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I\u2019ll preface this article with a huge disclaimer: I worked for a food tours company for three years. I didn\u2019t actually lead the tours, but I managed all the editorial content creation, social media and PR across multiple cities. During that time, I took a lot<\/em> of food tours. Not just here in Amsterdam, but in Prague, Rome, London, Paris, Istanbul, Chicago \u2013 you name it.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that this tour-taking started for work, it was a habit that stuck. I realised that following a food tour (or a history tour, or any other guided experience for that matter) is not just \u201csomething for tourists\u201d. Well, ok, it is. But not in a bad way. It\u2019s actually the best possible preparation for the rest of your trip<\/a>: not only do you find out heaps of information about your destination. You also have access to someone who knows the place \u2013 its sights, sounds, tastes and smells \u2013 inside out: your tour guide. They want<\/em> to share their knowledge with you. They want you to have the best possible experience of their city. Use them to your advantage!<\/p>\n

5 of the Best Amsterdam Food Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With all this in mind, I\u2019ve compiled a short, curated list of what I consider to be the best tours and experiences in Amsterdam \u2013 run by people who genuinely know and love the city as much as I do. If you want to do your homework before you arrive, read my primer on traditional Dutch food and drinks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eating Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Eating Europe started out in Rome, then branched out into London, followed by Amsterdam (and a host of other European cities after that) \u2013 so they certainly know what they\u2019re doing. And for their Amsterdam food tour<\/a>, they came up with something very distinctive: a culinary walking tour combined with a private, one-hour canal cruise on a beautifully restored wooden salon boat.<\/p>\n

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One from the archives! Eating Europe\u2019s Jordaan food & canal tour back in 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tour is based in the Jordaan neighbourhood, which is already charming, historic and postcard-worthy to start with. You\u2019ll visit a local cheese shop for aged Gouda, a fishmonger for herring and kibbeling<\/em>, a centuries-old brown caf\u00e9 for Amsterdam\u2019s best apple pie, and a few other stops besides. Then the waterborne portion: you board your private salon boat, crispy bitterballen<\/em> and jenever appear, and you spend an hour gliding past the 17th-century canal houses of the Prinsengracht, Amstel and Herengracht. It\u2019s the kind of experience that feels definitively Amsterdam, and would be hard to replicate anywhere else.<\/p>\n

Hungry Birds<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hungry Birds has a strong claim to being Amsterdam\u2019s OG food tour \u2013 it\u2019s been running since 2013, making it the oldest food tour company in the city (as far as I know). Founded and run by women (the guides are known collectively as the \u201cMother Birds\u201d), the emphasis is firmly on people and stories as much as food.<\/p>\n

The flagship Original Street Food Tour<\/a> takes you through De Pijp \u2013 one of Amsterdam\u2019s most vibrant and multicultural neighbourhoods \u2013 tasting Dutch classics (herring, stroopwafels<\/em>, bitterballen<\/em>) alongside the international influences that make De Pijp\u2019s food scene so interesting (Indonesian, Surinamese, you name it). Second-time visitors might also be interested in Hungry Birds\u2019 alternative food tour through the East side of Amsterdam<\/a>: it\u2019s my neighbourhood, and they\u2019ve picked the same culinary enclaves (Dappermarkt, Javastraat) that I would\u2019ve picked.<\/p>\n

Dutch Experiences<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The newest addition to this list, and one that takes a different approach to everything else here: rather than walking you around the city, Dutch Experiences brings you to a beautiful canal-side location on the Keizersgracht and takes you on a metaphorical journey through Dutch history and food culture without you ever having to put your coat back on.<\/p>\n

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A Taste of Holland (credit: Ashkan Mortezapour Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the course of the experience \u2013 called A Taste of Holland<\/a> \u2013 you\u2019ll work your way through 12 Dutch food specialities paired with jenever, beer, wine or soft drinks, while being guided through the history of the Netherlands from the earliest settlements to the modern day. It\u2019s part history lesson, part tasting menu, part convivial afternoon out, and it\u2019s particularly good value for a rainy Amsterdam day when the idea of trailing round the streets has its limits. It\u2019s run by the same people behind Greenwood\u2019s, one of Amsterdam\u2019s most popular brunch spots<\/a> \u2013 so they know what they\u2019re doing when it comes to feeding people well.<\/p>\n

Girl with a Pearl Travel<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lauren Comiteau is a New Yorker who swapped New Amsterdam for the original some two decades ago. Since then she\u2019s been covering the city as a journalist, which means she knows Amsterdam not just as a place to live but as a place to report on: its market traders, its museum directors, its chefs and its historians. That journalistic curiosity is exactly what she brings to her tours.<\/p>\n

Her Albert Cuyp Market & de Pijp tour<\/a> is the one to book for a food-focused morning. The Albert Cuyp is Europe\u2019s largest street market, its 260 stalls selling everything from cheese and herring to fabric and flowers, and Lauren navigates it like the local she is \u2013 stopping to taste, chat and introduce you to some of the third-generation sellers whose families have been here for decades. (Full disclosure: Lauren and I have collaborated on a Dutch cheese and wine tasting<\/a> that you\u2019ll also find on her website.)<\/p>\n

Amsterdam and You <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m including Amsterdam and You<\/a> not as a food tour per se, but as a general walking tour of the city that makes a fantastic starting point for your trip. It\u2019s run by Jerry Goldberg: a name many will recognise as the person behind Amsterdam Calling<\/em>, the long-running YouTube video series documenting life in the city.<\/p>\n

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Jerry (right) and his group on their walking tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jerry\u2019s three-hour tour takes you through the historic old city centre, across canals and through the Jordaan, combining the big-ticket sights (Dam Square, the Anne Frank House, Canal Belt) with the hidden spots that only someone who\u2019s spent years filming the city for fun would know. The groups are small and the storytelling is excellent. By the end, you\u2019ll understand Amsterdam in a way that no guidebook or canal cruise can replicate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n