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Bastard Brew & Food

Craft beer bar·Miðborg

Off Laugavegur

A craft-beer bar and kitchen off Laugavegur, with Icelandic and foreign beers on tap.

About Bastard Brew & Food

Bastard Brew & Food is a bar and restaurant at Vegamótastígur 4, just off Laugavegur, devoted to craft beer from Iceland and abroad. It is a drop-in place; tables are held only for groups of six or more. Open Monday to Friday from 11.30am and at weekends from noon, to 1am; the kitchen closes at 10pm.

Our take

  • Craft beer
  • Kitchen to 10pm
  • Drop in
Address
Vegamótastígur 4, 101 Reykjavík
Miðborg, Reykjavík
Nearest bus terminal
Hlemmur
850 m · 11 min walk
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Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bastard Brew & Food before you go.

Last checked: October 2026 How we choose

What’s nearby

Distances from Bastard Brew & Food are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest bus terminals

  1. HlemmurBus850 m11 min walk
  2. BSÍ bus terminalBus950 m12 min walk

Key sights

  1. Hallgrímskirkja450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
  2. Harpa550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
  3. National Museum900 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
  4. Perlan2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
  5. Sky Lagoon3.3 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 12 min
  6. Keflavík Airport38 kmCar or taxi 82 min

Bus terminals

  1. Hlemmur850 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
  2. BSÍ bus terminal950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min

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