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  • Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Place To Start The Night

    Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Place To Start The Night

    There is one thing abundantly clear from our very scientific drinking research, Hverfisgata is one hot little street right now. After getting massive internal road surgery a couple of years ago, it has come out thriving with a great bunch of watering…

  • Go To The Bar And Give It A Smakk

    Go To The Bar And Give It A Smakk

    I remember vividly the revelation of reading Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Kitchen Confidential’, and how those “Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly” are easily relatable in almost any sort of urban environment around the globe. The “cursed” address, for example, where a “cloud of failure”…

  • Hour Of The Wolf: Daníel Hlynur Michaelsson’s Precision For Taste

    Hour Of The Wolf: Daníel Hlynur Michaelsson’s Precision For Taste

    Chatting with Daníel Hlynur Michaelsson—the manager extraordinaire of local bohème-haunt Bar Ananas—feels more like chatting to a yoga guru. With a demeanor so sunny, relaxed, and positive, he seems more fitted to Burning Man than downtown Reykjavík. “There’s something about [working nights]…

  • Stay Classy: Where To Find Reykjavík’s Best Cocktails

    Stay Classy: Where To Find Reykjavík’s Best Cocktails

    Just a few years ago, drinking culture in Reykjavík was a lot more bleak than it is today. Asking for a cocktail in a regular downtown drinking hole would most probably result in a spirit and mixer, with a slice of lime…

  • Airwaves Day Two: An Oral History Of Last Night

    Airwaves Day Two: An Oral History Of Last Night

    Airwaves is great for people watching. Recently, my co-worker Jón Ben has been practicing listening to every conversation in a room while continuing to have his own. This is especially impressive because he’s usually laughing. I decided last night to give it…