Kaffibarinn is a dance club in 101, Reykjavik.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Once part-owned by Damon Albarn. Go before 23:00 to skip the long weekend queue at the door.
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Address: Bergstadastraeti 1, 101 Reykjavik
Pablo Discobar on Veltusund is a two-floor tropical disco bar in central Reykjavik, where mezcal cocktails give way to karaoke and a packed dance floor.
TipOn the third floor at Veltusund 1. Happy hour 16:00-18:00, dancing until 03:00 Friday and Saturday.
Gaukurinn on Tryggvagata is Reykjavik's scrappy grassroots live venue, a tiny stage for rock, punk, drag and DJ nights with some of the cheaper beer downtown.
TipA long-running home for new bands and drag shows. Check the gig calendar; cover is small or free.
The bar at Kex Hostel fills a former biscuit factory on Skulagata, a Reykjavik live-music room of jazz and indie gigs with harbour views and gastropub plates.
TipFree concerts and jam nights run most weeks in the old factory hall. The kitchen does proper food too.
Petersen Svitan crowns the historic Gamla Bio cinema on Ingolfsstraeti, a Reykjavik rooftop bar whose two-level terrace gives wide views over the city centre.
TipThe upper terrace has the wide views. Best on a rare still, sunny Reykjavik evening with a cocktail.
The fourth-floor bar at Loft Hostel on Bankastraeti is a see-and-be-seen Reykjavik balcony bar hosting up-and-coming bands and DJ sets above the main street.
TipThe balcony catches afternoon sun over Bankastraeti. Free gigs and DJ sets run through the week.
Kiki Queer Bar on Laugavegur is Reykjavik's main LGBTQ club, two colourful floors of pop and dance that fill at weekends with a mixed and welcoming crowd.
TipEnter from the Klapparstigur side. Friday and Saturday are the big nights for the upstairs dance floor.
Pablo Discobar on Veltusund is a two-floor tropical disco bar in central Reykjavik, where mezcal cocktails give way to karaoke and a packed dance floor.
TipOn the third floor at Veltusund 1. Happy hour 16:00-18:00, dancing until 03:00 Friday and Saturday.
Gaukurinn on Tryggvagata is Reykjavik's scrappy grassroots live venue, a tiny stage for rock, punk, drag and DJ nights with some of the cheaper beer downtown.
TipA long-running home for new bands and drag shows. Check the gig calendar; cover is small or free.
The bar at Kex Hostel fills a former biscuit factory on Skulagata, a Reykjavik live-music room of jazz and indie gigs with harbour views and gastropub plates.
TipFree concerts and jam nights run most weeks in the old factory hall. The kitchen does proper food too.
Petersen Svitan crowns the historic Gamla Bio cinema on Ingolfsstraeti, a Reykjavik rooftop bar whose two-level terrace gives wide views over the city centre.
TipThe upper terrace has the wide views. Best on a rare still, sunny Reykjavik evening with a cocktail.
The fourth-floor bar at Loft Hostel on Bankastraeti is a see-and-be-seen Reykjavik balcony bar hosting up-and-coming bands and DJ sets above the main street.
TipThe balcony catches afternoon sun over Bankastraeti. Free gigs and DJ sets run through the week.
Kiki Queer Bar on Laugavegur is Reykjavik's main LGBTQ club, two colourful floors of pop and dance that fill at weekends with a mixed and welcoming crowd.
TipEnter from the Klapparstigur side. Friday and Saturday are the big nights for the upstairs dance floor.
