Secret Food Tours · Hallgrimskirkja to Ingolfstorg
A three-hour walk from Hallgrimskirkja down the rainbow street and Laugavegur to Ingolfstorg, with the menu printed on the listing and one dish kept secret until the day. Pick it if you like knowing what you'll eat, and if you have a sweet tooth.
Secret Food Tours runs this walk, and the listing prints the menu: a warm kleina (an Icelandic twisted doughnut) in view of Hallgrimskirkja, local jams, chocolates and dried fish, a "Viking platter" of smoked lamb and lamb soup, a bowl of seafood soup, the Icelandic hot dog, hot chocolate and a slice of hjonabandssaela, the Icelandic "marriage cake". The secret dish is revealed on the day.
The route starts at the Leif Eriksson statue outside Hallgrimskirkja, goes down Skolavordustigur (the rainbow street) and along Laugavegur, passes Parliament House and finishes near Ingolfstorg, about a 20-minute walk from the start. The listing warns that the menu can change with the restaurants' availability and the weather.
Two things to weigh. The tour has only 31 reviews, rated 4.7, and in December 2025 one guest reported that the guide never turned up and had to wait for a refund. And confirmation comes within 48 hours rather than instantly, so don't book it for the same evening.
Meet at the Leif Eriksson statue and start with a warm kleina in view of the church.
Down Skolavordustigur and along Laugavegur, tasting local jams, chocolates and dried fish.
Smoked lamb and lamb soup.
A bowl of traditional seafood soup, then Iceland's famous hot dog.
Hot chocolate, a slice of marriage cake and the secret dish, ending near Ingolfstorg.
★★★★★The stops were diverse and you got to taste a good cross section of Icelandic foods, our favourite being the fish stew, but the hot chocolate was also exceptional. The tour covers a lot of the centre of Reykjavik and Gaia provided a snapshot of the local history, politics, folklore and life of the Icelandic people.
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Kleina, local jams, chocolates and dried fish, smoked lamb and lamb soup, seafood soup, the Icelandic hot dog, hot chocolate, marriage cake and a secret dish revealed on the day.
It starts at the Leif Eriksson statue outside Hallgrimskirkja (Skolavordustigur 45) and ends near Ingolfstorg, about 20 minutes' walk away.
None is listed in the inclusions. For beer with your food, look at Bites, Brews & Views.
Ask before booking: lamb, fish soup and the hot dog are core dishes. Our dietary needs guide compares the tours.
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Kleina, seafood soup, the hot dog and hot chocolate, plus a secret dish.
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