Taste Amsterdam Bv Amsterdam

What an awesome experience. We went this past May and there was a line to get in before it opened. They were about 30 minutes late opening the event because of technical issues with the ticket scanning machines which was annoying but it was all worth it once we were in. It was huge! Food trucks everywhere, cooking classes, bean bags to relax on, music, etc. we tried a lot of food and drinks from delicious in and tonics, Asian style hot dog, salmon, mini burgers, their famous poffertjes, and fruity popsicles.

Ok, so it always seems that the weather is absolutely lovely this time of year. yay! And the scene itself is lovely set in a park in Zuid... fewer backdrops are nicer for a feast. But sigh. Weird dutch combinations of food. Entry fee to get in, you have to buy coins to do anything. Food is expensive. It was worth it to buy the lovely products I grabbed... but falls short of my expectations. Full of super fancy people who go to be seen, and sip champagne. I'll take the food truck festival, bedankt.

I have been a three time visitor to this yearly event, and it's slowly becoming an Amsterdam tradition to cherish. As luck would have it, the weather has been awesome on all three of those visits. While the name could get any one confused with something like a restaurant week, Taste of Amsterdam takes the term literally. The weekend long festival (it does extend to a Thursday) brings together big and famous Dutch restaurants and smaller producers. Hence, while you could go all VIP and enjoy fine champagnes and finger food, you could also walk around the vendor stalls that come from all regions of the country and taste real organic food. Some of it so good that you can't go back home empty handed. The restaurant stuff tends to be sampler sized but very expensive, or otherwise lacking in quality. The list of the restaurants that come here has more or less remained stable for the last three years, making it quite predictable. The boutique vendor stalls are the real draw here. There is always a lot of live music and activities for kids going on. One time we even came back the next day just to feel like we were on a vacation away from the city. Payment for your drinks and samplers is largely in the form of the tokens that you could buy with cash or debit, although you see a lot of people handing out their unused tokens towards the end of the evening. The stalls do accept cash, though. Good music, good food, and great company all of this comes at the right time of the year and at the right price. Be sure to check this festival out the next time you're here!

I love the idea of the Taste of Amsterdam. There is a ticket booth before the gate with two regular lines and one for a guest list. When I walked in a woman was giving a cup with still water which was a great touch, but I couldn't figure out if you could get more water for free while at the event. There was a large map just past the entrance showing the different areas, from the market, to food trucks, and then the restaurants. There were different stages and areas for hands-on workshops, music, and more. So much was going on that it was very overwhelming! Free WiFi was available according to signs around the festival. And cashiers were spread out nicely throughout the park. So helpful! You exchange cash or use pin to get tokens and that is how you pay for most of what you buy while there. But you can exchange them back! I enjoyed it and am looking forward to going back next year! I think I will have a better understanding of what to get whole there on my second trip.

Went yesterday and loved it! I will write a letter to the organizers about the water fountains. For such a big gathering there is nowhere to find free water options. And small bottles for sale are about €4 that's ridiculous. The food trucks were great. We loved the bbq; oysters from the Prinz Wolf. The Vietnamese stand was yummy. There was more food we tried but it's hard to remember as we also found some wine and cocktails. Enjoyed the outdoors, music. Bring your own blanket so you always have a place to sit and relax