SOOO good. 🍪 Definitely get one if they have it! We also tried the shakshuka, which was really good, and I enjoyed the lamb sandwich too. Everything made for a perfect brunch before exploring Reykjavík. If you’re looking for breakfast or brunch in downtown Reykjavík, Sandholt is a must-try. Come hungry—and don’t leave without something from the pastry counter!
• TT

  T-H

  Sep 23, 2026
  5.0
  Insane baked goods across the board. Here you can get whole breads, sandwiches, pastries, cakes and meals, and they're all delicious. You can choose between seated service and takeaway, with the seated menu also offering warm dishes such as pasta and soup. Service was great and the filter coffee was top notch nordic style!
• CP

  Chanie Pritchard

  Sep 22, 2026
  5.0
  We were only in town for 4 days, and we had breakfast here twice. This place lives up to its reputation - high quality food and coffee, and a bakery display of impossible choices. The fresh sourdough here with whipped butter is phenomenal, and don’t sleep on the humble skyr at breakfast either - mine tasted like lemon meringue pie. Grab some homemade cookies to go, too.
• SK

  Siddhant Kshatriya

  Sep 21, 2026
  5.0
  Sandholt was the best bakery stop of my Iceland trip. Coming from Seattle, where there are already plenty of good bakeries, I still found the experience completely worth it. The chicken sandwich was excellent, and this was my first time trying a European-style bakery like this. I liked it enough to buy a loaf to carry with me for the rest of the trip. If you are visiting Reykjavík and enjoy fresh bread, sandwiches, and pastries, this should be high on your list. I would come back without hesitation.
• GK

  Grace K.

  Sep 5, 2026
  3.0
  I had been really looking forward to visiting Sandholt, so I left with quite mixed feelings. The pastry selection looks amazing, the atmosphere is lovely, and everything on display looks delicious. We ended up staying for lunch as well, and the food was genuinely good. Unfortunately, the service really brought down the whole experience. In particular, the gentleman working at the front with a beard (I don’t know his name as there was no name tag) came across as very unfriendly and seemed like he didn’t really want to serve or sell us anything. We had already ordered and paid for some pastries and politely asked if we could have them on plates instead of in a paper bag, since we had a table and were planning to stay for lunch. He looked annoyed and simply responded, “Look at the sign.” The sign said to wait to be seated, which we had already followed from the beginning, and by that point we had already been given a table. We weren’t trying to ignore any rules, so the response felt unnecessarily rude and made us feel quite unwelcome. A simple explanation would have been more than enough. It’s a shame because the food, pastries and atmosphere are all very good, and I really wanted to love this place. We did enjoy what we ate, but service is also a big part of the experience. Based on our visit, I’m honestly not sure I could recommend Sandholt despite how good the food was.