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Best Indonesean Food in Amsterdam

Not many people go to the Netherlands for the food, and I always try to stop in on Tempoe Doeloe a great Indonesean spot on Utrecht Straat when I'm in Amsterdam. I think they have only about 10 tables, so you may want to make a reservation.

One day I went in there (a few years back) and was surprised to be seated next to Gwyneth Paltrow and the members of Coldplay! It didn't seem that the staff of the restaurant knew who they were...

Good Thai Food in Amsterdam

I would definitely recommend Bird Thais Restaurant for those who enjoy Thai food.

Club 11 (closed)

Best view over Amsterdam on the 11th floor of the old postal building. Has about 12 screens projecting cool arty video stuff.

Unfortunately as of Juli 2008, this club is closed :( There are talks about a new club by the same owners, but no official word yet...

Latei: coffee and retro bric-a-brac

Just off the Nieuwmarkt and not too far from Centraal station, Latei is a nice place for a quiet coffee and a bit of free wifi. It feels a bit like someone's livingroom, and the walls and ceilings are covered in imported retro light fittings, telephones and other household curios (most of which are for sale too).

Restaurant Tibet

An ambient and tasty place close to the central station (in a middle of Red Light district :). If alone I always go for Tibetian tea and sizzling duck, but other dishes I shared with friends were good too. Budget-friendly.

Best "Local"

If you want to keep away from madoutofit English tourists and prefer a nice pint check out Schaakcafe de Laurierboom. Super friendly and lot's of chess playing going on.

www.laurierboom.nl

Laurierstraat 76, 1016 PN Amsterdam, +31 20 6233015

More information » Open Mon 12am-1am, 3pm-1am; Tue-Thu 3pm-1am; Fri-Sat 3pm-3am; Sun 1pm-12am

Hieneken Brewery Tour

For 15 euors (22 dollars) you get a full tour of the facilities, and 4 tokens. 3 of the tokens give you drinks throughout the tour (beer or soda), and the last token is good for a souvenir at the end.

De Bakkerswinkel: Best Breakfast!

De Bakkerswinkel is a great place for breakfast! I wish a place like this existed in Washington, DC. The bread is tasty, the spread and cheeses are delicious, and the Quiche Lorraine was flaky. Yum.

Sunday Dim Sum: Oreintal City

It's my current favourite for last 2 years. Freshest, and kinda busy but worth the wait. Remember to ask for a ticket. They then call out your number once a table is ready...

De Engelbewaarder

Very relaxed cafe for a beer. The food is excellent - make a reservation on weekends.

Okonomiyaki - Japanese Pancake World

I always always go here when I am in Amsterdam... I love okonomiyaki and this small place is run by a lovely couple, Joachim and Sachiko... Great okonomiyaki to be had here :)

How can I not trumpet In de Wildeman?

...scene of my ritual humiliation at the hands of Chris Heathcote and some cider (!).

As the blurb says, quite accurately, "Situated in a former Amsterdam distillery, In de Wildeman offers an ideal opportunity to enjoy your beer in an authentic environment. We serve 17 beers on draught and have also a range of 200 bottled beers. Our range holds for the greater part Belgium and Dutch beers i.e. Trappists." (Try, especially, the Westvleteren: Mmmmmm.)

Also features, perhaps coincidentally, in the opening pages of Charlie Stross's "Accelerando."

Stylish lunch meetings at Harkema

Brasserie Harkema is a great and spacious open place for lunch meetings. This stylish brasserie is conveniently located in the city center, not far from the Dam Square. Enjoy one of the sandwiches with farmhouse bread or check out one of the tasty courses!

Bolhoed for Veggies

Delicious Veggie and Vegan dishes at de Bolhoed. Also fine soy hot cocoa and the most kickass pie selection around.

Just up the street from Anne Frank.

Good Asian Food (Value for money)

Cosy small place in Amsterdam that server good Asian food. They have good vegetarian options too. The dishes are priced at good rate.

amazingly good Indian food

Be sure and try the butter chicken, but everything we tasted there was excellent.

a hidden bar with lots of atmosphere

Called Cafe Nagel on krom boomssloot, not far from the old jewish quarter, this art deco bar is full of locals and full of character. serves cheese and cold meats and good wine and beer.

the light at around 6pm streaming through the windows was amazing.

Very Nice Thai Restaurant: "Take Thai"

I've discovered this place by chance, but I was quite impressed with the ambience, food and service. The restaurant is nicely laid out and could be a good place for a business or social dinner. The food was great, and the prices reasonable. It is located on Utrechtsestraat between Prinsengracht and Keizergracht.

Village Bagels - Nice place for a coffee & bagels breakfast

Went to this place as it was close to my hotel, and since I am not a big breakfast eater, this is the kind of breakfast I like. I am also mad about bagels. Nice coffee and great bagels - the service is speedy and cheerful. The location, on the corner of Vijzelstraat and Prinsengracht, also makes this place a nice location to sit and watch people go by, while having a coffee.

Cafe Belgique

Small bar with lots of character and the only draft Kwak I know of in Amsterdam. Take Damrak north from the Dam and it's down the 2nd or 3rd sidestreet on the left.

Great Indian restaurant

Friendly family-run restaurant with truly good food - just try the Chicken Tikka Tandoori!

My favourite Thai restaurant

Na Siam - a traditional Dutch "Brown Cafe" that has been turned into a Thai place, with food to kill for! The owner even has a real Thai Tuktuk (3-wheeled motorized rickshaw) that he picks up guests from their hotel with...

Tasting room Wijnand Fockink

Distillery from 1679 nearby Dam Square, great brandy, liqeuer and beer, no music, relaxed people.

Restaurant Pont 13

Great atmosphere at this restaurant, an old ferry, food is ok.

