Weekend Reykjavik Food Tour with a stop at the Reykjavik Flea Market
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Reykjavik, Iceland
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Embark on a culinary journey through Reykjavik with this intimate group tasting tour. Sample Iceland's distinctive flavors—from traditional hot dogs and fresh seafood to local beers—as you explore the historic city center. Your guide leads you through vibrant markets, beloved bars, and local shops, culminating at the charming Cafe Loki beneath Hallgrimskirkja's towering spires. (You won't miss the iconic lamb hot dog stand, serving since 1937.)
- Learn about Icelandic history and culture while you eat
- A small group means more attention from your guide
- A central meeting point makes for a seamless experience
- All tastings are included meaning you can travel light
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Food tasting
- Professional guide
- Beverages
- Alcoholic BeveragesWe end our food journey together with an Icelandic drink
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- HlöllabátarIngólfstorgi 1, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Outside Hlöllabátar, facing Ingólfstorg Square and the two tall stone pillars. CenterHotel Plaza is to your right. Benches, tables, and a covered ceiling make it a comfortable spot to wait.
End point
- Icelandic Street FoodLækjargata 8, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
We finish in the heart of downtown - a local staple with a big bowl of meat soup.
Itinerary
1
Your Friend In Reykjavik
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Reykjavik
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Kolaportið Market
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Reykjavik
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Icelandic Street Food
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
- Please be at Ingolfur Square 5 minutes before the starting time
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Amanda_G
It was a great way to start our vacation, get introduced to new foods and walk around town. Loved all the information and stories told.
Reviews
4.8
based on 48 reviews
Amanda_G, Feb 2026
It was a great way to start our vacation, get introduced to new foods and walk around town. Loved all the information and stories told.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Dear Amanda,
We’re so happy to hear that your tour was a wonderful way to kick off your vacation! 🌟 Exploring the town, discovering new foods, and hearing the stories behind each place really brings Reykjavík to life, and we’re thrilled you enjoyed it. 🥘🏙️
Thank you for sharing your experience, it means so much to us.
We hope to welcome you back soon for another memorable adventure in our beautiful city! ✨
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Rachel_W, Nov 2025
we ended up being the only two on the tour and they still went through with it which was nice. Oli was a great and personable tour guide and shared a ton of information about Iceland with us.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you, Rachel! 🌟
How lovely that you got a private tour experience — sometimes smaller groups make for the best conversations and most personal insights. 😊
We're thrilled to hear that Óli made your time special, sharing lots of fun facts and local knowledge about Iceland 🇮🇸✨
So glad the tour went ahead just for the two of you — we believe every adventure counts, no matter the size 💙
Hope to see you again on another Reykjavík journey! 🗺️🐾
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
lin_f, Sep 2025
Good mix of food and history. Met some lovely people who made the experience so much fun. Stephan was a v entertaining host.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Dear Lin,
Thank you so much for your lovely review!
We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the mix of food, history, and great company 🍽️✨
Stefán will be so pleased to know you found him entertaining and that the group made the experience even more fun.
We hope to welcome you back for another delicious adventure in Reykjavík soon! 🇮🇸❤️
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík
Richard_G, Aug 2025
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.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Richard! 🌟
We’re thrilled to hear that your guide made the tour fun, engaging, and educational, and that you enjoyed the interesting food along the way. What a great way to kick off your time in Reykjavík and shake off that jet lag! ✨🍴
We hope to see you again soon for another adventure! 🏞️
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Jamie_G, Aug 2025
This was an amazing experience on our first day in Iceland! We were all over the downtown area and learned a lot. Our tour guide was incredible and it was a pleasure to spend 3+ hours with him.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for your kind review, Jamie! 🌟
We’re delighted to hear that your first day in Iceland was made even more special by exploring downtown Reykjavík and learning so much with your incredible guide. Spending 3+ hours together and enjoying the city sounds like a fantastic way to start your adventure! 🏙️✨
We hope to see you again soon for another unforgettable experience! 😊
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Sierra_J, Aug 2025
This was such a fun experience to partake in with my family. The stops were amazing with great food and lots of culture. Although I’m allergic to fish and wasn’t able to consume some of the foods, the substitutions were spectacular. If there’s one thing I love to do when I’m on a trip overseas, it’s trying the local food. This tour did not disappoint and I would gladly do it again when I return to Iceland!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Sierra! 😄
We’re thrilled that you and your family had a fun and memorable experience on the food tour. 🍲✨ It’s great to hear that the substitutions worked well for your allergy and that you were able to enjoy the local flavors. Your enthusiasm for trying local food is exactly what makes these tours so special!
