Espresso arrives in Reykjavík, 1958

We recommend you check out this fantastic blog that publishes old photos from Reykjavík. This photo is from the first espresso bar in Reykjavík. 

Both our hostels in Reykjavík, Reykjavík City and Reykjavík Downtown, have great coffee bars with trained baristas that can whip up amazing coffee an tea in no time. So even though you are not staying with us, you can swing by and enjoy a cup of coffee and free Wifi!

icelandphotoarchive:

The first espresso bar opened in Reykjavík on 9 January 1958. From a newspaper that day: “The coffee there is made with an Italian method using steam pressure and is supposed to be very strong and uplifting.”

Photo: Andrés Kolbeinsson

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