Greek restaurant I Kriti

Have fun in this restaurant with very good food from Crete, really good atmosphere especially late in the evening.

Bar Alto

Every night live jazz music, every wednesday Hans Dulfer &co great place.

Lebanese restaurant

Enjoy the Taste of the Middle East, just off famous Albert Cuyp street market. Cozy restaurant run by authentic Lebanese family. Try their famous Mezze and my personal fav: the 'Riz a Djej'. Traditional Lebanese dish of chicken and rice.

Wide range of interesting foods, also very suitable for veggies!

Skek

Small restaurant run by students. Very friendly staff and great affordable food to match. Right at the beginning of Amsterdam's Chinatown: the Zeedijk. Ask for the "captain's room".

Tasca Bellota - Great Tapas

Delicious food, lovely intimate spot in a nice part of town. We found it by chance, and what happy chance it was!

I think it may be closed for renovation for another week or two but if you want something a bit special you could try Le Zinc et les Autres on the Prinsengracht. There a la carte or a surprise menu (4 or 5 courses) with wines specially selected to go with each course. Great atmosphere and great food. http://www.lezinc.nl

If you can't wait until it re-opens another favourite is the Utrechtsedwarstafel on Utrechtsedwarstraat. There is no menu here and when you make your reservation you will be asked if you want 3, 4 or 5 courses, and whether you want simple, medium or gourmet food. When I went we had 4 "medium" courses, which were eachh innovative, seasonal and very well prepared. The chef and the sommelier are very passionate about their respective specialities and will tell you all about any special ingredients used or the wines which are served with each course. A real foodie's treat. http://www.utrechtsedwarstafel.com/

I was there last year. It was the best trip I ever made. You can find my Funny Images. I enjoyed my dinner and parties there. Latei, Zeedijk 143, Small World, Binnenoranjestraat 14 and De Ijsbreker, Weesperzijde 23 is great place to dine. Try it.

I wold not go in Netherlands only for food but your replies helped me to choose a place. I believe Tempoe Doeloe would be a nice place. Maybe I'll see Coldplay. :)

Last year when I was looking for Airlines Jobs in Dubai, I got an interview call from a Dutch Airline then I got chance to visit Amsterdam. No doubt its a superb place to spend holidays and I do remember Tempoe Doeloe, really woth visit. thanks Joseph for memorizing me one of good moments of my life.

These are all great places. I've added a link to this page at Visitor Info so others can also see it.

I suggest the "Restaurant Vinkeles Amsterdam"

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check out Vis aan de Schelde. It is one of Amsterdam’s leading fish restaurants. Or your second best choice should be De Witte auto news article

Cafe de Reiger is a great local restaurant in Jordaan. No tourist, nice cozy atmosphere and great food. Go for the fish. The Dutch version of a gastropub. Vine list non-existent but the few they have are non-expensive an very drinkable. Main course between 18 and 25 €.

www.tagore-indianrestaurant.nl

Cinema Paradiso (westerstraat 184-186) - www.cinemaparadiso.info For good Italian food - don't forget to try their sgroppino! Btw: you'll find lots of other restaurants on this street.

Siempre (eerste sweelinckstraat 23) for some nice tapas on their quiet terrace next to Sarphatipark

Also nice is starting your party evening with dinner at TROUW Amsterdam (wibautstraat 131) which converts to nightclub after 23h00 on fri/sat - trouwamsterdam.nl

Sampurna - for Indonesian food, next to the flower market. Singel 498, 1017 AX Amsterdam, +31 20 6253264... It's one of the best Indonesian restaurants, (as in, the food isn't Dutch-ified) and staffed by Indonesians as well...

I recommend the Osaka deluxe, a Osaka-style okonomiyaki with jumbo shrimps, scallop, pork strips, salami, cheese, shiitake mushrooms and squid

A good place on a hot day (lots of marble) and a well-stocked bar. General tip: the 'Grand Cafes' in Amsterdam are rarely more expensive than the humbler bars and cafes.

Terrific little vege place around the back of the Heinecken site. Lovely atmosphere and great food- well recommended. Good for vegan too.

One of my favourite restaurants is Eetkamer van de Jordaan. It's located on Westerstraat 76. The atmosphere is very ‘gezellig’. Friendly staff and the only place where I don't mind hearing Amsterdam folk music (where I would actually miss it, if it wasn't there). And the food is very good too! And as dessert take the Grand Dessert, it's the best!

Had a fantastic meal in De Kas - all seasonal produce much of it grown in the restaurant's own greenhouse and gardens. One set menu for 50euros and suggested wines at 25euros makes this a classy treat of an evening

Very bad restaurant! Too expensive for such low-quality food. Avoid it!

Good for Coffee and Snack. It has a Hippie ambience

Just went there this weekend and made a review with some photos.

http://atlasparasite.com/2009/10/12/tokyo-cafe-in-amsterdam/

Looking for the best steak in Amsterdam? Then look no further than than Toro Dorado.

When I visited the city for the first time, I didn't exactly expect to find the best steak I would ever eat during my visit. But after a wander around the city, you'll see that South American steakhouses are all over the place— there are no shortage of places to have a great steak. But if you order correctly, Toro Dorado is the best steakhouse in the city … and for me, the best Ive ever tried.

There is a dearth of great places to settle a hangover or otherwise fill your boots for the best meal of the day - Brunch! Try this place for Sunday brunch. There's a guy called Jason Hartley (an Englisman in the 'Dam and self-professed foodie) who takes over the kitchens and turns this local cafe into Amsterdam's best brunch spot. Think Eggs Benedict (or Florentine), American pancakes, French Toast, and all cooked to perfection. I hear the coffee is also top notch. Only on a Sunday though...