Top 10 Lunch Experiences in Reykjavik

1.Private Golden Circle, Sky Lagoon and Friðheimar Greenhouse Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 381 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) Our pick

Travel by private luxury vehicle from Reykjavik to Sky Lagoon, Friðheimar tomato greenhouse, Gullfoss, Geysir, and Þingvellir. Your guide, possibly Einar, Levi, Robert, or another Hidden Iceland guide, adds local stories and flexible pacing. Lunch and a private Sky Lagoon changing room are included.

“Excellent tour with Arnya! Beautiful stops and just enough time between each. The lunch stop was very unique with great food too!”

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2.Snaefellsnes NP Small-Group Tour with Local Lunch from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $234

Spend about 11 hours exploring Snæfellsnes National Park in a minibus limited to 17 people. Your English-speaking local driver-guide handles the long route, with stops at Gerðuberg, Ytri Tunga, Arnarstapi, Kirkjufell, and Djúpalónssandur, plus an included lamb-soup lunch.

“This was a great excursion. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and informative. It was great to see another part of Iceland! Highly recommended!”

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3.Private Snæfellsnes Peninsula and local Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 11 hours (approx.)

Spend about 11 hours exploring Snæfellsnes with a private English-speaking guide, luxury transport, and a local lunch included. See Selvallafoss, Kirkjufell, Djúpalónssandur, Arnarstapi, and Búðakirkja, with pickup and drop-off in Reykjavik.

“Wonderful experience. Met or exceeded all expectations. Highly recommend this tour. Lucky with the weather.”

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4.Golden Circle and Lunch at Fridheimar Tomato Farm – with photos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $255

Explore Iceland’s Golden Circle in a group capped at 12, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide such as Grétar, and lunch at Fridheimar Tomato Farm. Visit Thingvellir, watch Strokkur erupt at Geysir, see Gullfoss, and choose tomato soup, ravioli, or grilled tortilla pizza.

“Fantastic experience with a wonderful guide. Would highly recommend and particularly enjoyed the small group size and personalized conversation.”

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5.Golden Circle Silfra Snorkeling and Fridheimar Tomato Farm Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $410

Spend 9.5 hours with Adventure Vikings snorkeling Silfra, visiting Geysir and Gullfoss, and eating tomato soup, pasta, or pizza at Friðheimar. Guides including Gretar, Anil, and Alex lead the day, with gear, hotel pickup, lunch, and guide-taken photos included.

“Excellent & perfect itinerary and trip guided by Gretar, except for the Silfra snorkeling activity by Anil who was hostile and rude to us just because we couldn't find our way to his van in the dark. Regrettable otherwise, I would have given this tour led by Gretar 5 stars.”

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6.Golden Circle with Tomato Farm Lunch & Secret Lagoon Bathing

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 12 reviews · from $229

Travel from Reykjavik in a group of no more than 14 to see Þingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss. Your $229 fare includes pickup, WiFi, Secret Lagoon admission, tomato-farm lunch, parking, and drop-off.

“The operator of this tour never showed up! We received a message the day before departure at noon, saying that they had a problem with the restaurant reservation and if we could move the tour to the next day. I replied at 4pm that it was not possible as our cruise was lRead more”

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7.Snæfellsnes in Spanish with lunch on a farm Minibus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $220

Spend about 12 hours exploring Snæfellsnes from Reykjavík in Spanish, with a small-group minibus, farm lunch, Icelandic horses, seal watching, black beaches, lava fields, waterfalls, and Kirkjufell. Guides such as Óscar, Monica, Carlos, and Martín add stories, music, and local context.

“Devin/Kevin/David made our tour amazing! Prompt pick up, amazing English, great playlist; he tailored our tour stops to ensure the best time (weather, lighting, bathroom stops). My boyfriend and I loved seeing the Icelandic Horses and the mRead more”

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8.Reykjavik Food Tour – Supermarket Tour & Lunch at Microbrewery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $123Best value

Start at Dill Restaurant on Laugavegur at 11 a.m. for a small-group grocery tour, then sample Icelandic foods and local craft beer over lunch at a private microbrewery. The tour lasts about three hours, ends at MicroBar Reykjavik, and welcomes up to 12 people.

“A great travel experience and concept. I wish that this tour existed in 1990 when I first traveled to Iceland.”

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9.Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon & Friðheimar (lunch included) – PRIVATE TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $1,129

Spend about nine hours with an English-speaking guide visiting Thingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss, Friðheimar greenhouse, and the Secret Lagoon. Pickup from your Reykjavik hotel, a maximum of eight people, and a guide such as geology-trained Helga Bára make this a relaxed, insight-filled day.

“We enjoyed our tour of amazing sites on the Golden Circle. Helga, our guide, was excellent! She was passionate, friendly, amazingly knowledgeable with an Advanced degree in geology. Ending the day at the secret lagoon was the icing on the cake!”

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10.Golden Circle Private Tour Tomato Soup Lunch and Secret Lagoon with Photography

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $800

Join photographer-guide Luke EM for an eight-hour private Golden Circle trip from Reykjavik. With up to four people in a Jeep, you’ll visit Thingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss, Kerid Crater, Friðheimar tomato farm, and the Secret Lagoon, with photo help throughout.

“We had a fantastic day with Luke on the Golden Circle Secret Lagoon tour. He collected us from the hotel with a warm friendly greeting and explained the tour. The sights are amazing and he took some fantastic photos of us capturing the wRead more”

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