Taste of Amsterdam

This is a social event where you can find food and alcohol. I especially liked the part of sipping my cocktail in a sunny spot.
Amstel Park was a bit too small for the number of people who attended this event, but I guess crowds means good food, successful bussiness.
What do you have to expect:
— pay the entrance fee and for everything inside (food, drinks, sweets etc)
— the currency was «florini» and you could exchange money into florini in one of the many booths spread in the festival area (10 florini = 12.5 eur)
— most of the items were 4 florini up
— there were the some of the food trucks from Rollende Keuken, but more diversity regarding drinks and sweets
— toilets: u must really have patience to use them and 0.50 cents :)
So I’m glad that the portions were not too big as I could try more specialties and save room for chocolate and alcohol. What did I tried: sweets from Urban Cacao, some fish specialties, pancakes with nutella and banana (geezus omaigad) and Villa Massa cocktails (gin tonic mostly)
I loved the small colorful trucks and the big alcohol glasses. My Instagram did too. You should go there at least in one of the days, you will like it

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.

They ask entrance fee, force transactions in plastic money and take their cut. Make the exhibitors pay for attending. Not a good example «farmermarket» more feed the snobs.

After coming back from a sailing trip with the department of my company on saturday, we decided to pay a visit to the Taste of Amsterdam on sunday.
We really were extremely lucky with the weather and right away already became indecisive about what to eat and what to try because everything just looked delicious.
One of the things I really enjoyed here was the wine tasting event. Actually was quite surprised how much this guy could talk about the wine :) The combinations of foods and wines they provided however were very nice.
My wife was also happy to see some of the people from masterchef: both the jury as well as the winner and the runner-​up. Of course we got our pictures with all of them :)
And because it was the last day of the event, at the end there still were a lot of vegetables and other things laying around. Thinking it would be a waste if most of this would have been thrown away, we asked whether it was possible to take some of it back home, which was not a problem at all.
So if you do go at the last day of the event, chances are you can go home with a rather large back of free grocery shoppings :)

This was my second year attending the Taste of Amsterdam. I really enjoy this event! It is so much fun to be able to try some small bites from all the different restaurants. Also nice to visit all the other food vendors that attend as well.
The atmosphere is festive and since the weather has been great when I attended, I have been able to enjoy it well into the night.
Yes, it can be a bit pricey, but I really enjoyed my time both years. This year was especially nice as we kicked it off with a cooking seminar on Thursday evening. I would definitely suggest attending some of the demonstrations, tastings or seminars as a good way to enhance the Taste of Amsterdam weekend.
Looking forward to next year!

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 decided to just spend a nice Sunday afternoon on a warm May day at Taste of Amsterdam. What a great afternoon it was. The place was booming with people just hanging around, sitting on benches, on grass and enjoying all good of life. drinking wine and eating great food. What more do you need? Great food, drinks and the company and the life is perfect! Taste of Amsterdam managed to provide it all with a little help of Unilocal friends:) I enjoyed wine tastings in het lekkere wijntips theatre with small paired snacks and just strolling around the area. The Taste was located in part of Amstelpark, outside. I had a chance to try a lot of new products on the market, just to mention few — tea that you can eat after you drank it, cocktails in the cans, granita drinks, frozen yoghurt, fudge, cakes, Italian products, vegetables and many many more. a paradise for food lovers. If you looking for a food prepared by some well known restaurants. you are also at the good place — some of Amsterdam’s best restaurants were represented with their kitchen and team, like Bridges, Lute, Fifteen, etc. All you need to do is get some local money — tokens that buy you great food and drinks and start exploring!!! I will be definitely back next year to explore some more…
There are however few minus points and things that could be definitely improved —
1. entrance fee — 12.50 EUR is on a high side, taking into consideration that you still need to pay for all the dishes you will be tasting and the prices are not that low for those.
2. Toilet fee — in the place where drinks and food is served, and in addition to it you are paying for entrance fee, the toilet should be for free.

What better way is there to combine the current (unusual) beautiful weather with a love of good food and wine? You really should pay the taste of Amsterdam a visit. Held at the Amstelpark, there are enough different kinds of bars and restaurants to suit just about everyone’s taste. Some of my personal favorites include &Samhoud places, Visaandeschelde and Bridges. I also strongly recommend attending the Wine Tasting event, which as well as being educational, also provides an opportunity to try some excellent wine.
When at Taste of Amsterdam, payment is provided by using Florins. My advice is to plan in advance which places you’d like to visit. Otherwise the Florins will disappear quicker than a gold digger that realises you have no money left.
Have fun, eat, drink and enjoy the Sun.

A great event to sample dishes from some of Holland’s best restaurants! Most of the food was delicious, and there were a lot of interesting vendors.
This is a must for any foodie as it allows you to «taste» many different things in one place. Vendors come from all over the Netherlands, and it is wonderful to talk to people who love their food/​product so much!
Complaints:
— Prices were jacked up and more expensive than if we ate at the restaurant
— Though the toilets were clean and lovely, it makes me feel ripped off to have to pay for the toilet despite the fact there is an entrance fee AND we had to pay for the dishes

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 will definitely be back again next year. What a fantastic event! Plenty of samples. Manageable size. The queues can be long for some of the restaurants but all the food was worth the wait!
Standouts:
A. The fruit! I’m not one to RAVE about fruit but holy cow. Brought home some mangos, the sweetest cherry tomatoes I’ve EVER tasted and pineapples. The lone disappointment was that the pineapple that I took home was nowhere near the sweetness of the numerous samples that I had at the festival.
B. Makro. They were the big sponsor of the event and had a section displaying some of the various food and drink items that they sell. Truly effective marketing because I’ve never shopped at Makro but am planning my next trip already. Well done, Makro. Well done.
Will happily add one more star if the variety of the restaurants that were there was greater. I’m sure this festival will only improve in 2014.

What a great and fun event! So much good fun and drinks. I particularly enjoyed «The Codfather» from The Butcher. The best fish and chips I’ve had in Amsterdam. There was a vast variety of food and drink options, with many tasty things to try. I sampled a few and would have loved to sample more if I had more time. Great atmosphere and met many fun people – I even got to meet some Unilocalers. I will definitely return next year.

Great event, too bad it doesn’t happen more often. For anyone who likes food and drinks this is a great place to explore. From local restaurants to local artisans to mixologist, it just about has it all. The prices are raised compared to the actual restaurant at most of the stands and the portions are smaller. This doesn’t take away from the taste though and did find a good deal on some drinks. I would go back again next week if I could.