Food and drinks in Amsterdam
Dinner
There are too many bars and restaurants in Amsterdam to mention them all, but we have listed some. Typical Dutch food/meal, let's say the food eaten by our parents contained potato, vegetable and fish or meat. And we like a sandwich for lunch. There are a couple of restaurants serving typical dutch food.
- Moeders, can easily be reached by Tram 13 from B&B.
- Hap Hmm, open from 16:30-20.25, kitchen closes 20.00. No reservation are taken, so arrive early.
Take away in the neighborhood, 5 minutes walking
- The Grillfather, kebab. Jan van Galenstraat 680
- Daddy KUKU, Burgers, Ribs and French Fries. Jan van Galenstraat 672
- Gracia's Surinaamse Broodjes, Surinamese Sandwiches and more. Jan van Galenstraat 406
Restaurants nearby the B&B, within 15 minute walk of a few stops by tram, ask us for directions.
- Bar Baarsch, good burger.
- Cafe Cook, good food.
- Buurman & Buurman, walking distance. Great pizza.
- Cafe Zurich, good food.
- Boes & Beis, close by and good food.
Hamburgers have become a popular item and many restaurants offer their chef's version: find the best on Awesome Amsterdam.
"Eet smakelijk"
Warning
Be aware of the "TikTok lines". Food and drinks made public by self-proclaimed social media influencers are not the best there is. And certainly does not have a decent price-quality ratio. Don't wait in line for an hour or more. You have been warned.
For example: van Wonderen Stroopwafels.
39 euro for 3 medium size "stroopwafels".
A pack of 12 "stroopwafels" at the Lidl supermarket is less then 3 euro and just as tasty.
And we don't dip the "stroopwafels" in chocolate and decorate them with gummy bears or other sweet stuff.
Another good example is Fabel Friet supposedly the best "patat" in Amsterdam, which is not the fact as close by Zwagers scores better. Ask us directions.
Lunch
While the centre of town is very touristic there are a couple of good lunch addresses, see the map "De beste lunchtenten in de binnenstad".
- Eetsalon van Dobben, Dutch sandwich for lunch. "Broodje Kroket"-the best croquette you can get.
- Gebroeders Niemeijer, French bakkery.
Budget Lunch
- Hoi Tin Bakery, exceptional selection of more than 20 different homemade buns and pastries
- JWO Delicatessen, quality food for a good price
- Broodje Daan, a 20 minutes walk from the B&B is the cheapest sandwich shop in Amsterdam
- De Hapjeshoek, de Hapjeshoek is a Surinamese eatery full of life, good food and nice employees located in the Waterlooplein metro station in the heart of Amsterdam. Reviewed 9.5/10
- Kaddour, known for its rich sandwiches with halal grill sausage, meatball or merguez sausage, various locations. Close by at Bos en Lommerplein.
Gluten free
This one hundred percent gluten-free coffee shop and bakery is located around the corner from the Albert Cuyp market. They have a lot of them: sandwiches, filled cakes, pies and muffins.
Linguini is everything you want from an Italian restaurant: it has a dreamy entrance in the middle of the Jordaan and is intimate with lots of candlelight. Their gluten free pasta is sublime.
Unfortunately, the gluten-free pizzerias in Amsterdam are few and far between. You can choose from PizzaLab and Loulou Pizzabar. The latter is a favourite, mainly because of its location.
Want tasty and authentic Mexican food? Then you have to go to Coba Taqueria. Their tacos are made entirely from corn, making almost all of their tacos gluten-free.
Would you like a lunch spot with a nice terrace? Then Le Pain Quotidien is a good place. They make all of their tartines on gluten free bread. Most locations (6) of Le Pain Quotidien have nice terraces.
- The Lebanese Sajeria, 3 locations, gluten free options
- Wild & The Moon, 2 locations, all gluten free and vegan
- Croque Madame, gluten free burgers and sandwiches
- De Japanner, glutenfree options, 3 locations
- The Meets Eatery, the menu is plant-based with many gluten free options
Fish
If you want to try some typical Dutch fish as 'haring' you don't have to go a fancy fish restaurant. Just go to the 'vishandel'. Ask us for directions.
- Volendamse vishandel Mop, Jan Evertsenstraat 116
- Vishandel Jan Evertsen, Jan Evertsenstraat 13
- Molenaar Gebr., Bos en Lommerweg 232
Fish in the Neighborhood
- Vishandel Omaira Eiland, Burgemeester Roëllstraat 11
Beer and Breweries
Bars worth visiting if you like your beers.
- Cafe Gollem, beer and more beer.
- Arendsnest, only Dutch beers.
- In de Wildeman, popular place.
- Cafe Westerdok.
- Craft & Draft.
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