$$$$Cocktail bar101Mon-Thu 15:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-04:30, Sun 12:00-01:00
Kaffibarinn is a bar and café in a small red house on Bergstaðastræti in Reykjavik, open since 1993, with DJs every night and great coffee by day.
TipHappy hour runs daily from 15:00, with draft beer from 1,050 Kr. and cocktails from 2,300 Kr., and there is never a cover charge.
Cocktail bar101Mon-Thu 12:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:00
Slippbarinn is a harbourside bar at Myrargata 2 in Reykjavik serving artfully shaken cocktails and unique food, with happy hour every day from 15 to 18.
TipThe Cocktail of the Month is always 1,900 kr., and happy hour runs every day from 15 to 18.
Cocktail bar101Mon-Thu 16:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-03:00, Sun 16:00-01:00
Rontgen is a Reykjavik bar with a warm atmosphere that mixes cocktails, keeps a curated selection of fairly priced wines and sells beer on draft.
TipSundays and Mondays foreground wine and cheese, Wednesdays and Thursdays bring music selectors, and Fridays and Saturdays raise the energy.
$$$$Cocktail bar101Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-03:00
Pablo Discobar on Veltusund has two floors of disco and beautiful chaos, DJs bringing the heat, private soundproof bunkers and premium spirits.
TipBook a private soundproof bunker to scream your heart out, or ask about bottle service with sparklers and VIP treatment.
Cocktail bar101Mon-Wed closed, Thu 21:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 21:00-04:30, Sun closed
Kiki Queer Bar is a cocktail bar at Laugavegur 22, 101 Reykjavik, open Thursday to Saturday from 21:00.
Cocktail bar101Mon-Thu 09:00-01:00, Fri 09:00-03:00, Sat 10:00-03:00, Sun 10:00-01:00
Prikid on Bankastraeti calls itself the oldest cafe in Reykjavik, open daily since 1951, a unique place that changes mode when evening comes.
TipA daytime cafe that changes mode when evening comes, and a backer of young underground music in the city.
$$$$Cocktail bar101Mon-Thu 12:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun 12:00-01:00
Dillon has been a whiskey bar and live music venue on Laugavegur since 1999, with over 170 whiskies, live rock and blues and resident DJ Andrea.
OrderOne of over 170 whiskies, poured straight or mixed, or a whiskey cocktail.
TipThursday is blues night with Beggi Smári and his band, and the bar holds regular whiskey school sessions, in English whenever needed.
$$$$Cocktail bar101Mon-Thu 11:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-04:30, Sun 11:00-01:00
Lebowski Bar on Laugavegur is a Big Lebowski bar with a diner-inspired menu, burgers, thick milkshakes and over 23 versions of the White Russian.
OrderA White Russian: vodka, Kahlúa and cream over ice, made the way the bar says it should be.
TipHappy hour is daily from 16:00 to 19:00; Sunday to Thursday from 22:00 to 01:00, selected cocktails are 1,500 kr and Gull on tap 1,100 kr.