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 Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: NIGHTLIFE IN ICELAND |
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NIGHTLIFE IN ICELAND
GENERAL
The wild and untamed nightlife of Iceland, especially in Reykjavik is known world wide and famous for it's durability and ongoing parties. In Iceland nightlife means fun and entertainment, dance clubs, bars, parties, festivals, shows, restaurants, live music bands to mention but few and if the idea is to go out and have good old-fashioned fun Iceland is still a fine choice.
REYKJAVIK NIGHTLIFE
As with Reykjavik the best spots to start socializing are bars and pubs, as well as some of the cafes that turn into bars after 6pm. Some of the bars listed below are attached to restaurants but you can always drink without eating.
Icelanders go out quite late so often a night might look quite slow when all of a sudden things start to kick off. On a weekend this might not happen until midnight. After that it will get very difficult to get into some of the hottest nightclubs. So if you are not a VIP or know anyone that can get you in, you have to get in early. Don't expect to get into a club in style-conscious Reykjavik if you turn up in full hiking gear! The dress code is generally smart. For foreigners things are more relaxed, but you'll feel more comfortable if you're smart-casual. At some places, jeans and sneakers aren't allowed. However you're kitted out, don't be surprised if you're approached and have to take on a conversation with the straight forward locals as soon as you've set foot through the door.
Club 22, Laugavegur 22. Bar on the main street, with a small dancefloor on the second floor. Once very popular, but starting to pick up again, especially after other places close on weekends.
Amsterdam, Hafnarstraeti 5. Has nothing to do with the Amsterdam, Holland. But open every night, bear and live music. Variable Entrance fee on Friday's and Saturday's.
Celtic Cross, Hverfisgata 10. Traditional Celtic bar with wooden tables, chairs and fitments.
Dubliner, Hafnarstraeti 4. Traditional Irish bar with wooden tables and floor. A popular place for an evening pint of Guinness or a beer (500kr). There's also a decent selection of whiskies.
Gaukur a Stong, Tryggvagata 22. In the heart of downtown Reykjavik there is a club that is open every night. All evenings there is a band playing live music and people having fun. This place is called Gaukur a Stong and has been running for over 18 years in complete success. It is the only place in the city where you can be guaranteed a party atmosphere every night of the week. Variable Entrance fee.
Glaumbar, Tryggvagata 20. The Reykjavik "Cheers" as in the movie, this is one of the few bars in Iceland thats been able to get the barfly culture going. Well worth checking out.
Hotel Island, Armuli 9. The larges disco in Iceland, Broadway, known for Vegas-style shows, singing and dancing spectaculars, though occasionally with more interesting fare and popular with people of all ages, from teenagers to pensioners. Variable Entrance fee.
Hverfisbarinn, Hverfisgitu 20. I hip bar that turns disco on weekends. Very popular with students.
Kaffi Reykjavik (Cafe Reykjavik), Vesturgata 1, Don't let the name fool you, it's smack in the middle of Reykjavik, big nightclub/restaurant/bar, everything for everyone.
Kaffibarinn, Bergstadastriti 1. Part owned by Damon Albarn of the english group Blur. A very small and often packed bar popular with the icelandic bohemian crowd.
Kapital, Hafnarstraeti 17. A popular young nightclub. Techno and Hip Hop. Popular also with the capital's gay population on Friday and Saturday nights.
Nasa, by Austurvoll. The largest club in downtown Reykjavik. Live bands on weekends and a disco after midnight. The second floor bar opens at 23:00 and the nightclub itself opens at midnight. Entrance fee is 1000 kronur.
Nellys , Inngholtsstriti 21. American-style bar with a mixed gay and straight crowd, especially at weekends, open till 1am daily and serving Iceland's cheapest beer, about 300 Ikr for 5mm ml. glass ?so it is understandably popular.
Pravda, Austurstriti 22. Cool nightclub full of wannabe yuppies having fun and dancing to the latest sounds on the upstairs glass dancefloor. No jeans or white trainers allowed. Variable Entrance fee.
Sirkus, Klapparstitur 31. Reykjavik's first French wine bar, in an unprepossessing building off Laugavegur. French wine is available by the glass, as is pastis and calvados. Busy at weekends with a Bohemian clientele who don't mind queuing to get in.
Vegamot, Vegamotastig 4. One of Reykjavik best keept nightclub secret, known to be a great restaurant this bar also turns nightclub on weekends with many of Icelands best DJ's turning their tricks in a non stop party. Food is served from noon until evening every day and as the night progresses the atmosphere starts to change and the crowd with it as Vegamot evolves into a wild nightclub.
Vitalin, Adalstraeti 10. One of Icelands oldest house and oldest pub, offen live music in thursdays and even fridays and saturdays, but mainly disco. Variable Entrance fee.
Vitbarinn, Kirkjutorgi 4. Behind the National Church and the Althing. A great wine bar. Popular with Icelanders of all ages.
Thjikleikh kjallarinn, Hverfisgata. Despite its strange and unpronounceable name, the basement cafe underneath the National Theatre transforms itself into a popular club playing 1970?0s music on Fri and Sat nights (midnight to 3am).
Isstofan, Vegamotastig 4. The full name is Isstofa Kormiks og Skjaldar and this is watering hole for a lot of famous icelandic actors, TV personalities and musicians. No dancing but a lot of drinking and smoking.
Thorvaldsen Bar, Austurstriti 8. One of the most popular nightclubs in Reykjavik. A good restaurant/bar that changes into a great nightclub on weekends. Eighties music mixed with new. Very difficult to get into if you get there late.
Pravda, Austurstriti 22. Cool nightclub full of wannabe yuppies having fun and dancing to the latest sounds on the upstairs glass dancefloor. No jeans or white trainers allowed. Variable Entrance fee.
Club Bohem, Grensasvegur 7, is an exclusive night club in Reykjavik in Just about seven minutes drive from city centre. |
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