Amsterdam Food Tasting Tour of Hidden Gems (Small Groups)
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3 hours
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Join us and savor Amsterdam’s culinary treasures like a local!
Embark on an unforgettable food tour, where authenticity and genuine Dutch flavors take center stage. Unlike typical touristy experiences, your carefully curated tour leads you to hidden gems, ensuring an immersive culinary adventure.
We prioritize visiting traditional and family-run spots, where you'll get a true taste of authentic dishes prepared with care. Engage with locals, learn about their food traditions, and feel like part of the community as you share in their culinary delights.
This 7-stop tour includes tasting rich Dutch cheeses, crispy kibbeling (fried cod), and Amsterdam-style herring served with onions and pickles. Enjoy grillworst sausage, Surinamese bara with curry chicken reflecting the city’s multicultural roots, fluffy poffertjes with beer or coffee, bold licorice liqueur, and fresh caramel-filled stroopwafels. Come hungry and curious — discover the real heart of Amsterdam’s food culture.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
The drinking is only for people older than 18 years old. We have other options without alcohol.
Can be also water.
Lunch
Dinner
Tips and Gratuities
What To Expect
Welcome to Amsterdam! We begin your culinary journey with a tasting of Dutch cheese — from the creamy smoothness of young cheese to the rich depth of aged (old) varieties, and the unique tang of goat cheese. You'll try both traditional and modern flavors from Amsterdam and beyond in a local shop that sets the perfect tone for the experience ahead.
Next, we dive into two local seafood classics that are a must-try in Amsterdam. First, you’ll taste kibbeling — crispy, golden-fried cod bites served with a tangy remoulade sauce. Then comes Dutch herring, a traditional delicacy served Amsterdam-style with pickles and chopped onions. Locals eat it by lifting it by the tail and taking a bite — and you can too! Both are served at a beloved local spot that captures the heart of the city’s street food culture.
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Amsterdam Food Tasting Tour of Hidden Gems (Small Groups)
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Not a foodie experience at all
MaryLou W,
Sep 21, 2025
- Viator
2.00Disappointed! We did not visit 2 stops. Never tried the fish/seafood or the sausage. Guide told us the seafood place was closed….not sure why the tour would be scheduled without an alternative to tasting one of the specialties of Amsterdam. The tour catered more to a teenagers taste. French fries were the highlight of any of the food. Had to ask for drinks and weren’t even offered any at some places. Not what I would expect from a tour of this price. The young girl that did our tour was nice but would have preferred a guide with some culinary knowledge of the area.
A Great Taste
Shawn H,
Sep 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00We had tastes of the varied and delicious foods — savory & sweet — that make Amsterdam such an interesting city to visit.
Definitely would not recommend this food tour
Kristin L,
Sep 6, 2025
- Viator
2.00Would not recommend this tour. Our guide took us to a nice selection of food spots but she offered no background to anything on the tour, not the food, nor the restaurants, the city or the country, so the guide was poor. Moreover, also unlike every other food tour we’ve taken anywhere in the world, none of the venues expected us, so tables weren’t ready for us, food wasn’t ready or even available at the time of our tour, and one place was closed. We assume that was the fault of the tour operator as well as the guide. We tipped generously regardless but probably gave her the wrong signal in so doing.
Nice overview of local food but lack of training made this a less desirable tour.
Debbie M,
Sep 2, 2025
- Viator
3.00Our guide, Paula, was a lovely young woman and tried her best to please us. However, she had little training prior to the tour. A trainer should have accompanied her for this first tour she had ever done. This was not her fault, rather, I blame tour company management for not training this promising and brand new guide properly.
Plenty of food
Tia M,
Aug 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00We got to sample local food that we would not have other wise tried on this tour. Senna was kind and knowledgeable of the area’s local food spots. She was able to pivot when the herring place was closed for the day and she added another stop in its place seamlessly. Very friendly and it was overall a good pace with plenty of time in between stops.
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