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Kaktus Espressobar entrance at the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, recommended by Handpicked Iceland.

Interior and seating area of Kaktus Espressobar cafe on Fríkirkjuvegur.

Outdoor wooden terrace at Kaktus Espressobar overlooking Lake Tjörnin in Reykjavik.

Coffee and dessert at Kaktus Espressobar cafe.

Prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich at Kaktus Espressobar, Reykjavik.

Kaktus Espressobar

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavík

Eat & Drink

Café

Outdoor seating

Lunch

Two women brought together by coffee, now running two of the most on-trend coffee spots in the city. They import their own dark roast directly from Italy, a deliberate choice in a city where light roast tends to dominate. Both locations will make you want to linger and the pastries give you every reason to. One tucked away on a side street, the other inside the National Gallery of Iceland.

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