Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.09.2015, Blaðsíða 44

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Nordic House
Culture Center
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Reykjavík
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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
Apótek Restaurant
This restaurant is cosy and stylish with
friendly staff and a South American-infused
menu. The name joyfully refers to the fact that
the building used to house a pharmacy in
days past, and the cocktail menu reflects this,
split up into painkillers, stimulants, tranquil-
izers and placebos.
Austurstræti 16
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Places We Like
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Tapas Barinn
For those with a bit of time on their hands,
the evening is well spent at Tapas Barinn,
where you can indulge yourself feasting on
course after delicious course of miniature
dishes served in true Spanish style. There is
also a lounge for those who want to hang out
and sip a fine glass of red.
Geirsgata 9
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Café Loki
Café Loki is not only a place where one
can try all of Iceland’s weird and wacky
foodstuffs, but also some of its decidedly
delicious, unweird dishes. It’s a great little
café that locals love to frequent as well as a
welcoming place for tourists.
Lokastígur 28
Dillon Whiskey Bar
A mix between grungy and classy, Dillon
Whiskey Bar dominates their little stretch
of Laugavegur. Crammed most nights with
rockers, metalheads, and tourists looking for
a place to mumble AC/DC songs into their
beer, Dillon boasts a wide selection of over
100 whiskies and hosts some of Icelander's
better hard rock bands on the weekends.
Laugavegur 30
8 Lavabarinn
Lavabarinn is one of only a handful of clubs
to be found in Reykjavík, and it is split up
into a basement where DJs play dance
music all night long, a middle floor with a
big seating area and an upstairs VIP room
available for hire. Their cocktail menu
leaves little to be desired and the place gets
packed later on, but be warned that you will
have to adhere to a dress code to get in.
Lækjargata 6a
9Prikið
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.
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A popular café on weekdays, on weekends
Kaffibarinn turns into a ticket for a wild night
out, as the space fills up with the late-night
souls oozing energy in every corner. With
DJs playing and the occasional rock band,
the party usually lasts until early morning, yet
often manages to leave you begging for more.
Grandagarður 23
Nestled in a refurbished fishing hut in
the newly-flourishing area of Grandi, The
Coocoo’s Nest is a cosy and airy cafe, offer-
ing California-casual brunch, lunch, and din-
ner, with an Italian twist. With large windows
and light wood throughout, this is perfect for
a lazy Saturday get-together or an afternoon
‘aperitivo’ after work. If you are in that part of
town, head over for a warm-up.
The Coocoo's Nest
Bergstaðastræti 1
Kaffibarinn
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Ban Thai
Although some claim service at Ban Thai can
be lacking at times, most have no com-
plaints about the food (indeed, we dubbed
it Reykjavík’s “best Thai restaurant” in our
annual BEST OF issue last year). One of the
few Thai restaurants in Iceland, Ban Thai
gives the diner a unique experience in both
atmosphere and cuisine.
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