Centre in Reykjavík in Reykjavíkurborg, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland — North Atlantic and Artic Oceans (a Nordic Island)
Hressingarskálinn
Reykjavik Bókmenntaborg UNESCO City of Literature
„Kaffihúsin eru minn háskóli." — Steinn Steinarr, við Ragnar í Smára þegar Steinn hafði þótt heldur þaulsætinn á kaffihúsum Reykjavíkur.
"I get my higher learning in cafés," answered Steinn Steinarr, when it was implied that he spent too much time in the city's cafés.
Erected by Síminn.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 64° 8.844′ N, 21° 56.252′ W. Marker is in Reykjavík, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), in Reykjavíkurborg. It is in Centre. Marker is on Austurstræti just east of Pósthússtræti, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Austurstræti 20, Reykjavík, Capital Region 101, Iceland. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Málfríður Einarsdóttir (within shouting distance of this marker); Austurstræti 14 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bernhöftstorfan / Bernhöft's Sward (within shouting distance of this marker); Austurstræti 12A (within shouting distance of this marker); Austurstræti 8 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Austurstræti 12 (about 90 meters away); Bernhöftshús (about 90 meters away); Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reykjavík.
Also see . . .
1. Hressingarskálinn (WOW Airlines). We won’t delve too deeply into the long story here; but the house was imported from Sweden and has stood at its current location since 1805 – putting it among the most venerable buildings in the whole city. The ‘Svenska’ house, as it was long nicknamed, housed a succession of important people like sheriffs and the like, before eventually being bought by the government, given to a youth organisation and then swapped with a baker. The baker then moved his place of refreshment, Hressingarskálinn (quite separate from his actual bakery) into the house – even bringing in “a foreign man” to install a coffee machine the likes of which were all the rage in “international coffee houses” and had never been seen in Iceland before. (Submitted on July 13, 2017.)
2. Hressingarskálinn (Wikipedia, in Icelandic). (Submitted on July 13, 2017.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.