5 Best Restaurants in East Iceland and the Eastfjords, Iceland

This spot has been in business since 1973, first as a bookstore and now as a homey café. Friday and Saturday afternoons feature a fantastic cake buffet, with some old-school Icelandic specialties.

At the large and no-frills Kaffiterían Skaftafelli, next to the Skaftafell Visitor Centre, you can get light lunch of soup or a hot dish like fish or meatballs. They also serve grilled sandwiches, pastries, and cakes, plus snacks for the trails.

The only dining stop in this fjord, Sólbrekka Cafe serves light refreshments and coffee (with free refills), and they have a cake buffet on Sunday. On display are old photos from life in the valley. Note that on Sundays they may occasionally be booked for a wedding reception, birthday, or christening.

As the only place of shelter at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, this basic café, resembling a series of pitched roofs, offers light refreshments with sandwiches, soups, hot chocolate, and coffee. There is free Wi-Fi, bathrooms, and a modest selection of postcards and souvenirs. It's open year-round. If the weather is good, the food trucks in the car park are a better option for a bite.

This small café operated by the landowners of Viking Village in Stokksnes serves coffee, light meals, and snacks. Pay here to explore the Viking Village and access iconic views of Vestrahorn mountain.