Be Picky Amsterdam: Selected Tips from Insiders
Having been one himself, purser Jeroen Mosselman knows exactly where the locals meet in Amsterdam: the Albert Cuyp Market. Here, he reveals the thing you definitely have to try there
In Amsterdam’s trendy De Pijp district, the locals hang out at the Albert Cuyp market. With around 260 stalls selling everything from flowers and cheese to clothes and bric-a-brac, the market is so popular that it is not completely hidden from tourists. But the mix of people is the beauty of it all, everyone is open and gets talking to each other here: tourists with locals, old with young, the well-to-do with bargain hunters.
What you definitely have to try at the market is stroopwafels. These are two thin, crispy waffles held together by a caramel filling. They are particularly good at Rudi’s Original Stroopwafels.
About:
Jeroen Mosselman has been working for Lufthansa as a flight attendant since 2010 and has been a purser since 2017. His connection with Amsterdam is not just the occasional layover in the Dutch capital; he even lived there for eight years. Since many of his friends still reside there, he visits Amsterdam three to four times a year.
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