Being gluten-free and visiting a foreign country for the first time can always be a little intimidating. Will they have food I can eat? Will the servers be able to understand me? What happens if I get sick while I'm there? All of these questions crossed my mind when my husband and I were planning a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland. I made it a point to pack lots of gluten-free snacks like RXBars, Kind Bars, Chef's Cut jerky, Terra Sweet Potato chips, and Orchard Valley trail mix. At least if there wasn't much to eat in Reykjavik, I would survive our long weekend trip on nuts and berries!
The truth was, Reykjavik ended up being one of the most gluten-free friendly cities I have ever been to, even better than a lot of cities in the USA. A lot of their menus were marked “GF” or “GFO” and some even advertised that they served gluten-free options. I never encountered a problem with a server not being able to understand that I needed the meal to be prepared gluten-free. Below is my list of the top 8 gluten-free restaurants in Reykjavik, Iceland.