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Colm O’Herlihy’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Colm O’Herlihy is an Irishman living in Iceland, working as the manager of two top labels, Bedroom Community & Mengi Records. He’s often to be seen buzzing around downtown, typing away in the bars, venues and cafés of 101. Here he shares…
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Bugs, Bleeding & Breaking The PA: IDK IDA Turns Up
IDK IDA steps out onto the stage dressed in a billowing white coat, a sharp line drawn down the centre of her face. Her music judders to life—metallic groans spill forth in an amorphous, tectonic, industrial rhythm. She stalks the space, dancing…
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City Guide: How To Soup In Reykjavík
Winter, as the white walkers and weathermen tell us, is here. But don’t worry—if you find yourself in a snowstorm, just go for some soup. Steaming, hot, delicious soup. We at Grapevine—we love soup. Here’s our guide. To soup. Laundromat is a…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Happy Hour
Once again we come to the time in the year where we do the hard task of assessing which bars and clubs are worthy of a place in the limelight. Reykjavík’s bar culture is quite vast and diverse, ranging from the smallest…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Best Place To Go With A Group Of Friends
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s a good people-watching spot, somewhere to see some contemporary art, or the best place to catch an…
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Culture Night Is Here: “Grjótaþorp – In the Heart of Reykjavík”
In celebration of culture night and the city of Reykjavík’s 230th birthday, the mayor will launch Reykjavík’s night of culture in one of the city’s oldest locations, Álfasteinsgarður in Grjótaþorp from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Accompanied by the German brass band Verbandsjugendorchester Hochrhein,…
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Guide: What To Do On A Rainy Or Sunny Day?
Rainy Day Guide: The Pool You’re thinking this should be over on the sunny side guide. But trust us, there is nothing better than being in a warm pool while refreshingly cold drops of rain plunk down upon you. You don’t have…
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THE GRAPEVINE’S BIG-ASS BAR GUIDE 2015!
Wow, can you believe our bar guide is five years old already? That means, in just 15 years, it will be old enough to go drinking downtown. And it’ll definitely know all the best places when it does. Over the last few…
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Searching For The Best Public Bathroom
Something that always seems to be missing in reviews of restaurants, bars, cafés and whatnot, is the bathroom. Perhaps it is a taboo subject? But when you think about it, the flowery potpourri smell in the bathroom might make up for a…