Best Food & Drink Tours in Iceland

The best way to get under the skin of Icelandic food is to taste your way through it with a local guide. Reykjavík’s compact centre is made for it: food walks, harbour tastings, and craft-beer and distillery tours all start within a few streets of each other. Here’s how to choose.

Types of food & drink tour

• Food walking tours — a guided stroll through Reykjavík tasting Icelandic specialities, from lamb and seafood to skyr and rye bread. The classic introduction; see what to eat in Iceland for the dishes.
• Harbour & seafood tours — focused on the catch, around the old harbour.
• Craft beer & spirits tours — Reykjavík’s lively brewery and bar scene, plus Icelandic spirits like brennivín; covered in depth in Icelandic beer, spirits & brewery tours.
• Distillery tours — visit a working distillery for a tasting of Icelandic whisky or gin.

How to choose

• Want the broad introduction? A food walking tour.
• Love seafood? A harbour-focused tour.
• Here for the drinks? A craft-beer or distillery tour.
• Want it private? Several walks come in a small-group or private form.

Pairing it with your trip

Food and drink tours are an easy evening or afternoon addition to a Reykjavík stay, slotting neatly beside a city day tour or a day on the Golden Circle.

Frequently asked questions

Are food tours in Iceland worth it? For curious eaters, yes — a guided tasting introduces Icelandic specialities you might not order yourself, with the context of a local guide, and it’s an easy, sociable way to spend an afternoon or evening in Reykjavík.

Where do food and drink tours run in Iceland? Mostly in central Reykjavík, whose compact centre suits walking tours — covering food, seafood, craft beer, and spirits within a small area.

Compare every food and drink tour, with live prices, on our food & drink tours page.