We truly appreciate your feedback and can’t wait to welcome you back on another culinary adventure in Iceland! 🌟
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
thora_t, Aug 2025
Good food tour, just happened to be during cultural day which made it busier at the stops and we had to get around marathon to make it to meeting point. Tried numerous foods with some history
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for your review, Thora! 🍽️✨
We’re glad you enjoyed the food tour and had the chance to try so many dishes while learning a bit of history. We appreciate your understanding about the busier day due to cultural events—it certainly made the tour extra lively! 😄
We hope to see you again soon for another delicious adventure in Reykjavík! 🏙️❤️
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
HARRIET_J, Aug 2025
Overall this tour was good. The fellow were friendly fun to be around! Our guide was kind and didn’t rush us around. The downside is that this excursion was scheduled around two citywide events that made navigating horrendous!! Our meeting Basecamp was moved at the last minute which pushed everything back almost an hour! We never made it to the flea market which was going to be the highlight of this excursion. The food was good but the world famous hotdog stand was a complete bust!! Nothing noteworthy about this hotdog! Give me Chicago style hot dog any day of the week!!
Hazel_P, Aug 2025
This was a fabulous tour. Ester was a wonderful guide, knowledgeable and friendly and my family of four (with two youngish 20-something) really enjoyed trying unique Icelandic dishes and hearing the stories behind them as well as learning about Icelandic history and culture. Pro tip: don’t eat lunch first! I tried to warn my husband but he had to learn the hard way. 😅
Cathy_C, Jul 2025
So much information about the food and culture. Food was delicious. Robyn was a great guide and very friendly.
Tanya_B, Jun 2025
The tour was very well planned and executed! The tour guide, Stephon was great and funny. And the food was delicious, educational and filling.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Dear Tanya,
Thank you so much for your excellent review!
We are delighted to hear you had a great time on our tour, and we will be sure to pass your compliments along to Stefán. It's fantastic that you enjoyed both the humor and the delicious local cuisine. We hope to welcome you again soon for more adventures in Reykjavik!
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Emilia_B, Jun 2025
Very happy with the tour, a lot of interesting information and good food! Our tour guide was very nice and funny, knew a lot about Reykjavik and Iceland in general. We do recommend this tour 😊
Robin_A, Feb 2025
First thing was our tour guide was fantastic. Second thing - we were not booked on this tour! Somehow we were booked onto a food tour but not this one as advertised with stop at Flea Market. Disappointed as I had selected the tour carefully based on food stops that this picky eater could manage and a visit to see what the flea market was like. That said, we lucked out as our guide was so warm and knowledgeable he made the tour come alive. Mid-tour when we discovered the error, he pivoted and took us to the flea market just to see what it was all about. With the exception of not getting to try the ryebread ice cream from the original tour, his version was interesting and delicious! The lamb hot dogs and lobster soup are highlights to be sure. Would definitely tour with him again!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear Robin,
Firstly, thank you for your kind words about our guide and for sharing your story with us!
We sincerely apologize for the booking confusion and understand how important it is to get the experience you were looking forward to, especially as a careful planner and picky eater. We're so glad our guide could pivot and ensure you still experienced the flea market and some local delicacies. Your feedback will help us enhance our processes moving forward. We hope you'll return one day so we can provide you with the perfect food tour, possibly complete with rye bread ice cream!
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Tea
Maya_V, Feb 2025
The guided good tour was phenomenal. Different types of food with fun facts shared from the tour guide along the way. 100% worth it!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Hello Maya,
We're so happy you had a fantastic time on your Food Lovers tour with Bo ( Sveinbjörn )!
Hearing that it was 100% worth it is the best compliment we could hope for.
Thank you for choosing Your Friend In Reykjavik to explore our city's culinary delights.
Safe travels and we hope to see you again soon!
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Sagowdaun_S, Jan 2025
Great experience with Oli, he s kind , calm , gentle and friendly, know many things about food and Iceland and we would love to do this again, Recommended. 👍
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear Sagowdaun,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review!
We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed discovering Icelandic cuisine with Óli and that his knowledge and friendliness made your experience memorable. We truly appreciate your recommendation, and it would be our pleasure to welcome you back on another delicious journey in Reykjavik!
