Restaurants in Amsterdam
Top-end, mid-range, budget
Restaurants cover all price categories and cuisines ranging from Dutch and European to Indonesian and fusion. Popular dining is found in the Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein areas. Indonesian restaurants have an important place on the city's scene, and Bojo is a fine budget performer. Many Amsterdam kitchens close at 10pm, so either dine early or choose a place that stays open late. Service and value-added tax are generally included but check the bill.
Top-end (More than €50 for a three-course meal without drinks)
Expand all1. Blauw aan de Wal - 17th-century charm
Show moreA blue light announces Blauw aan de Wal at its restored 17th-century setting in a tranquil, tree-shaded courtyard in the city's red-light district. Diners have a choice of several atmospheric rooms with wood floors and brick walls in which to enjoy exceptional French-inspired cuisine. In summer they can eat on the outside terrace.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 6pm-11.30pm
Address
99, Oudezijds Achterburgwal, Amsterdam 1012 DD
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 330 2257
Transport
Nieuwmarkt metro
2. Caruso - Italian style
Show moreIn a canal-side building next to the city's famed Flower Market, Caruso has an interior that looks like it belongs in a restored Venetian palazzo, all red-velvet chairs, huge chandeliers and gilt plasterwork. The restaurant is the setting for nuova cucina covering most Italian regions, created with gusto and served with a certain operatic flair.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 6.30pm-10pm
Address
550, Singel, Amsterdam 1017 AZ
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 623 8320
3. La Rive - Ultimate Michelin-star experience
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At the highest end of the Amsterdam price scale, La Rive at the Amstel Hotel affords a first-class dining experience. Master chef Edwin Kats's intimate, wood-panelled restaurant, overlooking the River Amstel through tall French windows, has gained two Michelin stars for flawless service and presentation, a large wine selection and superior cuisine.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Fri 12pm-2pm & 6.30pm-10.30pm; Sat 6.30pm-10.30pm
Address
1, Professor Tulpplein, Amstel InterContinental Amsterdam Hotel, Amsterdam 1018 GX
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 520 3264
4. Zuid Zeeland - Cosmopolitan dining with canal views
Show moreIn a terracotta-toned dining room speckled with modern art and flowers, Herengracht's Zuid Zeeland takes a fresh, breezy approach to the cuisine and service that makes this a first-class restaurant. Some diners might find the portions a tad small for their appetites. There's a fine view of the Herengracht canal and an outside terrace.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-2.30pm & 6pm-11pm; Sat & Sun 6pm-11pm
Address
413, Herengracht, Amsterdam 1017 BP
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 624 3154
5. Breitner - Elegant and contemporary dining
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Next to the River Amstel and the Herengracht canal, Breitner serves world cuisine infused with Amsterdam's cosmopolitan spirit. The plush red carpet, chandelier and wine cupboard suggest classical timelessness, yet modern decor and paintings create a contemporary mood. A seat at one of the big windows guarantees fine views of the river or the canal.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 6pm-10.30pm
Address
212, Amstel, Amsterdam 1017 AH
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 627 7879
Mid-range (€20-€50 for a three-course meal without drinks)
Expand all6. Café Americain - A glittering haunt of artists
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A 1900s Leidsekade monument of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, Café Americain has long been a place where Dutch and international artists, writers, dancers and actors went to see and be seen. Now a more diverse clientele dines on wide-ranging cuisine amid the leaded windows, reading tables, velvet upholstery, frosted-glass chandeliers and carved columns.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 6.30am-11.30pm (from 7am Sat)
Address
97, Leidsekade, Amsterdam-American Hotel, Amsterdam 1017 PN
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 556 3232
7. Café-Restaurant De Brakke Grond - Flemish food and beer
Show moreClose to the Dam, Café-Restaurant De Brakke Grond is the tasteful bar and restaurant of the Flemish Cultural Centre. It serves dishes primarily from Belgium's Flanders region, an area with a reputation for fine food served in satisfying quantities, ideally washed down with a Belgian beer. The outside terrace is used in good weather.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-11pm
