Amsterdam Food Tours

31/07/2026

This Saturday, Amsterdam Pride will be concluded with the world famous canal parade. If in Amsterdam, join over 1 million people to celebrate that you can be you and love who you want to love. It is much needed! 🏳️‍🌈

19/07/2026

We had the huge honour of organising another travel media experience for the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam —one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most prestigious luxury hotels. Previously, we introduced journalists from world famous media outlets such as The Independent, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue to the best of Amsterdam and Dutch cuisine. Our guide was pretty jealous to hear that the group was also going out for dinner at the hotel's fabulous 2-Michelin-star restaurant The White Room

Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam The White Room

08/07/2026

Apple Pie. If there’s one thing you shouldn’t leave Amsterdam without trying, it’s this.

Dutch apple pie isn’t a modern trend. The earliest known recipe appears in a cookbook from 1514. Five hundred years later, a slice with coffee is still one of the most Dutch things you can do: thick, barely sweet, always with a spoon of whipped cream on the side.

Our guides always bring guests to ‘t Papeneiland for it, a brown café on the corner of the Prinsengracht and Brouwersgracht that’s been baking it the same way for generations.

Even Bill Clinton couldn’t resist. He stopped in back in 2011 for a coffee and a slice, and liked it so much he took the rest home with him. He later sent the owner a thank-you letter, calling it one of the nicest experiences he’d had in a while.

Our own guests put it more simply: “It’s to die for.”
Save this one, you’ll want to know where to go.

07/07/2026

Our Grand Dutch Food & History Tour has one thing in common with a World Cup red card: cancel up to 24 hours before, no explanation needed.

Unlike FIFA, we don't need a phone call to make that happen. Free cancellation, no fine print, no drama. Plan your Amsterdam trip with confidence, we'll hold your spot until 24 hours before, no questions asked.

04/07/2026

Today, America turns 250. Very few know that without Amsterdam, there might have been nothing to celebrate.

In 1782, John Adams walked these canals looking for support for the revolution. The new nation was broke and at war. He knocked on the doors of Amsterdam's bankers. One of the city's most established families agreed. They arranged a loan of five million guilders. Historians say it prevented a national bankruptcy. The Netherlands became the second country in the world to formally recognise the United States as independent.

But that wasn't the first time Amsterdam shaped America's future.

In 1625, over 150 years earlier, the governors of the Dutch West India Company sat inside their headquarters on the Herenmarkt and voted to build a fort on a small island called Manhattan. They named it New Amsterdam, now called New York.

That building is still standing. It's called the West-Indisch Huis, and it's where our tour ends, with bitterballen and a glass of jenever in hand, in the same courtyard where a statue of Peter Stuyvesant still stands today.

Two moments, 150 years apart, both decided in this city. Both shaped the country you call home.

Come discover your roots.

30/06/2026

24/06/2026

All of our guides have lived and worked in Amsterdam for at least 15 years, giving our tour guests a unique and personal insight into the city they deeply love. It's so much more than just a food tour...

20/06/2026

Today is Vlaggetjesdag. 🐟

The day the Dutch celebrate the arrival of the first ‘Hollandse Nieuwe’ herring of the season. Decorated boats, sea shanties, and a barrel of raw herring, one of the great delicacies of Dutch food, that means summer has truly arrived.

Tasting Dutch herring is always one of the highlights of our tours. It is one of those small things that turns a visit into a memory.

Have you ever tried raw herring? Come with us and experience it. Details in our bio.

18/06/2026

Hidden behind the canal house doors: secret gardens most people never get to see.

This weekend only, over 25 private canal gardens across Amsterdam open their doors to the public. Centuries old trees, hidden statues, garden houses, and a calm that feels worlds away from the busy streets just outside.

As one garden owner beautifully put it: "A canal garden tells a story. It changes with the seasons, but always keeps the same calm and intimacy."

This is genuinely a once a year opportunity, and a real hidden gem of Amsterdam. If you're in the city this weekend, this is a tip you don't want to miss.

📅 19, 20 & 21 June
📍 Starting addresses: Museum Van Loon, Huis Marseille, Huis Willet-Holthuysen, Amnesty International, Luther Museum
Tickets and details at opentuinendagen.nl

📸 Image 1, Museum van Loon, Peter Kooijman; Image 3, Huis Willet-Holthuysen, Monique Vermeulen
📸 Images courtesy of

17/05/2026