Amsterdam Food & Canals Tour: Dive into Dutch Traditions
4.9
139 Ratings
Amsterdam
Experience the best of Amsterdam's food and canals on this immersive tour. Discover local haunts, Dutch food traditions, and hidden historical sites while enjoying delicious tastings and a private boat trip.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

  • The Jordaan - Explore the Jordaan neighborhood, the old workers area, created in the 17th century, for the fast growth of the city. It quickly became home to boat constructors, sailors, bricklayers and many refugees from other European countries coming to Amsterdam. Jordaan was in those times a slum, but nowadays it is a dynamic lively artistic neighborhood.

  • Noordermarkt - Taste the best Apple pie at Cafe Hegeraad. This is a family owned brown cafe tucked away behind Jordaan’s beautiful Noorderkerk. They have been making their homemade apple pie for ages!

  • Haarlemmerstraat - Savor the best Herring of Amsterdam cut up in pieces and served with a a slice of pickle for an amazing combo!

  • Tweede Tuindwarsstraat - Sample a selection of the best cheese around at the beautiful JWO deli. A family run cheese shop with impressive decorations and intricate metalwork. But even more impressive is the huge selection of
    artisanal Dutch cheese, Italian wine and French charcuterie!

  • Westerkerk - Visit Boca’s, a local cafe where we have not 1, not 2 but 3 different kinds of sausages!

  • Brouwersgracht - You can’t miss Swietie Sarang for a flavor of Indonesian and Surinamese food!

  • Anne Frank House - The tour ends close to the Anne Frank’s house.

  • Stadhouderskade - Step aboard a stunning vintage boat, cruise through the canals of Amsterdam, learn all about its fascinating history and indulge in the famous traditional bitterballen paired with a refreshing beer!

What's Included
  • Wine, beer, coffee/tea, and water included
  • 12 tastings across 6 unique spots
  • Exclusive Amsterdam Food Lovers Guide
  • Scenic 1-hour canal cruise
  • Guided tour with a local English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities / Tips for guides
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Extra drinks
  • Email to advise of any dietary requirements such as vegetarian and gluten-free diets
Additional Information

We invite you to join us in discovering our top local gems, hidden away from the typical tourist paths. We’ll take you backstage to meet families preserving Dutch culinary customs, and visit architectural marvels and obscure historical spots, guaranteed to intrigue even the most inquisitive traveller. Our guides are eager to share their personal tales of Amsterdam, enriching your journey as you nibble, sip, stroll (and cruise!) along our scenic canals with companions. Let us delve together into Amsterdam and appreciate the timeless charm of this historical metropolis.
Our Amsterdam Food & Canals Tour spans roughly 4 hours, combining a guided promenade through Amsterdam’s unique cultural and historical landmarks, an exclusive hour-long boat voyage through Amsterdam’s UNESCO World Heritage recognised canals, and a hearty feast comprising a variety of traditional Dutch delicacies picked from numerous authentic gourmet pit stops along the journey – all rolled into one!

  • Email to advise of any dietary requirements such as vegetarian and gluten-free diets
  • This activity requires a minimum number of 2 guests. Should this not be met, we will contact you directly to help you get rescheduled or reimbursed!
Location
Café Hegeraad
Noordermarkt
Your Eating Europe guide will be waiting for you here!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dknudsen
Apr 22, 2024
Great tour with a variety of foods - Tolga was very knowledgeable. This is a great tour that offers a variety of foods. We enjoyed learning the history of Amsterdam while also getting some recommendations of other things to do on our visit.
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Jesslz9479hv
Apr 22, 2024
A walk to remember! - Wonderful tour with history, culture and food! Tolga was great! The canal Trip was relaxing and informative. Thank you’
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Daniellemi5323ej
Apr 21, 2024
Absolutely worth it! - Gerard was everything you would want in a guide- knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. The food was absolutely outrageous at every stop and we were barely able to eat dinner that evening! Highly recommend
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M7455kbdiannew
Apr 20, 2024
Highly recommend Gerard and this tour! - Gerard was a great guide. Learned lots, made great friends, ate delicious food. A great afternoon all around and excellent way to see and experience Amsterdam.
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Hugh
Apr 20, 2024
Great introduction tour to Amsterdam! - The tour was fantastic! Gerard was the best host ever! We had a really good time and it was very fun! Gerard’s knowledge of the city, the food and the history of Amsterdam was exceptional!
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Franmy7356jm
Apr 20, 2024
Fun food tour - Gerard was the very best! He was funny , informative and kind we had a blast! We ate dekicous foid learned a lot and recommend this tour with Gerard highly
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Ahlatterell
Apr 19, 2024
Perfect introduction to Amsterdam! - Wonderful introduction to Amsterdam and the scenery and culture that makes this beautiful place tick. Even in windy and often times rainy weather, our experience was more beautiful than we could have imagined. Our host, Gerard, was knowledgeable, funny, kind, intuitive, and welcoming. Being a tourist you never know how you will be viewed in another person’s city, and Gerard made us feel very welcomed. This was a perfect start to a new city. The food and locations for stops were a perfect mix of older (classic) Amsterdam eats (all delicious) and newer Amsterdam favorites. This was a perfect start to a new city.
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Andrewil48
Apr 14, 2024
All in all, an absolutely delightful experience, well worth our time and money . - This review may sound like redundant superlatives, because Katya was so very good at what she did. She was an excellent leader of our group. Her information and abilities present it was very pleasant and very thorough. She captured all of our attention, kept us busy, informed, and well fed. Her knowledge far exceeds what she was presenting on this tour, any questions that she was asked were answered very well for everyone to understand. That was just the eating part of the trip. The canal portion was on a beautiful wooden boat approximately 100 years old; now with electric power piloted beautifully by its Captain. We had more eating and local culture tour of the canals and their history. All in all, an absolutely delightful experience, well worth our time and money .
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Chillaxingessex
Apr 22, 2024
Fab way to spend an afternoon - Excellent guide with local knowledge. Best food stop was the excellent cheese/deli. Canal trip was a good add on and showed another view of Amsterdam.
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Simonpw6767wd
Apr 15, 2024
Amsterdam in April - Paul was our guide on our food & canal tour. The highlight was the hour long canal trip on a wonderful old traditional wooden boat - make sure you have your drinking boots on! Paul was very knowledgeable, friendly and entertaining. The food features mostly Dutch colonial styles so if you want typical Dutch food the look elsewhere. The four hours fly past and give you time to enjoy the company of the rest of your tour party. Just about value for money.
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