Simbahöllin

This was my favorite stop in the Westfjords. It was super random and such a great surprise. I had read that the hot chocolate was excellent.. and indeed, excellent with homemade whip cream. I liked that it wasn’t artificially sweet like American hot cocoa. The waffles are fluffy, and they are paired with this homemade rhubarb jam and cream. The cappuccino was solid. I had tried the granola onsite and that was great too. The cookie wasn’t my favorite I’ve ever had but a dependable chocolate chip cookie. It’s a sweet family owned business and I enjoyed sitting on the old couch inside and admiring the house. I hate to review because I want it to be my hidden secret, but I hate to keep it from other visitors! I literally walked out with two jars of jam, a tote, and a...

Cozy and friendly coffeehouse located in Pingeyri Iceland in the Westfjords. This was a planed stop because of all their reviews that we read. We enjoyed a warm soup before our hike. Such a relaxing atmosphere. It is an old grocery store from 1915, which we restored and converted into a coffeehouse by the current owners who bought it in 2005. They renovated the whole house but kept most of the original interior. We took a walk to the back of the restaurant to where they had outdoor seating so we could take a look at a bus that they had for extra seating when this place gets crowded. We thought that was really cool! They are only open from June 1st to...

It's a cute cafe, you do get a lot of light flooding inside which is nice and they have a bus out back which has been converted to more booths/tables inside. Belgian style waffles were "ok" for us but the rhubarb marmelade was good and we loved the free coffee refill 👍. But a couple things we didn't really like... it was a bit dirty around the counter. The crumbs and some minor spills around the displays were a bit off-putting. And the employees were all taking up the couch areas (the most comfortable seats in the house to enjoy a coffee) just chatting or playing on phones until someone came in, then one person...