Cheapskate Alert! This store has tons of free samples, so you can go in and snack around on local cheeses for zero dollars!
Henri Willig is as touristy as they come, but their cheeses are delicious. Major bonus points for having plentiful samples of just about everything on offer in the store. If you want to try a cheese that's not out, just ask. The friendly woman behind the counter was happy to slice a hunk of the extra aged gouda for me.
This is a great way to sample the different kinds of gouda, munster, and more that are produced in the country. It's also fun to compare the cheese at different stages of aging. They feature cow, goat, and sheep's milk cheeses, and some come in interesting flavors like pumpkin, truffle, or coconut. But I'm a purist when it comes to cheese, so I stuck to the simple and plain gouda.
The prices are a bit high, but the shop will pack your cheese for travel. They also offer some very snazzy looking gift sets if you want to take an edible souvenir (the best kind) to your friends back home. read more