A solid stop if you want a proper, structured cheese tasting while in Amsterdam. Located in a…read morehistoric canal house along the Singel, it's a nice alternative to the typical fast-paced cheese shops in Centrum. The guided tasting takes place downstairs in a small, classroom-style setting. You're given a score sheet, a small guillotine slicer, and a lineup of six cheeses--ranging from younger Wyngaard varieties to their heavily aged Reypenaer VSOP and XO Reserve (which has those nice, crunchy protein crystals). Each sample is paired with a wine or port and a bit of specialty mustard. The staff is knowledgeable and keeps things moving at a good pace, explaining how the natural aging process in their historic Woerden warehouse shapes the flavor. The shop upstairs carries all the cheeses from the tasting, along with slicers and accessories if you want to pick something up on your way out. It's an informative, well-organized hour that gives you a genuine appreciation for artisan Dutch cheese.

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.

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.

Simply amazing sandwiches and produce. I came specifically…read morefor the Brie with me sandwich. A quintessential Amsterdam experience.

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

This cheese shop was highly recommended by one of my family members who lives in Utrech…read more I sample a variety of cheeses that the shop recommended and purchased several kilos of my top 2 favorite cheese type. The cheese shop is patron by mostly locals. Prices are reasonable. I highly recommend this cheese store and will definitely return if I am back in the area.

Great cheese/kaas store. They have a large refrigerated soft cheese variety and tons of hard…read morecheeses surrounding you on the walls. The people are nice and aren't shy about giving you samples to try the delicious cheese before you buy. I'll be going back. Super lekker!

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!

Cheese, cheese & more cheese!! The Cheese Specialist, as this store is called in Dutch, is in fact…read morea great place to get your cheese fix. If you're lactose intolerant, though, you're basically shit out of luck. If you're not, you'll find here delectable Goudas, Edam cheese, and a wide variety of French cheeses as well. We picked up a delectable Crottin de Chavignol, some yummy Appenzeller and, quite frankly, too many other cheeses to remember. Yummy, my mouth is salivating just thinking about their cheese!

What a perfect place to get a souvenir wheel of cheese for your friends or yourself! The girl…read moreworking was super friendly, and also SAMPLES! You'll definitely enjoy gazing around at walls of cheese while you choose what flavor you're bringing home. Love the packaging also as it definitely shows where you got it! AMSTERDAM! Easily travels as the cheese can be out of the fridge until it's opened.

Cheese! Cheese! Glorious cheese…read more Amsterdam is known for quite a few wonderful things, and cheese happens to be one of them. Yes, cheese. There are cheese, shops everywhere, and they are all begging for you to step inside of their doors and enjoy a variety of locally made cheese. The Amsterdam cheese company is one of my favorite cheese shops. The staff is super helpful and they will go out of their way without being pushy, to help you with your cheese selection. Let me just put this out there right now... You will want all of the cheese. Every sample we had was delicious. If I could have purchased the entire shop, I absolutely would have. So instead of purchasing the entire shop I definitely purchased enough to keep us all happy for a while. The garlic cheese, the spicy cheese, the aged cheese,... The list goes on and on, and you will literally need to pull yourself out of the shop to go explore the rest of the area. But while you're in the shop, buy the cheese and enjoy the samples.

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

Fantastic and Unique Bakery located in a beautiful area in Amsterdam…read more Loved the fresh Madeline, the Serrano sandwich as well as the Salmon sandwich. Service attentive and cordial. Highly recommended !!!

We were steered to this place by a local cheese lover our first day in Amsterdam, and we were…read moresimply blown away by the quality and variety of Dutch cheeses available. They let us sample cheeses we'd never even heard of, and we ended up buying chunks of perhaps a half dozen different kinds, all of them among the best cheeses in our experience. Staff is courteous and helpful, and it made our very first day in Amsterdam a truly special occasion. Rather than go out to dinner, we bought a baguette, opened some wine, and watched the sunset from our hotel room with this simple banquet of bread, wine and cheese in front of us! We loved Amsterdam and will likely go back, and a stop at this L'Amuse will be on our A-List of places to revisit!