Private Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour - Traditional Icelandic Food

by Your Friend in Reykjavik · Food & drink · Reykjavík

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Private Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour - Traditional Icelandic Food — Your Friend in Reykjavik
A group of guests enjoying a sampling of various unique Icelandic food items.
A group of guests enjoying the atmosphere in the restaurant.
A group of guests enjoying various food items in a restaurant.
A sampling of Brennivin, the traditional Icelandic liquor
The Guide from Your Friend in Reykjavik giving a closer explanation about the food the guests are consuming.
A guest showing off a bite of fermented shark
Guests enjoying a variety of local food items at the Seabaron
A group of guests enjoying various food items in a restaurant.
A queue in front of the most famous Hot Dog stand in Iceland

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  • Duration

    3 hours

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    All year

  • Starts in

    Reykjavík

  • Pickup

    Hotel pickup included

  • Starts at

    We meet up outside Hlöllabátar

    Ingólfstorg 1, Reykjavik

  • Guide

    Guided in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Danish

  • Departs

    11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30 …

  • Cancellation

    Free until 24 hours before

About this experience

Private Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour - Traditional Icelandic Food

When doing a Reykjavik food tour, don’t you want to try out the genuinely authentic food from Iceland?

With our selection of local food treats, you can check off many things on your Icelandic food bucket list, and you sure won’t be disappointed with the quality of the restaurants we handpicked as our partners.

One of the best things about doing a food tour is getting a sense of the country's history while eating something delicious & exciting.

All our guides are experts and graduates of the Tour Guide School of Iceland, but more importantly, they know how to entertain and educate at the same time.

  • Try at least ten traditional foods from Iceland.
  • A Small-group tour, limited to 12 people, ensures a personal experience
  • Get a sense of the history of Iceland while eating something delicious
  • The walk is good for getting oriented in the old Reykjavik city center
  • Expert Fun Loving Local Guides so you can ask us anything
  • Tips on Food, Fun & Drink for the rest of our stay in Reykjavik
  • We accommodate dietary restrictions & allergies such as gluten & lactose intolerance, vegetarians & more. However, keep in mind that traditional Icelandic food is meat, fish, and dairy. Please let us know when booking about any special needs.

This is a private food experience, so we can start anytime from 11 am - 7 pm, depending on the availability of our guides, and we recommend doing the tour during the weekends because then we visit the Reykjavik Flea Market. After all, there is an excellent food market there that's fun to stroll through. The flea market is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

STOPS ON OUR REYKJAVIK FOOD WALK?

If you’re a food lover, then a stroll around the old Reykjavik city center, sampling traditional food from Iceland, will be your kind of foodie adventure. You will learn what the Vikings ate and how Icelandic people have survived harsh winters thanks to our unique cooking and preserving methods. Then, how our cuisine evolved to the present day as young chefs do modern twists with special Icelandic ingredients.

Our Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour samples many different Icelandic dishes, traditional classics, and modern favorites. We know the best spot to get the famous Icelandic lamb soup (just like mamma makes it), The Icelandic lamb hot dog, Skyr (a type of yogurt), and a delicious Icelandic lobster soup that some say is the best in the world, but you will have to be the judge of that :). You can even try some fermented shark if you dare.

Description from the operator, Your Friend in Reykjavik. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Included

This tour is all inclusive, expert guide and all food. You won't leave hungry.

Not included

Tips are welcome in Iceland if you feel the tour is of good quality but not a requirement

Good to know

Please dress according to weather, in Iceland that means be prepared for any kind of weather. :). It's only about 2,5 km easy walk all in all and please come hungry.

