16 cocktail bar places in Reykjavik we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Reykjavik | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Reykjavik's bar scene is compact and walkable, with most of the action between Bankastraeti, Laugavegur and Hverfisgata. Kaffibarinn on Bergstadastraeti is the city's most storied nightspot, Slippbarinn on Myrargata helped bring the modern cocktail to town, and Rontgen on Hverfisgata carries the contemporary mood. Microbar, Lebowski Bar and Kiki Queer Bar give the strip its range from craft beer to late-night dancing.
Kaffibarinn ★ 4.3
101 · Bergstadastraeti 1, 101 Reykjavik
Kaffibarinn on Bergstadastraeti has anchored Reykjavik nightlife since 1993, a cafe by day that turns into the city's most packed DJ bar by midnight.
Slippbarinn ★ 4.3
101 · Myrargata 2, 101 Reykjavik
Slippbarinn on Myrargata was Reykjavik's first cocktail bar, a harbourside room at the Marina hotel mixing inventive drinks with a long daily happy hour.
Rontgen ★ 4.3
101 · Hverfisgata 12, 101 Reykjavik
Rontgen on Hverfisgata is a two-floor wine, beer and cocktail bar above Dill, a Reykjavik room of candles, art and compiled low-intervention wines that won.
Pablo Discobar ★ 4.1
101 · Veltusund 1, 101 Reykjavik
Pablo Discobar on Veltusund pours tropical, mezcal-forward cocktails over two loud floors, a 70s-and-80s disco Reykjavik party bar with a huge mirrored.
Skuli Craft Bar ★ 4.1
101 · Adalstraeti 9, 101 Reykjavik
Skuli Craft Bar on Adalstraeti pours fourteen mostly Icelandic taps plus bottles, a focused Reykjavik beer bar named for an 18th-century town father.
Microbar ★ 4.1
101 · Laugavegur 86, 101 Reykjavik
Microbar on Laugavegur pours ten rotating taps and dozens of bottles, a Reykjavik craft-beer bar run by the founder of Gaedingur, Iceland's first craft.
Kiki Queer Bar ★ 4.1
101 · Laugavegur 22, 101 Reykjavik
Kiki Queer Bar on Laugavegur is Reykjavik's main LGBTQ club, two colourful floors of pop and dance that fill up at weekends with a mixed, welcoming crowd.
Lebowski Bar ★ 3.9
101 · Laugavegur 20a, 101 Reykjavik
Lebowski Bar on Laugavegur runs a Big Lebowski theme with a wall of White Russians and burgers, a Reykjavik bar that turns into a dance floor late at night.
Prikid ★ 4.0
101 · Bankastraeti 12, 101 Reykjavik
Prikid on Bankastraeti is one of Reykjavik's oldest bars, a 1951 diner-cafe by day that becomes a hip-hop bar by night, famous for its hangover breakfast.
Kex Hostel Bar ★ 4.1
101 · Skulagata 28, 101 Reykjavik
The bar at Kex Hostel fills a former biscuit factory on Skulagata, a Reykjavik gastropub and live-music room with harbour views and a steady gig calendar.
Dillon Whiskey Bar ★ 4.0
101 · Laugavegur 30, 101 Reykjavik
Dillon Whiskey Bar on Laugavegur stocks over a hundred whiskies in a historic Reykjavik house, a rock pub with a tiny gig stage up in the rafters.
Petersen Svitan ★ 4.1
101 · Ingolfsstraeti 2a, 101 Reykjavik
Petersen Svitan crowns the historic Gamla Bio cinema on Ingolfsstraeti, a Reykjavik rooftop bar with a two-level terrace and 360-degree views over the centre.
Gaukurinn ★ 4.0
101 · Tryggvagata 22, 101 Reykjavik
Gaukurinn on Tryggvagata is a scrappy Reykjavik live venue and bar, hosting rock gigs, drag and DJ nights with some of the cheaper beer downtown.
Loft Hostel Bar ★ 3.9
101 · Bankastraeti 7, 101 Reykjavik
The fourth-floor bar at Loft Hostel on Bankastraeti is a see-and-be-seen Reykjavik balcony bar hosting up-and-coming bands and DJs above the main street.
Apotek Bar ★ 4.0
101 · Austurstraeti 16, 101 Reykjavik
The long bar at Apotek on Austurstraeti mixes well-made cocktails in the old first-pharmacy building, one of central Reykjavik's more grown-up drinking rooms.
Tail Cocktail Bar ★ 4.0
101 · Tryggvagata 12, 101 Reykjavik
Tail is the cocktail bar of the Le Kock complex on Tryggvagata, a moody Reykjavik room near the harbour mixing seasonal drinks beside the food counters.