The Free Food Tour Of Amsterdam
Eat your way through Amsterdam and sample its traditional sweets, tasty appetizers and -of course- cheese!
Booking
Booking A Tour FAQ
Our system doesn’t allow changing the number of people after booking. We kindly ask you to cancel your reservation via the link in your confirmation email and make a new booking for the extra people, if enough spots are available.
If the tour is full, we can’t manually add more people for you. We have a strict maximum of people and risk getting a fine if we exceed. Consider booking a tour on another date or time.
After choosing your date & time and entering your name & email address, you are taken to this screen:
Make sure to click on the BOOK NOW button to confirm your submission. If your booking is recorded, you will see this screen:
An email is sent to your email address for further reference.
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All tours for this date are fully booked. Try one of our other tours, like the cultural Alternative Tour, scrumptious Food Tour or spooky Dark Side Tour.
If you really want to come on this date and have a larger group, consider taking a Private Walking Tour of Amsterdam. You can enjoy Amsterdam and your own private guide for your party!
Our booking system allows reservations for a maximum of 4 people per booking. Our experience has showed us that other attendees appreciate smaller groups within the tour, to keep the tour up to speed and because it’s easier to make new friends between smaller groups. We kindly ask you to respect this.
If you are visiting with a larger group, consider booking a Private Walking Tour. You will have full attention of your own guide and it leaves more space for improvisation during the tour.
Still wish to join a Free Tour with a group larger than 4 people? If we have enough availability, you can make multiple reservations in our booking system under the same name and email address.
No problem! You can cancel the tour in your confirmation email through this button:
You can make a new reservation on your preferred date & time. If you need further assistance, send us an email.
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The Best Way To Experience The Dutch Culture, Is To Taste It
Wander around Amsterdam’s historic neighborhoods, while trying Dutch local specialties. Find out why Amsterdammers eat 17 kilos (!) of cheese every year and on which special occasion we serve ‘biscuits with mice’. Food is a great way to learn from each other’s culture. Let us share our peculiar eating habits and crazy flavors that the Dutch couldn’t live without.
Explore The Flavors Of Amsterdam On Our Free Food Tour
Tasters on this free Amsterdam tour:
- Poffertjes | Mini-pancakes that you will only find in the Netherlands. A single poffertjes contains as much butter as a whole pancake, so why not slather it with icing sugar and.. more butter!
- Gouda cheese | The world-famous cheese from the Netherlands. During the Free Food Tour, you will understand why Dutchies are known as kaaskoppen (cheese heads) and how Holland became so renowned for its cheese.
- Drop | The number 1 national treat. Try this tongue-twisting variety of licorice and discover where it originated from. Love it or hate it, you haven’t experienced Holland if you haven’t tried ‘drop’.
- Herring | Straight from the North Sea, served raw and sprinkled with onions. Try this typically Dutch staple and learn what this pungent appetizer meant for the economy of Holland in the 16th century.
- Stroopwafel | Once you’ve tried this beloved Dutch cookie, you will never again even look at the bulgy Belgian derivative. The best one is a fresh one and on the Free Food Tour we will tell you where to get them!
- Bitterballen | A bite-size snack, best enjoyed with a cold beer! Our lovely tour ends at the Poolbar, where you can enjoy the last taster -while playing Dutch games and enjoying local beer.


FAQ
We do have to charge €1.55 at the start of the tour. This is city tax you can find more info about this city tax here
If you would like to have a private food tour for your group, you are more than welcome. PLease check our private tour page for more information. Guidedtoursamsterdam.com