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Best of Reykjavík:
+ Meet Julia and Júlía of top new cafe Julia & Julia P:20
+ The city's top five music venues P:28
+ Hverfisgata 2.0: Reykjavík's second street P:30
+ Icelandic fashion, and where to find it P:42
+ Perfect day: locals share their favourite haunts P:44
+ Parklife: where to soak in some sunbeams P:54
+ Life in the bus lane: exploring the city on a budget P:58
+ New in town: the city's freshest arrivals P:60
DINING 8
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE 24
SHOPPING 34
ACTIVITIES 44
Velkomin!
Summer is here in Reykjavík city,
and you know what that means:
clouds, probably, with fleeting mo-
ments of glorious sun in which ev-
eryone drops what they’re doing and
runs outside immediately. In shorts
and shades. Even if it’s only 12 de-
grees. But where’s the best place to
sit with a beer, and soak some vitamin
D? Which park is full of trampolining
kids, and which has peaceful, glorious
expanses of luscious grass to recline
on? And where’s nice to eat in the sun?
Iceland-dwellers have, of course,
become experts in how best to spend
a sunny interval, whether it’s relaxing
at a rooftop bar, hitting the pool, or
watching a blazing pink sunset on a
midnight seaside walk. With that in
mind, over the following pages we’ve
attempted to compile all of the best
summer hangouts in town.
But whatever the season—and
whatever the weather—some topics
of conversation are evergreen. Our
assembled panels of experts had a lot
of fun mulling over their favourite
restaurants, bars, shops and activi-
ties in Reykjavík; whether critiquing
fading favourites, or championing new
arrivals. It’s a lively process honing
down the epic longlist to this chosen
few, and hopefully you'll feel the pas-
sion of our panelists brought to the
table, and experience it yourself when
you visit the winners.
Let us know what you think of our
selections at letters@grapevine.is. If
you’re new to the city, you might find it
useful to get our apps: Appy Hour, for
scoring cheap booze, and Appening,
for the latest shows and events. And,
of course, don’t forget to check out the
latest issue of The Reykjavík Grape-
vine, on the streets now, or online at
grapevine.is.
Okay, that’s all! Get out of this intro!
It’s done! You’ve got a whole Best of
Reykjavík 2017 to read! Go forth, and
enjoy the city! JR
AN INTRODUCTION:
BEST OF
REYKJAVIK
2017
Spring 2017
Edition
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BEST OF SHOPPING
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BEST OF DINING
COMPILED BY
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BEST OF DRINKING AND &
NIGHTLIFE COMPILED BY
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BEST OF ACTIVITIES
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Shruthi Basappa
Susanna Lam
Valur Gunnarsson
York Underwood
CONTRIBUTING
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Alísa Kalyanova
Anna Domnick
Hörður Sveinsson
Julia Staples
Nanna Dís
Timothée Lambrecq
Tuukka Koski
BEST OF PANELS
DINING
Catharine Fulton
Ragnar Egilsson
Shruthi Basappa
York Underwood
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Rex Beckett
Óli Dóri
Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir
Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir
Julia Hermannsdóttir
Grayson Del Faro
Erling Bang
SHOPPING
Benedikt Hauksson
Ingibjörg Björnsdóttir
Hulda Helgadóttir
Ólöf Rut Stefánsdóttir
ACTIVITIES
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