Amsterdam: 10 Tastings Food Tour & Canal Walk

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Sampling 750 Years of Amsterdam in One Afternoon

You walk 2.5 kilometers across three Amsterdam neighborhoods, stopping at five local eateries to taste 10+ dishes and drink two local beverages with a guide who picks their favorite stops. You get stroopwafels, herring, Gouda, chocolate, and a final beer or jenever in a brown café. Groups stay under 12 people, and dietary adjustments are made at booking. The whole thing takes three hours and leaves you fed enough to skip dinner.

Step-by-step itinerary

Amsterdam food tastings and sightseeing

Sample aged and young Gouda with liquorette
Visit historic brown bar for sailors
Explore Spui market and fishmonger
Taste traditional Dutch herring sashimi
See 15th century hidden garden and church
Stroll past floating Flower Market stalls
Enjoy warm stroopwafels at family bakery
View 400-year-old royal palace exterior
Join food journey through canals and 9 streets
Drink local beer and apple pie in brown pub
Discover Jordaan district and eat poffertjes
Pass by Anne Frank House

The Experience

Tasting a wedge of aged Gouda in the cellar of a 400-year-old cheese merchant, paired with a glass of Dutch liquor — that's how this Amsterdam food tour begins, before you've even stepped outside. The guide leads a group of no more than 12 people through three neighborhoods next to the UNESCO canal ring: Spui, the Nine Streets, and Jordaan. It's 2.5 kilometers on foot, about three hours total, and you'll stop at five beloved local spots that most tourists never find. The pace is unhurried. You sit down between tastings.

What makes this different from the usual food tour is the routing itself. Your guide picks their favorite stops, so no two tours follow the same path — one group might taste hand-cut herring at a legendary fishmonger on Spui market, another might skip that and find a brown café instead. You'll definitely get fresh stroopwafels from a 200-year-old family bakery, creamy Dutch chocolates, and a final toast with traditional jenever or local beer in a centuries-old pub. The 10+ tastings add up to a real meal. Two drinks are included: Amsterdam local liquor, wine, beer, or soda, plus water. If you're vegetarian or pescatarian, tell the guide at the start and the stops adjust. Gluten-free is trickier — it's possible at about 70 percent of venues before 4 p.m., but the private tour option is better if that's essential.

The tour won a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice award in 2026 and has been running since 2015. It's a small local company, not a franchise, and the guides are foodies who know the city's food history — how Amsterdam transformed from a fishing village to a global trading power in the Golden Age, and how that's reflected in what people eat now. You'll walk past the Flower Market on the Singel Canal, possibly glimpse the 15th-century hidden garden at Begijnhof, and end up somewhere in Jordaan with a full belly and a printed guide to where to eat when you come back.

The tour starts inside Gastrovino, a cheese shop in the wine basement, 8 minutes' walk from Dam Square or 5 minutes from Rokin Metro. No hotel pickup is included, but it's easy to reach by foot, Uber, or taxi. Herring is only available if your tour starts before 4 p.m., because of the fishmonger's hours. If something doesn't meet your expectations, contact them within 24 hours — they say they care about getting it right.

What’s included

Your day includes 10+ tastings at five local eateries across Spui, the Nine Streets, and Jordaan.
two drinks (Amsterdam local liquor, jenever, beer, wine, or soda) plus water.
a printed insider guide to where to eat in Amsterdam.
and an expert local guide who curates the stops based on their personal favorites. Vegetarian and pescatarian alternatives are available.
gluten-free options are possible at most stops before 4 p.m. Service animals are welcome, and strollers can be accommodated with brief parking at some venues.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by Adam & Eve Amsterdam Food Tours

Is this one for you?Pick this tour if you want to eat a real meal while learning Amsterdam's food history without arranging five separate reservations, finding the right fishmonger, or timing yourself across neighborhoods — the guide's local knowledge and fixed route handle all of that, and the small group size means you're not herded through stops like a school trip.