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Given the compact size of downtown Reykjavik, or Reykjavik 101, bar-hopping and club-stumbling, collectively known as the runtur or "round tour" to locals (hitting all the best nightlife spots in Reykjavik) is relatively easy. But with stiff cocktail prices, most local Reykjavikians pre-party at private homes before frequenting the electric and thoroughly modern bar and club scene in the later hours (midnight being the hour of choice) while summer's long, sunlit hours keep the Reykjavik revelry going deceptively late. But when the party-goers do arrive, most Reykjavik bars and clubs are filled with well-dressed, well-heeled patrons (over 20 years old, and in most places, 23 is the average entry age--unless of course one is a beautiful girl) and it is the rare Reykjavik club where jeans and sneakers are the norm, while dressing to impress most certainly is.

Astro Bar
Austurstraeti 22, 101 Reykjavik Iceland
One of the hippest bars in Reykjavik, the Astro Bar is a study in mood lighting with over 300 colors splayed in light across the bar's sleek interior.

Dubliner
Hafnarstræti 4, 101 Reykjavik Iceland
A casual Irish pub in downtown Reykjavik perfect for early cocktails in a casual setting to the backdrop of live music and dance.

Gaukur á Stöng
Tryggvagöts 22,101 Reykjavik Iceland
Meaning bird on a stick in reference to a cuckoo clock, this Reykjavik club is known for live music every night of the week. Weekdays favor more Icelandic music like Sigur Ros, while weekends play to a more international crowd.

Kaffibarinn
Bergstadastraeti 1, 101 Reykjavik Iceland
One of the more casual Reykjavik nightlife spots, Kaffibarinn is on of Reykjavik's most famous bars and a must for visiting tourists.

NASA
4 Thorvaldsenstraeti, 101 Reykjavik Iceland
One of the biggest and most prolific Reykjavik dance clubs, NASA has sweaty dance floors, strobe lights and loud house music.

Skuggabarinn
101 Reykjavik Iceland
The "Shadow Bar" in Icelandic, Skuggabarinn is a popular Reykjavik nightclub in the off-summer months.

Spotlight
Hafnarstræti 17, 101 Reykjavik Iceland
The gay and lesbian Reykjavik club of choice, Spotlight is full of dark corners and the sounds of house and disco.

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