Old Harbour

Working waterfront with whale-watching boats and seafood shacks

Address Geirsgata, Reykjavik

The working harbour just west of Harpa is where the whale-watching and puffin boats leave from, and where most of the city's seafood arrives. The old fishermen's huts have been converted into a row of unpretentious restaurants and a few bars, and the boatyards in between still smell of fuel and fish.

It is the natural place for a fish-and-chips lunch and a wander along the docks. Walk a little further west and you reach Grandi.

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