Things to do in North Holland Province, The Netherlands: The Best Food Tours

September 11, 2021 Alida England

Mostly jutting northward from its largest city of Amsterdam and its capital of Haarlem, the Noord-Holland region has much more to offer beyond those two wonderful cities. At Muiden is the magnificent Muiderslot Castle, as if it stepped out of a fairy tale. Showing more wear but no less interesting is Brederode Castle at Santpoort. At Zaanstad is Zaanse Schans, one of Holland’s top tourist destinations and a family-friendly open air museum of windmills, traditional buildings, crafts and shops.
Restaurants in North Holland Province

1. Private Amsterdam Best Family Food Tour

Kaasbar Amsterdam, Ferdinand Bolstraat 10, 1072 LJ Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam Withlocals
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Forget about Dutch flowers and windmills: hello foodie heaven! Together with your family, you'll make your taste buds dance with some amazing food. Enjoy the best local delicacies in the hippest neighborhood. There's plenty of fun for kids and infinite moments of delight for everyone!

Inclusions: 5 delicious tastings for each person, 1 alcoholic & non alcoholic drinks, Private Guide

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Other food & drinks

Reviewed By simkm

Efi did a fab job of keeping 8 of us together on a walking tour of Amsterdam and showing us all the main sights and giving us some great background into the history of this amazing city. Great job Efi - definitely recommend a tour with you.

2. Chocolate Tour in Vintage Fiat 500

Haarlemmerstraat 46, 1013 ES Amsterdam, Netherlands
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During this unique tour, I will personally drive you around Amsterdam in my vintage Fiat 500 from 1971. A true eye catcher and the cutest car you've ever seen! The theme of this tour is chocolate. As a chocolate maker and lover, I will share everything I know about this widely loved delicacy. The history of chocolates, where it's grown and how it's made. Take a deeper dive into the world of chocolate! For more photos and guest experiences check out @damlekker in Instagram!

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3. Wine & Cheese Tasting - Tour from Amsterdam

Holland Day Tours
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Wine & Cheese Tasting - Tour from Amsterdam 'Taste the Netherlands!' - Farm made Gouda Cheese. - Fresh baked bread from windmill flower. - Visit Dutch vineyard and try the wines. Experience the Dutch Culture and lifestyle: Simple, Pure, Quality and Variety.

Inclusions: Private Tour (country side of Holland), Professional local driver/guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Transport by private vehicle, Tastings: Cheese, Bread, Wine

Exclusions: Personal expenses, Gratuities, Lunch

Reviewed By BackPacker766385

Stefka led a wonderful tour through a small town while on her bicycle. Windmills, canals, dykes - all of the special features in a small town setting. Stefka clearly loves the town and is prepared to answer questions with knowledge and gentle good humour. This is our second tour with Stefka and it was a treat!

4. Amsterdam private food walk and tasting with a local

1018 GX Amsterdam, Netherlands EatWith Amsterdam
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Taste everything Amsterdam has to offer on this 2-hour walking food tour with your local host and food writer Fusina. You'll start the tour at Fusina's home on the canals then stroll through the streets past the Royal Carré Theatre to the Utrechtsestraat, where lots of locals like to hang out. Fusina will introduce you to authentic Dutch specialties like dry sausages from Brandt & Levie's, fresh seafood from Heren and Patisserie Kuyt for the famous apple cake and chocolate truffles. Pick up souvenirs and supplies at the Albert Cuyp market and wander around the organic Marqt on Rembrandt Square. A truly unique, personalized and informative food tour! Experience highlights: • Discover the sights, smells and sounds of Amsterdam • Taste real Dutch street food • Experience Amsterdam like a local • This experience is bookable as a private event only

Inclusions: The price includes: ingredients, red wine, white wine, beer., Small group tour with a personal guide, Insider tips and recommendations from your local host, The chance to try and buy local specialties, Meet other people from around the world, Red Wine, White Wine, Beer

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Reviewed By Karen S

We had dinner at Martine's along with 7 other visitors (all happened to be from US). The dinner and wine pairings were very good. Martine and her husband, Olav, were very gracious hosts and made everyone comfortable right away. We also recommend taking a walking tour with Olav -- he has lived in Amsterdam his whole life and knows a lot of the history.

5. Vegan Canal Cruise Private Boat tour - Vegan Drinks & Plant-based Cheese

Oosterdokskade 8, 1011 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands Boatboys - Amsterdam Private Boat Tour & Canal Cruise & Private Dinner Cruise
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The first vegan canal cruise in Amsterdam! We only serve vegan food & drinks as well as having an electric engine to reduce CO2 emissions. The boat is one of a few which has the floating monument status in Amsterdam. Due to its historic character, built in 1912, earlier serving as a passenger transport boat between East and West Germany, this boat has unique history. Unlike other boat tours, this tour is in an intimidate setting with your own group up to 12 people and a tour guide which is also the owner of the business to guarantee excellent service during your boat tour.

Inclusions: Plant Based Cheese Platter, Vegan Wines / Beer, Soda/Pop

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Reviewed By 87aleksandrau

Couldn't have imagined a better surprise for our Anniversary. Unforgettable experience! Great music, lovely dinner, good wine & the friendliest captain. Thanks Carl!

