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Hours
Sun
9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Mon
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Tue
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Wed
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Thu
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Fri
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sat
9:00 am - 11:00 pm
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CUISINES
Cafe, European, Scandinavian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
features
Can a gluten free person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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About
A popular neighborhood bistro in Reykjavik West End. Quality food, great espresso drinks made with La Marzocco, full bar, two local beers on tap. Outdoor seating during the summer months. Mornings are for coffee and croissants, lunch traffic between 11:30am and 3pm and dinner between 5:30pm and 9pm.
CUISINES
Cafe, European, Scandinavian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi
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4.0
155 reviews
Excellent
90
Very good
37
Average
10
Poor
10
Terrible
8
Onyvava
Dublin17 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
We visited for breakfast and had two omeletes with salad, both delcious. The staff were really helfpul with translating the menu, and pointed out a promotion running that day which meant we got our coffees for free. It's a great space and there are a lot of locals there.
Written 22 October 2021
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Brynja B
Reykjavik29 contributions
Jul 2020 • none
During my stay in Reykjavik in July I vistited my local cafe and without disappointment I have to say. The food, drink and atmosphere was perfect after a swim in the local pool. SErivce was personal and great. Some renovations have been made that I love. Thanks!
Written 4 August 2020
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AHZambia
London1337 contributions
May 2023 • friends
Great find in this part of the city. Lovely neighbourhood cafe/bistro. We arrived just as kitchen was closing at 3pm but they still had some sandwiches at counter which were delicious. Interesting decor in toilets. Good seating area outside too.
Written 27 May 2023
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JJ D
London45 contributions
Aug 2020 • none
Without any doubt, this place has nice decor. It also has easy parking nearby.
The coffee was OK, but nothing remarkable. However, their service is genuinely awful, practically hostile. I watched two people walk out because the till guy was chatting to his friend for ages, with a queue of seven people (well, then six, then five - as people walked out) gradually bunching up behind. So much for COVID safe. You can see from my photo that social distancing wasn't possible because the tables don't leave enough space for people to queue and maintain 2m from diners.
Only one other person was sat at a table in there. I went to sit on the other side of the cafe, to keep a COVID safe distance. The staff then told me to move next to the other person who was sat there. That space was also less than 1m from the take out queue, so they deliberately ensured I couldn't socially distance. I accept they were probably more incompetent and thoughtless rather than intentionally putting me at risk, but the result was identical. I tried to point this out, but the staff member wasn't listening and told me, "that if I did it, everybody would be at it".
Somewhat oddly, I was told breakfast starts at 1130; perhaps they meant brunch?
As I sat there, two niche British Comedies came to my mind. The first was Fawlty Towers; the second was Little Britain. I strongly recommend going elsewhere.
Written 22 August 2020
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Anelle M
Indonesia30 contributions
Jul 2022 • couples
I've lived in Vesturbær for a few years and visited this only cafe available in the evenings. Nice decor and place, but the staff is rolling-their-eyes grumpy. I'm a pretty polite person usually but it's getting to me. How about hiring helpful staff? Or at least seemingly nice persons?
Example from this evening:
Me: id like a beer thank you.
Staff: But there are only two minutes left of the opening time.
Me: But then you are still open to sell a beer?
Staff: puts up an offended face. Having been busily cleaning tables to get off work asap for half an hour.
Me: So I'm not buying anything.
Which i recommend, really. These types of conversations have happened soooo often at Vest.
Go downtown! Happily!
Written 19 July 2022
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Stefan K
1 contribution
Feb 2021 • solo
I live in the neighborhood and have visited Kaffi Vest a handful of times.
The interior is this perfect shabby-chic — which many of my favorite coffee shops have in common — and the food is always fairly decent.
This should be a recipe for a cozy, regular hangout. But enter poor service and poor quality coffee — both equal measures of bitter.
The espresso is borderline drinkable, too acidic, lacks crema (sometimes happens when espresso machines aren’t cleaned regularly) and the staff ranges from annoyed to hostile. Today I was literally snapped at by a barista when asking if a seat was available. I finished what I ordered and left uncomfortably.
