Amsterdam
Eat
Eating out without the performance. Rooms that have never tried to be fashionable, and a few that were fashionable so long ago that it has worn off into something better.
14 places in Amsterdam
Weinlokal Stern
Amsterdam-Centrum
Weinlokal Stern is a modern German bistro and wine bar on the Singel where everything revolves around good food, good wine, and above all, no stuffy atmosphere.
Nour
Indische Buurt
Iraqi mezze on the Javastraat, in portions nobody finishes.
The White Room
Centrum
A nineteenth century dining room that still behaves like one.
Stadscafé
Westerpark
A cafe, bar, and restaurant in the former borough office on the Westergasfabriek grounds, next to Het Ketelhuis, RadioRadio, and the Gashouder.
Corner Store
Noord
Dinner and a record collection, treated with equal seriousness.
Cafe Publiek
Oost
A cafe on Dapperplein, a square locals have long found a bit bare for what it could be.
Sassy's Diner
Noord
A fried chicken counter inside Oedipus Craft Space, the brewery's taproom in Noord, from the team behind Box Sociaal and Kip It Real.
Wilde Zwijnen
Indische Buurt
Dutch cooking taken seriously, in a part of town that was cheap until recently.
Enoteca De Olyphant
Oost
An enoteca on the Eerste Oosterparkstraat, where the wine comes first and the food follows it.
Chun Café Berenstraat
Amsterdam-Centrum
Chun Café Berenstraat is the sort of place where you nearly always have to wait a bit, and not for nothing.
New King
Amsterdam-Centrum
New King has been a fixture in Amsterdam’s Chinatown for years.
Loetje
Centrum
Steak in butter, in a room that has never tried to be fashionable.
Strandzuid
Amsterdam-Zuid
Strand Zuid feels like a small holiday in the middle of Amsterdam.
Cafe Restaurant Papillon
Noord
A bakery, cafe and restaurant on the Papaverweg that stays open from morning to evening.