Food Tour Amsterdam | Taste The Best of Dutch Flavors

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About this activity

Join this unique tip-based food tour of Amsterdam to experience the historic neighborhoods through delicious local cuisine.

Taste the most famous and delicious Dutch Gouda cheese, try our traditional Dutch cookie ‘stroopwafel,’ and more on this 2-hour walking tour. Our food tour offers the perfect blend of culture, food, and fun!

The tour operates on a tip-based system, which means that apart from the booking cost, you get to determine the guide's reward at the end of the tour. The booking costs cover the samples that are purchased on the tour and the standard reservation costs.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 10 people
People per booking: 1–6
Guide: English
Operated by: Guided Tour Holland

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bitterballen
Included: Dutch Herring
Included: Gouda Cheese
Included: Tony Chocolonely Chocolate
Included: Poffertjes
Included: English-speaking guide
Included: Dutch-Style Licorice

Not included

Not included: Tips for the guide, this is a donation-based tour
Not included: Full meal replacement (samples are bite-sized)
Not included: Bottled water

Itinerary

Dam Square & Damstraat

20 min

We will explain the origin of Amsterdam and why Holland has so many milk products like cheese. This provides a foundation for our journey of tasting Amsterdam.
Henri Willig Kaas

20 min

We taste different cheeses and share the story of authentic Dutch Gouda cheese and more.
Tony's Chocolonely Superstore

20 min

80% of the cholate in Europe comes via Amsterdam (Zaandam) this has all to do with our colonial history and the waterways.

But the chocolate industry changed because of Toney, find out why with our tour.
Stop 4

20 min

Stroopwafel is a typical Dutch cooky and a must-try when visiting the Netherlands.

The best ones are the fresh ones, go and taste yourself at Egstorf.
Spui

20 min

Here, we taste the herring, a fish that has a long history in Holland. It even made Holland famous before we were a country.

Join the tour and taste the herring yourself!

Warning: it is a love-it-or-hate-it taste, so dare to try it!
The Poolbar

20 min

Here, we taste the bitterballen, a typical Dutch treat. It is best to have a bitterbal with a beer and football on the TV ;-)

But what is a bitterbal, and why is it called bitter?

Find out when you join the tour.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet us 10 minutes before the tour starts at the National Monument on Dam square. You'll recognize us by the white umbrella.

Please don't message or call us if you are late, there is no catching up with the group after the start time and the guides can't be reached during the tour.

End point

Meet us 10 minutes before the tour starts at the National Monument on Dam square. You'll recognize us by the white umbrella.

Please don't message or call us if you are late, there is no catching up with the group after the start time and the guides can't be reached during the tour.

Using your ticket

Please don't message or call us if you are late, there is no catching up with the group after the start time and the guides can't be reached during the tour.

Meet us 10 minutes before time at the meeting point, your guide can be recognized by a white umbrella with an orange Walking Tour logo on it. Make sure to dress appropriately for the weather; rain or snow, we always go!