Where to go out · ICE BARS AND THEMED BAR EXPERIENCES
A room at minus five, a cape and about half an hour before your hands give up. The 7 below cover the ice bars and the other built-set bars, with entry prices and how many drinks come with the ticket.
Step below the Álafoss store into Reykjavik’s only ice bar and gallery. You’ll wear a poncho and gloves, see more than 60 tons of carved ice linked to Viking stories, and sip a signature drink from an ice glass. Staff such as Roman, Roma, and Asteris are known for helping with creative photos.
“The bar man Roma was amazing! He took loads of photos of us and really made the experience.”
Head to Magic Ice Bar in central Tromsø for a short, striking Arctic stop. You’ll receive a poncho, gloves, and a welcome drink in an ice glass before exploring frozen Viking scenes and explorer sculptures. Staff speak English, extra drinks are available, and children under four enter free. Plan this as a compact aperitif rather than a long evening out.
“Ice bars are always a good experience, a surprising one if it’s your first time. This one is quite small but very well decorated and the drink are quite cheap compared to other bars. Don’t think it’s a place where you’ll spend much time because it really is cold but still worth the go. You can get some very nice pictures.”
At Steamer Wharf, your Ice Host fits you with a jacket, gloves, and boots before leading you into a room built from 18 tonnes of clear ice. Enjoy two cocktails or mocktails in ice glasses, take photos, and expect lively music, friendly bartenders, and a very cold but fun hour.
“it was awesome. exactly what I thought it would be. great atmosphere, great music. the barman was very chatty. all over a great experience.”
Step into Prague’s Robotic Bar through the Karlovy lázně archway near Charles Bridge. Choose one of 21 cocktails, then watch two robotic arms shake, pour, muddle, and garnish it in under 90 seconds. The small bar offers a fun, photo-friendly stop, though prepaid visitors choose from a paper menu rather than the ordering screens.
“Experience was fun. Drinks were great. Music was excellent”
You enter Magic Ice Bergen with a warm poncho and gloves, then explore a sub-zero gallery of crystal-clear sculptures inspired by Norwegian and international art, including Edvard Grieg. An English-speaking host welcomes you, serves a signature drink in an ice glass, and can help with photos. Extra drinks cost more.
“Lovely and relaxed evening. Host was very good. Kept checking on us and took a group photo for us. We could step out of the bar to warm up and go back in if we needed.”
Enter Queenstown Ice Bar, built from almost 30 tonnes of hand-carved ice, and enjoy a cocktail or mocktail in an ice glass. Warm coats, gloves, and boots are available. Expect music, photo spots, changing sculptures, and friendly English-speaking hosts such as Lucy, with drinks depending on your chosen pass.
“First time and it was wonderful we had so much fun singing and dancing.”
You’ll spend about 45 minutes inside IceBar Melbourne, Australia’s only ice bar, where more than 50 tons of ice shape the walls, seats, and sculptures. Your ticket includes a hooded cape, gloves, boots, and one cocktail or soft drink. Bring a friend, dress for a very cold room, and plan to buy venue photos if you want a keepsake.
“Friendly staff, great drinks, it was indeed freezing and 45 minutes was enough for me..something different”
Pick a kind of night, or a bar that floats.
