Reykjavík - Iceland - page 162

( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 551 9400; www.loftidbar.is ;Austurstræti 9, 2nd fl; 2pm-1am Sun-Thu,
4pm-4am Fri & Sat)
Loftið is all about high-end cocktails and good living. Dress up to join the fray at this airy
upstairs lounge with a zinc-bar, retro tailor-shop-inspired decor, vintage tiles and a swank
crowd. The well booze here is the top-shelf liquor elsewhere, and they bring in jazzy bands
on Thursday nights.
Kaldi BAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.kaldibar.is ;Laugavegur 20b; noon-1am Sun-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat)
Effortlessly cool with mismatched seats and teal banquettes, plus a popular smoking court-
yard, Kaldi is awesome for its full range of Kaldi microbrews, not available elsewhere.
Happy hour (4pm to 7pm) gets you one for Ikr650. Anyone can play the inhouse piano.
Tiú Droppar CAFE
(Ten Drops; MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 551 9380;Laugavegur 27; 9am-1am Mon-Thu, 10am-1am Sat
& Sun; )
Tucked in a cosy teapot-lined basement, Tiú Droppar is one of those quintessential Reyk-
javík cafes that serves waffles, brunches (Ikr640 to Ikr990) and sandwiches, then in the
evenings morphs into a wine bar with occasional live music. It's said that the Sunday night
pianist can play anything by ear.
Kiki GAY
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.kiki.is ;Laugavegur 22; 11pm-4.30am Fri & Sat)
Ostensibly a queer bar, Kiki is also the place to get your dance on (with pop and electron-
ica the mainstays), since much of Reyjavík's nightlife centres around the booze, not the
groove.
Bravó BAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Laugavegur 22; 6.30pm-1am Mon-Thu, to 4.30am Fri & Sat; )
Friendly, knowledgeable bartenders, a laid-back corner-bar vibe with great people-watch-
ing, cool tunes on the sound system and happy hour (5pm to 9pm) draught local beers for
Ikr500 - what's not to love?