Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
How Do You Volcano?
The essential guide to visiting the Litli-Hrútur eruption It finally happened – again. The third volcanic eruption in three years,…
Grapevine Events: Pavement, Mannfólkið Breytist í Slím, LJÓS, & More
After over a week of volcanic smog polluting the city, the skies have finally cleared to blue. And just in…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Bjarki, Skelkur í Bringu, LadieLex & More
The Icelandic music community lost a real one this past week with the passing of band manager extraordinaire Gis Von…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Gugusar, Önnu Jónu Son, Cell7 & More
What a fine week! After all, we’ve seen an eruption happening on the Reykjanes peninsula – the third one in…
Grapevine New Music Picks: GusGus, KUSK, Spacestation & More
What’s guaranteed to rock you more than this series of ‘quakes we’ve been having is this list of fresh new…
Grapevine Events: Free Supermarket, Nanna, Kexport & So Much More
TGIF! Not only is it Friday, it’s also warm and sunny in Reykjavík. We might have a new volcanic eruption…
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2023: Best Coffeehouse
Best Coffeehouse Reykjavík Roasters Brautarholt 2 As you’d expect from the name, RR roasts their own beans and makes a…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Place for a Fancy Meal
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Shruthi Basappa
Best Place for a Fancy Meal Dill Laugavegur 59 Now with a green star in addition to their Michelin star,…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Goddamn Restaurant
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Shruthi Basappa
Best Goddamn Restaurant Joint Winner Austur-Indíafélagið Hverfisgata 56 It doesn’t matter if you are new to Indian cuisine or a…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Burger
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Shruthi Basappa
Best Burger Joint Winner Le Kock Tryggvagata 14 Le Kock’s gourmet tuck-shop burgers aren’t too sloppy, nor are they so…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Bakery
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Shruthi Basappa
Best Bakery Sandholt Laugavegur 36 Amidst the Scandi fever that has firmly gripped Reykjavík bakeries, Sandholt stands tall with its…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Place to Spend a Rainy Day
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Place to Spend a Rainy Day Spilavinir Suðurlandsbraut 48, 108 Reykjavík The panellists were responsive with this one, as…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Place to Watch the Sunset
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Place to Watch the Sunset Grótta Lighthouse Seltjarnarnes Seeking sunlight in Iceland is a bit like being married to…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Hike
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Hike Glymur Waterfall Hvalfjörður After a scenic drive to the end of Hvalfjörður, you arrive at the foot of…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Day Trip
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Day Trip The Reykjanes Route This sample platter of Iceland’s offerings got kicked up a notch with recent volcanic…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Spa
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Spa Hvammsvík Kjósarhreppur, 276 Mosfellsbær As many of the best spas are located outside of Reykjavík, we decided to…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Museum
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Museum The National Museum Suðurgata, 101 Reykjavík The National Museum (Þjóðminjasafn Íslands) picks up the first place yet again,…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Place to Take the Kids
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Place to Take the Kids Fjölskylduland Dugguvogur 4, 104 Reykjavík Described as Iceland’s “first holistic Indoor Playground and Family…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Art Museum
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Art Museum Gerðarsafn Hamraborg 4, 200 Kópavogur Gerðarsafn is often unfairly neglected when discussing the best that the Greater…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Cinema
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Cinema Bíó Paradís Hverfisgata 54, 101 Reykjavík What? The street magazine chose the only cinematheque in Reykjavík? Well, that…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Theatre
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Theater Tjarnarbíó Tjarnargata 12, 101 Reykjavík This one really is a no-brainer. It’s smack in the middle of downtown…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Pool
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Ragnar Egilsson
Best Pool Lágafellslaug Lækjarhlíð 1a, 270 Mosfellsbær The panel this year skewed towards the over-30 bracket, so the criteria for…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Date Place
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Jóhannes Bjarkason
Best Date Place Kaffibrennslan Laugavegur 21, 101 Reykjavík The panel decided that Kaffibrennslan is the best place for a date….
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Outdoor Drinking (Summer)
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Jóhannes Bjarkason
Best Outdoor Drinking (Summer) Bódega Týsgata 9, 101 Reykjavík When thinking of a good place to drink outside in Iceland,…
Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Goddamn Bar
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Jóhannes Bjarkason
Best Goddamn Bar Röntgen Hverfisgata 12, 101 Reykjavík For the third year in a row, Röntgen claims the prize of…