Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, offers many attractions: Museums of various arts and epochs, a canal system (called Grachten) that gives the entire city its character, a cycling culture that is unrivalled in any other major city.
And the city also has a lot to offer on a culinary level. Discover our top 12 of the best restaurants in Amsterdam.
Tip #1: Le Petit Chef
One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam is Le Petit Chef at Brasserie De Roode Leeuw! Before each course of the 4-course menu is served, an entertaining story is projected onto the diners‘ tabletops using projectors in the ceiling. The show involves four small animated chefs who prepare the dishes virtually and very imaginatively on the guest’s plate. The real chef on site cooks in parallel.
Le Petit Chef is a 3D dining experience that promises a lot of fun.
Seating and menu (classic, vegetarian + children) are booked online in advance. As the young chefs come from Spain, Italy, France and Japan, you can look forward to savouring the cuisine of their respective countries. Probably the most entertaining restaurant in Amsterdam!
Dietary options:
Vegetarian menu and children’s menu available
Speciality:
3D dinner show on the tabletop and plate
Price:
Le Petit Chef Classic : 119,00€
Le Petit Chef Vegetarisch: 119,00€
Le Petit Chef Junior (until 12 years): 69,00€
Hours:
According to schedule; reservation required in advance
Location:
Le Petit Chef at Brasserie De Roode Leeuw
Damrak 93-94
1012 LP Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Email: lepetitchef@hotelamsterdam.nl
Telephone: (+31) 20 555 0 666
Website: https://lepetitchef.com/Amsterdam
Tip #2: Restaurant De Kas
The next of Amsterdam’s best restaurants for us is located just outside the city in Amsterdam Park Frankendael. Here you’ll find one of the world’s first farm-to-table restaurants: Restaurant De Kas! You are sitting in the middle of a large greenhouse, where you can see plants from your seat which have grown the fruits, vegetables and herbs you are now eating.
A really great idea and concept, which has already received several top-class awards, including a red and a green Michelin star.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, vegan and gluten free options | Communicate allergies and intolerances in advance
Speciality:
Farm-to-table restaurant | Various top-class awards
Price:
Dinner Menu:
5 courses: 79,00€
6 couses: 88,00€
Lunch Menu:
3 courses: 50,00€
4 courses: 62,00€
No à la carte options.
Hours:
Monday – Saturday:
Lunch: 12:00 – 16:00
Dinner: 18:00 – 00:00
Sunday: closed
Location:
Restaurant De Kas
Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3
1097 DE Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Tip #3: The Pantry
Dutch cuisine and its traditional dishes are not as popular as the classics from Italy or France, but they also deserve special attention! You can enjoy it at another of the best restaurants in Amsterdam city centre: The Pantry. The family-run, very cosy and rustic restaurant is an absolute must for all visitors to the city.
The Dutch classics can be ordered as a menu or à la carte, e.g: Boerenkoolstamppot with mashed potatoes mixed with kale and served with a smoked sausage. Our favourite dessert: Vlaflip – a vanilla custard with yoghurt and fruit syrup.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, vegan options, gluten free options
Speciality:
Traditional Dutch cuisine
Price:
Starters: from 4,50€ – 12,95€
Traditional Dutch dishes: from 16,50€ up to 16,95€
Mains: from 14,95€ up to 21,00€
Desserts: from 4,95€ up to 7,95€
Hours:
Daily: 11:30 – 22:30
Location:
The Pantry
Leidsekruisstraat 21
1017 RE Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Tip #4: MOS
You could hardly spend a more romantic or festive evening closer to the water than at MOS in Amsterdam, a Michelin-starred restaurant directly opposite the Adam Tower and the Eye Museum.
Huge windows allow you to enjoy a fantastic view from your table for lunch or dinner. The atmosphere is very elegant and the use of different colours and floral elements has created other special eye-catchers in addition to the plate and the view.
The restaurant is particularly suitable for a visit on a special occasion, with a menu of either five or six courses, whereby the respective courses can also be ordered a la carte.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian options
Speciality :
Unique view of the water | 1 Michelin Star
Price:
Dinner menu:
5 courses: 115,00€ // Veg. 95,00€
6 courses: 135,00€ // Veg. 110,00€
Changing lunch menu:
4 courses: 75,00€
5 courses: 90,00€
6 courses: 105,00€
Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday:
Lunch: 12:00 – 14:00
Dinner: 18:00 – 22:00
Sunday, Monday: closed
Location:
MOS
IJdok 185
1013 MM Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Tip #5: The Seafood Bar
Attention all fish lovers! The Seafood Bar in Amsterdam serves the best catches from the sea. They receive fresh deliveries every day and attach particular importance to the purity and freshness of the produce.
The family business, which funnily enough also bears the Dutch translation of the surname for fisherman, opened its first fish shop in 1984, followed by the first restaurant in Amsterdam in 2012 and now has a total of 6 restaurants.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, gluten free options
Speciality:
Seafood
Price:
Oysters: from 18,95€ up to 78,00€
Starters & Fingerfood: from 10,95€ up to 16,50€
Mains: from 18,50€ up to 85,00€
Desserts: from 8,00€ up to 11,95€
Hours:
Daily: 12:00 – 23:00
Locations:
The Seafood Bar
Spui 15
1012 WX Amsterdam
Netherlands
3 other locations in Amsterdam:
Amsterdam, F. Bolstraat 32H
Amsterdam, Van Baerlestraat 5H
Amsterdam, Damrak 213
Contact:
Tip #6: Senses Restaurant
If you are looking for the perfect place for a special occasion in Amsterdam, we can recommend Senses Restaurant, to find in the heart of the city. For us, it is one of the best dinner Amsterdam locations, because what is served on the plate is not only culinary delight, but also art! You can opt for a four, five or six-course menu.
