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Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Bar To Start The Night

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Craft Bar

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Wine Bar

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Outdoor Drinking

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Sports Bar

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Place For Live Music

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Goddamn Bar

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The Norse god Óðinn obtained the mead of the poetry from the giants and shared it with those seeking divine…

Art Being Consumed At The Grapevine Office This Week

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We’d be preaching from an ivory tower if we didn’t have boots on the ground, ingesting and processing the cultural…

Grapevine Events: SAMPL, Kling & Bang Opening, Concert For Ukraine, And More

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Today is a textbook example of gluggaveður, the Icelandic word for when the sun shining through your window makes it…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Newcomer

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Event Space

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Cinema

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Theatre

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Artist-Run Space

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Gallery

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Permanent Exhibition

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Art Museum

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Museum

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For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for…

The Haul: Didda Flygenring On Corn Cakes, Sketchbooks, And Her Plea To Góði Hirðirinn

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Welcome to The Haul, where we give you a peek into our shopping bag (or the shopping bag of someone…

Iceland Roundup: Cream Buns, Horse & Tooth, Sugar Tax, Slow News Week, “Colonised By Immigrants”

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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…

Last Words: What Is The Perfect Reykjavík Valentine’s Day Date?

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This issue, we reached out to some friends of the Grapevine to ask a simple question: what is the perfect…

Music Being Played At The Grapevine Office This Week

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You might imagine our office as a European wonderland, with espresso machines and turtlenecks and sophisticated furniture. As a street…

Grapevine Events: Ljós Í Myrkri, Throuple, Art Festivity, And More

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As pink, heart-filled advertisements take over the screens by bus stops, and every restaurant prepares for a busy Saturday night,…

Iceland Roundup: Reynisfjara Disappears, TB Outbreak, Epstein, Inflation, Data Safety

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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…

Grapevine Events: Winter Lights Festival, Nordic House Opening, House Of Revolution x Belonging?, And More

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We’re all trying to catch our breath after a whirlwind of a week — Best of Reykjavík celebrated on Monday,…