From now on I’m directing my business to great places who are doing this right: Mikki Refur, Kaktus Kaffi and Reykjavik Roasters.
Written 15 February 2021
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Jordan L
Nashville122 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
We stumbled across this little cafe in a local blog and were so excited to make our way to it. It's a small, quaint little shop with such character. This little neighborhood bakery was a nice reprieve from the downtown tourism and a quiet place to recharge or do some work.
Written 4 January 2023
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Ósk M
6 contributions
Apr 2020 • friends
Coffee and cakes are good and interior looks nice. They should rethink their working ethics. There were way over 20 people in Covid - 19 gathering ban. Staff/owners showed an unfriendly attitude. They seem to only care about making money...
Written 19 April 2020
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GisliB4
Hello Ósk.
We are very sorry to hear about your experience. This small bistro is a community project and very much not about making money. The owners and operators all live within 2 minutes walking distance from this place, we all volunteer there and the sole purpose is to make the neighborhood better. Lots of people have put lots of effort into that and none of them has ever made any money off of our wonderful place.
When you mention unfriendly attitude from owners, we must respectfully respond. The only interaction between you and an owner was when one of us politely pointed out to you that you had turned a table for four into your work station for hours. To politely ask if you could move to another table so a group of four could be seated was not meant as unfriendly attitude. More than one group had already left since there was no space. You had no complaints when you politely chatted with the owner and said you completely understood, but you were on your way anyway. We apologize if you found our request unfriendly, it was not meant that way.
Written 22 April 2020
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Berglind Ósk
4 contributions
Jul 2022 • friends
This place looks really nice and has good variety of coffee and food, well, when the food you want is actually available. I've been there before 9 in the morning and the breakfast was all out, and no apology from the staff. Unfortunately the staff in general don't have any hospitaly and this has been going on for years, if the service was improved I would give it 5 stars!
Written 19 July 2022
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ThibaudP
Longwy20 contributions
Dec 2023 • solo
I was searching for a new coffee place to try and this one came on my list. It’s a really cosy place, with welcoming staff and good food without being exceptional. They are serving really fast!
Unfortunately, even with a location outside downtown, it’s a bit expensive for what it is.
I got a cappuccino, pancakes and eggs for 47e.. that’s a lot really. But that’s the only negative point.
Written 11 December 2023
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Axel Hoppe
Reykjavik13 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
I discovered the place last week and I have been there now several times. It has a great atmosphere with very friendly staff. The food I had eaten was always great. Love their marzipan cookies. So if you went out of the pool next door don't hesitate to go there.
Written 17 August 2021
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marybeth f
Lansing19 contributions
Nov 2023 • solo
Third trip to Reykjavik and I always come here to enjoy a meal, beer or coffee. It is exceptional. I am not sure why so many bad reviews related to service. I have visited just with my husband, again with our children and now on a solo trip. Each time the food has been superb and staff very pleasant despite always being busy. Visited here for dinner in 8/22 with my kids and the staff went out of their way for them. Great stop post pool. Also, wonderful grocery market across the street.
Written 11 November 2023
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gp501
Cambridge13 contributions
Aug 2022 • none
This is a truly hip place, where I sense the local intelligentsia hangs out. The atmosphere is an amazing combination of neighborly and trendy. It's a coffee shop and a restaurant (slightly separate areas, same great atmosphere). Both are top notch. The pool is just across the street. The coastal bike path, complete with sunset if the clouds are distracted, just a couple of blocks down the street.
Written 18 August 2022
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Anthony W
Hartley Wintney92 contributions
Feb 2024 • family
Great food for family and friends. We visited a few times in the 6 day trip to Iceland and this place was walking distance to where we were staying, so convenient - but worth the trip for any Reykjavik location
Written 14 February 2024
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Mary L
3 contributions
Dec 2023 • solo
I came across this charming place on a scooter , I had great coffee and a fab croissant, I sat on the stools near the window with the sun streaming in , lovely crowd and very helpful and friendly staff that directed me to a lovely track along the water . Thank you
Written 7 December 2023
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