The Best Italian Food in Iceland
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The best Italian food in Iceland, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and 50 Top Pizza have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Lóla comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Reykjavík.
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Rank 1. Lóla
Italian
The tiramisu gets spooned tableside, Italian style, which tells you something about the mood at this Italian restaurant near the Reykjavík harbour. The open kitchen puts the cooks on display, the service is warm, and the menu runs from in-house pasta to a five-course set option if you'd rather let the kitchen decide. The focaccia with whipped ricotta makes a strong case for arriving hungry. There's a cinema next door, in case dinner wasn't enough.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Lóla (this place) 68.544
- #1 OTO 68.544
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Rank 1. OTO
Japanese Fusion Italian
A cocktail bar and kitchen on Hverfisgata where the menu marries Italian pasta-making with Japanese technique, so you might find lobster cappelletti brightened with yuzu kosho sitting next to a chicken skewer that smells like a yakitori stand. The signature dessert arrives looking uncannily like a whole lemon, which is the kind of trick that lands better than it sounds. For solo diners happy to commit, a Kaiseki tasting course with wine pairing runs the full show.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Lóla 68.544
- #1 OTO (this place) 68.544
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Rank 3. Pizza Popolare
Neapolitan Pizzeria
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in the middle of Reykjavík is not something you see coming. This casual pizza spot in the city center imports San Marzano tomatoes and fiordilatte mozzarella, then finishes the pies in a wood-fired oven that gives the crust the char and puff you'd expect somewhere closer to Naples. The room runs young and loud, the kind of place where you don't linger, you just eat well and head back into the cold.
The awards
- 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza Europe Excellent Pizzerias