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A guide to the nightlife in Reykjavik

Nightlife in Reykjavik

Iceland City Breaks nocturnal guide


Reykjavik enjoys its legendary status for being one of the best short break destinations to party, drink and dance in the world. The Icelandic capital is known for its all night clubbing, trendy bars, beautiful blonde locals and carnival style atmosphere on the weekends. Many city breaks visitors often fly over to Reykjavik just for the weekend, just to embrace the capitals famous & unique night life. Just about every door in down town, leads to a busy drinking hole, full of activity and wild stag & hen party antics. It’s quite astonishing at night, to walk past the European styled cafes, which in the day were serving a light lunch and coffee, are now thriving clubs, packed to the rafters with party hungry patrons. This small capital, really does party like it’s 10 times its size, offering a maze of quality bars and nightclubs, which are all clustered together making it very easy for city break guests to find the night action. Book with the Iceland holiday experts. Browse our on-line bargain short breaks deals and then send your enquiry to our friendly staff.    
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The best bars, pubs, night clubs and hotspots in Reykjavik

In this section, you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the best party venues to try out. This awesome city has something to suit everybody, from chic-yuppie bars, down to earth pubs, lively clubs, plush DJ-lounges and futuristic bars.

Vegamot is a quality bistro during the day and early evening, but later into the night, Vegamot evolves into an awesome nightclub, with quality DJs rocking the turntables and pretty Icelandic people shaking their behinds. This is one of the best places to party on holiday in Reykjavik and we recommend you arrive about 11pm and indulge in the great Icelandic vodka cocktails. Pravda, formerly known as Astro, is situated in the heart of the town and is an ultra trendy nightclub, with a well dressed clientele. We recommend this for clubbing but not for an Iceland stag weekend. Many international DJs get booked to play here from John Digweed to Nick Warren etc adding to exclusivity of Pravda’s atmosphere. The dress code and face control can be quite strict, so dress to impress, to avoid disappointment on your party nights.

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Gaukur á Stöng is the oldest pub and is responsible for the invention of the famous vodka-spiked beer they served before the legalization of lager in 1989. For Iceland city break visitors looking for a place to listen to live rock music and not worry about dress codes, then this is a great pub to try. Kaffibarinn is part owned by Blur’s lead singer ‘Damon Albarn’, which probably explains the London Underground Tube sign hanging outside. This bar-club is one of the trendiest places to go and is a great place to drink and catch a good party atmosphere. Although some local Icelandic people say the clientele is a little egotistical, we have had only good times at Kaffibarinn and found the atmosphere to be fun and friendly. We recommend it to all types of weekend breaks explorers.

Café Rosenberg has a history as both being a dance and a rock club, but has recently reopened with a Jazz theme and has started serving food. It's a place to see up and coming Jazz bands and the more established acts. This could be an appropriate place a more mature crowd and avoid the stag night noise. The biggest night club is NASA, set in an old Theatre and has a great sound system & resident DJs that play to an enthusiastic packed capacity most weekends. If your Iceland holiday requires thumping dance music, then NASA could be a good choice. The door policy is strict for lad type do’s, so we advise making a guest list, to avoid being turned away. Nelly’s Café is a rocking pub, with a young, stags, student crowd, that consistently has a fun atmosphere over the weekend break period. Nelly’s supposedly has the cheapest beer, which we wouldn’t totally agree with but it definitely is a place to reminisce the student life. The local bands are very good, playing mainly cover songs and there is a large dancefloor on the upper floor. There is normally a mixture of students, stagnights and a friendly young faces.

Glaumbar is a quality sports bar, an excellent place to catch major sporting events on large TVs screens. The establishment is basically based around the bar, so you won't have to go a long way for a drink. On Thursdays, is the Corona promotional night and is very popular amongst students, Iceland stag weekends and is a good place to party if your city break starts before the weekend. A similar sports bar is Players with its large screens to watch international sports like golf, football, boxing etc. On the weekends it turns into a busy dance club, where people can strut their stuff on the large dancefloor. Again, it’s quite a cross section of people, ranging from stag dos, students and blonde stunners. Other sports bars in town are Olver Glaesibaer and Klubburinn, with big TVs and typical sports bar atmosphere.

Odal is a lapdancing club located in the city centre, which offers gorgeous girl dancers on stage and provides private strip tease dances in personal booths. It is a high class strip nightclub that is both stylish and offers a unique relaxed atmosphere, which makes it a very popular club amongst the touring stag parties in Iceland. The VIP room can also be hired for grooms wishing to see their last night of freedom off properly for the ultimate adventure break abroad. If stunning girls are what’s needed to complete the gents night out, then don’t hesitate and come to Club Odal. You won’t regret it.

Prikid is one of Reykjavik's oldest bars and used to be a traditional coffee house. The place is a popular nightclub on the weekends and normally draws in a younger clientele. Another very old establishment is Vídalin and you can catch live bands and DJs here aswell. Every capital has its fair share of Irish themed pubs and this city is of no exception. The most well known is The Dubliner and is a good place to get a good pint of Guinness and sink a whiskey. The pub is very cosy, but isn’t the most original place to drink on a city break holiday in Iceland. Nether the less, we like the subtle low lit lighting, wooden tables and live music. The prices are reasonable and they do special promotions in association with the tourist office.

Broadway is located inside Hotel Island and is the largest dancehall. It’s known for its Vegas-style shows, singing and dancing spectaculars. One of the best concept shows is Le Sing, where the waiters are also the actors, artists, entertainers and dancers. It’s a fantastic concept that takes you through a journey with good food combined with themes from many of the best musicals, cabarets and music from world famous artists. The stars of the evening are young and upcoming actors, singers and dancers in the Icelandic entertainment industry. We highly recommend an evening at the Broadway and especially to see Le Sing. It offers a great evening out for your Holidays.

Café Victor is located in an historic building on the square Ingólfstorg, an important site for Icelandic culture and history. On the weekends Café Victor turns into a vibrant discotheque and is known for its excellent party atmosphere. Thorvaldsen bar has DJs on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and always has massive queues outside after midnight. Thjódleikhúskjallarinn is a basement café, situated underneath the National Theatre, but is a very atmospheric club to party in. Kapital plays mostly electronica music, from break beat and techno to drum n bass and hiphop. Mojito, is found on the 5th floor above the Apotek Bar in the heart of Reykjavik. It’s a popular place to come but is only during the summer months. Hverfisbarinn is a popular bar that turns into a funky disco on the weekends, and gets very busy after midnight. Café Cultura has both live music and Djs on Friday Saturdays and runs a Tango evening every Wednesday.


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A Stag weekend in Reykjavik is not cheap. If you’re on a budget, look elsewhere. Flight prices are higher, beer is astronomically expensive, around £8.00 a pint and the sports activities won’t leave you with much change for those pricey beers. However, leaving those negative comments to one side, for those of you who can afford to budget for Iceland, Reykjavik is undoubtedly one of the best places you could ever choose. You could find yourselves playing golf at midnight under the sun, rampaging over black sand dunes on Quad bikes, rafting along ferocious river rapids or scooting across huge glaciers on snowmobiles. The stag weekend night scene is nothing short of crazy, where the whole town turns into one big free for all drinking den. Restaurants, cafes and basements turn into late night bars and down town Reykjavik is flooded with the most beautiful people in Europe. There’s live music jams, modern dance clubs, student bars and even go-go strip clubs.

“Iceland is without a doubt an awesome party city, just a shame its so damn expensive. However, good looking girls, awesome action activities all contributed to a wicked weekend. I just wished it was cheaper. Thanks for the seamless arrangements” Kevin Cartwright (Nottingham)

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