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A glass of Kaldi beer on the bar

Since 2014

Kaldi Bar

Twelve beers on tap and 93 gins in the heart of Reykjavík.

93

gins on the shelf

12

beers on tap

16—19

happy hour

03 — The beer

The beer.

Kaldi - Icelandic beer, brewed in the Czech tradition, unpasteurised, with no added sugar or preservatives.

A glass of beer at the bar at Kaldi Bar
A Kaldi glass at the bar
A dark beer by candlelight

The menu

A few of our favourite pairings

Each one paired with tonic and garnish

Kaldi Gin — Kaldi bar01

Kaldi Gin

Brazilian tonka beans, garden thyme, orange peel, liquorice root, lava salt and chamomile.

Gin
Kaldi Gin
Tonic
Kaldi Tonic
Garnish
Dried lemons, garden thyme and pink peppercorn
Tanqueray Nº Ten Grapefruit & Rosemary — Kaldi bar02

Tanqueray Nº Ten Grapefruit & Rosemary

Gin
Tanqueray Nº Ten Grapefruit & Rosemary
Tonic
Thomas Henry Premium Indian
Garnish
Grapefruit slice, rosemary and dried juniper berries
Kyro Dark Gin — Kaldi bar03

Kyro Dark Gin

Rye, orange peel, birch, black pepper and cranberry — aged in oak casks for 3–12 weeks.

Gin
Kyro Dark Gin & a dash of grapefruit bitters
Tonic
Yuzu Tonic
Garnish
Lime, lime peel and pink peppercorn
Gin Mare — Kaldi bar04

Gin Mare

Gin
Gin Mare
Tonic
50% Premium Indian Tonic, 50% olive lemonade
Garnish
Olives and rosemary
Larios Rosé — Kaldi bar05

Larios Rosé

Gin
Larios Rosé
Tonic
Rhubarb & raspberry tonic
Garnish
Raspberries, blueberries and dried roses
Portofino — Kaldi bar06

Portofino

Gin
Portofino
Tonic
Mediterranean
Garnish
Lemon peel, juniper and garden thyme
Monkey 47 — Kaldi bar07

Monkey 47

Gin
Monkey 47
Tonic
Mediterranean
Garnish
Grapefruit and juniper
Stockholms Bränneri — Kaldi bar08

Stockholms Bränneri

Gin
Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin
Tonic
Mediterranean
Garnish
Lemon peel
Ólafsson — Kaldi bar09

Ólafsson

Gin
Ólafsson Gin
Tonic
Valencia Orange Tonic
Garnish
Orange, rosemary and juniper
Ungava — Kaldi bar10

Ungava

Gin
Ungava
Tonic
50% elderflower tonic, 50% Mediterranean
Garnish
Lemon & lime peel and juniper

From the shelf

Tanqueray.

Tanqueray London Dry — Kaldi bar

London, since 1830. The green bottle is the classic — four botanicals in perfect balance. No. Ten is small-batch distilled with fresh citrus and chamomile, a multiple World's Best Gin.

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Tanqueray Nº Ten — Kaldi bar

Nº Ten

Tanqueray Nº Ten — Kaldi bar

Nº Ten

The full collection

93 bottles. Eight regions.

Explore the whole gin shelf by origin — from Icelandic makers to Kyoto and Tasmania.

01 — The gin

Gin.

The country's biggest gin selection.

