Gluten Free in Iceland - Geysir Bistro

Our last night group dinner was at Geysir Bistro in Reykjavík.

We started with a delicious salad then had salmon that was to die for and finished with mango sorbet with fresh strawberries and gluten free cookies.

The salad was crisp and they had fore roasted tomatoes that I didn’t even know I liked but they were delicious.

The salmon was incredible. Tender, tasty, warm and the sauce was perfection.
The veggies were crunchy and oh so good.

The mango sorbet was a tad chilly end but it was so yummy. Smooth and not bitter as some sorbets can be. The strawberries were crisp and juicy and the cookies were like Oreos and very good.

I can’t believe how well we ate on this trip. We were very lucky that all but one place has gluten free options and they were incredible options. The servers sometimes needed a bit more information on the foods they were serving but it worked out every time.

I highly recommend a trip to Iceland and know that you don’t have to worry about eating gluten free there. Just be vigilant and in the words of our guide “If it looks gluten free, it is.” Iceland food is pretty straight forward but if you have questions ask. Enjoy!

Gluten Free in Iceland - Hótel Dyrhólaey

I have no photos of my food from our three night stay at Hótel Dyrhólaey and that is no way indicative of the food not being good. In fact, I am sad I don’t have photos of my amazing meals I had here.

First night was the Tomato soup to start, then Iceland Cod with potatoes and veggies, followed up with Icelandic Skyr with blueberries.

The soup was excellent. It was creamy and filled with fresh veggies. It even was the perfect temperature. I just wish they had some gluten free bread to soak up the end of the soup.

Then the cod...It was seriously the best fish I have ever had, EVER. It was cooked to perfection, it was flaky and tender and the flavor was just perfect. The potatoes were perfect as were the veggies. I must disclose there was also some butter involved with the fish that I am sure lent to the yumminess but really it was an amazing piece of fish.

The Skyr was creamy, thick, sweet and oh so good. I am definitely hooked on it now.


Second night was Cauliflower soup, Icelandic Pork with potatoes and veggies, followed up with chocolate caramel panna cotta.

The soup again was perfect. Creamy, thick, full of veggies and just the right temperature.

The pork was interesting. It was tasty but it reminded me so much of beef (that I am not able to eat) that I worried it was a “funny” description for Icelandic Pork and it really meant it was beef. It did turn out they had beef gravy on the pork and I did get a little off that night. I wished I had just switched to the cod.. which I did do for the last night (instead of chicken).

The panna cotta was incredible. They removed the bottom layer which apparently was like a cookie and we were left with the chocolate and caramel panna cotta. It was delicious! It was a definite tie with the Skyr.


The last night I changed my chicken to cod and I am so glad I did. There was broccoli soup and Skyr again for dessert.

The soup was perfect. Not creamy but more like broth but it was soooo good. Warm and perfect for the cold Iceland weather.

The cod was just as perfect as the first night, the sign of an amazing chef if you ask me. All the sides were just as good also. So impressed with the food at this hotel.

Lastly the Skyr was just as good as the first night too.

We were also treated to 1000 year old glacial ice for our drinks this night from our trip to Diamond Beach.

Gluten Free in Iceland - Breakfast

Breakfast in Iceland is a very European buffet. Lots of eggs, beans, deli items, fish, breads and pastries.

And it was all delicious no matter where we ate.

Grand Hotel Reykjavík had 4-5 types of eggs available: scrambled, hard boiled, fried, sunny side up, and soft boiled in addition to them making omelettes if you wanted. There were many types of Skyr to have, some sweet some not so sweet. There was gluten free cereal and all kinds of milks: cow, almond, soy, etc. Also all kinds of juice: orange, carrot, beet and so many others I honestly can’t remember. Fresh fruits of all kinds and lots of pastries although none that were gluten free that we could find.

Hotel Dohlery had many of the same options as the Grand Hotel. Just a few less egg types and they did offer gluten free bread two of the days. The fruit here though was beyond compare. There were even items I don’t know what they were. Kiwi, bananas, oranges of three types, catawaba, watermelon and as I said more that I couldn’t even identify. It was all fresh, juicy, tasty and amazing.

I had read that gluten free bread is not common and it did appear that way. I was ok not having it for the 6 days I was there and perhaps next time I would take my own or check out a store upon arrival to pick some up.