7 Dutch Foods You Must Try in Amsterdam
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In our Amsterdam food guide, you will get all the information to help you plan what to eat while visiting the Netherlands’ capital.
Check out our Amsterdam food guide for all of Amsterdam’s must-eat foods. We cover must-try foods and restaurants for sampling the best dishes in the capital city. In addition, we include other information for taking a day trip to Zaanse Schans to see the iconic windmills.
In Amsterdam, excellent food is plentiful, so get ready to indulge in mouth-watering Dutch cuisine.
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7 Dutch Foods You Must Try in Amsterdam
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Where is Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. The Netherland’s capital city is known for its canals, museums, and yummy food.
What should you eat in Amsterdam?
These are the 7 Dutch Foods You Must Try in Amsterdam.
Stroopwafels
Belgian Fries
Poffertjes (mini Dutch pancakes)
Bitterballen (Dutch meatballs)
Dutch Apple Pie
Kibbeling (fried cod)
Dutch Cheese
1. Stroopwafels
Van Wonderen Stroopwafels
Stroopwafels made their debut in Gouda in the 20th century.
They are sold all over the Netherlands, but to try the best stroopwafel, you have to visit Van Wonderen.
The store itself feels magical. The inside decorations include hot air balloons carrying stroopwafels, and the smell seeping out of the door makes it hard to walk by without stopping in for a treat.
The delicious dessert consists of two round waffles held together with a sweet syrup. Stroopwafels are best when they are still warm from the waffle iron because the syrup is gooey.
If you get one and it isn’t warm, here’s a tip. Just place the stroopwafel over hot coffee or tea and wait for the syrup to melt.
At Van Wonderen, there are so many types of stroopwafels. They have chocolate-dipped stroopwafels with tons of toppings like marshmallows, KitKat, Oreo, and Smarties.
Deciding on which one to get can be hard, so they also have a variety of packs available so you can sample quite a few different toppings.
The stroopwafels also come in several sizes, which is great for sharing or if you want it all to yourself.
After plenty of debating, we finally decided on our topping. We went with a white chocolate stroopwafel. It was divine!
You can also buy prepacked stroopwafels to take home as souvenirs.
The stroopwafel was €3.46 ($3.65).
2. Belgian Fries
Vlaams Friteshuis Vleminckx (Vleminckx de Sausmeester)
Vleminckx is in the center of Amsterdam, and it’s home to Amsterdam’s best fries. This tiny Frites shop usually has a line of tourists and locals lined up for this delightful street food.
They sell Belgian fries in a paper cone with the choice of 25 sauces. There are three different sizes, and you pay extra for the sauce.
After trying the first fry, it was clear why this shop has been in the homemade fry business since 1957.
We liked how the fries came in a paper cone because it was easy to carry. They also have tiny little wooden forks, so your hands stay clean. We didn’t realize they were available until after our hands had lots of sauce on them, so be sure to pick up a fork.
This Friteshuis has plenty of sauces to go with the fries, so it makes sense that Vleminckx the Sausmeester means Sauce Masters.
They have nine regular sauces and sixteen Belgian sauces. I was curious about the apple sauce and pickle sauce, but we went with the more traditional sauce, Belgian mayonnaise.
You also have the option of getting a mix of two sauces.
Just looking at the picture, my mouth is watering. These fries are a must for any visit to Amsterdam. They are affordable and delicious!
The small fries with one sauce were €3 ($3.17).
3. Poffertjes
Café de Prins
The name is hard to pronounce, but the delectable mini pancakes called poffertjes (pronounced poff-er-jes) are a must-try. The best place to indulge in these bite-size pancakes is Café de Prins.
Café de Prins is in the famous Jordaan neighborhood. This area is home to the Anne Frank House, beautiful canals, and plenty of cafe terraces.
The cafe is cozy and attracts not only tourists but locals as well.
We came to try their renowned poffertjes, but also recommend their coffee. The coffee comes with butter cake, and it melts in your mouth.
Poffertjes are Dutch mini pancakes. They are a popular street food snack found at summer festivals and Christmas markets.
The fluffy pancakes come with powdered sugar, butter, and syrup.
Because they are a popular snack, they are also at most grocery stores in the Netherlands.
The poffertjes cost €5.50 ($5.81).
4. Bitterballen
Café de Tuin
This café is also located in the Jordaan neigboorhood. They serve breakfast, lunch, bar snacks, and beers.
The atmosphere inside Café de Tuin is relaxed, and the staff here are helpful and friendly. Our waiter gave us food recommendations and made sure we had a fantastic experience.
We heard that the famous bar snack bitterballen was good at Café de Tuin, so we came in to try it for ourselves.
Bitterballen are Dutch meatballs that are similar to croquettes. They are usually bar snacks served alongside beer.
The main ingredient in bitterballen is a thick beef stew that is refrigerated. After the stew has thickened, it is breaded and fried. Savory mustard makes for the perfect dipping sauce.
Make sure to wait until the bitterballen has cooled off because they are served piping hot.
We loved this flavorful Dutch snack.
The bitterballen cost €6 ($6.33).
5. Dutch Apple Pie
Winkel 43
Another exceptional cafe in the Jordaan neighborhood is Winkel 43. They are located in the Noordermarkt and are known to have some of the best apple pie in Amsterdam.
Anyone with a sweet tooth has to try Dutch apple pie.
Dutch apple pies differ from the regular apple pies because the topping is a crumbly mixture made of butter, flour, and sugar instead of a top layer made from pie crust.
Winkel’s famous Dutch apple pie was so yummy that I regret not going back for more.
One slice of apple pie costs €5 ($5.28).
6. Kibbeling
Vishandel Centrum
We knew we wanted to try the fried cod bites called kibbeling but weren’t sure where to find the best. Our waiter at Cafe de Tuin recommended we try his favorite fish shop, Vishandel Centrum.
This little fish shop had tons of fresh fish and seafood. A few of their specialties include Dutch herring, Mackerel, and kibbeling.
There isn’t a place to sit inside the fish shop, so after ordering the kibbeling, we grabbed one of the benches by the canals and dove right into the flavorful cod bites.
The battered chunks of cod come with tartar sauce for dipping.
We highly recommend trying this famous Dutch snack. The fish was fresh, lightly battered, and perfect for bite-size snacking while taking in the sights along the canals.
The fried cod bites cost €5 ($5.28).
7. Dutch Cheese
Amsterdam Cheese Company
Last but certainly not least is trying Dutch cheese while in Amsterdam. We visited the Amsterdam Cheese Company to sample some of the Netherland’s famed cheeses.
As soon as we walked through the doors, the delicious smell of cheese filled our noses.
At the Amsterdam Cheese Company, you are encouraged to sample their cheeses before buying them. We tried a wide variety of their cheeses before buying one.
The smoked Gouda was our favorite, so we bought some to take home. We used the cheese to make sandwiches, and they were the best sandwiches because of the cheese. Our only regret was not buying more cheese while we were in Amsterdam.
One package of Smoked Gouda costs €10.95 ($11.56).
We spent €38.91 ($41.07) trying 7 of Amsterdam’s best Dutch foods and had the best day wandering around the beautiful city.
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Wondering where else to visit in the Netherlands?
Zaanse Schans is only a 25-minute drive from Amsterdam, so it is perfect for a day trip.
In our Zaanse Schans vlog, we take you on a walking tour of Holland’s famous windmills and Dutch houses.
Highlights of our trip include the walking path in front of the windmills, hot chocolate and coffee from inside one of the windmills, and touring the clog museum.
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