Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.05.2010, Blaðsíða 20

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The
Old
Harbour
FAXAFLÓI
Down
Town
West
Side
Up
Town
“Financial
District”
East
Side
Skyline
Central
Reykjavík
BSÍ
Coach
Terminal
Nordic House
Culture Center
University
of Iceland
University
of Iceland
Park
Austur
völlur
Park
Icelandic
Parliament
Reykjavík
Domestic
Airport
Hlemmur
Bus
Terminal
Sundhöllin
Swimming
Pool
Laugardals
Swimming
Pool
The
Tower
City
Hall
National
Gallery
of Iceland
The Einar
Jónsson
Museum
Hallgríms
kirkja
Church
National
Theatre
The
Culture
House
Lauga
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Main
Tourist
Info
Reykjavík
Art
Museum
Maritime
Museum
Laugavegur
Reykjavík’s main shopping
and culture street, featuring
a wide range of bars, bistros,
cafes and restaurants.
Old
Harbour
Area
Old Harbour
Depart for whale and puffin
watching tours from the old
harbour, a lively area, offering
an assortment of restaurants
and activity centres
Future
Concert
Hall
City
Pond
Miklatún
Park
Kjarvalsstaðir
National
Museum
Hljómskáli
Park
Vesturbæjar
Swimming
Pool∆
Taxi
Taxi
Taxi
Kringlan
Shopping
Center
Places We Like
Prikið
grái KötturinnoSUSHI Babalú
Prikið is one of those places that
shape-shifts. It’s a warm café lined
with photographs of its senior
frequenters on weekdays, 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
Super relaxed and cozy diner/café
below street level. This place makes
the best hangover breakfast ever (the
truck!) and any-other-day breakfast as
well. It’s a nice and relaxing place to
eat and increase your caffeine intake
and chill with friends or with some
reading material. CF
Great place to satisfy your craving for
raw fish and vinegar rice. The selection
on ‘the train’ is wide and varied and
the atmosphere is relaxed. Also, the
colour-coded plates make it easy
to keep tabs on your budget while
scarfing down your maki and nigiri. CF
Located on the second-floor
of a quirky little building on
Skólavörðustígur, Babalú is an inviting,
quaint and cosy café serving up
a selection of tea, coffee and hot
chocolate along with delicious baked
goods and light meals. Food and
drink aside, Babalú boasts colourfully
decorated and super-comfortable
surroundings and a genuinely friendly
and likeable staff. CF
Bankastræti 12
Hverfisgata 16aLækjargata 2a Skólavörðstíg 22
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Karamba
Sódóma Reykjavík
Boston
Tíu Dropar
Hemmi og Valdi
Downtown hotspot Karamba is
a colourful and eclectic bar on
Laugavegur with a comfortable
atmosphere, typically great music and
a chill crowd. This is a good place to
relax or to do some serious drinking
or to relax. Plus, their decors are done
strictly by Grapevine-friendly artists,
such as Lóa (who does our comics),
Hugleikur Dagsson and Bobby
Breiðholt (who’s done a lot of nice
illustrations for us); they are truly a
sight to behold. CF
Newly opened Sódóma on Tryggvagötu
is already a hit with party crowds and
gig-goers alike. An extensive venue,
filled with reasonably priced beverages
and reasonably good looking people.
Some of Iceland’s finest musical
ventures have played in recent months,
and their schedule looks promising
too. Also, make sure to visit their men’s
room for a glance at the “Pissoir of
Absolution”. JB
Like an older sibling to the fabled
(now deceased) Sirkús, Boston is a
warm and mellow second-floor bar
on Laugavegur that plays host to the
arty party crowd. The baroque wall
dressings and deep, rich coloured
décor make this bar feel pretty swank,
but the mood of the place can go from
great to legendary within a heartbeat.
CF
If you’re sick of all the arty cafés, filled
with Sigur Rós wannabes browsing
Facebook on their Macs – go to Tíu
Dropar. It’s a back-to-basics Icelandic
café that hasn’t changed its interior
since the sixties. Really proves the old
adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Plus, the coffee’s great and so are the
pancakes. SKK
The “colonial store” Hemmi and Valdi
is a cosy hangout that has advanced
from being a toasty retreat, where one
can score cheap beer and have a quiet
chat, into being a chock-full concert
venue and an all-night party place.
And believe us, the atmosphere is
brilliant. SKK
Laugavegur 22
Tryggvagata 22
Laugavegi 28b
Laugavegur 27
Laugavegi 21
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