Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour - Icelandic Traditional Food

Name: Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour - Icelandic Traditional Food
Brand: Your Friend In Reykjavik
SKU: 42496P1
Price: 126.29 USD
Rating: 5.0 (711 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceReykjavik, Iceland

2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Finding authentic places to eat can be tricky in an unfamiliar place. Take the guesswork out of your visit to Reykjavík on this guided walking tour that takes you to a multitude of eateries around the capital, including the city's oldest restaurant and a much-loved hot dog stand. In a small group of no more than 12, learn about Iceland's culinary history and traditions as you sample such dishes as Icelandic meat soup, skyr, and lobster soup.

Visit a variety of eateries and sample at least 10 Icelandic foods
Small-group tour, limited to 12 people, ensures a personal experience
Learn lesser-known details about Icelandic cuisine from your guide
Try traditional and modern classic, including Icelandic lamb soup and skyr

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Beverages
Food tasting
Professional guide
Alcoholic Beverages

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Ingólfur Square
Austurstræti 4 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Your Guide will meet up with you at Ingolfur Square in the center of Reykjavik by the two stone pillars (They are over 3 meters high). The square on Google Maps Our expert local guides usually wear a light blue jacket with Your Friend in Reykjavik on the back

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Your Friend In Reykjavik

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Reykjavik

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Reykjavik

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Icelandic Street Food

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dass Reykjavik

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kolaportið

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Stroller accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Near public transportation

A maximum of 12 people per booking
Most travelers can participate
Please be at Ingolfur Square 5 minutes before the starting time
We do try our best to accommodate dietary restrictions & allergies
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Edward_C

A must do. A great guide who was super interesting and engaging. The food on offer was just right. A great insight into Icelandic culture.

Reviews

5.0

711 reviews

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Amazing and unique experience

KarenB, Apr 2024

During our food tour, we sampled hangikjöt, which is cold oven-smoked lamb. The fuel used for smoking is dried sheep dung, placed on the oven floor. Our culinary adventure included cured salmon served on goat cheese and sweet beet root bread. I declined to taste the traditional Icelandic delicacy of fermented shark bites, Hakarl. No thank you. We ended the evening with a shot of Brennivin, better known as “Black Death”, the Icelandic’s distinctive spirit. Loosely referred to as potato wine.

Yummy and fun!

Judith_D, Apr 2024

Guide and raconteur Stefan was delightful and informative.Restaurents and food presented to us were wonderful. I would recommend a food tour. There was some walking but it was mostly flat till the very end .

Fun, learning and food

T_S, Apr 2024

Very informative and fun. Mixture of food and history and very well done. Stefan was a very entertaining guide.

Great tour!

Jennifer_L, Apr 2024

Great way to get a taste of Reykjavik! The guide, Bo, was knowledgeable and fun. Loved being able to try different foods that I wouldn’t normal know to order in my own.

Good food, fantastic guide

Arne_B, Apr 2024

Food and experience was good. Our guide, Sven Björn AKA Bo, made this excursion absolutely PERFECT !!

You gotta have this hotdog 🌭

Karrie_F, Apr 2024

Love the tour, and the food was very good! (maybe minus the fermented fish😳😬) the hotdog was probably our favorite, which sounds funny to say, but it’s a really interesting hotdog and it was delicious!

Pleasant but , predictable

GLENN_P, Mar 2024

Always good to meet fellow travellers at a focused gathering. The guiding and experience were not that great, but the company made up for it. Unfortunately, the guide who was a lovely man told us exactly what was going to happen in the following couple of hours, which of course led to no surprises at all.

Must do activity for Iceland

Rachel_L, Mar 2024

Great way to start the trip in Iceland! Would highly recommend. Not to be missed. Learned so much. Do early in your trip.

Food Lovers Walk

Kathy_A, Mar 2024

Our guide Stefan was fabulous! Very knowledgeable and kept us very entertained. Great telling of Viking lore, traditions and food information. We had a wonderful afternoon in Reykjavik.

Great foodie tour.

Shawn_F, Mar 2024

Great tour and guide was very knowledgeable about the city and food. Had a variety of food that we probably wouldn't have found on our own.

Depends on the guide

ashten_m, Mar 2024

We did this years ago had a blast. But this time our guide wasn’t funny and half of us left before the tour ended the others wanted to but felt bad and stayed.

Wonderful experience

Karen_E, Mar 2024

Th food was delicious. The guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly. The experience was worth it. A must when in Iceland.

Such a fun and...

michelle_r, Mar 2024

Such a fun and informative afternoon! Our guide was brilliant, knowledgeable and funny. Food was good, did eat the fermented shark which was terrible but had to be done!! Would definitely recommend

Food tour

Edward_C, Mar 2024

A must do. A great guide who was super interesting and engaging. The food on offer was just right. A great insight into Icelandic culture.

Great culinary and cultural experience

HelenMarie_C, Feb 2024

Really impressed with this trip! It’s great value for money and lots of fun. Our guide Stefan was great - really knowledgeable about the country and culture and we tried all kinds of food. Even the fermented shark was ok! Highly recommend

Food and history all in one.

Natallia_R, Feb 2024

Our guide Esther was the best! She took us to multiple locations and spoke not only about the food but also about the history and culture of the land. The food was great too.

Terrific Experience

Joy_H, Feb 2024

It was a great experience with Bardi as our guide. Wonderful and interesting places were enhanced by tasty food and stories from our guide. Definitely recommend this tour.

A wonderful tasting experience

Laura_M, Feb 2024

Our guide , "Ole" didn't excellent job I'm taking us to restaurants that had authentic Icelandic ingredients, that were also palatable to our North American taste buds. Even talked almost all of us into trying the fermented shark and although I wouldn't order it in bulk it wasn't horrible! Every stop was different and unique and not places we might have otherwise stumbled upon. Definitely a wonderful way to experience authentic Iceland.

A great sampling of Iceland!

Shannon_G, Feb 2024

Great tour! We got our bearings for the city walking around and got to try a lot of different foods that I likely wouldn’t have had otherwise. All the food was delicious and our guide Stefan was great and shared a lot of the history of Iceland!

Wonderful, I would highly recommend !

Anne_L, Jan 2024

We have a wonderful guide who was very Informative about Icelands history and the food was great - very tasty, some foods I never thought I would ever try. The chilli sauce was ‘HOT’ really enjoyable ! We have been back to the lobster soup restaurant to have it again.

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