Category: Netherlands

How to Spend Your Easter Weekend in Amsterdam in 2026

There’s a moment every spring in Amsterdam when everything seems to shift at once. The canals catch the light differently. Café terraces fill up before noon. Tulips appear in window boxes across the Jordaan. And if you time it right, Easter weekend is when all of this collides — four...

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Amsterdam on Foot: Where to Walk in the Dutch Capital

What is the best way to get around Amsterdam? The chances are, most people would be quick to answer “bicycle.” And while that’s definitely not wrong, you may not know that there is just as good a case to be made for walking – yes walking – as the best...

Where to Eat Bitterballen in Amsterdam

What is round, hot, crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside? Why, the bitterbal, of course! Bitterballen are the Dutch equivalent of tapas; small, deep-fried meaty snacks that are usually eaten alongside a biertje (beer). The traditional filling is a beef or veal ragu, which is shaped into...

5 of the Best Beer Tours in Amsterdam

We definitely love our beer here in Amsterdam, and while the city may not spring to the top of your mind when you think of world brewing powerhouses, maybe it should. After all, Amsterdam is home to established world-famous brands, craft beer trail-blazers, new-school breweries, and even a beautiful canal...

Our Favorite, Foodiest Canal Cruises in Amsterdam

The canals of Amsterdam are deservedly one of our most popular visitor attractions, and as we have talked about before here at Eating Amsterdam, you simply cannot leave town without experiencing them firsthand. You can even choose to arrive into the city in style aboard the Floating Dutchman, an amphibious...

We Need to Talk about Rijsttafel: Top 5 Indonesian Restaurants

This post was originally published in 2016 and was updated in November, 2017. The Netherlands’ colonial history means that its Indonesian and Surinamese cuisine scene is arguably more vibrant than its traditional Dutch food roots (although the latter, too, are enjoying a bit of a comeback lately). Holland’s long and...

10 Delicious Reasons to Try Traditional Danish Cuisine

In the past decade, Danish foods have grown increasingly associated with so-called New Nordic cuisine, a movement born with the 2003 opening of Noma in Copenhagen and characterized by its modern spin on ultra-local, seasonal ingredients. This is not a bad thing, of course, but it paints an uneven picture...

20 of Eating Europe’s Favorite Chefs from across Europe

What makes a chef popular or one of our “favorites”? This wasn’t such an easy list to compile. Sure, I could list top restaurants or chefs that have achieved the much coveted Michelin star, but this rating doesn’t necessarily make a chef popular or loved. Over recent years, television has...

Eating Europe's Guide to the Top 15 Foodiest Cities in Europe

Planning to holiday throughout Europe and not sure how to decide which cities to visit? Some people might base their itinerary on famous or historical sights, but we foodies look to research which cities will be the best food and wine destinations to enhance our overall travel experience. You might...

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Amsterdam Light Festival Food Tour

A guided walking tour of the Amsterdam Light Festival with authentic local food stops along the way.

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  • 4 Hours
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Eating Amsterdam: Food & Canals Tour

Eating Amsterdam: Food & Canals Tour

Eat like a local on the canals of Amsterdam

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  • 3.5 Hours
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