Reykjavik: Guided Foodie Walking Tour with 6 Tastings
Learn about the culture of Reykjavik and Iceland through its tasty food on a guided walking tour. Visit 5 different Icelandic eateries as you explore the Icelandic cap...
Baejarins Beztu Pylsur is a nordic budget eat in 101, Reykjavik.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: At under ISK 900 it is the single best-value bite in a steep city. Ask for one with everything.
Learn about the culture of Reykjavik and Iceland through its tasty food on a guided walking tour. Visit 5 different Icelandic eateries as you explore the Icelandic cap...
Experience traditional Icelandic food, and learn about real-deal Icelandic cuisine on this exciting tour.
Join a beer walking tour to explore three of the finest bars in Reykjavik. Sample 10 of Iceland’s delicious craft beers, most of which you can only find in Iceland.
Explore natural Icelandic wonders in the Golden Circle on this geothermal journey and visit the famous Friðheimar Tomato Farm, where we stop for late lunch.
Address: Tryggvagata 1, 101 Reykjavik
Jomfruin on Laekjargata has served Danish smorrebrod open sandwiches for 25 years, a budget-friendly central Reykjavik counter for a one-plate lunch downtown.
Try: Danish open sandwiches
Tip: A single smorrebrod with a beer is a filling lunch for the price. Open daily 11:00-22:00.
Yuzu on Hverfisgata flips Asian-influenced burgers on house-baked buns, a central Reykjavik counter whose lunch deal pairs a burger with fries for under ISK.
Try: Asian-influenced burger lunch
Tip: The weekday lunch burger plus fries plus mayo costs ISK 1,990, one of the better-value mid-day fills in 101.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg fills a cheap halal shawarma or falafel wrap for well under restaurant prices, a Reykjavik budget staple open late on the square.
Try: Shawarma wrap
Tip: The falafel plate is the cheapest filling option. Fully halal and central, good for a fast budget feed.
Dirty Burger and Ribs on Austurstraeti runs a small-print menu of cheap burgers and BBQ ribs in central Reykjavik, a budget feed steps from the main square.
Try: Burgers and ribs
Tip: A burger with fries runs under ISK 2,200. Counter service, daily 11:00-22:00, ideal mid-day stop.
Salka Valka on Skolavordustigur runs a meat-free, half-vegan kitchen of soups, salads and sandwiches, a cheap healthy Reykjavik option a few doors below.
Try: Vegetarian and vegan plates
Tip: Vegan options daily and a small but filling lunch menu. Bagels and soups are the value picks.
Krua Thai on Skolavordustigur serves generous Thai plates with strong takeaway deals, a dependable budget meal in the centre of Reykjavik for under ISK 3,000.
Try: Thai curry and rice
Tip: Takeaway is the cheaper option here. A green curry with rice is the value pick.
Jomfruin on Laekjargata has served Danish smorrebrod open sandwiches for 25 years, a budget-friendly central Reykjavik counter for a one-plate lunch downtown.
Try: Danish open sandwiches
Tip: A single smorrebrod with a beer is a filling lunch for the price. Open daily 11:00-22:00.
Yuzu on Hverfisgata flips Asian-influenced burgers on house-baked buns, a central Reykjavik counter whose lunch deal pairs a burger with fries for under ISK.
Try: Asian-influenced burger lunch
Tip: The weekday lunch burger plus fries plus mayo costs ISK 1,990, one of the better-value mid-day fills in 101.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg fills a cheap halal shawarma or falafel wrap for well under restaurant prices, a Reykjavik budget staple open late on the square.
Try: Shawarma wrap
Tip: The falafel plate is the cheapest filling option. Fully halal and central, good for a fast budget feed.
Dirty Burger and Ribs on Austurstraeti runs a small-print menu of cheap burgers and BBQ ribs in central Reykjavik, a budget feed steps from the main square.
Try: Burgers and ribs
Tip: A burger with fries runs under ISK 2,200. Counter service, daily 11:00-22:00, ideal mid-day stop.
Salka Valka on Skolavordustigur runs a meat-free, half-vegan kitchen of soups, salads and sandwiches, a cheap healthy Reykjavik option a few doors below.
Try: Vegetarian and vegan plates
Tip: Vegan options daily and a small but filling lunch menu. Bagels and soups are the value picks.
Krua Thai on Skolavordustigur serves generous Thai plates with strong takeaway deals, a dependable budget meal in the centre of Reykjavik for under ISK 3,000.
Try: Thai curry and rice
Tip: Takeaway is the cheaper option here. A green curry with rice is the value pick.