Icelandic

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Ólafsson — Kaldi bar

Ólafsson

Kaldi Gin Winter — Kaldi bar

Kaldi Gin Winter

Himbrimi — Kaldi bar

Himbrimi

Marberg — Kaldi bar

Marberg

Helvíti — Kaldi bar

Helvíti

Stuðlaberg — Kaldi bar

Stuðlaberg

64° Reykjavík — Kaldi bar

64° Reykjavík

Marberg — Kaldi bar

Marberg

Marberg — Kaldi bar

Marberg

64° Reykjavík — Kaldi bar

64° Reykjavík

64° Reykjavík — Kaldi bar

64° Reykjavík

Stuðlaberg Blue — Kaldi bar

Stuðlaberg Blue

Stuðlaberg — Kaldi bar

Stuðlaberg

Himbrimi — Kaldi bar

Himbrimi

Nordic

07
Hernö — Kaldi bar

Hernö

Stockholms Bränneri — Kaldi bar

Stockholms Bränneri

Stockholms Bränneri — Kaldi bar

Stockholms Bränneri

O.P. Anderson — Kaldi bar

O.P. Anderson

Skagerrak — Kaldi bar

Skagerrak

Kyrö Dark — Kaldi bar

Kyrö Dark

Kyrö — Kaldi bar

Kyrö

British Isles

29
Silent Pool — Kaldi bar

Silent Pool

Sipsmith — Kaldi bar

Sipsmith

London Nº1 — Kaldi bar

London Nº1

Salcombe — Kaldi bar

Salcombe

Tobermory — Kaldi bar

Tobermory

The Botanist — Kaldi bar

The Botanist

Brockmans — Kaldi bar

Brockmans

GlasweGin — Kaldi bar

GlasweGin

GlasweGin — Kaldi bar

GlasweGin

Tanqueray Nº Ten — Kaldi bar

Tanqueray Nº Ten

Tanqueray Nº Ten — Kaldi bar

Tanqueray Nº Ten

Berkshire — Kaldi bar

Berkshire

Hendrick's Lunar — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Lunar

Hendrick's Grand Cabaret — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Grand Cabaret

Hendrick's Oasium — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Oasium

Hendrick's Original — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Original

Hendrick's Flora Adora — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Flora Adora

Hendrick's Orbium — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Orbium

Hendrick's Neptunia — Kaldi bar

Hendrick's Neptunia

Tanqueray London Dry — Kaldi bar

Tanqueray London Dry

Whitley Neill — Kaldi bar

Whitley Neill

Whitley Neill — Kaldi bar

Whitley Neill

Whitley Neill — Kaldi bar

Whitley Neill

Whitley Neill — Kaldi bar

Whitley Neill

Whitley Neill — Kaldi bar

Whitley Neill

Whitley Neill — Kaldi bar

Whitley Neill

Bombay Sapphire — Kaldi bar

Bombay Sapphire

Bombay Sapphire — Kaldi bar

Bombay Sapphire

Bombay Sapphire — Kaldi bar

Bombay Sapphire

Germany

08
Elephant — Kaldi bar

Elephant

Ferdinand's — Kaldi bar

Ferdinand's

Monkey 47 — Kaldi bar

Monkey 47

Monkey 47 — Kaldi bar

Monkey 47

Elephant — Kaldi bar

Elephant

Elephant — Kaldi bar

Elephant

Elephant — Kaldi bar

Elephant

Elephant — Kaldi bar

Elephant

France

06
G'Vine Nouaison — Kaldi bar

G'Vine Nouaison

Citadelle — Kaldi bar

Citadelle

Citadelle — Kaldi bar

Citadelle

Citadelle — Kaldi bar

Citadelle

G'Vine June — Kaldi bar

G'Vine June

G'Vine — Kaldi bar

G'Vine

Southern Europe

15
Portofino — Kaldi bar

Portofino

Gin Mare Capri — Kaldi bar

Gin Mare Capri

Malfy — Kaldi bar

Malfy

Pigskin Pink — Kaldi bar

Pigskin Pink

Giniu — Kaldi bar

Giniu

Pigskin — Kaldi bar

Pigskin

Gin Mare — Kaldi bar

Gin Mare

Poli Marconi 46 — Kaldi bar

Poli Marconi 46

Nordés — Kaldi bar

Nordés

Puerto de Indias — Kaldi bar

Puerto de Indias

Puerto de Indias — Kaldi bar

Puerto de Indias

Larios Rosé — Kaldi bar

Larios Rosé

Malfy — Kaldi bar

Malfy

Malfy — Kaldi bar

Malfy

Malfy — Kaldi bar

Malfy

Japan

06
Ki No Tea — Kaldi bar

Ki No Tea

Ohoro — Kaldi bar

Ohoro

Roku — Kaldi bar

Roku

Ki No Bi — Kaldi bar

Ki No Bi

Ki No Bi — Kaldi bar

Ki No Bi

Ki No Bi — Kaldi bar

Ki No Bi

Around the world

08
Saigon Baigur — Kaldi bar

Saigon Baigur

Ungava — Kaldi bar

Ungava

Canaïma — Kaldi bar

Canaïma

Four Pillars — Kaldi bar

Four Pillars

Ginbey — Kaldi bar

Ginbey

Barr Hill — Kaldi bar

Barr Hill

Farmer's — Kaldi bar

Farmer's

KO Classic — Kaldi bar

KO Classic

Gin isn't just gin.

At Kaldi Bar, our gin shelf is our favourite. We put our passion into keeping it varied and are always looking for something new.

We've built it bottle by bottle, focusing on quality and character, and finding producers who have something special to offer. You'll find everything from classic London Dry and Old Tom to Plymouth, Japanese gems from Kyoto and Scandinavian small-batch producers.

