Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour — Food Lovers Tour Review
The Your Friend in Reykjavik food tour gives you the most to taste: ten or more traditional items, one drink and an optional shark dare in 3 hours, from €126 (≈$141). Its weak spot is value: 4.3 of 5.
- Key takeaways
- At least ten traditional Icelandic items — the most of any group walk.
- Lamb soup, the famous hot dog and an optional bite of fermented shark.
- Water at every stop plus one drink at the last.
- Small groups of up to 12, starting at Ingólfstorg.
- ★4.63 from 481 reviews; value for money scored 4.3 of 5.
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Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour at a Glance
Source · date: GetYourGuide tour page, Oct 2026.
Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour — What's in the Ten Tastings
Ten or more traditional items across several restaurants the operator handpicked as partners.
Lamb soup
"Feel the warmth of the Icelandic lamb soup."
The hot dog
Iceland's famous lamb-based sausage.
Fermented shark optional
A small piece; you can say no.
The full item list isn't published; the operator says the menu covers "many things on your Icelandic food bucket list".
Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour — the Icelandic Classics on This Walk
Hákarl
noun · "how-kartl"Greenland shark, fermented for weeks and dried for months; strong ammonia smell; traditionally eaten with a shot of Brennivín.
Pylsa
noun · the Reykjavík hot dogA lamb-based blend with crispy and raw onion, sweet mustard and remoulade; Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur has sold them since 1937.
Kjötsúpa
noun · lamb soupThe warm stop of the walk.
Source · date: Wikipedia, The Daily Meal, Guide to Iceland, Chowhound — checked Oct 2026.
Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour Options and Kids' Prices
Two options on the same page: the group walk at €126 (≈$141) and a private version at €331 (≈$371) per adult.
Children 6 and under go free — add them to the booking. Source · date: GetYourGuide checkout for one date in November 2026, checked Oct 2026.
Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour for Special Diets
Vegetarians and gluten- or lactose-free diets are accommodated if you say so — but traditional Icelandic food is mostly meat, fish and dairy.
"We do accommodate dietary restrictions & allergies such as gluten & lactose intolerance, vegetarians & more!"
Vegans aren't mentioned — ask before booking, or take the Private Vegetarian Walk. Every tour's diet policy →
Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour Reviews
Guests praise the amount of food and the guides; the value score, 4.3 of 5, is the lowest of the six group walks.
Praised
Plenty of food, well prepared
Knowledgeable, entertaining guides
Weak spot
Value scored 4.3 of 5 — lowest of the six group walks
Source · date: GetYourGuide reviews and sub-ratings, Oct 2026.
The food is very good and well prepared (plenty of it).5
The tour was excellent! The guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. There was a good sampling of different foods and a nice introduction to downtown.5
Other Tours Besides the Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour
The same operator runs most of the city's other food formats.
Where the Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour Starts
Ingólfstorg, by Hlöllabátar
Look for the Hlöllabátar sandwich stand on the square.
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Your Friend in Reykjavik Food Tour FAQ
Answers come from the tour pages on GetYourGuide, checked Oct 2026.
See what each price level buys →From €126 (≈$141) per adult on the group walk. Ages 7–12 paid €77 (≈$86) and children 6 and under went free on a November date checked in October 2026.
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