Best vegan restaurants in Reykjavik
12 venues in Reykjavik rated S to B for vegan, every tier backed by cited sources.
100% plant-based kitchen with no animal products on the premises. All dishes are vegan, including stews, salads, smoothies, and cakes.
Plantan Kaffihús is a 100% dedicated vegan coffee house. The HappyCow listing, the venue's own website, and dozens of community reviews all describe it as fully vegan—no animal products anywhere on the premises. The kitchen bakes everything in-house, serves plant-based milks, and offers savoury options like BLTs with tofu bacon and cheese buns made from vegan cheese. Every cake, pastry, sandwich, soup, and drink is suitable for vegans.
Vegan World Peace is a 100% plant-based restaurant — no animal products used anywhere in the kitchen. The owner, a chef who has been vegan for over 30 years, leads a kitchen that says no to dairy, eggs, and all other animal-derived ingredients. Every dish on the menu, from pho to vegan chicken kungpao to tiramisu, is built entirely from vegetables, tofu, beans, grains, and plant-based meats. There is no meat, fish, dairy, or egg on the premises, making cross-contamination with animal products structurally impossible.
Chickpea is a vegetarian cafe with a wide range of vegan options. Multiple HappyCow reviews confirm that staff know what's vegan and can make most items vegan on request. The menu marks three items as vegan already, and staff will adapt others. A dedicated vegan-friendly setup in a vegetarian kitchen.
The venue's own website lists a dedicated three-course vegan menu (soup of the day, baked sweet potatoes or vegan tagliatelle, vegan passion pavlova) and marks the vegan tagliatelle and vegan pavlova with a (V) tag on the main menu. Multiple reviews on FindMeGlutenFree mention vegan options, including a 'sweet potato vegan dish' photo and a vegan sweet potato main. One coeliac reviewer specifically ordered the vegan sweet potato dish and praised it. Staff are reported as knowledgeable and able to accommodate modifications. The vegan menu is not a separate kitchen; it's served from the shared kitchen, but the designated menu and staff awareness place it at Tier A.
The venue describes itself as a vegetarian restaurant, and the weekly menu explicitly marks items with *V (vegan) on the daily dish and soup. Most daily offerings appear to be entirely plant-based. Multiple reviewers confirm excellent vegan options including desserts. The kitchen is not 100% vegan (vegetarian dishes may contain dairy/eggs), but the menu clearly marks vegan choices and staff are attentive to dietary needs. Excellent choice for vegans, though confirm with staff that the day's marked items are still available.
Owned and run by a Polish couple, the vast majority of the menu is fully vegan, including pierogi fillings, soups, cakes, and oat-based sour cream. HappyCow lists the venue as 'Vegetarian' with vegan items labelled on the daily menu; the owners personally confirm vegan options for all add-ons and desserts. No dedicated vegan kitchen is noted (the venue is vegetarian, so dairy/eggs are present), but the owner-run setup and high proportion of vegan choices make this a strongly trusted pick for vegans.
HappyCow lists Himalayan Spice as having vegan options, with multiple reviews confirming vegan momo, curry, and helpful staff who explain which dishes are vegan. The venue's own menu marks several items with a 🌱 symbol (e.g., vegetable pakora, vegetable momo, vegetable curry). However, the kitchen is shared and Naan contains egg, so cross-contamination is possible. Staff are noted as knowledgeable about vegan needs.
One clearly labelled vegan burger available (shitake mushroom patty, vegan bacon and cheese). Staff are knowledgeable about vegan options and can adapt sides (potatoes made vegan on request, vegan mayonnaise available). The attached bakery Deig also has vegan offerings. Served from a shared kitchen with meat dishes, and the default fries come topped with cheese unless requested without.
The menu has a dedicated Vegan Smakkmatseðill (tasting menu) and marks many individual dishes as vegan. The kitchen works with nuts, dairy, eggs and shellfish in a shared space and cannot guarantee cross-contamination-free preparation. A Wheree listing summary notes 'vegetarian and vegan menu options' are available. Vegan diners have clear marked choices but should confirm modifications with staff.
The menu explicitly lists a 'Vegetable Noodle Soup (Vegan)' at 2250 Ikr. Other dishes like fish stew, meat soup, and lobster soup are not vegan. No dedicated vegan kitchen or equipment mentioned, but the named vegan option provides a clear choice. Staff awareness of dietary needs is indicated.
The dinner menu marks three dishes as vegan: watermelon gazpacho, portobello steak, and fig mousse. A vegan burger with a Beyond Meat patty is also listed. The kitchen is shared and no dedicated vegan prep area or equipment is mentioned. Staff training on vegan cross-contamination is not documented.