Amsterdam Cheese Museum
Amsterdam Cheese Museum
Amsterdam Cheese Museum
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9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Get ready for the #1 Cheese Experience in Amsterdam: the Amsterdam Cheese Museum. The Amsterdam Cheese Museum is not just offering another free cheese tasting. You can also relive the history of cheese making and experience the unique flavor of the best cheese of Holland. Learn more about Dutch cheese, see the most expensive cheese slicer of the world and have fun dressing up like a traditional Dutch cheese farmer. Enjoy the conversation with our committed cheese guides, who are all dedicated to the philosophy behind the Amsterdam Cheese Museum. The Museum is driven by a powerful team of young entrepreneurs, Henk and Edwin, who have a long history in the world of Dutch specialty cheeses. Together, they have selected a wide variety of the best known, and unknown Dutch cheeses, which are all vacuum packed and ready for traveling all around the world! We very appreciate your review! Every month we raffle €25,- of cheese among all our reviewers.
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Amsterdam’s buzzing hub, with its sprawling network of tram rails and a seemingly constant flow of tourists and commuters, yields convenient access to some of the best sightseeing, shopping, and street life in Europe. Closest at hand are the Royal Palace, the quaint shops of Haalremmerdijk, the pedestrianized zones Kalverstraat and Dam Square with popular neighborhoods such as the Red Light District, and the Canal Ring hardly more than a moment’s stroll away. With the well-connected Centraal Station as Centrum’s base, it's easy to travel farther afield via one of the city’s iconic trams.
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- Fiona L10 contributionsLate night cheese run!Raced across Amsterdam on our last night to get the Old Gouda before they shut at 8pm. We made it and so, so happy we did! We accidentally stumbled across this museum on our first day exploring. You can taste test all the cheeses and jams/chutneys, absolute heaven!! I am not entirely sure why we left without buying on the day, I think I was overwhelmed and would have ended up with all of them! I Couldn't stop thinking about that Gouda and I was not coming home without it! Currently enjoying the taste of the Dam from our own home, alongside a delicious cranberry dip and some Stroopwafels for dessert! I'd come back for this place alone. Thanks for being fab 👌🏼 🤩Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 12 April 2024
- Ferrin CChicago, Illinois16 contributionsAmazing CheeseKind and enthusiastic staff. LOTS of cheeses to try and packaged appropriately for air travel. The "museum" in the basement is small and informative, in my opinion offers something special compared to the cheese shops found in the tourist areas. Worth going off the beaten path!Visited April 2024Travelled with familyWritten 5 May 2024
- Lily HuWashington DC, District of Columbia1,965 contributionsCheese galoreWhat a great experience and activity. If you like cheese, this is the spot for you. There is a small history of cheese making in the basement (free to visit) but the best part is sampling all the cheese on the main level! There is no shortage - probably sampled over 12 cheeses and still didn't get to all the options. Staff is constantly replenishing and helpful for questions. We found a new favorite! Cheeses are vacuum sealed and ready to fly. One downside is, some people go from bowl to bowl with their one toothpick rather than a new toothpick every cheese bowl. There should be signage for hygiene purposes.Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 21 May 2024
- A83Berkshire, United Kingdom146 contributionsNearly went into a cheese coma but would do it againI have never eaten so much cheese in my life! There was so many variations and different cheeses to try. If you happen to find one you love then all of the cheese is packaged specifically to be able to go through customs as long as you don’t open it meaning you’ll be able to take as much cheese back with you as you want! The price for the cheese is pricey but right considering the flavours of the cheese and how rich it is. They even have a small museum in the basement where you can dress up and pay €2 to have a photo taken whilst also reading about the historyVisited May 2024Travelled with familyWritten 28 May 2024
- Melissa CAustin, Texas245 contributionsCheese MuseumThis was such a cute store which a great selection of cheeses and a free museum downstairs! It is small, but cute to check out. The cheeses are all vacuum sealed for travel which is great. A quick and fun stop if you’re in the area.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 14 June 2024
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Robert K
105 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
If I had paid for the exhibit like I did at the tulip museum I would have given a star less. But since it was free, an extra star. Tasted some free cheese upstairs and downstairs saw the free museum which is really a quick exhibit about how to make cheese. We purchased one of 2 things as a thank you.
Written 6 April 2023
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Brad
Hong Kong, China178,340 contributions
Feb 2023
There are quite a few good cheese shops scattered around Amsterdam. One that we have enjoyed visiting and buying cheeses at over the years is the fun Amsterdam Cheese Museum on Prinsengracht, just across the canal from the Anne Frank House. Opening hours are 9am to 7pm daily. There is a small museum in the basement level while the cheese available for tasting and purchase on found on the ground floor.
Lots of good gouda varieties, we also like their Old Amsterdam style hard cheese and during this most recent trip, purchased a softer goat truffle cheese as well. All cheeses are vacuum sealed and easy to travel back home with. We've done this several times in years past and as well as recently, all cheeses have arrived back home in very good condition and have tasted great.
Lots of good gouda varieties, we also like their Old Amsterdam style hard cheese and during this most recent trip, purchased a softer goat truffle cheese as well. All cheeses are vacuum sealed and easy to travel back home with. We've done this several times in years past and as well as recently, all cheeses have arrived back home in very good condition and have tasted great.