Every gin gets its own treatment, the right tonic and fresh garnish.

Kaldi Gin Winter and a gin and tonic at the bar

Order something new.

Walk up to the bar and ask the bartender for something you haven't had. That's the rule.

We love Negroni.

A Kaldi Negroni with two bottles of Kaldi Negroni
A Negroni at the bar with Campari, Tanqueray and citrus
The Kaldi Bar Negroni barrel

We always have our own Barrel Aged Negroni.

02 — About

Kaldi bar — about the place.

Kaldi Bar has twelve beers on tap at any given time. We like to change things up, while our house beers are always available. We also love gin. Our shelves hold one of the largest selections in Iceland, alongside a wide range of tonics to pair with them.

Stone walls and seating in the cellar at Kaldi Bar
The red facade of Kaldi Bar on Laugavegur
02 / Laugavegur 20b
The bar and bottle shelves at Kaldi Bar
The warm lounge at Kaldi Bar

Photographs — Georg Leite

Nights at Kaldi

56 frames from the room.

The cocktails, taps and people — Georg Leite’s photographic archive from the bar.

Kaldi Negroni — torching the orange peel — Kaldi bar01
Kaldi negroni · the flame
Orange twist sprayed over a cocktail — Kaldi bar02
Old fashioned with an orange coin — Kaldi bar03
Negroni with a red popsicle — Kaldi bar04
Etched Kaldi mug on the bar — Kaldi bar05
Hand capping a Kaldi Negroni — Kaldi bar06
Pink sour with garnish — Kaldi bar07
Coupe nested in fresh herbs — Kaldi bar08
Pouring from the tap — Kaldi bar09
Strawberry cocktail — Kaldi bar10
Espresso martini — Kaldi bar11
Tap handles — Bríó and Snorri — Kaldi bar12
Purple coupe with rose petals — Kaldi bar13
A cocktail handed over the bar — Kaldi bar14
Two beers against the blue window — Kaldi bar15
Kaldi Gin bottles on the stone shelf — Kaldi bar16
The bar counter — Kaldi bar17
Negroni by the Kaldi barrel — Kaldi bar18
Barrel-aged
Copper mugs overhead — Kaldi bar19
The Christmas beers — Kaldi bar20
Yule
Torching a Kaldi Negroni — Kaldi bar21
Martini on the bar — Kaldi bar22
Sour on the bar — Kaldi bar23
Purple cocktail in the dark — Kaldi bar24
A beer by the mural — Kaldi bar25
Kaldi bottles and cans — Kaldi bar26
Jökul mugs — Kaldi bar27
A glass by candlelight — Kaldi bar28
A pint on the terrace — Kaldi bar29
Dark beer by a candle — Kaldi bar30
Big cube in a glass — Kaldi bar31
Yellow cocktail on the bar — Kaldi bar32
Sour with rose petals — Kaldi bar33
A cocktail in the window — Kaldi bar34
Kaldi Gin Winter Edition — Kaldi bar35
Winter edition
Stout and candlelight — Kaldi bar36
A coupe — Kaldi bar37
Pilsner on the bar — Kaldi bar38
Campari and limes — Kaldi bar39
A G&T still life — Kaldi bar40
Beer and flowers by the brick — Kaldi bar41
Mint-green cocktail — Kaldi bar42
Highball and bar tools — Kaldi bar43
Kaldi Gin Summer Edition — Kaldi bar44
Summer edition
The Christmas beer — Kaldi bar45
The green room — Kaldi bar46
The booth — Kaldi bar47
Stone wall and booth — Kaldi bar48
Under the clock — Kaldi bar49
The bar — Kaldi bar50
The tap list — Kaldi bar51
Kaldi glass on the bar — Kaldi bar52
Mug with froth — Kaldi bar53
Golden mug in the light — Kaldi bar54
The Kaldi Gin gift box — Kaldi bar55
The Kaldi Gin bundle — Kaldi bar56

Photography — Kaldi bar

Awards

Bartenders’ Choice Awards

Best Atmosphere

Kaldi Bar has been awarded Best Atmosphere in Iceland at the Bartenders’ Choice Awards in 2023, 2025 and 2026.

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Three Bartenders’ Choice Awards trophies for Kaldi Bar, awarded for Best Atmosphere.

05 — Find us

Find us.

Laugavegur 20b
101 Reykjavík

Entrance is from Klapparstígur.

Side A

sun — thu

12:00 — 01:00

Side B

fri — sat

12:00 — 03:00

Happy hour

16:00 — 19:00

every day

64.1448° N · 21.9298° W