The Best Cocktail Bars in Iceland
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The best cocktail bars in Iceland, according to the experts: the White Guide, the Michelin Guide, and Difford's Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. ÓX comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Reykjavík.
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Rank 1. ÓX
Cocktail Bar
You ring a brass lion's-head doorbell to get in, which sets the tone. ÓX is a 17-seat tasting counter in Reykjavík where a four-hour dinner unfolds inside what feels like two grandmothers' homes colliding: a retro cocktail bar and a kitchen hung with upcycled cupboards. The cooking leans into intensity over prettiness, Icelandic ingredients pushed hard for flavour rather than dressed up for Instagram. It holds a Michelin star.
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: Difford's Guide
- White Guide Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
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Rank 2. Amma Don
Cocktail Bar
A brass lion knocker on Laugavegur 55 answers your entry question: press its tongue and you're into a speakeasy tricked out like a 1960s living room, brown and beige, with kitsch paintings on textured wallpaper and old talk shows murmuring on the TV. The name means "grandmother is the boss" in Icelandic, which tells you everything about the vibe: warm, slightly chaotic, deeply un-flashy. The 50 gave it a Discovery nod.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Amma Don (this place) 71.400
- #2 Jungle Cocktail Bar 71.400
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Rank 2. Jungle Cocktail Bar
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Amma Don 71.400
- #2 Jungle Cocktail Bar (this place) 71.400