Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.06.2015, Blaðsíða 48

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Party Every Night.
Cocktails!
Live Music Every Night!
50 different kinds of beer.
Live Sports Coverage
Kitchen open from 11.00.
Ribs - Burgers
Chicken Wings! AUSTURSTRAETI 8 • REYKJAVIK
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Useful Numbers
Emergency number: 112
Medical help: 1770
Dental emergency: 575 0505
Information: 1818
Taxi: Hreyfill-Bæjarleiðir: 588 5522
BSR: 561 0000
Tax-Free Refund
Iceland Refund, Aðalstræti 2, tel: 564 6400
Tourist Information
Arctic Adventures, Laugavegur 11,
tel: 562 7000
Tourist Info Centre, Aðalstræti 2, tel: 590 1550
Iceland Excursions – Grayline Iceland,
Hafnarstræti 20, tel: 540 1300
The Icelandic Travel Market, Bankastræti 2,
tel: 522 4979
Trip, Laugavegur 54, tel: 433 8747
Pharmacies
Lyf og heilsa, Egilsgata 3, tel: 563 1020
Lyfja, Laugavegur 16, tel: 552 4045 and Lág-
múla 5, tel: 533 2300
Coach Terminal
BSÍ, Vatnsmýrarvegur 10,
tel: 562 1011, www.bsi.is
Domestic Airlines
Air Iceland, Reykjavíkurflugvöllur,
tel: 570 3030, www.flugfelag.is
Eagle Air, Hótel Loftleiðir, tel: 562 4200
Public Transport
The only public transport available in Reykjavík
is the bus. Most buses run every 20–30 minutes
(the wait may be longer on weekends) and the
price per fare is 350 ISK for adults and children.
Multiple day passes are available for purchase at
select locations. Complete route map available
at: www.bus.is. Tel: 540 2700. Buses run from
07:00–24:00 on weekdays and 10:00–24:00 on
weekends. Main terminals are: Hlemmur and
Lækjartorg.
Opening Hours
Bars and clubs: According to regulations,
bars can stay open until 01:00 on weekdays and
04:30 on weekends.
Shops: Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat 10:00–16:00,
Sun closed. The shopping centres Kringlan and
Smáralind as well as most supermarkets and
tourist shops have longer opening hours.
Swimming pools: Weekdays 06:30–22:00 and
weekends 09:00–17:00, although each pool
varies plus or minus a few hours.
Banks in the centre are open Mon-Fri 09:00-
16:00.
Post Offices
Post offices are located around the city. The
downtown post office is at Pósthússtræti 3–5,
open Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00. Stamps are also
sold at bookstores, gas stations, tourist shops
and some grocery stores.
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ICELANDIC DESIGN
Bankastræti 11 · t 551 2090 · spaks.is
Open Monday-Friday 10-18.30
Saturdays 10-17
One of the coolest shops in town with an
Icelandic designer of classical utilitarian
clothes. Beautiful and unique design.
Our design is also sold as second hand.
Sustainable fashion, the pieces will
last you a lifetime.
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MAP
Rio Sportbar 13:00
Rio is the no-nonsense kind of sports bar that
shows all the big football matches, and offers
patrons the opportunity to play darts and
pool. Maybe you should play a round before
the night wears on and your fine motor skills
become not-so-fine.
Hverfisgata 46 | Beer: 750 ISK
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Micro Bar 17:00
Micro Bar prides itself on having a great se-
lection of (you guessed it) micro-brew beers,
and they routinely rotate what’s on happy
hour. They don’t ever have live performances,
and on sunny days you’ll probably get away
with sitting outside.
Austurstræti 6 | Beer: 700 ISK
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Kaldi Bar 18:00
Kaldi beer may be brewed far up in the North
of Iceland close to Dalvík, but it has a bar
dedicated to it in Reykjavík that serves the
beer filtered and unfiltered. The place is a
real treat, the waiters are nice, and if you are
lucky, DJ Flugvél og geimskip might even
serve you your beer.
Laugavegur 20b | Beer: 650 ISK
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Bar 7 16:00
This stop has both the smallest bar and the
cheapest happy hour on offer. If you don’t
fancy craft beers or whisky, you can just
stay here for a few hours, skip the next few
stops, and shave off a bit of change. Maybe
you can make it back on the slots machine.
And maybe the bartender will even take song
requests.
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Frakkastígur 7 | Beer: 350 ISK
Twelve Bars In Twelve Hours
This stop features our very first non-beer rec-
ommendation, as Dillon isn't just a bar, it's a
whiskey bar! Make sure to ask the bartender
for recommendations as to whether you
should have your drink smooth, with a few
drops, or on the rocks. If you don't fancy the
water of life, you can get a beer instead for
the same price.
Laugavegur 30 | Whisky: 550 ISK
7 Dillon 19:00
By Gabríel Benjamin
We at the Grapevine do not encourage people to
drink to excess, but if you ever wanted to have
twelve drinks at twelve bars in twelve hours,
we’ve mapped out the best way to do that! Most
bars in Reykjavík have a happy hour, and if you
align them in the correct order on a Friday, you
can get a dozen in a row. If you give yourself
around twenty minutes to get from place to place,
we reckon you should be able to make it. You’ll
need to have a friend with you, though, as one
of the places on our list has a two-for-one deal.
So, have a hearty meal before you set out, pack
a snack to nibble on between places, and have
fun! All of these entries and more can be found
on our “Appy Hour” app. You should get it, it’s
very handy.
Tíu Dropar 20:00
In case you haven't been stuffing your face
with junk food between bars, you should
order something from Tíu Dropar's menu.
If you don't want to mix berries with barley,
fret not, for the cosy French-themed base-
ment café also has beers on tap for the
same price.
Laugavegur 27 | Wine: 750 ISK
8 Gaukurinn 21:00
This live venue offers a great rock ‘n’ roll
feel with dark walls, wooden tables, leather
couches, and cheap beer. If you’re not sure
you can keep going, you can stick around
and just enjoy the friendly vibe before a kvlt
metal band starts playing so loudly that your
eardrums explode, your eyes pop out, and
your face melts off.
Tryggvagata 22 | Beer: 600 ISK
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Skúli Craft Bar 14:00
This lovely craft beer bar is the ultimate
tease, as it has a selection of fourteen
different craft beers on tap, but only Bríó
and one other select draft beer is included
in the happy hour. If you can’t resist the
temptation, we won’t blame you.
Aðalstræti 9 | Beer: 700 ISK
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Kaffibarinn 15:00
During the night, this is one of the most
reliably lively bars in Reykjavík, but you
won’t experience any of that at this hour.
Chill, drink your beer, and dream about the
fun you’ll have here after this pub crawl.
Bergstaðastræti 1 | Beer: 600 ISK
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