Private Chef in Amsterdam
Rent one of our 604 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.
How much does a private chef cost in Amsterdam?
For 6 people in Amsterdam, a private chef costs less than dinner out.
AVERAGE PRICE · 6 GUESTS
438 EUR
73 EUR per guesteverything included
What's included
- Chef comes to you
- All ingredients sourced and bought
- Full meal cooked in your kitchen
- Spotless kitchen afterwards
HERE'S THE REAL BREAKDOWN
- 2 guests125EUR / guest = 250 EUR total
- 4 guests73EUR / guest = 292 EUR total
- 6 guests73EUR / guest = 438 EUR total
- 8 guests60EUR / guest = 480 EUR total
- 10 guests60EUR / guest = 600 EUR total
- 13+ guests52EUR / guest = 676 EUR total
How it works
Personalize your request
Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.
Receive menu proposals
Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.
Get chatty with your chefs
Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!
Book your experience
Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.
Enjoy!
All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!
Find your chef
Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.
604 Private Chefs in Amsterdam
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More than 15,400 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.58 Chef
The guests in Amsterdam have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.58.
4.73 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Amsterdam received an average score of 4.73.
4.61 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.61 average score.
4.68 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Amsterdam has been scored with a 4.68 on average.
A personal chef for any occasion in Amsterdam
A private chef in Amsterdam is not a restaurant that travels. It is an evening built around what you decide: the menu comes from your preferences, the shopping happens that morning, the cooking happens in your kitchen, and the kitchen is left clean afterwards.
The first chef registered with Take a Chef in Amsterdam in April 2017, and 604 Private Chefs have signed up here since, cooking across Gemeente Amsterdam. The occasions people book most in this city are birthdays, gatherings with friends and romantic dinners.
Tell us what you have in mind — the date, how many people are coming, what nobody eats — and we turn that into a brief the chefs work from, so you never have to explain it twice. We then put together a shortlist of chefs who fit that brief, each with a menu written for your evening, and we explain why each one suits what you asked for.
Since 2017, requests in Amsterdam have covered 15,418 guests between them, and the chefs have written 6,020 menu proposals and exchanged 10,127 messages while putting them together, rated 4.68 out of 5. You choose from that selection. From there the menu, the timings and the price stay in writing in one place, and we stay on the thread until everything is settled.
Guests in Amsterdam usually book menus around 78 EUR per person, with 3.04 courses on the table and about 5.18 messages exchanged with the chef before the date, because the details get settled in writing rather than on the night. The 15,418 guests covered by requests here have come for every kind of evening, from a birthday for six to a dinner for two.
Booking a chef is only the beginning. Once you have chosen, we coordinate the details with the chef — arrival time, kitchen access, allergies, how the evening runs — and we remain responsible for the service until the last plate is cleared.
Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Amsterdam.
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
The price of renting a chef in Amsterdam can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 52 EUR to 125 EUR. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 52 EUR per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 60 EUR per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 73 EUR per person, and for 2 people, the price is 125 EUR per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
Tell us the date, how many guests, any allergies or dietary restrictions, and a couple of details about your kitchen. We turn that into a brief so you do not have to repeat yourself to every chef.
Within a few hours you get a short set of menus written for your evening by chefs who suit it, each with their experience, reviews and photos of their dishes, and the reason they fit what you asked for. You can ask for changes to any menu; we stay on the thread while the menu, the timings and the total price are agreed, and everything stays in writing in one place.
Once you confirm, we handle the payment and coordinate the final details with the chef. If something changes before the date, it goes through us.
There are currently 604 chefs registered in Amsterdam, but the number is not the point — you are not going to interview all of them. Tell us your date and what you have in mind, and we select the chefs who fit it and send you their menus with the reason each one suits your evening. You choose from that selection.
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Drinks are not included by default, and neither are tableware and glassware. If you want wine pairings or the chef to bring drinks, ask for it when you tell us about the evening and it will appear in the menu proposal with its price, so the total you see is the total you pay.
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.
