Get to know Iceland through its food. Cook a three-course Icelandic meal under the guidance of a professional chef, taste traditional specialities along the way, then sit down together and enjoy what you’ve made. Drinks included.
What people cook can tell you a lot about a place. The ingredients they use. The dishes they return to. The stories that come up while something’s on the stove.
At Salt Eldhús, you get to explore those things with your hands. Work with local ingredients, ask your chef questions, and learn how the dishes come together.
By the time you sit down, the meal in front of you is yours. You made it with your own hands, heard the stories behind every dish along the way, and you’ll leave knowing Icelandic food from the inside.
Your chef guides you through the meal, one step at a time, with the stories behind each dish along the way.
Start with what’s on the worktop. Your chef introduces the ingredients and dishes you’ll be working with, and the stories behind them.
Get hands-on with the ingredients and cook all three courses, with your chef guiding you. Halfway through, we stop for a taste of traditional Icelandic specialities.
Sit down together and enjoy the result. Three courses, a glass in hand, and a chance to keep the conversation going.
The menu follows the seasons, but it’s always built on Icelandic ingredients. You’ll make each course yourself, then enjoy them together at the table.
Choose a date that fits your visit. Lunch starts at 10:00 and leaves your afternoon free; dinner starts at 17:00 and becomes your evening out.
No. Your chef guides you through the cooking, one step at a time. Come curious and ready to get involved.
You’ll cook under the guidance of a professional chef, work with local ingredients and taste traditional specialities along the way. The meal is three courses, with drinks. Aprons and all the tools are provided, and afterwards we send you the recipes and the photos from the class.
Around 3 to 3½ hours, including the cooking and the meal together afterwards.
The menu is set, so in an open class we can’t promise to adapt it, but we always do our best. Get in touch before you book and we’ll tell you what’s possible. Booking a private class? Then we can adapt to most requirements.
Yes. You’ll cook alongside the other guests and eat at a shared table, so you won’t be dining alone.
At Þórunnartún 2 in Reykjavík, on the 6th floor. Come in by Hringekjan and take the lift on your left.
Let us know as soon as possible and we’ll do our best to find a solution. If you cancel 7 days or more before the class, you get a full refund. Between 7 days and 72 hours before, we refund 50%. After that, or if you don’t turn up, there’s no refund. Full details in our terms.
Guests need to be 7 or older, and children come with an adult. Everyone at the worktop uses knives and works near hot pans, so we ask all guests to be ready to take part safely. For private classes, the age limit can be more flexible.
Hands-on. You do the cooking, and your chef guides you and shows you each step. You decide how involved you want to be, and if you’d like the chef to step in, just ask. At the end of the day, it’s your meal.
We take photos during the class and share them with your group afterwards, and occasionally on our social media. If you’d rather not be in them, just tell your host.
