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.
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.