Nibble your way through Amsterdam's international dining scene on a private tasting tour led by a local foodie guide. Learn about the international flavors that have influenced Dutch cuisine while grabbing bites at a local market. Savor handpicked local delicacies including the best fish in town, a sweet ‘stroopwafel’ and unique dishes typical of the city such as bitterballen. This culinary tour in Amsterdam is a cultural journey that takes you further than the food you’ll eat. Stop to admire the Banksy street art, De Pijp, and Museumplein and many other city highlights.

Private walking food tour in Amsterdam
Savor the city's best bites with the help of a local food-loving guide
Visit a fish vendor and browse colorful stalls at the Albert Cuyp market
Indulge in a sticky-sweet stroopwafel and try unique dishes typical of the city such as bitterballen
Private guide for a more personalized experience
This Amsterdam food tour can be 100% personalized to match your diet and allergies

What's Included

Private Guide
10 Food & Drink Tastings
Vegetarian Alternatives
A carbon-neutral tour

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Van Woustraat 15
Van Woustraat 15, 1074 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands
In front of Cafe Geflipt

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Thanks to its history as a trading and maritime superpower, Amsterdam boasts an incredibly diverse dining scene with flavors unique to Europe. Begin your culinary adventure and meet your savvy local guide in the city center. There are various start times available to suit your schedule.

Begin with a taste of ‘vissie’ from the town’s best fish vendor at the local Albert Cuyp market, and browse the bustling market stalls to see stacks of fresh produce and specialty ingredients on display. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a freshly baked stroopwafel, a favorite Dutch treat made with wafers and caramel. Stop at a cafe for a special drink in the vibrant Pjip neighborhood, a popular gathering and dining spot for locals. Enjoy 10 delicious and typical tastings that range from sweet to savory as well as drinks on a tasty food tour.

At the end of the tour, depart from your guide with a satisfied stomach and great recommendations on where to eat, drink and explore during the rest of your visit.

Albert Cuyp Market

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museumplein

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

De Pijp

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Kathleen_P

Great way to enjoy the native food & drink while seeing the city! Our guide was very informative and we loved all her selections!

Reviews

4.5

169 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Horrible Experience.

Latoya_S, May 2023

I’ll start by saying our tour began late. I received a call 30 min the tour began, asking if we’d like to select a later time. After I explained to Jess we were already at the meeting point, she said she would be there soon. When Jess arrived, she was friendly but looked extremely disheveled. Every time Jess ordered us a new food to try, she personally ate 60-80% of it. I am not use to a tour guide putting their hands in food I’m sharing with my partner. We already paid for the tour, why are you eating the food and going back for seconds & thirds? This is the 4th food tour I’ve been on. The bar was set high with the other three. Ultimately I wasn’t happy with this tour or the guide at all.

Response from Host, May 2023

Hi there, at Withlocals we want our guests to have the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative tour experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to follow up on this issue. We are looking forward to your email. Thank you in advance. Have a great day, Withlocals

Great tour

Elizabeth_U, Apr 2023

Olga our tour guide was very knowledgeable and accommodating to our tastes. She was on time and a lot of fun.

Knowledgeable and flexible

Yone_D, Dec 2022

The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Amsterdam and the role food plays in that history. We were introduced to a great variety of foods from local market vendors to restaurants. Our guide was able to accommodate our children's likes and dislikes.

Great way to enjoy Amsterdam!

Kathleen_P, Oct 2022

Great way to enjoy the native food & drink while seeing the city! Our guide was very informative and we loved all her selections!

Martin was absolutely...

Stanley_M, Sept 2022

Martin was absolutely fabulous. Very informative!!! Spoke perfect English and answered all our questions.

Relaxing tour

Melinda_E, July 2022

We enjoyed a 3 hour market area tour with Krista. Knowing that some vendors would not be present on the day of our tour, she offered to take us to another area of the city, but we’re glad we stayed at the market. We moved at a relaxed pace and enjoyed learning more about the local food & life in Amsterdam. We were given flexibility in how to spend the portion of the tour fee allocated for food costs, but we primarily followed the guide’s recommendations. We also received many tips on hidden-gems of Amsterdam…I suggest you take this tour early in your trip so you have adequate time to check out some of the recommendations.

Our guide, Martin, was...

john_t, July 2022

Our guide, Martin, was very knowledgeable with the local foods. Martin was very interesting to talk to about the history and political scene of Amsterdam. We could have spent hours eating with him and talking to him. Local foods were very good.

Great introduction to various Dutch specialities

Sarah_R, June 2022

Lovely variety of food experiences, Dutch and international. The Surinamese dishes were exceptional. Finished with some traditional Dutch beer and apple cake, what more could you want? Our guide was friendly and informative. Good history knowledge.