Address
43, Nes, Amsterdam 1012 KD
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 626 0044
8. Hemelse Modder - Welcoming canalside restaurant
Show moreWith a pair of plain dining rooms beside the Waalseilandsgracht canal and, on warm sunny days, a pretty, tree-shaded terrace, Hemelse Modder presents a deceptively simple face to the world. Its imaginative and quite refined international cuisine has strong French and Italian influences, and there's always a dish or two on the menu for vegetarians.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 6pm-12pm
Address
11, Oude Waal, Amsterdam 1011 BZ
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 624 3203
9. Take Thai - Modern design and menu
Show moreThe dazzlingly white interior and minimalist style of this restaurant, on the chic shopping and dining street of Utrechtsestraat, shifts Take Thai away from the traditional subtropical look of many Thai restaurants. Modernism extends to the menu, which has updated elements of the national cuisine, although some dishes are still incredibly spicy.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 6pm-11pm
Address
87, Utrechtsestraat, Amsterdam 1017 VK
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 622 0577
Transport
Tram 4 to Keizersgracht or Prinsengracht
10. The College Hotel - Student chefs
Show moreAs students of the city-centre Amsterdam Hotel Management School, most of the chefs and waiters at The College Hotel and its restaurant are the future elite of Holland's catering profession. Learning on the job, they create and serve sophisticated cuisine, based on Dutch classics, in a 19th-century school converted to a top-class boutique hotel.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 7am-10am, 12pm-2pm & 7pm-10pm (until 10.30pm Sat & Sun & from 12.30pm Sun)
Address
1, Roelof Hartstraat, Amsterdam 1071 VE
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 571 1511
Budget (Less than €20 for a three-course meal without drinks)
Expand all11. Bazar - World cuisines on a plate
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Set in a former church in the De Pijp district, Bazar is a huge restaurant that covers a vast range of cuisines from North Africa and Turkey, through the Middle East and Iran to India and beyond. If there are really too many different food types for any to be considered best-of-class, the exotic nature compensates.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11am-1am (until 2am Fri); Sat & Sun 9am-12am (until 2am Sat
Address
18, Albert Cuypstraat, Amsterdam 1073 BL
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 675 0544
12. De Keuken van 1870 - Value for money tradition
Show moreFounded in 1870 as a soup kitchen to provide meals to poor people, De Keuken van 1870 has kept a budget outlook at heart while adapting to meet modern food trends. In a plain but far from downtrodden setting in the city centre, it serves traditional Dutch fare supported by some more exotic dishes.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm
Address
4, Spuistraat, Amsterdam 1012 TS
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 620 4018
13. Nam Kee - Authentic taste of China
Show moreIn the heart of Amsterdam's small but growing Chinatown, in the city's historic Zeedijk district, busy Nam Kee has very basic décor. However, it has become one of Amsterdam's most popular Chinese restaurants, due to its authentic Chinese food at an affordable price.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-12am
Address
111-113, Zeedijk, Amsterdam 1012 AV
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 624 3470
14. Teheran - A taste of Iran
Show moreDecorated with Persian antiques and images of Iran on the walls, Teheran's setting south of Prinsengracht is an oasis of calm and good taste in which to experience one of the world's great culinary traditions. The menu is strong on vegetarian options and the Shiraz wines go well with the subtle herbs and perfumed spices.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 6pm-11pm
Address
19-21, Noorderstraat, Amsterdam 1017 TR
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 623 7677
15. Bojo - Friendly Indonesian
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Bojo is a cheap, cheery and often crowded Indonesian restaurant in two side-by-side rooms with separate entrances just off Leidseplein. It serves meals until early in the morning amid a décor of bamboo and lanterns. Worth sampling are the longtong rames (special boiled rice served with chewy rice cakes) and rijsttafel (array of small dishes).Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 4pm-2am (until 4am Fri); Sat & Sun 12pm-2am (until 4am Sat)
Address
49 & 51, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat, Amsterdam 1017 NG
Telephone
+31 (0) 20 622 7434
