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Useful Numbers
Emergency number: 112 Medical help: 1770
Dental emergency: 575 0505
Information: 1818
Taxi: Hreyfill: 588 5522 - BSR: 561 0000
Tax-Free Refund
. Keflavik Airport - before check-in Seyðisfjörður - Smyril Line Terminal
Pharmacies
Lyf og heilsa, Egilsgata 3, tel: 563 1020 Lyfja, Laugavegur 16, tel: 552 4045
and Lágmúla 5, tel: 533 2300
Tourist Information
Arctic Adventures, Laugavegur 11, tel: 562 7000 Tourist Info Centre, Aðalstræti 2, tel: 590 1550
Iceland Excursions–Grayline, Hafnarst. 20, tel: 540 1300
Icelandic Travel Market, Bankastræti 2, tel: 522 4979
Trip, Laugavegur 54, tel: 433 8747
Long Distance 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 min
(the wait may be longer on weekends), price per fare
is 420 ISK adults, 210 ISK children. Multiday passes
are available at select locations and through their
app. Route map at: www.bus.is. Tel: 540 2700. Buses
run from 07–24:00 on weekdays and 10–24:00
on weekends. Main terminals are: Hlemmur and
Lækjartorg.
Opening Hours - Bars & Clubs
According to regulations, bars can stay open until 01:00 on weekdays and 04:30 on
weekends.
Opening Hours - Shops & Banks
Shops: Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat 10:00–16:00, Sun closed. Kringlan and Smáralind
malls and most supermarkets and tourist shops
have longer opening 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.
Eating
Drinking
The absolute basics
1 Noodle Station
Laugavegur 86
Noodle Station won over our hearts and our
wallets when we voted it "best cheap meal" in
Reykjavík for the Grapevine's Best Of guide. You
can smell the coriander for metres around this
place, and whenever the temperature drops
you can see the conden-soup-sation on the
windows. The veggie option comes in under
1000 ISK. Enter hungry, and leave with change
in your pocket.
2 Matur Og Drykkur
Grandagarður 2
Matur og Drykkur has become the place we tell
friends to try when they’re visiting. They take
classic Icelandic ingredients and bring them
up-to-date. The most dramatic, and dare-we-say,
must-try item on their menu is the cod head.
It’s cooked in chicken stock and then glazed. For
some, the idea of a cod head seems a little too
experimental, but trust us, it’s delicious. Start
with the cheeks and then just keep eating until
it’s no longer looking at you.
3 Austur-Indíafélagið
Hverfisgata 56
Austur-Indíafélagið is an institution in Reykjavík.
It’s an authentic fine-dining Indian restaurant
with all the high-quality spices, recipes and
techniques you’d expect to find in a much larger
European capital. The menu takes many of the
classic recipes of Indian cuisine, and serves them
with a creative twist and consistently sky-high
quality. Not only is this the best Indian food in
Reykjavík, but it’s amongst the very best restau-
rants in Iceland—and priced as such. Make sure
to call ahead and make a reservation, because
it’s very popular.
4 Bergsson Mathús
Templarasund 3
Bergsson Mathús makes a great lunch with won-
derful accompanying salads. All of their breads
are baked fresh and they keep dishes of peanut-
butter, jam, and smjör on tempting display for
the most gourmet PB&J you've ever had. Jamie
Oliver stopped by there when he visited Reyk-
javík with his family. With two locations—one
downtown and the other in the Grandi harbour
area—it’s never too far away.
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The Map
5 Mikkeller & Friends
Hverfisgata 12
Twenty taps feature a rotating menu of beers
brewed by Mikkeller and their favourite fellow
micro-breweries (the “Friends” in the bar’s
name). They vary from super-sour lambic ales to
intense IPAs and deep, chocolatey stouts.
6 Húrra
Tryggvagata 22
The one and only Húrra hosts many of Reykja-
vík’s most interesting concerts and is famous for
its dance-till-dawn vibe. They have a nice happy
hour, plenty of seating, and many restroom
stalls.
7 Slippbarinn
Mýrargata 2
Slippbarinn has for quite a while been the go-
to-place for drinking cocktails. The restaurant is
stylish and offers a weekly jazz concert as well as
regular DJs. They have the classics, something
new and something with a twist.
8 Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
Melhagi 20
Kaffihús Vesturbæjar, also known as Kaffi Vest,
has become a hip spot for Reykjavík’s west-side
movers and shakers. A coffeehouse by name
and feel, Kaffi Vest also offers a nice selection of
craft beers and wines and is open until 23:00.
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New In Town
12 Burro/Pablo Discobar
Veltusundi 1
At the bottom of Austurstræti
where the street spills its cold, wet
and grey dregs, we have a beacon
of light. A blinking beacon that
alternates between flashing "Pablo"
and "Burro," neon coloured words
with warm associations. On the top
story of the three-story building is
the newly opened Pablo Discobar: a
themed bar with tropical decor that
makes you feel like you're the lucky
caller-number-nine that just won a
free ticket to Colombia. Below it, on
the middle floor, sits its restaurant
compadre, Burro. It almost feels
paradoxical to order a sizzling plate
of fajitas while staring down at the
winter coat-clad sidewalkers on
Hafnarstræti. ¡Salud!
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