Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.04.2017, Side 27

Perfect Day
A face of the downtown scene tells us how to spend a perfect day in Reykjavík
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Sigrún Jónsdóttir
Composer and Musician
Sigrún Jónsdóttir is a musician and
composer. After touring the world
in the bands of Björk, Sigur rós and
Florence and the Machine, last year
she released two EPs that she’s since
performed live at festivals such as
Sónar Reykjavík and Iceland Air-
waves. This is how Sigrún would
spend a perfect day in Reykjavík.
First thing in the morning
After I wake up I have lemon and
apple cider vinegar water, and
then my porridge. At the moment
it ’s a delicious buckwheat por-
ridge with lots of stuff in it—coco-
nut oil, cinnamon, baobab, maca,
mullberries, and maybe more,
if I’m feeling wild. My favourite
mornings are when I can have my
breakfast and it’s really quiet and
calm, and maybe listen to a nice
podcast, like BBC Woman’s Hour
or On Being with Krista Tippett.
Or just good old RÚV.
Favourite breakfast place
I like to eat breakfast at home, but
afterwards, I like to go somewhere
and start my day. I often go to Pal-
lett in Hafnarfjörður, which is one
of my absolute favourite coffee
spots. I’ll have a cof-
fee there, sit for ages
s t a r i n g out ont o
the harbour, and do
some work. Also, if I
don’t feel like work-
ing, they have lots
of fun books to look
at, and all the nice
green plants in there
don’t spoil the mood
either.
For lunch
My lunch special is meeting up
with a friend to talk about every-
thing and nothing. An ideal situ-
ation would be to get some hum-
mus and sourdough bread from
Brauð & Co., and a delicious coffee
from Reykjavík Roasters, and sit
out in the square, and talk, and get
some sun.
Around midday
Around lunchtime one of my fa-
vourite things to do is to go to
the swimming pool in Álftanes. I
sit in the tub and look at Reykja-
vík from across the pond. Around
noon the pool is usually empty
apart from some school swim-
ming classes, so you can have the
hot tubs all for yourself, and then
there’s a sauna, a steambath and a
huge slide.
In the afternoon
The perfect afternoon would con-
sist of a walk around Garðakirkja.
That area is so nice, and when the
sky is clear you can see all the way
out to Snæfellsnes in the west.
And then I would head to the city
and go to Bar Ananas for drinks
before dinner.
For dinner
I like to have dinner at Borðið on
Ægissíða with friends. That place
is just perfect, it’s small and cosy
and the food is delicious! One
of the many things that’s great
about it is that it’s a
bit far away from the
city centre, so it’s a
lot more chilled out
than most restau-
rants downtown.
In the heat of
the night
After dinner I would
like to go to Kex Hos-
tel and meet some
more f r iends a nd
tell them a few good
jokes. Then head over to Kaffibar-
inn and tell more jokes to more
people, and stay there for a bit.
Then I want to go to Prikið and
grind on the windowsill until it
closes.
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Venues
The numbers on the right (i.e. E4) tell you
position on the map on the next page
Austur
Austurstræti 7 D3
B5
Bankastræti 5 E4
Bar 11
Hverfisgata 18 E5
Bar Ananas
Klappastígur 28 E5
Bíó Paradís
Hverfisgata 54 E5
Bjarni Fel
Austurstræti 20 E4
Bravó
Laugavegur 22 E5
Boston
Laugavegur 28b E5
Café Rósenberg
Klapparstígur 25 E5
Den Danske Kro
Ingólfsstræti 3 E4
Dillon
Laugavegur 30 E5
Dubliner
Naustin 1-3 D3
Dúfnhólar 10
Hafnarstræti 18 D3
English Pub
Austurstræti 12 D3
Gaukurinn
Tryggvagata 22 D3

Green Room
Lækjargata 6a E4
Hressó
Austurstræti 20 D3
Húrra
Naustin D3
Kex Hostel
Skúlagata 28 E7
Kaffibarinn
Bergstaðastræti 1 E4
Kaffi Vínyl
Hverfisgatur 76 E6
Kaldi Bar
Laugavegur 20b E5
Kiki Queer Bar
Laugavegur 22 E5
Loft
Bankastræti 7 E4
Paloma
Naustin D3
Prikið
Bankastræti 12 E4
Reykjavík Roasters
Kárastígur 1 F5
Stofan Café
Vesturgata 3 D3
Ölsmiðjan
Lækjargata 10 E3
Ölstofan
Vegamótastígur 4 E5
Tivoli bar
Hafnarstræti 4 D3
Museums & Galleries
ART67
Laugavegur 67 F7
Open 09-21
ASÍ Art Gallery
Freyjugata 41 G6
Open Tue-Sun 13-17
Aurora Reykjavík
Grandagarður 2 B1
Open 09-21
Ásgrimur Jónsson
Museum
Bergstaðastræti 74 G4
Mon-Fri through Sep 1
Berg Contemporary
Klapparstígur 16 E5
Tue-F 11-17, Sat 13-17
Better Weather
Window Gallery
Laugavegur 41 E6
The Culture House
Hverfisgata 15
Open daily 10–17 E5
The Einar Jónsson
Museum
Eiriksgata G5
Tue–Sun 14–17
Ekkisens
Bergstaðast. 25b F4
Gallerí List
Skipholt 50A H10
M-F 11-18, Sat 11-16
Hafnarborg
Strandgata 34,
Hafnarfjörður
Hannesarholt
Grundarstígur 10 F4
Hitt Húsið
Pósthússtræti 3-5 D4
Hverfisgallerí
Hverfisgata 4 D4
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16 D3
Tue–Fri 11–17,
Sat 13–17 and by
appointment.
