Reykjavík

Hallgrímskirkja tower + sky bar

The classic: golden-hour rooftops from the church tower, then cocktails above the street.

2h$~3,700 ISK per personIndoor friendly
scenicfirst-dateclassic
Adventurous3/10
Creative4/10
Logistics3/10
More about this plan

An hour before sunset, take the elevator up Hallgrímskirkja. The view of Reykjavík's pastel rooftops stretching out to Esja and the bay is the image everyone has seen, and it is somehow better in person.

Walk back down Skólavörðustígur, the best shopping street in town, and duck into Mál og Menning for five minutes of pretending to look at poetry.

End at Pablo Discobar on Veltusund — a Mexican-Caribbean rooftop cocktail bar with bright tiling, decent margaritas, and a terrace. If it's full try Loftið next door. This is a first-date-proof plan: short, scenic, no logistics.

The plan, stop by stop

  1. 1

    Hallgrímskirkja tower at golden hour

    Elevator to the top of the landmark church. Time it for an hour before sunset for the best rooftops-over-the-bay view.

    Hallgrímstorg 101, 101 Reykjavík30 min~1,200 ISK
  2. 2

    Stroll down Skólavörðustígur

    Walk back down the rainbow street. Quick detour into Mál og Menning bookstore if you want somewhere warm.

    Skólavörðustígur, 101 Reykjavík30 min
  3. 3

    Cocktails at Pablo Discobar

    Rooftop Mexican-Caribbean bar with colourful tiling and a good terrace. Order a mezcal margarita.

    Veltusund 1, 101 Reykjavík1h~2,500 ISK