You will smell this place first :) Even when walking through the street in the evening, when the…read moredoors are closed, you will still smell this place :) They have a large variety of cheeses here and also some different wines (though the majority is cheese). If you are not a cheese lover, hold your breath while walking past this place :) Otherwise, go inside and checkout the wonderful selection of cheeses they have!

when I am in town, I always make my way over to this cheese shop. There are literally hundreds of…read morecheeses & they let you sample anything you want before you purchase. They also have fresh baked breads & croissants, marinated vegetables, & tapenades so you could easily pick up an entire meal here. Highly recommended.

As far as cheese tasting goes, Reypenaer is a must when in Amsterdam. Highly recommend making a…read morebooking/reservation. Food: Cheese! Paired with wine. You'll get about 6-7 cheeses to try. Cost: €17.50 per person. Overall: Tastings are limited to roughly 20 people each time, and they last about an hour. You'll get a sheet to document the cheese names, what you taste, smell, age of cheese, etc. You'll also get an education on cheese, and how these are made. They take cards, and you'll get a discount to purchase cheeses in the store if you're interested.

This place was so cool! They had such a variety of Gouda cheeses, and a cool little shop. Jude was…read moreexcellent during the cheese tasting. She was super knowledgeable and sweet. If you're in Amsterdam, you should definitely check this place out!! Carson C. Visalia, California

Cute little cheese shop with small and fast cheese museum attached. In the museum, there's a short…read morevideo showing how they care for the cows, explaining that happy cows produce amazing cheese. Downstairs is where you can sample about 8 cheeses and then decide what to buy. Almost every cheese also has a "dip" suggested to accompany it, and you can taste them plain and with the dips. Cheese is vacuum-sealed with certificates so you should be able to safely take some home with you.

This was our first stop of our cheese tour in Amsterdam…read more This cheese making family has been making Gouda and other cheeses since 1974. This cheese farm allows you to browse the countryside farm,see the cows getting milked by a computer controlled milking machine, have a cheese tasting and visit their cheese store. Their prices are good and they offer many types of flavored cheeses. Definitely a highlight of our tour.

What a great find!! Had a great afternoon with family with coffee, cheese plates and amazing wine…read more Had a pleasure of meeting a owner of the shop. Had the best service from the staff!! Can't go wrong doing a stop over and having a snack

Free cheese tastings throughout the entire store! Just when you think you've found all of the…read morecheese samples, there's more downstairs and in between shelves, selling kitchen accessories. Explore everything here! We came to Dutch Delicacy on pure accident, as we were walking around and saw that they had a ton of different goudas for sale. In the front part of the store is a take-out counter where they sell hot items, like sandwiches and baked pastries and desserts, like cheesecakes and cookies the size of your face! It all looked appealing and would've totally purchased a food item, had we not had lunch beforehand. Throughout the store were the cheese samples of the many different various kinds. It goes beyond what you thought gouda could be. There are sheep's and goat's cheeses for many of the different types. There are pesto cheeses that come in different colors like a bright blue and pink. There are cheeses that pair well with the dips that had me thinking about my next dinner party. There's Dutch chocolate here for sale. There's different knives for cutting cheese. There's truly everything here you could imagine for your gouda-filled meal. Staff was super friendly and asked if we needed any help or wanted to know more about any of the different cheeses. For sale, a lot of the goudas are pre-packaged for a pound and meets airline security measures for taking it home with you. I'm glad we stumbled upon Dutch Delicacy. We were able to try so many different cheeses, which I found a few for home. I recommend for anyone visiting Amsterdam to make a stop here; there's a lot of items you'll want to take home with you.

When in Amsterdam, it becomes your moral imperative to see the windmills. Yes, and very much as a…read moretouristy item for your agenda, but the reality is, it's something that you just don't want to miss. If you're going to spend day, this is the place to do it at ! Zaans Gedaan is spread out over numerous acres and overlooks the water. It truly is breathtaking, and as an American, it was nice to have that experience in what feels like it's a little bit country, and it's a little bit rock 'n' roll roll... There are numerous shops throughout the area, all clustered together like a small little town. Each one specializing in something different than the previous one. There's ice cream shop, a hot chocolate shop, a cheese shop and so much more. I will say one of the things that I love about Europe is that the quality of food is amazing. I love that. They use far less sugar in their sweet items. As a girl with a huge sweet tooth, it's a big deal. We both loved the hot chocolate shop. There's an entire process for making it where you do it yourself and it's rather cool. The hot chocolate shop also sells ice cream so you really can't go wrong. You jump in line for your hot chocolate and there's one size cup And different containers telling you exactly how much of each ingredient to put in your cup. It's essentially a hot cocoa mix and some other fun things and then by the time you get to the end, they will add the hot milk and voilà, you have hot chocolate. it wasn't sweet enough for me, but it definitely was flavorful. The shop also has an entire line of flavored peanut butter. And if you ask, they absolutely will share samples of each of the flavors. The honey peanut butter was divine. Yes, you know that I bought peanut butter. I can't wait to bring it home and share it. I found that the people in the shops were all super sweet, and the tourist that ended up chatting with me, it felt like family. We made friends along the way, and we hope to spend time with them in the future. And if you're wondering... Yes, I also purchased the obligatory clogs because why not?!

