Chinese Flavour 华味 — Restaurant in Reykjavik

Flavorful, authentic, and great value!

We visited this restaurant as, after a week of eating Icelandic lamb in Western styles, my parents (originally from China) and I were yearning to try Chinese style Icelandic lamb kebabs with cumin and spice — this place really hit the spot! The skewers were juicy and flavorful.

We also ordered Chinese hamburger (rou jia mo), beef noodle soup, and Chinese crepe (jian bing)— these were all delicious and better than many restaurants we’ve had back in the US, especially the crepe which was the perfect balance of eggy, crispy, and flavorful from the sauce.

We learned that the owners/staff are from Beijing originally, which is clear from authenticity of the food as well. They were kind and fluent in Mandarin and English (probably more as well). The restaurant itself is very clean and plain....

Wonderful service, real Chinese food (something I didn’t expect here in Iceland). Good service, I had tried the truck before it was nice but the resturant is even more cozy. It is tiny, it is good, The service was very good and portions was good for 2 to share. It is rare to find this type of resturant here….. They even had chinese chopsticks🥢. This resturant made me really happy, the menu is really thought out and the the lady that was our waiter was wonderful. This resturant is probobly the best kept secret...

Don’t get fooled by the simple food cart look, the food and flavors are extraordinary here. I tried almost all the items and I can say genuinely that the food was top notch. The lamb kebabs and crepes were my favorites. The meat was tender and flavorful. The dumplings were also super great. I usually never eat dumplings but I almost finished two rounds of them here.

The host/owner is also very jolly and nice. I highly recommend this place if you want to have a quick and healthy...