The small Black Forest Café in Helluland
During our trip to the north of Iceland, we were also at the opening day of Kaffi Schwarzwald in early August 2025, about 8 km from Sauðárkrókur.
The two Germans Peony and Daniel, who run the Guesthouse Helluland, have now set up their small Black Forest café, their Kaffi Schwarzwald, in the front area of their house (with a fantastic view of the landscape).
The coffee shop (kaffistofa) is generally open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Here you can find delicious, homemade cakes (a small, sometimes changing selection) and various hot and cold drinks.
My husband had a piece of Black Forest Cake (Svartaskógarterta) and I had chosen the Frankfurt Crown Cake (Frankfurtkrans) - out of old local ties, after all I was born and grew up very close to Frankfurt and during my childhood there was hardly a family birthday without Frankfurter Crown Cake.
I think I scared Peony a little at first, but I quickly calmed her down - her Frankfurter Crown Cake was a little different than my mom's version, but it captured the spirit of the cake perfectly, and I really enjoyed it!
We also had coffee and hot chocolate.
The prices
A slice of cake at Kaffi Schwarzwald currently costs 1,390 ISK (just under €9.70), and a slice of cake costs 890 ISK (approximately €6.20). Coffee drinks, tea, and hot chocolate cost between 550 ISK and 670 ISK (approximately €3.80 and €4.70). The prices are quite reasonable by Icelandic standards.
The ambience
The café's two guest rooms are very cozy and beautifully furnished; we immediately felt very comfortable.
And I immediately fell in love with the colorful sofa cushions with their Icelandic sweater design!
Small but very cozy!
And the view from the café is truly stunning! Even though we didn't sit on the beautiful, new wooden terrace that day, as the weather was a bit changeable.
The Helluland farm
Helluland is a historic farm at Skagafjörður, with beautiful views of the Vestari-Héraðsvötn, translated the "western district waters" - a glacial river that originates from Hofsjökull and flows into the sea as Vesturós on the west side of the Hegranes peninsula.
The Helluland farm is located approximately 8 km from the village of Sauðárkrókur; it's about a 10-minute drive away.
The Guesthouse Helluland
The farm is over 100 years old and is considered one of the first concrete houses in this region. For a long time, the house served as a family home, along with the stables. In 2016, the house was converted into a guesthouse. It is open year-round and, with its five guest rooms, offers comfortable accommodation for up to 10 people.
The current owners, Peony and Daniel, took over the guesthouse in 2020 and have lovingly renovated and furnished it since then.
In the front area of the house, with a fantastic view of the expansive landscape and the district waters, the two have now set up their Black Forest café, their Kaffi Schwarzwald.
The Helluland horse farm
The stables house the farm's horses. The horse farm is run by Icelandic Andrés Magnússon and his German wife Luka Dreiner. The couple offer their guests both riding lessons and tours, both by the hour and for several days.
PS: This isn't a paid advertisement. We weren't invited, and we paid for our cake and drinks ourselves. But we "know" the owners of Guesthouse Helluland online from Instagram, had already had a nice interaction there, and when I read about the opening of Schwarzwald Kaffi, on the very day we were driving north to Sauðárkrókur, we spontaneously made a little detour to check out the café.
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