Reykjavík Grapevine - 03.02.2017, Page 4

Dear Grapevine,
I visited your lovely
island back in ’99 and
there weren’t that many
menus in English, let
alone shopkeepers who were willing to
engage in my native tongue of English,
whether they spoke it or not. I found
it interesting that most prices were in
increments of $5 & $10.
Flash forward 17 years and one #MyS-
topover promotion and you can’t spit
in the Old Town without hitting a witty
joke on a restaurant facade. My wife and
I are visiting from Alaska and figured
out your exchange rate on our first day
after I paid $22 for a white russian at
Lebowski bar.
However, we arrived just in time for
the Grapevine’s “Best of Reykjavik” to
hit the streets. Perfect. Guilt free pulled
pork at Kaffi Vinyl? Check. French Onion
Soup and a killer G&T at Snaps? Copy.
Fill up our fridge with ham, cheese, and
nuts from Bonus? Roger.
But even more important intel,
how to truly stretch your Krona? Happy
hour. It takes a rich guy to get drunk in
this town, but not if you play your cards
right. So, foreigners, here’s your happy
hour tip: go to Kaffibarrin 15:00-20:00;
Loft Hostel 16:00-19:00; Hurra 18:00-
21:00, Bjarni Fel 21:00-23:00.
Thank you Grapevine, I wouldn’t
have this hangover today if it wasn’t for
your pioneering research in this field.
Cheers!
- Brian MacMillan & Dalena Small
(Ps. As people who also live in a tourist
destination, we can sympathise. Have
patience and smile, they’re only here for
a minute.)
Dearest Brian,
Wow, that’s quite a pub crawl you went on.
Smashing down bargain pints from 3pm
until 11pm? Good job. Funny thing is, as you
may have noticed, drinking culture in Ice-
land is a bit different from the US and the
READER
LETTERS
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 02 — 2017
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UK. People often go out around midnight,
especially on the weekend. It can be hard to
get used to: when an English person from
London might be pretty wasted and getting
the last tube home, Reykjavík is just getting
warmed up.
But yeah, if you’re on a budget, Happy
Hours are a gift from the gods (of alcohol),
that’s for sure. As well as our Appy Hour
app, we at the Grapevine also now have our
free Appening app in the iTunes and An-
droid store, so after you’ve rinsed the Happy
Hours, you can see what bands and DJs are
playing around Reykjavík.
And we’re glad you found the Best
of Reykjavík useful! The 2017 edition is
dropping soon. It’ll be free on the streets
of Reykjavík, but we’ll put it up for sale at
shop.grapevine.is for those who wanna plan
their next trip, or just stay on top of what’s
going on.
Skál!
- Your Friends at The Reykjavík Grapevine
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