Visit  one of these 3 places to drink (or take) some great Dutch beers, or sample some traditional Dutch gin (jenever) in a 360 year-old ”tasting house”. At the Biercafe ’t Arendsnest (The Eagle’s Nest) they only sell Dutch beers and they have 30 beers on tap and over 100 bottled beers.  They are located on a canal at Herengracht...

Take a look at some of the Dutch food available in Amsterdam.  The Dutch like to eat Stamppot for dinner once the weather cools down, and also a warm, and hearty pea soup (Erwtensoep), made with bits of ham or sausage.  Stamppot is a mixture of boiled potatoes and vegetables topped with gravy and served with a large meatball or sausage.  Some of the...