The Penis Museum
Laugavegur 116 F8
Kirsuberjatréð
Vesturgata 4 D3
Mengi
Óðinsgata 2 F5
Mokka Kaffi
Skólavörðustígur 3A E5
The National
Gallery of Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur 7 F3
Tue–Sun 11–17
The National Museum
Suðurgata 41
Open daily 10–17 G2
The Nordic House
Sturlugata 5 H2
Mon–Sun 11–17
Reykjavík Art Gallery
Skúlagata 30 E7
Tue-Sun 14–18
Reykjavík Art Museum
- Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17 D3
Open 10-17, Thu 10-20
Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata 24 H8
Open 10-17
Ásmundarsafn
Sigtún
Open 10-17
Reykjavík City Library
Tryggvagata 15 D3
Reykjavík City
Museum -
Árbæjarsafn
Kistuhylur 4
Daily tours at 13
The Settlement
Exhibition
Aðalstræti 17 D3
Open daily 9–20
Reykjavík Maritime
Museum
Grandagarður 8 B2
Open daily 10-17
Reykjavík Museum
of Photography
Tryggvagata 15 D3
Mon-Thu 12–19, Fri
12-18, Sat–Sun 13–17
Saga Museum
Grandagarður 2 B2
Sigurjón Ólafsson
Museum
Laugarnestangi 70
SÍM
Hafnarstræti 16 D3
Mon-Fri 10-16
Sólon Bistro
Bankastræti 7a E4
Mon-Thu 11-23:30
Fri-Sat 11-01, Sun
11-23
Tveir Hrafnar
Baldursgata 12 G4
Thu-Fri 12-17, Sat
13-16
Wind & Weather
Gallery
Hverfisgata 37 E5
Venue Finder
Useful Numbers
Emergency: 112
On-call doctors: 1770
Dental emergency: 575 0505
Taxi: Hreyfill: 588 5522 - BSR: 561 0000
Post Offices
The downtown post office is at
Pósthússtræti 3–5, open Mon–Fri
09:00–18:00.
Pharmacies
Lyf og heilsa, Egilsgata 3, tel: 563 1020
Lyfja, Laugavegur 16, tel: 552 4045
and Lágmúli 5, tel: 533 2300
Opening Hours - Bars & Clubs
Bars can stay open until 01:00 on week-
days and 04:30 on weekends.
Opening Hours - Shops & Banks
Most shops: Mon–Fri 10–18, Sat 10–16,
Sun closed. Banks: Mon-Fri 09-16
Swimming Pools
Sundhöllin, the downtown pool at
Barónsstígur, is an indoor swimming
pool with hot tubs and a diving board.
More pools: gpv.is/swim
Open: Mon-Thu from 06:30–22. Fri from
06:30–20. Sat from 08–16. Sun from 10–18.
Public Toilets
Public toilets in the centre can be found
inside the green-poster covered towers
located at Hlemmur, Ingólfstortorg, by
Hallgrímskirkja, by Reykjavík Art Mu-
seum, Lækjargata and by Eymundsson
on Skólavörðustígur. Toilets can also be
found inside the Reykjavík City Hall and
the Reykjavík Library.
Public Transport
Most buses run every 20–30 min,
Fare:440 ISK adults, 210 ISK children.
Buses run from 07–24:00, and 10–24:00
on weekends. More info at: www.bus.is.
Photo Art Bicnick
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"Go to
Prikið
and grind
on the
windowsill
until it
closes"
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