Guidebook for Reykjavík
Entertainment & Activities
Good public outdoor swimming pool You can also buy bus tickets here.
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Vesturbæjarlaug
HofsvallagataGood public outdoor swimming pool You can also buy bus tickets here.
West End Elementary School
67 SólvallagataPlayground, open for all.
Ísbúð Vesturbæjar
HagamelurIce cream store. Cheap but good.
Valdís
GrandagarðurReally good ice cream store.
Here is our park and playground. You can reach it through a separate entrance in the basement.
Verkamannablokkirnar
Here is our park and playground. You can reach it through a separate entrance in the basement.
Food Scene
Kaffihús Vesturbæjar
20 MelhagiNice, local cafe with good food.
Pizza. You can also order online at www.dominos.is. Telephone number: 5812345
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Domino's Pizza
45 HjarðarhagiPizza. You can also order online at www.dominos.is. Telephone number: 5812345
Hrói Höttur
It´s brand new and I haven´t tried it, but looks OK.
Essentials
Melabúðin
Very popular local grocery store.
VÍÐIR
79 SólvallagataGood grocery store.
Arts & Culture
Nice maritime museum with restaurant/cafe. On one side of the museum there is a great playground with a maritime theme.
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Reykjavik Maritime Museum
8 GrandagarðurNice maritime museum with restaurant/cafe. On one side of the museum there is a great playground with a maritime theme.
The Nordic house, made by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Has a library with books in the Nordic languages, cafe/restaurant, cultural arrangement. Nice surrondings.
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Nordic House
11 SæmundargataThe Nordic house, made by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Has a library with books in the Nordic languages, cafe/restaurant, cultural arrangement. Nice surrondings.
If you want to go to the cinema this is absolutely the closest. 10-15 minute walk.
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Háskólabíó
SuðurgataIf you want to go to the cinema this is absolutely the closest. 10-15 minute walk.
Everything Else
Go southwest on this street and turn left on Ægisíða. Then you are at the start of a long bicycle path which extends to the easternmost parts of the city.
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Hofsvallagata
HofsvallagataGo southwest on this street and turn left on Ægisíða. Then you are at the start of a long bicycle path which extends to the easternmost parts of the city.
If you need some peace and quiet free wi-fi to work. The library is quite nice. There i also a cafeteria here.
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National Library
3 ArngrímsgataIf you need some peace and quiet free wi-fi to work. The library is quite nice. There i also a cafeteria here.
Jói Fel
HringbrautGood but rather expensive bakery.
Drinks & Nightlife
"Stofa is Living Room in Icelandic and it looks like a living room from a few decades back. Comfortable and nice.
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Stofan Café
"Stofa is Living Room in Icelandic and it looks like a living room from a few decades back. Comfortable and nice.