Eating & Drinking in Amsterdam

Highly recommended establishments for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a drink

RESTAURANTS

By Type

All You Can Eat

BBQ / Grill

Brasserie / Bistro

Child-Friendly

Eetcafé

Fish & Seafood

French Fries

Lunch

Michelin Starred

Outdoor Terrace

Pizzeria

Trendy, Cool & Hip

Unusual Locations

Vegetarian / Vegan

By Cuisine

Chinese

Dutch

French

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese

Mediterranean

Spanish

by country of origin

By District

Centrum

Nieuw-West

Noord

Oost

West

Westpoort

Zuid

Zuidoost


highly recommended restaurants

Café Loetje   €€

Loetje

Pastis   €€

pastis

Pesca   €€€

Pesca

YamYam   €€

Myrabelle

Choux   €€€

Choux

Myrabelle   €€

Myrabelle

CAFES AND BARS

By Type

Breakfast Bars
specialised in serving breakfast

Brown Cafés
casual neighbourhood pubs

Cocktail Bars
high-end bars focusing on mixology

Coffeeshops
selling hashish and marijuana

Eetcafés
neighbourhood bars with simple menus

Grand Cafés
elegant establishments for food & drinks

Hotel Bars
luxury, high-class bars with good service

Late Night Bars
later closing times than regular bars

Lunch Spots
more casual all-day eateries or cafés

Panaroma Bars
rooftop bars with the best city views

Party Bars
smaller bars with a dance floor and DJ

Tasting Rooms
bars where you can sample beer/geneva

Terrace Cafés
locations with lovely outdoor terraces

Trendy Bars
hip & cool bars with modern interiors

Wine Bars
cosy little bars serving wine by a glass

By District

Centrum

Nieuw-West

Noord

Oost

West

Westpoort

Zuid

Zuidoost

Note

 All restaurants and bars listed in this section are popular spots that are visited by locals and not mainly targeted at tourists. We prefer to list small individually-owned restaurants with passionate chefs and staff.

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