Stroopwafels, herring and Gouda
The best Amsterdam food tours
Ten-tasting food walks, stroopwafel workshops, Gouda tastings with wine, and a history walk with a stroopwafel. Here are the eight we compared, with honest advice on what each really includes, whether it is worth the price, and how they handle diets and allergies.
See our 8 picks
Amsterdam food is best known for stroopwafels, raw herring, bitterballen and Gouda cheese. A tasting or food walk is the easiest way to try them, from €18. Our top pick is a 3.5-hour walk with 10 tastings, from €79. Cheese tastings and stroopwafel workshops take about 45 minutes and cost €20 to €25. All eight cancel free up to 24 hours before.
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Our top pick first, then the rest by number of reviews. Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide.
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from €79 per person Our top pick 3 h 30 min 4.9 (1,255) reviews on GetYourGuide
Food and culture walk with 10 tastings
A 3.5-hour walk with 10 tastings, among them kibbeling, a stroopwafel and bitterballen. You pass the Begijnhof, the Royal Palace and the Flower Market. Water is included; tips are not.
Best for Food lovers with half a day
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from €20 per person 45 minutes 4.8 (5,134) reviews on GetYourGuide
Stroopwafel-making workshop
A 45-minute class where you bake two XL stroopwafels: eat one, take one home. Coffee or tea, an apron and a certificate are included. It is on Albert Cuypstraat, by the market.
Best for Hands-on bakers and families
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from €20 per person 45 minutes 4.7 (1,440) reviews on GetYourGuide
Make your own stroopwafel workshop
A 45-minute class for up to 20 people. You make two XL stroopwafels and decorate them with chocolate and toppings. It contains gluten, lactose and nuts.
Best for A sweet stop in the Jordaan
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from €20 per person 40 minutes–1 hour 4.7 (1,232) reviews on GetYourGuide
Gouda cheese tasting
A 40-minute to 1-hour tasting of 10 pieces of Gouda, with dips, mustard, crackers and 2 drinks. A short film shows how the cheese is made. You get 10% off in the shop.
Best for A short, cheap cheese stop
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from €25 per person 45 minutes 4.8 (814) reviews on GetYourGuide
Cheese tasting with wine pairing
A 45-minute tasting of 5 Goudas with 3 wines (white, red and port) and fig bread, at Damrak 62. You get 20% off in the shop. The room is upstairs, by stairs only.
Best for Couples who like wine
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from €18 per person 1–2 hours 4.6 (386) reviews on GetYourGuide
History and highlights walk with a stroopwafel
A 1- to 2-hour walk from Nieuwmarkt past Dam Square, ending next to the Anne Frank House. It runs rain or shine. Drinks and tips are extra.
Best for A cheap first walk with one sweet treat
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from €57 per person 2–3 hours 4.7 (304) reviews on GetYourGuide
Top 10 Tastes walking food tour
The Top 6 option takes 2 hours; the Top 10 option takes 3 hours with three drinks. Tastings include mini pancakes, chicken satay, herring and kibbeling. You walk the canals and the Jordaan in a small group.
Best for A full-meal walk with local drinks
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from €60 per person 2 h 30 min 4.8 (177) reviews on GetYourGuide
Cultural food tour in a small group
A 2.5-hour walk from the National Monument on Dam Square, with up to 15 people. Each tour runs in one language: English, German, Italian or French. It is suitable for children.
Best for Families, and visitors who want German, French or Italian
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Amsterdam food tours compared
| Tour | From | Duration | Type | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
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| Food and culture walk with 10 tastings | €79 per person | 3 h 30 min | Walk, 10 tastings | Food lovers with half a day | The highest rating on 1,000+ reviews, 4.9 from 1,255, and the most tastings. |
| Stroopwafel-making workshop | €20 per person | 45 minutes | Workshop | Hands-on bakers and families | The most reviews in the list, 4.8 from 5,134. |
| Make your own stroopwafel workshop | €20 per person | 45 minutes | Workshop | A sweet stop in the Jordaan | The workshop with toppings, rated 4.7 from 1,440 reviews. |
| Gouda cheese tasting | €20 per person | 40 minutes–1 hour | Tasting | A short, cheap cheese stop | The most cheese for the price, rated 4.7 from 1,232 reviews. |
| Cheese tasting with wine pairing | €25 per person | 45 minutes | Tasting with wine | Couples who like wine | The only tasting with wine, rated 4.8 from 814 reviews. |
| History and highlights walk with a stroopwafel | €18 per person | 1–2 hours | Walk, 1 tasting | A cheap first walk with one sweet treat | The cheapest pick, from €18, rated 4.6 from 386 reviews. It is mostly a history walk: the stroopwafel is the only tasting. |
| Top 10 Tastes walking food tour | €57 per person | 2–3 hours | Walk, 6 or 10 tastings | A full-meal walk with local drinks | The only walk with drinks like jenever and Dutch herbal bitter, rated 4.7 from 304 reviews. |
| Cultural food tour in a small group | €60 per person | 2 h 30 min | Walk, food stops | Families, and visitors who want German, French or Italian | A small group in four languages, rated 4.8 from 177 reviews. |
Food and culture walk with 10 tastings
€79 per person3 h 30 min 4.9 (1,255)
Details
- Type
- Walk, 10 tastings
- Who it suits
- Food lovers with half a day
- Why we picked it
- The highest rating on 1,000+ reviews, 4.9 from 1,255, and the most tastings.
€20 per person45 minutes 4.8 (5,134)
Details
- Type
- Workshop
- Who it suits
- Hands-on bakers and families
- Why we picked it
- The most reviews in the list, 4.8 from 5,134.
