Verkade & Jacques is a great little cheese shop located not far from the Markt square. They have a…read morepretty wide selection of cheese, including some very colorful ones (e.g. a very green wasabi cheese ?!) as well as wine and charcuterie. The shop is pretty long and narrow, so it's not as small as it appears from the outside. You can also get cheese/meat sandwiches here for a few euros each. The sandwiches are made in the back, with a few preset options as well as a build-your-own menu where you select the bread, cheese, meat, and add-ons. You order by taking a ticket as you enter the shop and waiting for your number to be called. Service is pretty helpful and English-speaker-friendly.

Great selection of cheeses and everything we purchased was excellent. We bought several different…read morevarieties and didn't regret a single one. If you're a cheese lover, this place is definitely worth a stop!

Fantastic spot. Less touristy than the others nearby. Gouda for every taste. Do yourself a favor…read moreand let them help you find the best stuff behind the counter

This was probably my favorite stop in Leiden. It's an absolute must. They were closing at 5 pm, or…read moreelse we would have stopped in for a drink and some meat/cheese. Instead, we got take away. This place is both a shop and a tiny restaurant (I would never have known the latter from the outside). The lovely woman who worked there knew so much about their meats and cheeses, and gave us samples to try. We walked out with three cheeses and three meats. I asked my friend how much she thought it would cost. I guessed 30 euros; she guessed 25 euros. It ended up being only 10 euros!

We had such a great time here. First of all the staff is very knowledgeable, friendly, and so…read morehelpful. The atmosphere is old and dark and the smell of cheese is thick. There was a wide selection of wines and cheese, and they gave us lots of choices for wines by the glass, so we tried several. They also provided a very nice cheese sampler plate. This was one of our favorite Leiden spots.

Visit the shop on the ground floor, take photos of the weighing stations (it's free), but save your…read more7€ for the cheese and not for the museum upstairs. Their truffle cheese is a must-buy!!!! I regret I didn't buy more and it's gone before I knew it :'-( This was basically what the museum was about: The dude made us watch a video about Dutch cheese and afterwards answered any questions I had but with an attitude (he was so offended when I said Gouda wrong, please just say it wrong to piss him off lol). Afterwards, we got to walk around the room to look at the models and the descriptions about the process of making cheese, basically what the video showed us. Save your 7€ for the cheese! I also got a fancy cheese shaving tool here. The souvenirs and the cheese were somewhat affordable so it's a good place to shop. They would bag your cheese in a vacuum bag so it's OK to take them home. Definitely stop by if you're in Gouda, assuming that you're coming all the way here on a Thursday for the cheese market, but I wouldn't make too much effort to come here other than that. Gouda is a cute town though!

Say Cheeese, say Gouda…read more The Goudse Waag is a historic building, built in 1668. Gouda cheeses used to be weighed here. Now it's the cheese and artisanal crafts museum, where you can find out about the history of the Goudse Waag and the products that used to be weighed and traded here. Besides the museum there is a shop where the company UnieKaas sells and promotes its products. Say Cheeese :)

You're in the right place to buy some amazing Gouda from the Netherlands. This cheese shop has tons…read moreof different Gouda from young to old, from plain to interestingly spiced. They also carry cheese from other countries. But you're in the Netherlands, why would you wanna buy French cheese here? I didn't know about this shop at first, but it was recommended by my Airbnb host in den Haag. I told her about our intention to visit Gouda and find some cheese, then she told us why go there when there's a cheese shop just around the corner? The guy there was friendly to help us with the selection. He even offered samples from whatever cheese you wanna try. Of course you can't be ridiculous. He recommended plain Gouda without any herbs and spice because that's the best way to taste the cheese, but I'm not really a purist and I ended up falling in love with their fenugreek (medium aged) Gouda. Omg so good, nutty, creamy and tastes a bit like coffee! I have never seen fenugreek Gouda in the US so this is definitely one of a kind. Have a cheesy day!

We recently came here for high tea and it was 28.50 Euros per person. You'll get unlimited tea of…read moreyour choice, but the tea selection wasn't massive compared to other restaurants where we had done high tea in the past. The food wasn't served in the traditional tier display. The staff served us the high tea treats in two rounds. The 1st round were the savory treats: spinach quiche slices, scones, mini cucumbers sandwiches, and other pastries. The 2nd round were the sweet treats: various cakes and brownies slices. We were very full in the end and took the leftovers home. Overall, we enjoyed the high tea experience here.

We loved going to BLOEM well in de Hague. The cheesecake was amazing! We will definitely visit…read moreagain on our next visit to the Netherlands

We came by this place on a walk through the city of Gouda. It's a nice mix of tea and coffee room…read moreand sandwich shop where you can sample their wide range of teas and coffees and have a panini, soup or brownie. They also have chocolates and beer. The owner told us it started out as a Web shop and since they experienced a rapid growth they opened this place. The selections they have are impressive. Prices are very reasonable. We paid €1,- for a cup of tea is and €3,- for a panini with your choice of toppings. The atmosphere is nice. There is much to look at. The service is nice and very friendly. We took some Lady Grey tea with us as we had tasted and liked it; price was €2,25 for a small bag of 50 grams.

Kaasbar Gouda was the ideal spot for lunch after a visit to the Gouda Cheese Market. I really…read morewanted to try various local cheeses without having to commit to buying an entire wheel. The restaurant features many different local snacks, beers and cheeses. This includes cheese boards where you can sample a variety. So, I ordered one of these boards, Borrelplank Goudse Markt, and it was delicious! The board had six different chesses from the light, airy and creamy to more bold aged flavors. This included both young and aged farmers cheese. I also had an order of Bitterballen Rund which were super crisp on the outside, creamy on the inside with bits of beef and paired with a side of tangy mustard. Finally, I had a Gouda Toastie which was basically a large grilled cheese sandwich with two thick slices of crisp toast sandwiching gooey spiced cheese and topped with even more melted cheese. The pairing of local beers made the meal even more enjoyable.