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...
Salka Valka Kitchen is a vegetarian-friendly spot in 101, Reykjavik.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Fully vegetarian with vegan options daily. Counter service, soups and bagels are the value picks.
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: Skolavordustigur 23, 101 Reykjavik
Skal on Njalsgata flags plenty of gluten-free options on its seasonal Icelandic menu, with clued-up staff, a safer-than-most Reykjavik room for coeliacs.
Tip: Not a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, so tell the staff, who are well briefed. The menu changes often.
Gardurinn on Klapparstigur marks gluten-free options across its vegetarian daily menu, a Reykjavik kitchen used to feeding gluten-free and vegan diners.
Tip: Ask which of the day's soups and plates are gluten-free; the small kitchen handles the request daily.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg is a fully halal Middle Eastern counter in central Reykjavik, wrapping shawarma, kebab and falafel with halal meat late into the night.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square. The falafel covers anyone who wants a meatless option.
Shalimar on Austurstraeti has served halal Pakistani and Indian food in Reykjavik since 2001, with Lahori-spiced biryanis, karahi and tandoori downtown.
Tip: The halal Lahori curries and biryani draw a loyal crowd. Informal, with takeaway as well as sit-down.
Chabad of Iceland is the only source of kosher meals in Reykjavik, hosting Shabbat dinners in a country that has no kosher restaurant of its own.
Tip: Iceland has no kosher restaurant, but the Chabad house arranges Shabbat meals. Book well ahead by email.
Mama Reykjavik on Bankastraeti is a fully vegan kitchen of world-inspired plant-based plates, from dhal to bowls, a polished vegan room in Reykjavik.
Tip: Open daily 11:30-21:00. Entirely plant-based, so the whole menu is fair game.
Skal on Njalsgata flags plenty of gluten-free options on its seasonal Icelandic menu, with clued-up staff, a safer-than-most Reykjavik room for coeliacs.
Tip: Not a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, so tell the staff, who are well briefed. The menu changes often.
Gardurinn on Klapparstigur marks gluten-free options across its vegetarian daily menu, a Reykjavik kitchen used to feeding gluten-free and vegan diners.
Tip: Ask which of the day's soups and plates are gluten-free; the small kitchen handles the request daily.
Mandi on Ingolfstorg is a fully halal Middle Eastern counter in central Reykjavik, wrapping shawarma, kebab and falafel with halal meat late into the night.
Tip: Fully halal and central on the square. The falafel covers anyone who wants a meatless option.
Shalimar on Austurstraeti has served halal Pakistani and Indian food in Reykjavik since 2001, with Lahori-spiced biryanis, karahi and tandoori downtown.
Tip: The halal Lahori curries and biryani draw a loyal crowd. Informal, with takeaway as well as sit-down.
Chabad of Iceland is the only source of kosher meals in Reykjavik, hosting Shabbat dinners in a country that has no kosher restaurant of its own.
Tip: Iceland has no kosher restaurant, but the Chabad house arranges Shabbat meals. Book well ahead by email.
Mama Reykjavik on Bankastraeti is a fully vegan kitchen of world-inspired plant-based plates, from dhal to bowls, a polished vegan room in Reykjavik.
Tip: Open daily 11:30-21:00. Entirely plant-based, so the whole menu is fair game.