16 editor picks in Reykjavik.
Kaffibarinn on Bergstadastraeti has been open since 1993, a cafe by day and a DJ bar at night. Most of the other bars sit between Bankastraeti and Laugavegur: Prikid on Bankastraeti, and Lebowski Bar, Kiki Queer Bar, Dillon Whiskey Bar and Microbar on Laugavegur. Rontgen is on Hverfisgata and Slippbarinn is by the harbour on Myrargata.
16 cocktail bar places in Reykjavik we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Reykjavik · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Draft beer and cocktails
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.
Drink Cocktail of the Month
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.
Drink Curated wines and draft beer
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.
Pablo Discobar on Veltusund has two floors of disco and beautiful chaos, DJs bringing the heat, private soundproof bunkers and premium spirits.
Skuli Craft Bar is a cocktail bar at Adalstraeti 9, 101 Reykjavik.
Drink Gæðingur beer
Microbar opened in 2012 on Austurstræti, run by the owners of the Gæðingur brewery, as what the owners call the country's first craft beer bar.
Kiki Queer Bar is a cocktail bar at Laugavegur 22, 101 Reykjavik, open Thursday to Saturday from 21:00.
Order A White Russian: vodka, Kahlúa and cream over ice, made the way the bar says it should be.
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.
Prikid on Bankastraeti calls itself the oldest cafe in Reykjavik, open daily since 1951, a unique place that changes mode when evening comes.
Drink Local beers
The bar at Kex Hostel sits in a former biscuit factory on Skulagata and pours local beers and cocktails until 23:00, with breakfast at Baxtur from 7.
Order One of over 170 whiskies, poured straight or mixed, or a whiskey cocktail.
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.
Petersen Svitan is a bar with a roof terrace on the third floor of Gamla bio at Ingolfsstraeti 2a, in what was Peter Petersen's own apartment.
Loft Hostel Bar is a cocktail bar at Bankastraeti 7, 101 Reykjavik.
Order The tasting menu of 6 dishes, a mix of meat and seafood ending with a dessert.
Apotek Kitchen + Bar on Austurstraeti offers a tasting menu of 6 dishes, brunch on Saturdays and Sundays and group menus for groups of 8 or more.
Tail Cocktail Bar is a cocktail bar at Tryggvagata 12, 101 Reykjavik, open from 11:30 every day.
Prikid, at Bankastræti 12, is the oldest cafe in Reykjavik, open daily since 1951, a unique place and a backer of young underground music in the city.
