Amsterdam (Rough Guide) - Martin Dunford [126]
Eating and drinking | Restaurants |
The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
African
Lalibela 1e Helmersstraat 249 020/683 8332. Tram #1 or #6 along Overtoom to Jan Pieter Heijstraat. First-rate Ethiopian restaurant, with a well-balanced menu and attentive service. Mains from €8. Daily 5–11pm.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
Dutch and Modern European
Bicken Overtoom 28 020/689 3999. Trendy and minimalist restaurant offering fresh, seasonal products with an international twist. Creative mains will set you back around €23. Daily 5.30–10.30pm.
Loetje Johannes Vermeerstraat 52 020/662 8173. Excellent steaks, fries and salads are the order of the day at this eetcafé. The service can be touch and go, but the food is great, and fairly inexpensive. The pleasant outdoor terrace in the summer is a bonus. Mon–Fri 11am–10pm, Sat evening only.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
French and Belgian
Gent aan de Schinkel Theophile de Bockstraat 1 020/388 2851. Situated just outside the top end of the Vondelpark, a five-minute walk across the pedestrian bridge, this lovely corner restaurant overlooking the Sloterkade canal serves mainly Belgian food, and there’s a huge range of bottled Belgian beers to enjoy on the summer terrace. Daily 5.30–10pm.
Le Garage Ruysdaelstraat 54 020/679 7176. This elegant restaurant, with an eclectic French and Italian menu, is popular with a media crowd, since it’s run by the well-known Dutch TV cook Joop Braakhekke. Call to reserve at least a week ahead and dress to impress. Prices are moderate, with mains around €30 and a three-course menu for €45. If you just want a snack, try the cocktail bar next door instead. Noon–2pm and 6–11pm; Sat & Sun dinner only.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
Greek
Dionysos Overtoom 176 020/689 4441. Inexpensive Greek restaurant just west of the Vondelpark, with a good selection of meze and occasional live music. Tues–Sun 5.30–11pm.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
Indian
Dosa Overtoom 146 020/616 4838. Halfway along the Vondelpark, this brightly lit corner restaurant concentrates on Southern Indian dishes at moderate prices – mains begin at around €15. Daily 5.30–11.30pm.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
Indonesian
Orient Van Baerlestraat 21 020/673 4958. This moderately priced Indonesian restaurant serves up a wide range of excellently prepared dishes, and vegetarians are very well taken care of. Expect to pay around €25 for a rijsttafel. Daily 5–10pm.
Sama Sebo P.C. Hooftstraat 27 020/662 8146. Amsterdam’s best-known Indonesian restaurant, especially for its rijsttafel (€27.50), although, if this seems a little pricey, it’s easy to eat more economically by choosing à la carte dishes, and there’s a reasonable set lunch for €15 a head too. The food is usually pretty good, though the waiters can be extravagantly rude. Mon–Sat noon–3pm & 5–10pm.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark |
Thai
Khorat Top Thai 2e Const. Huygensstraat 64 020/683 1297. Small, simple restaurant serving generous helpings of inexpensive Thai food. Service is efficient, though not always with a smile. Mains from just €11. Daily 4–10pm.
Eating and drinking | Restaurants |
The outer districts
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The outer districts |
Central American
Il Cantinero Marie Heinekenplein 4 020/618 1844. Right behind the Heineken Experience, this fair-sized restaurant has a wide choice of good-value Mexican, Caribbean and Surinamese dishes. Average tapas dish €4.50 and main dishes €16. Worth a visit for its live salsa evenings from 6pm; at 10pm there’s a DJ playing salsa and South American rumba tunes. Daily 4pm–1am (Fri & Sat till 3am).
Eating and drinking | Restaurants | The outer districts |
Dutch and Modern European