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Christie_B, Dec 2024
Our guide was great. He was knowledgeable and friendly. The walk isn’t strenuous but a good hike up hill some of the time. .
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear Christie_B,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this wonderful review.
We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your tour and found our guide both knowledgeable and friendly. We agree, the walk offers some gentle exercise and beautiful views!
We hope you'll join us again for another adventure in Reykjavik.
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Tammy_G, Sep 2024
We did this tour the 1st day of arriving and what a start to our vacation. Ester E. was our tour guide and did we get lucky to get the best! Ester was soooo knowledgeable of Iceland history that she shared with us. Ester also shared stories of the different foods (that were different in taste for us Americans) that Icelandics have available and not available due to the volcanic land and weather. It was just soooo interesting. THANK YOU ESTER E.
Kathryne_P, Aug 2024
While our guide, Paul, was knowledgeable and a decent guide, we were very disappointed that “the line was too long” at the hot dog stand. The description plays up the Icelandic lamb hot dog, but we didn’t get that at all. The guide said he would try to get us a voucher so we could go back later, but that didn’t happen either. The market visit was a quick walk through, where we were shown dried cod and a frozen sheep head. Overall, we felt we did not get the tour we paid for, and the food we did get really wasn’t enough to be called a lunch (two small bowls of soup, a small piece of cod, and a small dessert). We weren’t hungry at the end, but we weren’t full either.
Elena_L, Jul 2024
Very good and for all ages! Stephan top guide, spoke English slowly to include also French and Italian attendees !
Charles_N, Jul 2024
Einor was a great and gracious guide. He was very informative about the culture and history of Iceland, we learned a lot . He was easy to talk to and made us feel welcome .
Megan_M, Mar 2024
Tour guide Stefan was amazing! Started off late but he was a wonderful speaker and had lots of great stories of the history of Iceland. I'm not so sure why viator had flea market advertised but we did stop at a local shop and sampled some local Icelandic treats. Tour was very fun and would definitely go back just for the hotdog lol. Also tour could go longer then expected so make sure not have to much planned the day of your tour.
Anonymous, Feb 2024
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
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for choosing Your Friend In Reykjavik for your food tour!
We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the variety of Icelandic dishes, and that Óli helped make your experience memorable (shark included!).
We also appreciate your feedback about the stairs in some restaurants – we’ll keep this in mind when advising future guests with mobility concerns.
We hope you enjoyed the photos Óli took and look forward to welcoming you back on your next adventure to Reykjavik!
With gratitude and warm regards
Steina
Your Friend In Reykjavík & Team
Michelle_F, Dec 2023
We had a blast exploring he city and trying some new things. We did this tour on the afternoon of the day we arrived and it knocked out any jet lag we might have had. I highly recommend this tour and would do it again!
Samantha_B, Oct 2023
A very knowledgeable guide - took us to a few different places to try the local food. Really enjoyed this trip and if I get back to Iceland, will do this one again
Grace_R, Sep 2023
Food tour was enjoyable and nice range of foods were provided on tour. Guide was knowledgable and was able to successfully navigate a couple of glitches that were presented by the food establishments. Tour was able to accommodate the food allergy issues of several participants. Various points of interest also highlighted during the tour. Helped to navigate the area later when sightseeing. Would definitely recommend.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Great to hear Grace and thank you for leaving us a review.
Regards
Valur
Mark_G, Aug 2023
While we enjoyed the food, we found our guide not very talkative and needed to keep asking questions to elicit details and information about the city and Iceland.
Tracy_L, Jul 2023
Stefan did a great job introducing the the food and explaining its origins. Nice trivia about Iceland along the way.
Jennifer_S, Jun 2023
Ólafur was so informative and happily answered all our questions, even when we got him off track ;) He was so genuinely kind, didn't rush, was a wonderful story teller and super funny. We enjoyed learning so much about Iceland's food and history. All of the food was excellent and the flea market was incredible. We had a wonderful time!
Helen_R, Aug 2022
The tour was very interesting especially all the food that we tried. Didn’t care much for the shark, can’t even describe the taste. I was very surprised how the whale meat tasted, it tasted like steak. All the other food was delicious also. Ester E, our guide, was very friendly and knowledgeable about Iceland.
Rebecca_W, Jul 2022
What an awesome tour! Our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. She explanied the stores behind the restaurants we went to and backgrounds on the food we were trying. Got to try some food I wouldn't normally try and I'm so glad I did.
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