Utrecht ★ 4.5
Utrecht is the Amsterdam day-trip Dutch second city, the Oudegracht wharf restaurants set below the canal's level, the Sunday market on Twijnstraat.
Zaanse Schans (Windmills) is a food day trips in Amsterdam.
Zaanse Schans is the working Amsterdam day-trip windmill village 20 minutes by train, the mills still grinding cocoa and mustard, cheese and clog.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Utrecht is the Amsterdam day-trip Dutch second city, the Oudegracht wharf restaurants set below the canal's level, the Sunday market on Twijnstraat.
Gouda is the Amsterdam day-trip cheese-trade town an hour by intercity, the Thursday morning cheese market on Markt square running April through August.
Amstelveen is the Amsterdam south-side day-trip municipality, the destination plate being Aan de Poel, Stefan van Sprang's two-Michelin-star room on De Poel.
Haarlem is a 15-minute train ride from Amsterdam, a smaller, quieter Dutch food day-trip: Grote Markt on Saturdays, Jopenkerk brewery in the converted church.