A Reykjavík food tour is worth it on your first evening
Short answer
Worth it
Worth it early in a trip: a few hours of tastings — lamb, fish, skyr, the hot dog — with a guide who explains what you are eating and where to go back to. It costs about what dinner would.
The short version
Worth it. Worth it early in a trip: a few hours of tastings — lamb, fish, skyr, the hot dog — with a guide who explains what you are eating and where to go back to. It costs about what dinner would.
We hold 25 day tours here from 9 operators, median €263 a person, cheapest €43.
Cheaper alternative: Bæjarins Beztu hot dogs and a bakery crawl cost a fraction and taste very Icelandic.
Worth it if
It is your first or second day in Reykjavík.
You want to know where locals eat.
Not worth it if
You are a very fussy eater.
You are on your last evening and know the city already.
What you are actually paying for
The food at each stop plus the guide. Per stop it is fair; in total it is a dinner.
Across our own contracted catalogue, food & drink day tours run to a median of €263 a person, with the cheapest we hold at €43, from 9 operators. Private and per-vehicle products are excluded, because mixing them into a per-person figure makes it meaningless.
The cheaper thing to do instead
Bæjarins Beztu hot dogs and a bakery crawl cost a fraction and taste very Icelandic.
If you decide it is worth it
What we actually hold, with live prices and departures. Nothing here is a placeholder listing — if it is on this page, it can be booked.
from €399 per person★5.0· 13 Google reviews of the operator
from age 20 · meet at the start point
4 h · from Reykjavík
Age 12+
Food included
Free cancellation 24 h
Embark on a private guided journey through the city, savoring Icelandic traditional delicacies and local craft beers while discovering its rich history and culture.
Worth it early in a trip: a few hours of tastings — lamb, fish, skyr, the hot dog — with a guide who explains what you are eating and where to go back to. It costs about what dinner would.
Do Reykjavík food tours cater for vegetarians?+
Most do with notice. Tell the operator when booking.
Why take our word for it
One checkout, any number of operators
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206 operators vetted, and not all of them accepted