Veður sits at Klapparstigur 33 in central Reykjavik, a wine and cocktail bar with seasonal cocktails, a long wine list, charcuterie and a daily happy hour.
The bar runs as a calm, design led room a short walk off Laugavegur, built around a cocktail counter, a wine list and a kitchen of small plates. Anyone who wants a settled drink to open the night finds the format easy. Anyone after a loud, late dance floor looks elsewhere.
Veður takes its name from the Icelandic word for weather, and the Reykjavik Grapevine named it the Best Bar To Start The Night in its Best of Reykjavik 2025 awards. The seasonal cocktail list is the draw the guides return to, mixed to match the time of year rather than a fixed menu. That start of the night role is the identity the room is built around.
The drinks run from seasonal cocktails to a wide wine list, with beer and coffee for a mixed table. A cocktail hour and a long happy hour give the room two clear value windows through the day. First time visitors are pointed toward a seasonal cocktail with a charcuterie board to share.
The room reads Scandinavian and minimalist, with parquet floors and muted blacks, greys and off whites that give it a quiet, considered look. There is space for solo drinkers at the counter and for groups at the tables. The format favours conversation over noise.
The kitchen keeps it simple with charcuterie, cheese and olives, plus coffee drinks and pastries for an earlier sitting. The food is built to pair with a glass rather than to anchor a meal. That makes it an opener and an early evening venue more than a late one.
Regulars on the city guides and What's On flag two points: the happy hour is the reason to arrive early, and the seasonal cocktails are the reason to stay for a second. Locals treat it as a dependable first stop before a longer night downtown. The calm room and the cocktail list are the draw they name most.
Veður works for the first drink of the night, a relaxed wine and charcuterie sitting, and a quiet date before dinner. It is the wrong call for a loud, late finish.
Klapparstigur runs just off Laugavegur in the centre of Reykjavik, walkable from most of the 101 district, with the bar open from early afternoon. The room runs afternoon into the night, so it suits an opener or an early evening more than a late session. Arriving during happy hour is the easiest way to see it at its best.
The bottom line is a calm wine and cocktail bar with a seasonal list and a strong happy hour, set apart by its Grapevine award and its design led room. For the first drink of a Reykjavik night it is a clear call. Compare it against the rest of our best cocktail bars in Reykjavik guide, the wider list of bars in Reykjavik, and our roundup of Reykjavik wine bars. Drinkers after more of the same should weigh Hverfisgata 12 and Kaffibarinn.
Sources: Reykjavik Grapevine Best of Reykjavik 2025; Veður official site; What's On in Reykjavik; Vogue Scandinavia; Google Maps reviews.