Excellent and tasty tour

ryanmarya, June 2022

Our guide, Mayra, was a delight and oh so knowledgeable. I’ve been to Amsterdam a number of times and have never tasted it quite like this! We’d recommend this to everyone.

Walk the street market on your own. Guided not needed

qwxvxwcfy7, June 2022

So this was not something we would do again. We could have 100 percent walked the outdoor market and done this on our own. We only did 1 hour and 50 min it says 3 hours and we definitely needed drinks with the tour. So bring a water. We had too many sweet items as well but we could have just done on our own.

Response from Host, June 2022

Hi there, my name is Lieke from Withlocals and I am part of the quality and support team. At Withlocals we want our guests to have the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative tour experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to follow up on this issue. We are looking forward to your email. Thank you and please accept our apology on behalf of Withlocals. Have a great day, Lieke | Withlocals

Great way to spend an afternoon

Paul_A, Apr 2022

The tasting tour was a lot of fun and something out of the ordinary. We went in the afternoon after a museum visit and it was a great change of pace Arun was a great guide and we had a leisurely stroll down the Albert Cuyp market with several stops focused on Dutch food (including one Suriname focused stop). It’s a lot of food so make sure you go hungry. Our tastings included cheese, herring and battered fried cod (Kibbeling), Dutch stroopwafels (thin waffles with layer of caramel), bitteballen (any visit to amsterdam will involve these round croquettes at some point) a couple of Suriname dishes (chicken kabobs. A curry and some fried plantain) and finished off with Dutch apple pie ( and a cold local beer) you will not leave hungry!

Our tour guide Mayra was...

Kayleigh_P, Apr 2022

Our tour guide Mayra was amazing! She was nice, outgoing, informative, fun, etc. She made the experience fun and relaxing. The food was also amazing and better than any of the other Dutch dishes I tried on my trip.

Great!

Michael_S, Apr 2022

Christa was a great guide and customized the tour based on what we wanted to do. She also sent us a lot of great recommendations to use during the rest of our time in Amsterdam.

Arun is the master of taste!

Howard_F, Apr 2022

Arun gave us a nice overview of various aspects of Dutch cuisine. Bitterballs, herring, apple pie and delicious Suriname food, everything we ate was very tasty. It was great to watch Arun interact with the different people on the tour. These were his friends and it was a pleasure to meet them. Arun is widely read. At the end of our tour he took us to the American Book Store where he introduced us to a number of significant Dutch writers, whose works are available in English. Without reservation, I would recommend this tour to anyone. No one wants to be a tourist and in a city full of them like Amsterdam, Arun made us feel very welcome. Thank you.

Good buy pricey

Yvettep2018, Oct 2021

I always love tasting foods from different countries. This was no different. However, I do feel this tour was a bit pricey for the amount of tastings/food we got. We only had 6 stops. At three of the six stops we did try two different types of the same food. So that's six tastings. Then at the coffee shop the gave us a mini stroopwafel because the place we were going to stop at was closed. The cheese stop was amazing as there was a huge variety of cheeses to taste. While I really enjoyed the tastes we had, I would have liked a bigger variety and I'm not so sure I would pay $113 again.

A Delightful Taste of Amsterdam!

jws1040, Sept 2021

Walking through Amsterdam's markets, specialty food shops & stalls sampling many delicious local food items with the utterly delightful, and thoroughly knowledgeable Crista as our guide was a wonderful way to spend a beautiful sunny afternoon! Christa's knowledge of the history and background of so much we viewed passing by lovingly maintained older buildings and sites made this so much more than just a food tour! Being. physically limited and requiring the use of a cane when walking, Crista was extremely considerate of my situation and kept the pace at a level I felt comfortable with, but still making sure we got to experience everything!! We do food tours whenever we travel to new cities worldwide and this one was right up there with the best of them!

Dutch Cheese Treats

Lydia_M, Sept 2021

We liked visiting the cheese stall and the variety that was offered.. We liked the appetizers and atmosphere of the restaurant.

Guide no showed / stood us up

Jamie_S, Aug 2021

Guide no showed after we called, emailed, and texted multiple times. Company was prompt to issue refund but it was a big disappointment.

We enjoyed our...

Terry_C, Aug 2021

We enjoyed our experience. However, instead of only being in the farmer's market street area, I wish we had visited actual shops and stores. Marten was very knowledgeable but spent quite a lot of time talking about politics and somewhat bashing other countries...including ours.

Great food experience

Matt_S, Mar 2020

Arum, was a great guide...lots of local knowledge about the town, history and culture...and obviously knew all the great local food spots...felt like a “local” during the tour!

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