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1. Kaldi Bar

Icelandic craft beer bar$$Laugavegur

Laugavegur beer bar pouring the Icelandic Kaldi house beers alongside 12 taps, with a daily happy hour, a big gin list and an award-winning atmosphere.

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2. Kaffibarinn

Café-bar with nightly DJs$$Bergstaðastræti / Miðborg

Landmark café by day and bar by night just off Laugavegur, open since 1993, with DJs every night, no cover charge and a role in the film 101 Reykjavík.

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3. Prikið

Historic café and hip-hop bar$$Bankastræti / Miðborg

Reykjavik's oldest café, open daily on Bankastræti since 1951, serving as a café by day and a hip-hop bar supporting young underground music by night.

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4. Lebowski Bar

Themed bar and diner$$Laugavegur

Big Lebowski-themed bar and diner on Laugavegur, open since 2012, known for its many White Russians, Icelandic beef burgers, live music midweek and DJs at weekends.

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5. Kíkí Queer Bar

Queer bar and dance club$$Laugavegur / Klapparstígur

Reykjavik's queer bar and dance club on the upper floors of a rainbow-painted 1905 timber house on Laugavegur, with karaoke on Thursdays and drag and dancing at weekends.

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6. Petersen svítan

Rooftop terrace bar$$$Ingólfsstræti / Miðborg

Rooftop bar and terraces on the third floor of Gamla Bíó, a historic 1926 cinema building on Ingólfsstræti, with views over the rooftops of central Reykjavik.

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