I just looooooove this place! ZaansGedaan is one of those…read moreunique authentic places at the schans area. You can get a DIY hot chocolate milk and hear all about the production and history behind making chocolate. Do you have plenty of time? You can make your own chocolate from bean to a small cup of chocolate in about 45 minutes. Hard work, but fun and the people of ZaansGedaan will guide you in every step. Those people have a genuine passion for chocolate and their chocolate shop. Great! Need to stop by when visiting Amsterdam.

It was great experience to visit this place. Cheese processing and wooden shoes making were amazing…read moreto see. The owner was great in explaining about their business. Free cheese sample to taste. My favorite was goat truffle cheese. Soft and very creamy. The wooden shoes and clogs were kinda pricey but it's handmade. He explained there's only 28 person making this clogs.

Irene Hoeve was a fun stop on a day trip that I booked on Viator. What could be more Dutch than…read morecheese and clogs?! The store is located about a half hour away from Amsterdam. Our tour started with a cheese making demo. Our guides were two brothers. I can't recall their names, but they were both funny and nice. They gave us background on cheese making and showed us the various steps in the process. After the cheese demo, we got to see how they carve wooden clogs by hand. The guide explained the benefit of wearing clogs (keeps the muscles in your back, legs, and booty firm lol). He was running around in the clogs and was very lively. After the clog carving demonstration, we were allowed to walk through the buildings as well as explore the gift shop. The gift shop had a ton of cheese samples. We were also able to sample some red wine. I sampled a few flavors of Gouda cheese and they were all quite tasty! I went home with a 12 month aged Gouda. I still have some of it and it is soooo good! If you're looking for a fun, quintessential Dutch activity, visit Irene Hoeve!

This gift shop offers good quality clothing as excellent prices as well as other souvenirs that are…read morebetter than average quality at good prices as well. We purchased coats, sweatshirts and jewelry here.

A sourvenior shop of a lesser quality IMHO, but I suppose it provides an alternative for some…read morepeople to more expensive ones. There must be more than six gift shops to include museum gift shop, cheese factory, wooden clogs shop, waffle shop, general gift shop and this one. It didn't have any attraction like some other shops had for me. It didn't have any special offerings, either. It seemed like it gathered all the cheap gift items from everywhere and put them in this shop. Not recommended.

If you're a cheese lover like me then this store will be an absolute paradise…read more It took all I had in me not to roll those wheels back to our hotel. Honestly, the notorious Amsterdam staircases are what prevented that from taking place lol. Old Amsterdam makes some of the finest cheeses in the world today. They've been around a long time and are still extremely relevant in the dairy world. So much flavor and goodness in everything they produce. The store isn't large but they have a lot to offer. It's easy to move about inside. Employees are friendly. The samples flow freely.

You're going to see this exact same review 3x for all 3 shops as all 3 were equal in all areas…read more How much did we like it? Well enough to spend an additional 15min having our cheese swabbed in airport security. Yes, I took back an entire tote bag filled with a variety of cheeses (13 kinds) & yes, I took it as carry-on luggage. Yes, you CAN do that, though you may want to allow extra time for additional screening, as a bag full of cheese looks suspicious on the scanner. (Let them know ahead of time, so they flag it as odd contents and things go more smoothly) Tasting cheeses are readily available and you can taste literally EVERYTHING before you buy. Why then, with a bag filled with cheese do I give them 4 stars? Because it truly caters to tourists which resulted in higher pricing. Still, you buy KNOWING it can all fly back with you. For this particular shop, I highly recommend the vintage edition- the oldest cheese they sell- I bought 3 of them and already regret not getting more. While the brand is available stateside, that particular vintage is not.