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How many chef services are booked in Amsterdam each month?
Bookings in Amsterdam are not spread evenly across the year. Birthdays are the single most common reason people book here, followed by gatherings with friends and romantic dinners, and those cluster around weekends and holidays — which is also when the best-matched chefs are taken first.
There is no wrong month for a chef at home in Amsterdam. Booking earlier simply means more chefs who fit what you are planning are still free, and more time to settle the menu without rushing. Once you send us the details, we come back with options that suit the date — and if your date is tight, we tell you what is realistic rather than letting you find out later.
Cost of a private chef in Amsterdam
What a private chef costs in Amsterdam depends mostly on how many people are at the table: per guest, larger groups pay less than a couple does.
Booking prices range from 52 EUR to 125 EUR per person. For 13 people or more: 52 EUR. For 7 to 12 people: 60 EUR. For 3 to 6 people: 73 EUR. For 2 people: 125 EUR.
That figure is the full service, not a starting point: the chef's work, the shopping, the cooking in your kitchen, table service and the kitchen left clean. Drinks, tableware and glassware are not included, and we say so before you book rather than after.
Season, location within the city and how far ahead you book all move the final number. Rather than leave you to guess, tell us what you have in mind and we come back with menus priced in full for your date and your group — the total, what it covers and what it does not, in writing, before anything is confirmed. Nothing is committed until you say yes.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Amsterdam!
5 personal chefs register with us every month. Our verification team reviews these new chef profiles daily to categorize them, allowing you to discover incredible new chefs every month.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Amsterdam?
In Amsterdam the menu people ask for most often is the Chef's special — they describe the evening and let the chef write it. After that come Italian, Mediterranean, French and Japanese, and a steady share of Latin American and fusion menus.
Allergies, dietary restrictions and dishes someone simply will not eat are part of the brief, not an afterthought — they go to the chefs before a single menu is written, so what comes back already works for your table. If something changes between booking and the evening itself, it goes through us and the chef gets the updated version. Tell us what you have in mind for your evening in Amsterdam.
Enjoy the luxury of a Private Chef
Treat yourself to a private Chef service in the comfort of your own home. Organize a private chef service with Take a Chef and enjoy a unique culinary experience, perfect for important occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. It’s also a great way to add a romantic twist to dinner or to try out something different with friends. Take a Chef personalizes your service so you can enjoy your favorite foods. Just let us know your food preferences and our expert chefs in your area will send you custom menus to choose from. As for the ingredients, your chosen chef will buy fresh local produce on the day of the service. Your chef will prepare the meal right in your kitchen and provide table service for you and your guests. They will do all the cleaning up, making sure your kitchen is spotless before leaving! A relaxing way to dine at home.
Our Private Chefs in Amsterdam go the extra mile
Finding someone who can cook is the easy part. What makes the evening work is everything around it: that the menu matches what you actually asked for, that the timings are agreed, that allergies reached the right person, that the price you were quoted is the price you pay.
That is the part we take on. We read your request and turn it into a brief, we select the chefs who fit it and explain why, we keep the menu and conditions in one place in writing, and we handle the payment so nothing is settled at your door. In Amsterdam, 180 guests have rated the service they received so far.
A profile helps you find a chef. It does not manage the service.
Dinner at home in Amsterdam, without the logistics
Amsterdam eats well outside the house — but a table for eight on a Saturday, with one vegetarian and someone who does not eat shellfish, is a different kind of evening to organise. At home there is no reservation time to keep, no splitting the bill at the end, and no one has to leave early to catch the last tram home.
The cuisines booked most often here are the chef's own menu, Italian, Mediterranean, French and Japanese. Tell us the occasion and we shape the service around it.
Talk to our chefs in Amsterdam
Every chef cooking in Amsterdam comes with professional training and years in real kitchens behind them. You do not have to sort through all of them: tell us about your evening in Amsterdam and we line up the chefs who fit it, with a menu written for your date and the reason each one suits what you asked for. You pick the one you want.
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