Hungry Birds Street Food Tours Amsterdam

Hungry Birds Street Food Tours is Amsterdam’s original food-tour company, leading small-group walking tours through the De Pijp neighbourhood and Albert Cuyp Market.

What is Hungry Birds?

Founded in 2013, Hungry Birds is the oldest street-food tour company in Amsterdam. Its guides — known as “Mother Birds” — lead small groups on relaxed walking tours through De Pijp, sampling traditional Dutch, ethnic and former-colonial dishes while meeting local producers along the way.

What to expect

• Small-group tours (up to about eight people)
• Around seven to eight food tastings per tour
• A walk through De Pijp and the Albert Cuyp Market
• Dutch, ethnic and colonial street-food dishes

How to get there

Tours meet centrally near Amsterdam Centraal (Stationsplein) and head into the De Pijp district. For more Amsterdam food in one place, the Foodhallen in Oud-West is another great stop, an easy trip from Dam Square.

Good to know

• Meeting point: Stationsplein 10, 1012 AB Amsterdam
• Phone: +31 6 19296774
• Website: hungrybirds.nl
• Hours: tours run Monday to Saturday; office daily, roughly 10am to 6pm

Frequently asked questions

What is Hungry Birds? Amsterdam’s original street-food walking-tour company, running since 2013.

How long is a tour? The signature Original Experience lasts around four to five hours with seven to eight tastings.

Where do the tours go? Mainly through the De Pijp neighbourhood, including the Albert Cuyp Market.

How big are the groups? Small — up to about eight people.