Hlollabatar is a subs and sandwiches late-night spot in 101, Reykjavik.
Hlollabatar on Ingolfsstraeti runs hot Icelandic subs late into the night, a Reykjavik sandwich window the after-hours crowd has leaned on since 1986.
Must order: A loaded New York sub, hot off the press.
Tip: The central branch stays open for the night crowd. Quick, filling and a long-standing Reykjavik habit.
Address: Ingolfsstraeti 3, 101 Reykjavik
Prikid on Bankastraeti runs late as a hip-hop bar with diner food, a 1951 Reykjavik institution where the hangover breakfast waits at the end of the night.
Try: Diner food and hip-hop
Order: Late beers with hip-hop, then the hangover breakfast as the sun comes up.
Tip: Open until the small hours at weekends. The greasy breakfast is the morning-after cure.
Saeta Svinid on Hafnarstraeti keeps its gastropub kitchen running into the evening, a Reykjavik bar of burgers and small plates with karaoke and a late bar.
Try: Burgers and small plates
Order: A lamb burger and a beer once the karaoke kicks off.
Tip: Kitchen runs to 23:00 with the bar later. Party bingo and karaoke nights keep it lively.
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur on Tryggvagata keeps its hot dog window open into the small hours, the post-bar institution feeding Reykjavik since 1937.
Try: Icelandic hot dog
Order: One with everything to soak up the night, eina med ollu.
Tip: Open until the early hours, later on Friday and Saturday. The classic end to a Reykjavik night out.
Chuck Norris Grill on Laugavegur stays open into the small hours, a Texas-themed Reykjavik diner serving burgers, fries and milkshakes to the after-bar crowd.
Try: Burgers and milkshakes
Order: The Wabamm burger with caramelised onion and chilli mayo.
Tip: One of the few sit-down late feeds downtown. Open into the early hours at weekends.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg square keeps its halal shawarma window open late, a Reykjavik after-bar staple wrapping kebab, falafel and chips for the night crowd.
Try: Shawarma and falafel
Order: A chicken shawarma wrap with extra garlic sauce.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square, so it catches the post-club queue. Falafel covers vegetarians.
Prikid on Bankastraeti runs late as a hip-hop bar with diner food, a 1951 Reykjavik institution where the hangover breakfast waits at the end of the night.
Try: Diner food and hip-hop
Order: Late beers with hip-hop, then the hangover breakfast as the sun comes up.
Tip: Open until the small hours at weekends. The greasy breakfast is the morning-after cure.
Devito's Pizza near Hlemmur on Laugavegur sells cheap, fast pies late into the night, a Reykjavik after-bar fixture for nightlife regulars since 1994.
Try: Pizza slices
Order: A simple pepperoni slice, the fuel pizza a late night demands.
Tip: Order at the counter and eat on the move. Beloved by the after-hours crowd around Hlemmur.
Saeta Svinid on Hafnarstraeti keeps its gastropub kitchen running into the evening, a Reykjavik bar of burgers and small plates with karaoke and a late bar.
Try: Burgers and small plates
Order: A lamb burger and a beer once the karaoke kicks off.
Tip: Kitchen runs to 23:00 with the bar later. Party bingo and karaoke nights keep it lively.
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur on Tryggvagata keeps its hot dog window open into the small hours, the post-bar institution feeding Reykjavik since 1937.
Try: Icelandic hot dog
Order: One with everything to soak up the night, eina med ollu.
Tip: Open until the early hours, later on Friday and Saturday. The classic end to a Reykjavik night out.
Chuck Norris Grill on Laugavegur stays open into the small hours, a Texas-themed Reykjavik diner serving burgers, fries and milkshakes to the after-bar crowd.
Try: Burgers and milkshakes
Order: The Wabamm burger with caramelised onion and chilli mayo.
Tip: One of the few sit-down late feeds downtown. Open into the early hours at weekends.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg square keeps its halal shawarma window open late, a Reykjavik after-bar staple wrapping kebab, falafel and chips for the night crowd.
Try: Shawarma and falafel
Order: A chicken shawarma wrap with extra garlic sauce.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square, so it catches the post-club queue. Falafel covers vegetarians.
