Rotterdam (Markthal) ★ 4.6
Rotterdam's Markthal: 100 food stalls under an arched ceiling mural. The Fenix Food Factory in Katendrecht adds craft beer, cheese and Surinamese food.
Gouda is a food day trips in Utrecht.
Gouda's Thursday cheese market on the Markt is a living tradition. Farmers sell gouda from young to aged; canal cafes and stroopwafel stalls complete the day.
Rotterdam's Markthal: 100 food stalls under an arched ceiling mural. The Fenix Food Factory in Katendrecht adds craft beer, cheese and Surinamese food.
Medieval city 18 minutes from Utrecht. Saturday market on the Hof sells Dutch cheese and street food; brown cafes around the Vrouwetoren pour Belgian beer.
Den Haag's Haagse Markt is the Netherlands' largest multicultural market. Indonesian, Turkish, Moroccan and Dutch stalls spread across the Witte de Withplein.
Kinderdijk's UNESCO windmill array is an hour from Utrecht by train and ferry. The visitor centre serves erwtensoep and cheese sandwiches in the polders.
Leiden's hutspot tradition dates to the 1574 Spanish siege. Wednesday and Saturday markets on the Nieuwe Rijn sell Dutch haring, cheese and seasonal produce.
Delft's Thursday market sells Dutch cheese and herring beneath the Nieuwe Kerk. Canal eetcafes serve stamppot and mussels; craft beers at Van Kinsbergen.