Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.06.2015, Síða 52

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Reykjavík
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Maritime
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Saga
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Harpa
Concert
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Hljómskáli
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National
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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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The biggest selection
of Icelandic design
in Reykjavík’s
oldest house
Kraum - Aðalstræti 10 - 101 Reykjavík - kraum.is
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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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Eating
Drinking
Fish
Not one, but two Fish restaurants have
opened up, one on Ingólfsstræti, the other on
Skólavörðustigur. Whether it's the catch of
the day or a chicken pesto sandwich you're
ordering, you can't go wrong!
Skólavörðustígur 23
Húrra
The walls may be dark and adorned with
gloomy paintings, and the lighting minimal,
but when the bands step onto the stage the
place really comes into its own. Armed with
a great sound system, the place delivers a
great experience for music fans throughout
Reykjavík.
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Places We Like
At the Laundromat Café you can do your
laundry, drink a beer and have a grandma
read to your children all under one roof. This
kid-friendly café/bar/restaurant prides itself
on its diverse menu, good service, a 5,000
book library (that you can buy or trade
from), board games, and newspapers and
magazines.
Austurstræti 9
Laundromat Café5
Gamla Smiðjan
This welcomed addition to Reykjavík’s pizza
palette has been steadily winning over fans
since it opened for business, and with good
reason. Gamla smiðjan seems to handle every
single order with care, love and respect. As
the dining area is sparse, locals usually opt
for take-out.
Lækjargata 8
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Sushisamba
Sushisamba fuses South American and
Japanese cuisines with the help of Icelandic
ingredients. To fully embrace the experience,
go omakase (chef’s choice), or perhaps the
six-course Icelandic feast. Whatever you
choose, you’ll have a unique and delectable
experience.
Þingholtsstræti 5
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Gló
Gló has been introducing Iceland to healthy
eating for several years, offering a simple
menu of delicious food made from organic
ingredients. Patrons have a choice between
the raw, vegetarian (occasionally vegan), and
chicken meals, each including a healthy por-
tion of tasty salad. There are also numerous
chocolate cakes available for pudding.
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Prikið
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 the
daytime for the cheap burgers; enter at night
for some OTT hip-hop debauchery, old skool
and the latest bangers alike.
Bankastræti 12
8 Café Haiti
Nestled in one of the former fishing
warehouses of the old harbour, Café Haiti
is surely one of Reykjavík’s best cafés (and
this is no mean feat, as the city has some
nice coffee on offer). Go there for an excel-
lent cup and some delicious light snacks
during the day, or indulge in beer and low-
key concerts at night.
Geirsgata 7b
9Bar 11
The rockabilly crowd knows that when they
get bored of the Reykjavík club theme of
electro and house they can always come
back home to Bar 11 for some hearty classic
rock. If you want to hang out in the young
and tattooed hipster rock scene, then the
booze- fueled daze of Bar 11 is the place
to be.
Hverfisgata 18
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