Cheese shops · Amsterdam
Best Cheese Shops in Amsterdam
De Kaaskamer in the Nine Streets has the biggest choice, with more than 400 cheeses, and vacuum-packs them for travel. For small-producer and raw-milk cheese go to Fromagerie Abraham Kef, and for carefully aged Dutch cheese go to L'Amuse in Oud-Zuid. The Henri Willig shops all over the centre are easy for free samples.
- Biggest choice
- De Kaaskamer, Runstraat 7
- Raw-milk specialist
- Fromagerie Abraham Kef
- Vacuum packing
- De Kaaskamer, Kef (hard cheese)
De Kaaskamer van Amsterdam
Runstraat 7, in the Nine Streets. More than 400 cheeses, plus wine, beer, nuts and tapenades, and its own fondue mix. The shop vacuum-packs cheese airtight, which it says keeps for about two months. Open Monday 12:00 to 18:00, Tuesday to Friday 9:00 to 18:00, Saturday 9:00 to 17:30 and Sunday 10:00 to 17:30.
Fromagerie Abraham Kef
Founded on the Marnixstraat in 1953 and still selling mostly raw-milk French and Dutch cheese from small producers. All three shops vacuum-seal hard cheese. There are no tastings in the shops; those happen at the Kef tasting room.
- Jordaan, Marnixstraat 192B: Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 18:30, Saturday 9:30 to 18:00.
- Oost, Czaar Peterstraat 137: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00.
- Noord, Van der Pekplein 1B: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00, Sunday 12:00 to 18:00.
Fromagerie L'Amuse
Olympiaplein 125 in Oud-Zuid. Run by Betty Koster, who has written five books on cheese; the shop selects and ages its own cheese and exports Dutch specialty cheese abroad. Open Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 9:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 17:00, closed Sunday.
Zuivelhoeve by Kaashuis Tromp
The old Kaashuis Tromp shops now trade under the Zuivelhoeve name. The Elandsgracht 27 shop in the Jordaan is open every day; there is another at Utrechtsestraat 90 on the canal ring. Both cut Dutch and foreign cheese to order.
Kaasland Haarlemmerdijk
Haarlemmerdijk 1, at the start of one of the city's best food streets. Farmhouse cheese and Edam at different ages, plus cheese from nine countries, nuts and bread.
Henri Willig Shops
Henri Willig has 13 shops in Amsterdam, including on the Damrak, Kalverstraat, Leidsestraat, at the Flower Market and at Stationsplein. They sell the company's own cheese and you are welcome to walk in and taste.
Taking Cheese Home
Ask for vacuum packing. De Kaaskamer and Kef both do it, and hard cheese travels best. Check your own country's rules on bringing in dairy before you fly.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
Which cheese shop in Amsterdam has the most choice?
De Kaaskamer van Amsterdam on the Runstraat, with more than 400 cheeses.
Can Amsterdam cheese shops vacuum-pack cheese?
Yes. De Kaaskamer vacuum-packs cheese and says it keeps for about two months. Fromagerie Abraham Kef vacuum-seals hard cheese at all three of its shops.
Official site: kaaskamer.nl/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel.