Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Amsterdam.

Don't-miss vendors

Frens Haringhandel ★ 4.6

€ Street food

Frens on Koningsplein near the Bloemenmarkt is the Amsterdam herring stand locals queue at, raw soused herring with onion and pickles, served the proper way.

TryHollandse Nieuwe haring

Stubbe's Haring ★ 4.4

€ Street food

Stubbe's at the Haarlemmersluis bridge on the Singel near Centraal is the Amsterdam herring stand that ranks alongside Frens, family-run for more.

TryHollandse Nieuwe haring

Vleminckx De Sausmeester ★ 4.5

€ Street food

Vleminckx on Voetboogstraat is the Amsterdam frites takeaway, since 1957, double-fried Belgian-style chips, a queue that wraps the alley most lunchtimes.

TryBelgian frites with mayonnaise

FEBO Leidseplein ★ 3.6

€ Street food

FEBO is the Amsterdam automatiek: hot kroketten, hamburgers and bitterballen behind little glass doors, the Leidseplein outlet open into the after-club hours.

TryKroket and bitterballen from the vending wall

De Ballenbar at Foodhallen ★ 4.3

€ Street food

De Ballenbar inside Foodhallen serves Amsterdam bitterballen on the bar, beef ragout deep-fried, with truffle and lobster variants for the splurge order.

TryBitterballen and croquettes by the dozen

Volendammer Vishandel ★ 4.3

€ Street food

Volendammer Vishandel on Albert Cuypstraat sells Amsterdam kibbeling fresh from the fryer, battered cod chunks with garlic mayonnaise, the way the markets.

TryKibbeling with garlic sauce

Original Stroopwafels Albert Cuyp ★ 4.4

€ Street foodCash only

Albert Cuyp's stroopwafel stall presses the Amsterdam syrup waffle in front of you, two thin layers around hot caramel, eaten before the caramel cools.

TryFresh stroopwafel off the iron

Wok to Walk ★ 3.7

€ Street food

Wok to Walk on Leidsestraat is the Amsterdam build-your-own stir-fry chain, noodles or rice, sauce, protein, vegetables, fired in a wok in 90 seconds.

TryStir-fried noodles or rice to order

Heertje Friet ★ 4.2

€ Street food

Heertje on Herengracht serves Amsterdam hand-cut frites the proper way, double-fried, salted, paired with mayonnaise or one of two dozen sauces.

TryHand-cut Dutch frites

Poffertjeskraam Albert Cuyp ★ 4.2

€ Street foodCash only

Albert Cuyp's poffertjes stall flips Amsterdam mini-pancakes in a cast-iron griddle, served with butter and powdered sugar, the snack the market eats walking.

TryPoffertjes with butter and powdered sugar

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