Free tastings and samples anyone can walk into, and the cheap local classics that keep a day of sightseeing going.
FreeAmsterdam tap water is safe to drink everywhere, and it is good. Fill a bottle at your hostel sink, in museum toilets or at the public taps in the larger parks instead of buying bottled water.
Always
Source: I amsterdam (city of Amsterdam)
FreeA small, mostly organic weekly market where the cheese and bread farmers hand out tastes and like to explain what they make. Ask before you help yourself, and buy something small if you eat a lot.
Wednesdays, daytime. 15 minutes on foot from Centraal along Haarlemmerstraat
Source: I amsterdam (city of Amsterdam)
€3A hand-sized syrup waffle pressed and filled at the food truck while you wait, eaten hot and bending in the middle. The family has baked on this market since 1978. The chocolate version is €4.
Mon, Tue, Fri and Sat 11:00–17:00. Closed Wed, Thu and Sun
Source: Rudi's Original Stroopwafels
€3.95Fresh-cut Dutch fries fried to order, €3.95 for a medium cone with no sauce. One sauce adds €1, and fries with mayonnaise are €4.95. The Parmesan and truffle mayo version everyone photographs is €7.15.
Daily. The queue at the Runstraat shop is long by lunchtime, so go before noon or use the Nieuwendijk or Oude Hoogstraat branch
Source: Fabel Friet
Nothing free comes close to standing in the rooms behind the bookcase, with the pencil marks of the children's heights still on the wall. Tickets are sold online only for a fixed time slot and go weeks ahead, so book before you book anything else.
Everything above is free. This is the only paid pick on the page, chosen because no free option replaces it.
