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15 Food Experiences in Reykjavik to Build a Day Around

16 tours  ·  from $123 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 food experiences worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Reykjavik Food Walk - Local Foodie Adventure in Iceland - Starting at Harpa Concert Hall
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Reykjavik Food Walk – Local Foodie Adventure in Iceland

1.Reykjavik Food Walk – Local Foodie Adventure in Iceland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18,952 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $146Our pick

Walk Reykjavik with a local guide, tasting Icelandic fish, lamb, hot dogs, fermented shark, and rye bread ice cream in a small group.

“Good food,great introduction to Reykjavík.Hilda is a great guide that provides history and humor along with the local food with an elevated twist. I recommend the tour”

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Reykjavik: Guided Foodie Walking Tour with 6 Tastings - Five stops, six to eight tastes
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Reykjavik: Guided Foodie Walking Tour with 6 Tastings

2.Guided Foodie Walking Tour with 6 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,645 reviews · 3 hours · from $142

Taste Icelandic lamb, seafood, hot dogs, fermented shark, and cake while walking downtown Reykjavík with a local guide.

“The food tour was excellent. Our tour guide, Mirmir, was extremely knowledgeable and informative about the food, the area and local traditions and culture. Every dish was like eating a work of art. Fantastic.”

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Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour - Icelandic Traditional Food - Shellfish soup beside the old harbor
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Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour – Icelandic Traditional Food

3.Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour – Icelandic Traditional Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,012 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours (approx.) · from $152

Taste lamb soup, lobster, hot dogs, fermented shark, and Icelandic drinks on a small-group food walk through Reykjavík.

“Our tour guide was fabulous and we enjoyed hearing stories of his family and the history of Iceland. Was disappointed in the restaurant selections and all but one food selection. We thought it would take us to “off the path” restaurants rather than main stream ones.”

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Reykjavik: Icelandic Food Tour - Starting outside Hlöllabátar in Ingólfstorg
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Reykjavik: Icelandic Food Tour

4.Icelandic Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 407 reviews · 3 hours · from $148

Taste Icelandic lamb soup, hot dogs, fermented shark, and more while exploring Reykjavik with a lively local guide in three hours.

“This was an incredible experience which I booked for my partners birthday. Palli had just the two of us and took us to all the great restaurants explaining everything. Great afternoon mixed with history and general conversation with a very interesting guide. Great value for money .”

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Reykjavik Food and Drink Adventure - Local Evening Experience - Old town streets between each tasting
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Reykjavik Food and Drink Adventure – Local Evening Experience

5.Reykjavik Food and Drink Adventure – Local Evening Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 217 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $190

Taste Icelandic food, beer, wine, and local stories on a small-group Reykjavik evening walk with five food stops and live music.

“Our tour guide, Helga, was outstanding. She was engaging and funny. She told wonderful stories and kept us entertained as we moved from restaurant to restaurant. She even sang to us during one stop. Best Tour that we had in Iceland.”

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Private Food Walking Tour in Reykjavik - Harbor shellfish soup in a paper cup
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Private Food Walking Tour in Reykjavik

6.Private Food Walking Tour in Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 141 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $249

Taste Icelandic specialties, from harbor shellfish soup to fermented shark, on a private three-hour food walk through central Reykjavik.

“Our guide was very personable and entertaining! He even sang us a song and shared a lot of local history. We had a taste of quintessential Icelandic food!”

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Reykjavik: Evening Icelandic Food and Drink Tour - Five stops that give you more than one kind of Iceland
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Reykjavik: Evening Icelandic Food and Drink Tour

7.Evening Icelandic Food and Drink Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 66 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $176

Eat and drink through central Reykjavik on a 3.5-hour food tour with five stops, Icelandic dishes, local beer, stories, and a friendly guide.

“Really enjoyed Stefan our guide. He told some fun stories and had a great personality. He took us to some good places for some unique dishes. Beer is the focused drink however if you don’t like beer you can order a glass of wine. Food was very good. I’d highly recommend.”

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Weekend Reykjavik Food Tour with a stop at the Reykjavik Flea Market - Starting at Ingolfur Square near the harbor
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Weekend Reykjavik Food Tour with a stop at the Reykjavik Flea Market

8.Weekend Reykjavik Food Tour with a stop at the Reykjavik Flea Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

Review of Reykjavik’s 3-hour food tour, with shellfish soup, flea market tastings, lamb hot dogs, Icelandic snacks, and meat soup.

“It was a great tour and Oli was a great guide. We tried a wide variety of Icelandic dishes and most memorable was the shark. Not too much walking but up and down stairs in the restaurants which could be difficult with mobility issues. Oli took pics of the group which was nice”

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Reykjavik Food Tour - Old Harbor Walking Tour - Starting at Seljavegur 2 and entering Grandi
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Reykjavik Food Tour – Old Harbor Walking Tour

9.Reykjavik Food Tour – Old Harbor Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $123Best value

Taste modern Icelandic food on a three-hour Old Harbor walk, with six eateries, fishing stories, and a small private group of up to eight.

“Had an awesome tour with our guide Sabrina. Been on many food tours in our travels and I have to say this exceeded all of them and that sentiment was felt by our entire group. Sabrina did an awesome job getting to know us and shared her Read more”

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The Reykjavik Christmas Food Tour - The first bites: smoked lamb and leaf bread
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The Reykjavik Christmas Food Tour

10.The Reykjavik Christmas Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 3 hours · from $173

Taste Icelandic Christmas classics, hear spooky Yule stories, and visit Reykjavik's Little Christmas Store on this lively three-hour food walk.

“It was good, however I wish they would tell you when you book the Christmas food tour on Christmas Day the Christmas market is closed….. that’s the main reason I booked this tour.. there was also no Leaf bread or mulled wine like in the description so false advertising”

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Reykjavik Food Tour - Supermarket Tour & Lunch at Microbrewery - What lunch at the private microbrewery adds
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Reykjavik Food Tour – Supermarket Tour & Lunch at Microbrewery

3-Hour Shared Christmas Food Tour with Guide in Reykjavik - Laugavegur and the Little Christmas Shop
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3-Hour Shared Christmas Food Tour with Guide in Reykjavik

Reykjavik Food Tour and City Walk - PRIVATE TOUR - At the old family-run restaurant
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Reykjavik Food Tour and City Walk – PRIVATE TOUR

14.Reykjavik Food Tour and City Walk – PRIVATE TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $325

Taste lamb, salmon, herring, pastries, ice cream, and Reykjavik hot dogs on a private four-hour walk through Iceland’s capital.

“Helga did a great job narrating and leading the private tour. In addition to walking throughout the center of Reykjavík, we stopped in four different eating establishments for a taste of the area. Icelandic food was front and center at each stop. Nobody goes away hungry. All together we walked maybe 1.5 miles. This is a very easy tour so long as you have normal mobility.”

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Authentic Reykjavik Food Tour with Flea Market Delights - Meeting at Hlöllabátar in Ingólfstorg Square
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Authentic Reykjavik Food Tour with Flea Market Delights

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