Written 7 March 2023
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Abbie T
11 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
My partner and I hadn’t planned to go here however when we stumbled across it we loved it! So much fun. I don’t even like cheese but I like cheese now, they have something for everyone. So much cheese wow! So many samples on the last day my partner and I just went into every cheese shop and filled up on free samples, cheese museum initiated this as it was just so much fun. Pink cheese, green cheese, blue cheese, even black cheese. Don’t get me wrong the museum is very small but it’s free! And very fun! 10/10 recommend. Cheese + free cheese = happy wife.
Written 17 February 2023
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dag
Long Island, NY243 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
Our tour guide suggested we visit the Amsterdam Cheese Museum, and we were so glad she did. They have samples all around the store to taste many, many cheeses- along with numerous dips to sample. We purchased several blocks of cheese, then returned a few days later and purchased more to bring back home. We never made it to the Museum downstairs- I am sure it is great. Go for the cheese!!!
Written 27 April 2023
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Ferrin C
Chicago, IL16 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
Kind and enthusiastic staff. LOTS of cheeses to try and packaged appropriately for air travel. The "museum" in the basement is small and informative, in my opinion offers something special compared to the cheese shops found in the tourist areas. Worth going off the beaten path!
Written 5 May 2024
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HS
Istanbul, Türkiye62 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
It is perhaps the most unique museum in Amsterdam, the paradise of museums. Don't think of a normal museum. Entry is free. When you enter, the heavy smell of cheese welcomes you. This is actually a cheese sales store that you can see in many places in Amsterdam. There are beautiful presentations on the upper floor where you can taste many cheeses. They added some visuals and decorations on how cheese is made on the lower floor. They called it the cheese museum, which makes the place different from the others (I only went into one sales store). You can really taste and buy many kinds of cheese. All the cheeses are diced into small bowls (plenty of toothpicks are left next to them) waiting for you to taste.
If you're nearby, be sure to stop by. Even if you don't buy cheese, you can see enough cheese to make you say "Wow, is there any cheese like that?"
If you're nearby, be sure to stop by. Even if you don't buy cheese, you can see enough cheese to make you say "Wow, is there any cheese like that?"
Written 27 October 2023
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Laurie P
Cortland, NY8,606 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
This is a small museum in a cheese shop... and there are so many fine details of cheese making down in the basement. The cheese was good, and the exhibits were also good. The museum is free.
Wish that we had purchased cheese!!
Wish that we had purchased cheese!!
Written 6 November 2024
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Lily Hu
Washington DC, DC1,965 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
What a great experience and activity. If you like cheese, this is the spot for you. There is a small history of cheese making in the basement (free to visit) but the best part is sampling all the cheese on the main level! There is no shortage - probably sampled over 12 cheeses and still didn't get to all the options. Staff is constantly replenishing and helpful for questions. We found a new favorite! Cheeses are vacuum sealed and ready to fly. One downside is, some people go from bowl to bowl with their one toothpick rather than a new toothpick every cheese bowl. There should be signage for hygiene purposes.
Written 21 May 2024
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Melissa C
Austin, TX245 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
This was such a cute store which a great selection of cheeses and a free museum downstairs! It is small, but cute to check out. The cheeses are all vacuum sealed for travel which is great. A quick and fun stop if you’re in the area.
Written 14 June 2024
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Paula C
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Friends
Best cheese of all Amsterdam, they have many kind of different cheeses and they let you try them. Also, the employees are really nice, they even talk to us on our original language, cool people. To end the review, just say that the museum is little but really nice
Written 21 February 2020
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Written 24 February 2020
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¿Es posible comprar quesos en esta tienda vía online con envio a España?
Written 3 November 2019
Explore33947366021
Brazil
Does anyone know if they open on December 25th and 26th (Christmas)? Thank you.
Written 18 November 2018
Estamos olhando atrações na cidade. Será uma passagem rápida. Achei as informações do site deles muito deficientes. Confere a informação de que a entrada é free?
Pra quem já foi, há muita fila? Fica-se o tempo que quiser ou a vista tem tempo certo de duração?
Muito obrigada.
Eliane
Written 10 September 2017
Are there any picnic packs available for sale? Venden alguna selección de quesos lista como para un picnic?
Written 28 March 2017
from memory I think you will be able to purchase small blocks of cheese which would be suitable
Written 1 April 2017
956geraldines
Redhill, United Kingdom
The herb cheese that I brought home as a gift for a friend is very hard on the outside, presumably this is what keeps it fresh for a year? What is the best way to cut the cheese?
Written 15 March 2017
In most cases the cheese you buy has a layer of wax, usually coloured (green, red, strong yellow, sometimes even blue) that you should take of before eating. It's role is to keep the cheese fresh for a longer period of time. There are also types of cheese that have some kind of crust, harder then the rest of the cheese, ususaly brown. That one is eatable. Hope it helps
Written 18 March 2017
Are there any custom restrictions to what and/or how much cheese can be brought back from Amsterdam to the United States?
Written 28 September 2016
You can bring back any of the Dutch cheeses no problem.
Written 29 September 2016
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