Iceland · FOOD & DRINK
The 15 best food & drink tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
3-hour Reykjavik food walk from Harpa with 8+ Icelandic tastings, landmark photos, and a small-group guide.
“Very relaxed atmosphere with Mintzy , introduced various foods and spent the right amount of time in sights along the walking path . A bunch of us tried Greenland shark . It was fun and do come hungry.”
Reykjavik Food Lovers Tour takes you through downtown tastings, from a 1937 hot dog to Hakarl fermented shark, with a small group guide.
“What a great experience. Paul, our guide, was fantastic! Food and drinks were excellent. Good site choices. This tour is highly recommended.”
Taste traditional Icelandic food in Reykjavik on a small-group tour with lamb soup, fermented shark, an Icelandic hot dog, plus a drink.
“The tour was great , we’ve been on many food tours around the world and this one was really one of the best ! The guide was very knowledgeable about the history. The food was the typical Icelandic cuisine the portion were generous and tasty we didn’t feel rushed or pushed around! A great way to spend time in Reykjavik! Thanks !”
A 75-minute Eimverk Distillery tour in Reykjavik with a guided history lesson and tastings of Flóki whiskey, Vor gin, and Víti Brennivín.
“one of the best distillery tours we've done and being from Scotland we've done a good few distillery tours. our tour guide Paul was great very informative and friendly couldn't have been better, would really recommend this tour.”
Reykjavik evening food-and-drink walk with local bites, Icelandic beer and wine, and landmark strolls. Small group, English guide, 3.5 hours.
“No shortage of unique food - love the lobster tacos, pina colado beer and the final stop at the pub with live music - so much fun and met people from around the world sharing stories at each stop.”
Reykjavik craft beer and booze tour with 3 bars, Icelandic tastings, and city-center tips, guided in English over about 2.5 hours.
“We had a great time on our beer tour with Svenbjorn, who showed us how to toast in Iceland and told us some interesting history of the country as well as of beer in Iceland and said if we wanted to sound like we were speaking Icelandic we could say (I think) "I forgot my yogurt." We enjoyed meeting the other people on the tour, who were from Louisiana and included a doctor and ATF agent.”
A 3-hour private Reykjavik walking food tour with Icelandic soup, lamb hot dogs, local market bites, and a fermented shark finale.
“We sampled an Array of food sampling. Guide displayed a full Knowledge of country, history—almost any area we asked questions about!”
A 3.5-hour evening Reykjavik walk with Icelandic food tastings and beer history, plus a guide, 5 stops, and central highlights.
“Fantastic choices of restaurants. Food was amazing. Tour guide was perfect. Company very trustworthy and communicated with me to rearrange a tour”
Reykjavik’s Beer and Booze Tour is a 2.5-hour small-group walk through iconic bars, sampling 10 craft beers or schnaps, with local stories.
“Kristjan did an amazing job of showing us around and presenting uw with great icelandic beers! Also he had great snack!”
Reykjavík teppanyaki at Flame Restaurant: 7-course tasting with a fire show, Icelandic lamb and langoustine, and a welcome sake cocktail.
“A1, would recommend to everyone, Chef was great very entertaining, food delicious.”
A small-group Reykjavik food tour with harbor soup, Kolaportið flea market tastings, the original lamb hot dog, and a meat soup finish.
“Our guide was fun, engaging and educational. The food was interesting. This tour is a great way to beat the jet lag nap trap after first arriving in Iceland and get an initial intro to Reykjavik.”
Icelandic food on a 3-hour Old Harbor walk in Reykjavik, visiting at least six spots and museums, max 8 per group.
“Wonderful time! Our guide could not have been more excited about showing us around the eateries and notes about Iceland.”
Taste Reykjavik’s Christmas classics on a 3-hour guided walk with smoked lamb, leaf bread, festive drinks, and a stop at the Little Christmas Store.
“Loved the tour, our guide Pauly was amazing, kind and told us a lot about Iceland and it’s traditions. Food itself was great, loved all the restaurants and food options. We had an amazing time”
Small-group Reykjavik tour starts in a Laugavegur grocery store, then treats you to lunch and craft-beer tastings at a private microbrewery.
“A great travel experience and concept. I wish that this tour existed in 1990 when I first traveled to Iceland.”
A 3-hour small-group Christmas food walk in Reykjavik with all bites and drink, holiday stories, gifts, and time for a Santa letter.
“What a fabulous afternoon. We had a superb most knowledgeable and attentive host Helge. It was a great walk around the city and the food was delicious. I had the best time. Would totally recommend this.”
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