Reykjavík Grapevine - 22.05.2015, Page 44

A GUIDE
THAT FUCKS
YOU UP
American Bar
Fridays and Saturdays from 16:00 to 19:00.
Beer 650 ISK, Wine 750 ISK.
B5
Every day from 16:00 to 22:00.
Beer 550 ISK, Cider 700 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
Bar 7
Every day from 16:00 to 20:00.
Beer 350 ISK, Shot 450 ISK
Bar 11
Thursday from 21:00 to 01:00. Beer 450 ISK
Friday to Saturday from 21:00 to 00:00.
Beer 500 ISK
Bjarni Fel
Monday to Friday from 21:00 to 23:00. 2 for 1
Beer 990 ISK, single with mixer 1,300 ISK.
Boston
Every day from 16:00 to 20:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 650 ISK.
Bravó
Every day from 17:00 to 21:00.
Beer 500 ISK, Wine 750 ISK.
Brooklyn Bistro & Bar
Every day from 14:00 to 19:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
Bunk Bar
Every day from 16:00 to 20:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 750 ISK.
Cafe Haiti
Every day from 16:00 to 19:00.
Beer 650 ISK, Wine 800 ISK.
Dillon
Every day from 16:00 to 20:00. Beer 550 ISK,
Wine for 700 ISK, Whiskey 550 ISK.
Dolly
Wednesday to Thursday from 20:00 to 22:00,
Friday to Saturday from 20:00 to 23:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 600 ISK.
Dubliner
Every day from 16:00 to 22:00.
Tuborg 600 ISK, 2 for 1 Wine 1,000 ISK.
Einar Ben
Every day from 17:30 to 20:00. Small Beer 500
ISK, Big Beer 700 ISK, Wine 800 ISK
A list of every
Happy Hour in
101 Reykjavík
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Every year around the beginning of July, we make a BEST OF REYKJAVÍK ISSUE celebrating some
of what makes Reykjavík-life worthwhile, posting some good entries into a hopefully never-ending
discussion. The primary purpose of BEST OF REYKJAVÍK is celebration! It’s about big-upping stuff,
giving mad props to it and patting it on the shoulder. The following are some nice tips we pulled
from BEST OF REYKJAVÍK 2014 which you can read in full at www.grapevine.is.
Last year, Mandi was close to storming
in and grabbing Best Kebab in its first
year, but barely missed out in favour of
kebab mainstays Habibi. This year, the
numbers came out in favour of Mandi,
and deservingly so. While their lamb
kebabs are delicious and their falafels
have our vegetarian stamp-of-approval,
the real star of the show is the rolled
kebab. Offered in chicken, lamb, or
mixed, with the help of cheese, corn,
green olives, rainbow rice, and dripping
with your choice of yoghurt sauce or
spicy sauce, the rolled kebab is one of
the absolute best one-hand-required
meals in town. Tightly enclosed in a
warm, pressed-to-golden-perfection
wrap, at 1,250 ISK, it never fails to hit the
spot.
BEST PLACE TO GET A
TRENDY HAIRCUT:
RAUÐHETTA OG ÚLFURINN
Best Of Reykjavík
Veltusund 3b Skólavörðustígur 8
English Pub
Every day from 16:00 to 19:00.
Beer 650 ISK, Wine 850 ISK.
Frederiksen Ale House
Every day from 16:00 to 19:00.
2 for 1 Beer 1,000 ISK and Wine 1,100 ISK
Gaukurinn
Sunday to Thursday from 19:00 to 22:00.
Friday to Saturday from 21:00 to 22:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 700 ISK. Shots 500 ISK
Glaumbar
Thursday to Saturday from 20:00 to 00:00.
Beer 500 ISK, Shot 390 ISK.
Hótel Plaza Bar
Every day from 17:00 to 19:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 900 ISK.
Húrra
Every day from 18:00 to 21:00.
Beer 500 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
Íslenski Barinn
Everyday from 16:00 to 18:00.
Beer 700 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
Ísafold Bistro
Every day from 17:00 to 19:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 900 ISK.
Kaffibarinn
Every day from 15:00 to 20:00. Beer 650 ISK.
Klaustur Bar
Every day from 16:00 to 19:00.
Beer 800 ISK, Wine 800 ISK.
Kolabrautin
Every day from 16:00 to 18:00. Beer 450 ISK,
Wine 500 ISK, Cocktails 1,000 ISK.
Lebowski Bar
Every day from 16:00 to 19:00.
2 for 1 Beer and Wine 1,100 ISK.
Loft Hostel Bar
Every day from 16:00 to 20:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
Matur og Drykkur
Thursday to Sunday, 21:00-22:00. Beer 500
ISK, Wine 500 ISK, cocktails for half price.