Make your own stroopwafel workshop
€20 per person45 minutes 4.7 (1,440)
Details
- Type
- Workshop
- Who it suits
- A sweet stop in the Jordaan
- Why we picked it
- The workshop with toppings, rated 4.7 from 1,440 reviews.
€20 per person40 minutes–1 hour 4.7 (1,232)
Details
- Type
- Tasting
- Who it suits
- A short, cheap cheese stop
- Why we picked it
- The most cheese for the price, rated 4.7 from 1,232 reviews.
Cheese tasting with wine pairing
€25 per person45 minutes 4.8 (814)
Details
- Type
- Tasting with wine
- Who it suits
- Couples who like wine
- Why we picked it
- The only tasting with wine, rated 4.8 from 814 reviews.
History and highlights walk with a stroopwafel
€18 per person1–2 hours 4.6 (386)
Details
- Type
- Walk, 1 tasting
- Who it suits
- A cheap first walk with one sweet treat
- Why we picked it
- The cheapest pick, from €18, rated 4.6 from 386 reviews. It is mostly a history walk: the stroopwafel is the only tasting.
Top 10 Tastes walking food tour
€57 per person2–3 hours 4.7 (304)
Details
- Type
- Walk, 6 or 10 tastings
- Who it suits
- A full-meal walk with local drinks
- Why we picked it
- The only walk with drinks like jenever and Dutch herbal bitter, rated 4.7 from 304 reviews.
Cultural food tour in a small group
€60 per person2 h 30 min 4.8 (177)
Details
- Type
- Walk, food stops
- Who it suits
- Families, and visitors who want German, French or Italian
- Why we picked it
- A small group in four languages, rated 4.8 from 177 reviews.
- Most listings give no group size. The Dam Square walk takes up to 15; one stroopwafel workshop up to 20.
- None of the eight picks you up. Each starts at its own address, shown on the listing.
- All 8 offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
What is on an Amsterdam food tour
Expect Dutch snacks: stroopwafels, bitterballen, herring or kibbeling, cheese and a local drink.
A stroopwafel is two thin waffles with sweet syrup in between. Bitterballen are crispy fried balls with mustard. Kibbeling is battered fried white fish.
The 10-tasting walk includes kibbeling, a stroopwafel and bitterballen. The Top 10 walk adds mini pancakes, chicken satay and herring.
Walking food tours of Amsterdam: what to expect
Plan on 2 to 3.5 hours and a small group.
The walks start in different places. The Top 10 walk starts near Centraal Station and covers the Jordaan. The 10-tasting walk passes the Begijnhof and the Flower Market. The cultural walk starts on Dam Square, and the history walk at Nieuwmarkt.
The cultural walk covers about 1.5 to 2 km (0.9 to 1.2 miles). Tips are extra on four of the walks.
Amsterdam cheese tasting, with or without wine
A tasting takes under an hour and costs €20 to €25.
The Gouda tasting gives you 10 pieces of cheese, dips and 2 drinks, from €20. The wine tasting pairs 5 Goudas with 3 wines, from €25.
On your own, the city’s tourism site suggests Gouda, goat cheese or Maasdammer, and the Reypenaer Tasting Room for a guided tasting.
Stroopwafel in Amsterdam: two hands-on workshops
Both take 45 minutes, and you go home with a second stroopwafel.
The Albert Cuypstraat workshop includes coffee or tea and a certificate. The Bloemgracht workshop, in the Jordaan, adds chocolate and toppings.
The Bloemgracht one contains gluten, lactose and nuts, so it does not suit those allergies.
Diet needs and who each tour suits
Most listings don’t say whether they cater for vegetarians, so ask the operator before you book.
- Allergies: the Bloemgracht workshop contains gluten, lactose and nuts. The cultural walk asks you to tell them about allergies in advance.
- Kids: the cultural walk is suitable for children. The wine tasting sells a child ticket without wine.
- Mobility: the 10-tasting walk and both cheese tastings do not suit people with mobility issues. The wine tasting room is up a flight of stairs.
- Languages: the cultural walk runs in English, German, Italian or French; the 10-tasting walk in English, French, Spanish or Hungarian.
What food Amsterdam is known for
Stroopwafels, herring, bitterballen, poffertjes, kibbeling and Gouda are the classics.
Raw herring is sold from carts across the city. The city’s tourism site names May to July as the best time. Poffertjes are small, fluffy pancakes with powdered sugar.
Albert Cuypmarkt is open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with about 260 stalls. Noordermarkt is on Saturdays; its hours may vary.
Want to eat your way around on your own? Start with our answer to what food is Amsterdam known for.
Indonesian food in Amsterdam
Indonesian food has deep roots here, from the Netherlands’ history in the former Dutch East Indies.
The dish to try is rijsttafel, or “rice table”: many small dishes, a bit like a tasting menu. On a tour, the Top 10 walk includes chicken satay.
Is it expensive to eat in Amsterdam?
Street snacks are the cheap way to eat well. A guided tasting costs from €18, and a full food walk €57 to €79.
The workshops and cheese tastings sit in between, at €20 to €25. Remember that tips are extra on the walks.
Tips for Amsterdam food tours
Arrive 15 minutes early
The Bloemgracht workshop and the Top 10 walk ask for it.
Budget for tips
Tips are not included on the walks.
Tell them about allergies
Ask before you book, and tell the guide again on the day.
Wear comfortable shoes
The walks take up to 3.5 hours. The history walk runs rain or shine.
Pick the right language
The cultural walk is not bilingual. Choose your language when you book.
Cancel for free
All eight cancel free up to 24 hours before.
Amsterdam food: questions and answers
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