Reykjavík Grapevine - 22.05.2009, Qupperneq 16

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Miklatún
Places We Like A
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Kaffibarinn
HressóCafé d’HaitiPizza King
Weekends are somewhat overrated at
Kaffibarinn if you ask me. Don’t get me
wrong, they can be brilliant if you’re
completely pissed, the DJ is fresh and
the crowd is full-blooded, still the
weekdays are better. It doesn’t matter
when you pop in, you’re always treated
like a pal rather than a customer, and
you should always expect get caught in
some shenanigan, whether it’s a crazy
Monday bender or a wacko Tuesday...
well... bender. SKK
You know, Hressó is basically the only
place I go for coffee. Why? Their coffee
is decent to excellent, but their forte is
surely their wonderful patio, where you
can enjoy the spring breeze in the sun,
wrap yourself in a blanket beneath an
electric heater in January and at all
times: smoke. They boast of quite the
prolific menu, but I’d reconsider the
playlists to tell you the truth, too much
of Nickelback really hurts. SKK
The first time I entered this exotic little
joint, meaning to buy myself a take-
away espresso, I ended up with two
kilos of fresh and roasted coffee beans
due to some language complications
and way too much politeness. Since
then I have enjoyed probably way-too-
many wonderful cups of Haitian coffee,
but they’re always as nice, so the two
kilos were definitely worth it. SKK
To be honest, this isn’t the best pizza
up for grabs, but it’s cheap, not pre-
heated (like at various other pizza
places downtown), and the guys are
rather cool. Their pizzas are always
bulletproof, and they offer various
great offers on top of it, which you
should definitely check out. SKK
Bergstaðastræti 1
kaffibarinn
Austurstræti 20Tryggvagata 16Hafnarstræti 18
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Hemmi og Valdi
Prikið
Jacobsen
Tíu Dropar
Segurmo
The “colonial store” Hemmi and Valdi
was probably 2008’s most surprising
crowd pleaser. The cosy hangout
advanced from being a toasty retreat,
where you could get cheap beer and
have a quiet chat, into being a chock-
full concert venue and an all-night
party place. And believe me, the new
atmosphere is brilliant. SKK
Prikið is one of those places that
shape-shifts. It’s a warm café with
photographs of their senior frequenters
on weekday mornings, a hung-over
hangout on weekend afternoons, and
during nights it’s filled to the brim
with what remains of Iceland’s hip
hop scene. Go there in daytime for the
cheap burgers; enter at night for some
OTT hip-hop debauchery, old skool
and the latest bangers alike. SKK
A fairly new venue in town, Jacobsen is
owned by some nouveau riche Swedes,
and has been providing a non-stop
party over the last few months. Besides
its importing foreign big-shot DJs
and other niceties, it is probably most
appreciated for its loooong hours; it
doesn’t matter if you stop partying at
2AM or way-too-much AM, Jacobsen
is always forking out shots and
cocktails. SKK
If you’re sick of all the arty cafés, filled
with Sigur Rós wannabes and their
Macs, browsing Facebook– go to Tíu
Dropar. It’s a back-to-basics Icelandic
café that hasn’t changed their interior
since the 60s. Really proves the saying
‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ Plus, the
coffee’s great. SKK
This place was something we all
needed, a cheap and scrumptious
bistro, right inside one of our
favourite bars: Boston. The cuisine
really is Icelandic, because of their
cornerstones: the meat soup and the
fish stew, but the rest varies between
weeks, so their menu could even pass
as international. So, if you don’t like
the current meat dish, you might in a
week. SKK
Laugavegi 21
Bankastræti 12
Austurstræti 9
Laugavegi 27
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