We do, of course, try our best to accommodate dietary restrictions & allergies. Our traditional food tour gives you a taste of traditional Icelandic cuisine, which includes meat, fish, and dairy. Please be at Ingolfur Square 5 minutes before the starting time of our walking tour together

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 24 hours before departure; no refund after that. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a forecast the operator judges unsafe. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

  1. 1Your Friend in Reykjavik decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
  2. 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
  3. 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until 1 day before departure, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

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What travellers say about Your Friend in Reykjavik

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  • Sanket Das

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    Your Friend in Reykjavik is the best tour company in Reykjavik . I took Walk with a Viking Tour , Snaefellsnes Peninsula day tour and 6 days around Iceland Adventure tour . I spent 8 Nights in Iceland . I stayed 2 nights at Hotel Reykjavik Grand , 1 night at Hotel Geirland , 1 night at Hotel Hofn , 1 night at Wilderness Center , 1 night at Akureyri Berjaya Iceland Hotels , 1 night at Hotel Laugarbakki , 1 night at Hotel Keflavik . It was an amazing tour . My experience in Iceland was magical and heavenly . I also visited Blue Lagoon and it was a nice experience. I enjoyed my every second in Iceland . Iceland is one of the most beautiful country on our planet . I would keep visiting Iceland in the future . Thank you for making my Iceland journey special and memorable .

  • Wendy Uhlig

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    We had a great time on our Iceland Folklore tour. Our guide was Einar. He was a fantastic storyteller!! Hidden people/elves, trolls and ghost stories - and a lot of Icelandic history. Thank you Einar!!

  • Nanci Ritter

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    Petra was an incredible guide. We asked her to show us as much as she could before taking our crazy family of 10 to the airport for our flights to three different cities ! First stop was the beautiful church in downtown Reykjavik that had just opened with an organ recital. Next stop a lovely spot and observation sight overlooking the city by the Pearl. Cold and wet she found us a lovely coffee shop with the best pastries for a welcome mid morning rest next to the sea. Back in the van we drove for a bit before having the opportunity to explore a geothermal field on our way to the airport. A perfect day and ending to our time in Iceland. Petra shared alot of history and information from the perspective of a local which we all appreciated and enjoyed!

  • Vincent Damas

    ★★★★★ · 4 months ago

    Nice walking trip in Reykjavik city centre with our local guide Hrafn, very friendly and knowledgeable. A good introduction to Iceland on the very first day of our 2 weeks road-trip around the island 👍

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Food & drink — questions people ask

Is a Reykjavík food walk worth doing?

Yes, on your first or second evening. Three hours through the centre with five or six tastings, lamb soup, fish, skyr, rye bread, the famous hot dog, and a guide who explains what Icelanders actually eat versus the tourist menu. It orients you in the city and shortlists restaurants for the rest of your stay. The combos with whale watching (/experience/834461/) or a northern-lights cruise (/experience/834525/) make a full day.

What food is Iceland known for?

Lamb, raised free on the hills and eaten as soup, roast or smoked as hangikjöt. Fresh fish, cod and arctic char especially, and langoustine in Höfn. Skyr, the thick cultured dairy. Dense rye bread, sometimes baked in geothermal ground. And the hot dog with everything, which is the honest national dish. The fermented shark and sheep's head are for dares, not dinner. Most Icelanders eat them once a year, if that.

Is food expensive in Iceland?

Yes. A main course in a mid-range Reykjavík restaurant costs roughly what a good dinner costs in London or Copenhagen, and alcohol is heavily taxed. Ways to soften it: lunch specials and soup-and-bread deals are good value, supermarket chains like Bónus and Krónan are fine for breakfast and picnics, and tap water is excellent and free everywhere. Tipping is not expected; service is included. A food walk is one of the better-value meals because it covers several places.

Can I get vegetarian or vegan food in Iceland?

In Reykjavík and Akureyri, easily; most restaurants have at least one option and several are fully plant-based. Outside towns, choice thins out to soup and salad, so on long day tours bring your own lunch if the stop is a petrol station grill. Food walks can usually adapt tastings if you tell the operator when booking; use the special requests field or email us. Allergies should always be flagged in advance.

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