Ten constantly excellent restaurants in Downtown Reykjavik Iceland’s beauty is unparalleled. From fiery, active volcanoes, sparkling waterfalls, rugged mountain cliffs to the beautiful northern lights dancing in the sky, and the capital city of Reykjavik is nothing short of mesmerizing … Read More
Food & Drink in Iceland
THE ICELANDIC HOT DOG
The Icelandic Hotdog is an absolute top ten Icelandic food you must try. There is no fast food that comes close in popularity to the Icelandic Hot Dog. We call them Pylsur or Pulsur. The best hot dog you find … Read More
RYE FLATBREAD: ICELAND’S TOP TEN FAVOURITE FOODS
Rye Flatbread is a traditional Icelandic food and definitely one of the top ten foods to try in Iceland. Every time I ask Valur if he needs anything from the store the answer is always flatbread. He really loves it … Read More
REYKJAVIK’S FAVORITE FLEA MARKET = KOLAPORTIÐ
If you like strolling through markets and see people from all walks of life the Reykjavik flea market is for you! It’s the biggest flea market in Reykjavik, it’s named Kolaportið and it’s very popular among the locals. It’s right … Read More
THE FERMENTED SHARK OF ICELAND
Everything you need to know about the fermented shark of Iceland For centuries Icelanders had to find ways to store food during long and cold winters. That was before refrigerators and modern technology. One of those „delicacies“ and one of … Read More
ICELANDER’S LOVE OF LICORICE
Icelanders have always had a thing for licorice. To many travelers’ surprise, so much of the sweets contain some kind of licorice. We don‘t really know why except for the fact that it’s just so good! A few decades ago … Read More
WHAT IS SKYR?
So Skyr to us is what cheese is to you (at least if you‘re European)! We have it for breakfast, lunch or afternoon snack. It has been a part of the Icelandic traditional diet since the country was settled in … Read More
HAVE YOU TASTED THE ICELANDIC PUFFIN?
We just added a delicious Puffin taster to The Reykjavik Food Lovers tour Iceland is the largest Atlantic puffin colony in the world with around 66% of the total puffin stock. They have been hunted for centuries by Icelanders and have been an … Read More
THE ICELANDIC LAMB SOUP
The Icelandic lamb soup or Kjötsúpa is known as a cure for all and of course, it’s a part of our Reykjavik Food Tour. Cold, the flu, hangover, winter blues that comes with dark days and even a broken heart. It … Read More
THE ANNUAL ICELANDIC BEER FESTIVAL
Beer was banned for 74 years in Iceland Amazingly enough, its only been 27 years since beer became a legal product in Iceland. For fear of people drinking too much, the government banned all beer in Iceland from 1915 – … Read More