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  • Bird Shuts Down

    Bird Shuts Down

    Bird has closed its doors for the last time, the bar and event venue announced on their social media on November 10.  Located on the corner of Tryggvagata and Naustin, Bird was opened in early 2024, taking over the former Frederiksen.  Honouring…

  • Barbara: Not Just A Bar

    Barbara: Not Just A Bar

    Talking about serendipitous coincidences and Saint Barbara at the new place in Hafnarfjörður I knew Barbara was Hafnarfjörður’s new it spot, but I was still surprised to find the bar/coffeehouse/restaurant fully packed at 19:00 on a Wednesday evening. After braving the queue…

  • New In Town: Tres Locos

    New In Town: Tres Locos

    A new restaurant just dropped a stone’s throw away from Grapevine’s office, and it’s a true gem. Tres Locos is a vibrant Mexican restaurant offering over 50 types of tequila and mezcal, along with traditional Mexican dishes—quesadillas, tacos, tostadas, and fajitas. The…

  • New In Town: Sirkus

    New In Town: Sirkus

    OK, it may not be totally new, but it’s definitely back in town, at long last. After shutting its doors in 2007, the legendary and beloved Sirkus is now reclaiming Reykjavík nightlife, only this time at Lækjargata 6B. The reincarnated locale hopes…

  • Bar Closes Upon Learning COVID-Positive Patrons Plan To Attend

    Bar Closes Upon Learning COVID-Positive Patrons Plan To Attend

    Plans for a karaoke night at Gaukurinn bar in downtown Reykjavík were quashed yesterday after management discovered that a number of known COVID-positive partiers planned to attend. Magnús Bjarni Gröndal, manager of Gaukurinn, shared with Vísir that they received tips from several sources…

  • Absent Of Time And Windows: Nightclub Opening Next Month

    A new nightclub is opening next month in the windowless basement of Hard Rock Café, a place where you can plan to lose track of all sense of time. Separate from Hard Rock, the new nightclub Auto is founded by Sindri Snær…

  • Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Best Bar To Go Dancing

    The Reykjavík Grapevine is proud to present: The Best Of Reykjavík 2016! Earlier this summer we published our Best Of magazine to help you, our beloved readers, find the very best places this little city has to offer. You can use the…

  • Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: The Best Beer Selection

    Best beer selection Mikkeller & Friends Hverfisgata 12 Yeah, yeah, we’ve all heard about how expensive beer is in Iceland. But despite the high blood pressure-inducing  prices, Mikkeller & Friends wins easily this category for its mouth-watering beer list. Twenty taps feature…

  • Reykjavík’s Newest Gastropub, Sæta Svínið, Just Opened

    Reykjavík’s Newest Gastropub, Sæta Svínið, Just Opened

    We were lucky to be among the first customers at today’s opening of Reykjavík’s newest Gastropub, Sæta svínið, because after having visited the friendly joint, we are convinced it’ll be fully packed soon. It doubles as a restaurant and bar, making it…

  • Better Drinking With Mikkeller & Friends

    Better Drinking With Mikkeller & Friends

    As anyone who frequents Reykjavík’s downtown bar scene will have noticed, Icelandic drinking culture has been undergoing a facelift. Over the past few years, the range of beers on the average bar’s taps has gone from a handful of simple, similar lagers…

  • STEP INTO THE LIGHT: 2014

    STEP INTO THE LIGHT: 2014

    A Shit Sandwich Of Gloom Lorded over by the most bumblingly inefficient government in recent memory, people found it increasingly harder to feed themselves. For instance: at the start of 2015, Icelanders saw rising food prices, along with a tiny drop in…