6. Marken, Volendam & Zaanse Schans: Cheese, Windmills and Clogs

Dutch Tours and Transfers
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Be Dutch for a day! A day full of windmills, cheese and traditional wooden clogs. Covered with water, cows grazing the fresh grasses, colourful flowers and green-timbered houses, Zaanse Schans is home to what some call the Eighth Wonder of the World: the historic 18th-century windmills. Everybody knows about cheese, but few know how it’s produced. Your private chauffeur guide will take you to the place where the magic happens, where the Dutch dairy gold is crafted. You will visit a local cheese factory in the picturesque fisherman village of Volendam, where you will be taught about the cheese-making craft and enjoy a delicious cheese tasting. With windmills and cheese on board, it’s unthinkable to skip the traditional wooden clogs in this tour. Your driver guide will take you to the particular city of Marken, where you will witness how a shoemaker crafts the typical wooden clogs.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, WiFi on board, Bottled water

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Reviewed By ericpd496

Excellent choice for small groups or those traveling alone. The guide is incredibly knowledgeable and very friendly. I strongly recommend this tour!

7. Secret Food Tours Amsterdam w/ Private Tour Option

Anne Frank Monument, Westermarkt 74, 1016 DL Amsterdam, Netherlands Secret Food Tours Amsterdam
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By booking Secret Food Tours Amsterdam, we will take you to places the locals eat, introduce you to new food experiences, and teach you how to be "Dutch" while visiting our city. We will focus our time during our tour in the beautiful and still authentic Jordaan area. Here you can see the influences of early French immigration and the reason Rembrandt decided to spend his remaining years in this wonderful enclave.

Inclusions: Beverages, Snacks, Food tasting, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

Reviewed By andrewvH8936EU

What to say about this guided tour? We were the only two on it and visiting Amsterdam for our honeymoon (my husband and I) and I wanted to surprise him with a beer tour. I assumed it would be cool, but it was beyond my expectations. Our guide, Margee was an absolute joy to be with. Rather than that weird, awkward guided tour mess you normally get, she was knowledgeable, personable and an all around badass. We laughed, we cried, we talked personal life and ideology. And cherry on top, saw some really cool pubs and tasted some outstanding Dutch beers. If we had a question, she answered it. She even offered further assistance in the city after our tour was over. When we return to this amazing city we will seek Margee out. It doesn’t get any better than this.

8. Best Semi - Private Dutch Food Tour

Westeinde 26, 1017 ZP Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam Experiences
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If you love food and not scared to try new flavours - this semi-private food walk is for you! We are inviting you to join us on a stroll through Amsterdam’s most vibrant neighbourhood, the Pijp, and an opportunity to explore wonderful new flavours. We will visit several local yummy hotspots where you will taste what Amsterdam has on its menu. The maximum group size is only 8 people, so you will have a very personal tour. We meet on Westeinde Amsterdam, on the bridge next to no 26. After a short introduction, we start the walk towards van Woustraat where we begin with a good coffee. Then down the most famous street market of the Netherlands where we tell you about the area and the significance of it. Along with the market, we will taste a few of the best Dutch snacks around. We will show and tell you about the history and visit the beautiful Sarphatipark and we will have more tastings. We try to balance sweet and savoury as well as easy and difficult flavours mixed in with skilled professionals that show you how its made. Think about Cheese, Herring, Sweet Poffertjes and a lot more. The Dutch culture might not be about food but the tastes and quality of those street foods are excellent. We have done a few hundred tours in the neighbourhood so we have our own personal favourite vendors selected on craftmanship, personality and flavour. We end the food tour on the van Woustraat where we will point out how to get to where your plans take you. Be sure to join us with an empty stomach!

Inclusions: Food and drinks, Several food stops with at least 6 snacks, think about coffee, cheese, herring, poffertjes and more Dutch treats. , Snacks 

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Reviewed By globeholiday665

Our tour guide was great !! He was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions! Thank you for a fantastic walking tour ! Anne Frank and Jewish history must be a world heritage site. Amsterdam is very beautiful city. We enjoyed it.

9. The 10 Tastings of Amsterdam With Locals: Private Food Tour

Van Woustraat 15, 1074 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam Withlocals
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Eat your way through Amsterdam 's culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 10 of the best food items beloved by the locals: from savory to sweet and local drinks; this tour will leave every foodie satisfied! Enjoy tastings typical of the local cuisine and hand-picked by a local guide passionate about food like Stroopwafel and Bitter Ballen. But that's not it! This tour is more than just food; it's a cultural experience! In between food stops, you'll also find city highlights making this experience a well-rounded tour that will satisfy every foodie. Withlocals The 10 Tastings Private Food Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Inclusions: Private Tour, Small group tour option available, Local Guide, 10 Food & Drinks Tastings, Vegetarian alternatives

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Extra food & Drinks

Reviewed By simkm

Efi did a fab job of keeping 8 of us together on a walking tour of Amsterdam and showing us all the main sights and giving us some great background into the history of this amazing city. Great job Efi - definitely recommend a tour with you.

10. Cheese Tasting

Reguliersbreestraat 24, 1017 CN Amsterdam, Netherlands Henri Willig Cheese Farm Store - Amsterdams Kaashuis
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Experience the famous Dutch cheeses during the Cheese Tasting by Henri Willig. In the heart of Amsterdam next to Rembrandtplein, you will learn all about how those delicious Henri Willig cheeses are being made, why the Dutch are so into this dairy product and you get to taste 5 different types yourself including some matching beer and wine. Afterwards, you will receive a 10% discount voucher to spend in one of our shops and farms throughout the country.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Beverages, Food tasting, Live guide, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Unlimited drinks and food

Reviewed By DemiHale1

Stopped in for some cheese and souveniers to take home after spending the day in the outdoor village at Zaanse Schans. Store was quite busy- with lots of different cheeses and accessories to choose from. Employees dressed in Original Dutch Costumes- offering tastings and answering questions. Cheeses were delicious, purchased various mustards as well. They packaged items nicely for travel. Delicious, fresh, and worth the wait in line.

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