Micro Bar
Every day from 17:00 to 19:00. Beer 700 ISK.
Miðgarður Bistro bar
Every day from 17:00 to 19:00. Beer 500 ISK,
Wine 600 ISK, all drinks half price.
Mímisbar
Every day from 16:00 to 19:00. Beer 500 ISK,
Wine 650 ISK, Cocktail of the day 1,100 ISK,
Shot + Beer 1,000 ISK.
Prikið
Monday to Friday from 16:00 to 20:00.
Beer 500 ISK.
Rio Sport Bar
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 20:00.
Beer 750 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
SKY Bar & Lounge
Every day from 17:00 to 19:00.
Beer 700 ISK, Wine 1,000 ISK.
Skúli Craft Bar
Every day from 14:00 to 19:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 900 ISK.
Slippbarinn
Every day from 15:00 to 18:00. Beer 500 ISK,
Wine 450 ISK, selected Cocktails 1,000 ISK.
Sushisamba
Every day from 17:00 to 18:30.
Beer 645 ISK, Wine 745.
Thorvaldsen Bar
Monday to Saturday from 16:00 to 20:00.
Beer 500 ISK, Wine 600 ISK.
Tíu Dropar
Every day from 18:00 to 21:00. 2 for 1 Wine for
1,000 ISK and Beer 1,000 ISK.
Vínsmakkarinn
Monday to Sunday from 17:00 to 20:00.
Beer 600 ISK, Wine 700 ISK.
It turns out that restaurants and stores
in Reykjavík aren’t the only businesses
benefiting from Iceland’s tourism boom.
Apparently, we’ve heard, hairdressers
are getting a lot of drop-ins from tourists.
“I want Icelandic hair,” they say. “Give me
Icelandic hair.” While many (if not most)
people go to the same hairdresser, and
our hairdresser admitted that she would
never just drop in somewhere random
while vacationing in Rome, people
apparently have great faith in Icelanders
wielding scissors. Now, you don’t have
to go somewhere completely random
though. Go to Rauðhetta og úlfurinn
(‘Little Red Riding Hood’), a three-time
Grapevine winner that has stood the test
of time, consistently delivering new and
trendy haircuts.
BEST KEBAB:
MANDI
Viðey
Skarfabakki
Elding
Old harbour
Harpa
www.elding.is
Other adventures
Sea Angling daily at 11:00 and 15:30 from 1 May to 31 August
Puffin Watching daily at 9:30, 12:00 and 15:00 from 15 May to 15 August
Elding Whale Watching schedule – all year round
* From 15 May to 15 September
** From 15 June to 31 July

Make sureit’s Elding!
ELDING
WHALE WATCHING
from Reykjavik
Call us on +354 519 5000
or visit www.elding.is
Jan-Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov-Dec
EL-01 / EL-02 / EL-03
13:00 13:00
9:00 9:00
13:00
9:00
13:00
9:00
13:00
9:00
13:00
9:00
13:00
9:00
13:00
9:00
13:00
17:00* 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00*
10:00
14:00
10:00
14:00
10:00
14:00
13:00
20:30** 20:30
From Elding (Ægisgarður) to Viðey
11.50 14.50
From Harpa to Viðey
13.30 15.00
From Skarfabakki to Viðey
From Viðey to Skarfabakki
13.30
From Viðey to Harpa and Elding (Ægisgarður)
11.30 13.30 14.30 17.30
10.15 11.15 12.15 13.15 14.15 15.15 16.15 17.15
13.30
Summer Schedule 15 May - 30 September
14.30 16.30 18.302
2.0
15.30 17.30
Really hidden treasure
off Reykjavik.
Well worth a visit.
“
Biffajk taken from TripAdvisor
Island
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BEST PLACE TO GO TO A
MOVIE:
SAMBÍÓIN ÁLFABAKKA
For the record, we know that there are
several downtown cinemas that are
better for art-house film, or for what
one of our panellists terms “proper
movies.” We know. But sometimes, all
you want out of a film-going experience
is popcorn. And maybe some explosions.
And if that’s the place you’re in, then
there is no better cinema than Sambíó’s
VIP Theater at Álfabakki. Why, you ask?
Well. The VIP cinema—which exclusively
screens coma-brain, Blockbuster-type
movies, BTW—has only forty seats, all
Lazy Boy-style recliners with excellent
sightlines. More importantly, there is a
serve-yourself bin of fresh popcorn and
a soda machine Right. In. The. Theatre.
You’ll pay 2,000 ISK for a VIP ticket—and
there won’t be any intermission, so no
bathroom break—but if you’re strategic,
you’ll definitely get your money’s worth.
Álfabakki 8