The chefs are inspired by Japanese cuisine and incorporate ingredients corresponding to the seasons in Amsterdam. You cannot only do dinner reservations, you can eat here at lunchtime, too, and choose between three and five courses.
Dietary options:
Allergies and dietary requirements must be notified in advance
Speciality:
Fine Dining
Price:
Dinner:
6-course-menu: 89,00€
5-course-menu: 79,00€
4-course-menu: 69,00€
Lunch:
5-course-menu: 79,00€
4–course-menu: 69,00€
3-course-menu: 59,00€
Hours:
Daily:
Lunch: 12:00 – 15:00
Dinner: 18:00 – 00:00
Location:
Senses Restaurant
Vijzelstraat 45
1017 HE Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Phone: +31 (0)205306266
Email: welcome@sensesrestaurant.nl
Webpage: https://www.sensesrestaurant.nl/en/
Tip #7: Restaurant Zaza’s
You will spend a fabulous evening at Zaza’s restaurant, because „absolutely fabulous“ is the motto of this very small and intimate restaurant with just 12 tables. The menu offers international, fresh and home-made delicacies, most of which are familiar from Mediterranean, French or Asian cuisine. In short: the best food in Amsterdam can also be found here.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, vegan options, gluten free options
Speciality:
International cuisine with French, Mediterranean and Asian influences
Price:
Sarters: from 16,50€ – 18,50€
Mains: from 23,50€ – 28,50€
Desserts: from 11,50€ to 14,50€
Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 18:00 – 00:00
Sunday: Closed
Location:
Restauran Zaza’s
Daniël Stalpertstraat 103
1072 XD Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Tip #8: Ashoka
The Ashoka is sure to stick in your mind when you ask yourself where to eat in Amsterdam. Here, the owners have combined Indian and Nepalese food with the idea of fine dining, while keeping everything within a very affordable budget.
Here you can look forward to the classics and tastiest signature dishes of India and Nepal as well as well-known tandoori and curry dishes. The restaurant’s interior is also worthy of special mention, as it is very stylish and modern in matching shades of beige and gold.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, vegan and gluten free options
Speciality:
Indian and Nepalese cuisine
Price:
À la carte:
Starters: from 7,50€ up to 12,95€
Momo: from 18,95€up to 21,95€
Tandooris: from 20,95€ up to 32,95€
Curries: from 22,95€ up to 28,95€
…and many other dishes
Chef’s Tasting Menu for 2 persons:
2 courses: 40,95€ // Veg. 35,95€
3 courses: 46,95€ // Veg. 41,95€
Hours:
Ashoka Amsterdam Centrum:
Daily: 17:00 – 22:30
Saturday & Sunday: additionally 13:00 – 16:00
Ashoka Amsterdam West:
Wednesday – Sunday: 16:00 – 23:00
Monday: 15:00 – 23:00
Tuesday: Closed
Locations:
Ashoka Amsterdam Centrum:
Spuistraat 3G
1012 SP Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ashoka Amsterdam West:
Kinkerstraat 7
1053 DB Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Ashoka Amsterdam Centrum:
Phone: +31 20 221 0446
Email: info@ashokarestaurant.nl
Ashoka Amsterdam West:
Phone: +31 20 341 7812
Email: kinker@ashokarestaurant.nl
Website: https://www.ashokarestaurant.nl/en/
Tip #9: Restaurant Vermeer
We have found a remarkably stylish restaurant in Amsterdam with Restaurant Vermeer, which for us is one of the best places to eat in Amsterdam! A modern, clean and very elegant ambience awaits you here.
At the table, you can choose from à la carte dishes prepared from daily fresh local farmers‘ products. Alternatively you can opt for the chef’s selection of three to five courses. Your dishes will then be served in a very artistic, colourful and simply special way, so you must take a souvenir photo before your meal!
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, vegan and gluten free options
Speciality:
Daily fresh local farmers’ products
Price:
Starters: from 18,00€ – 21,00€
In between courses: from 23,00€ – 39,00€
Mains: from 42,00€ – 45,00€
Desserts: from 15,00€ – 21,00€
Chef’s Selection
3-courses: 65,00€
4-courses: 80,00€
5-courses: 95,00€
Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday: 18:00 – 00:00
Sunday – Tuesday: Closed
Location:
Restaurant Vermeer
Located in Hotel NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace
Prins Hendrikkade 59-72
1012 AD Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Phone: +31 (0)20 55 64 885
Email: info@restaurantvermeer.nl
Website: https://www.restaurantvermeer.nl/en/
Tip #10: Bistrot des Alpes
Have you ever heard of Savoyard cuisine? This is the name of the cuisine that is famous in the region of the French Alps and you can enjoy it in the centre of Amsterdam at the Bistrot des Alpes. Look forward to a hearty break here, including delicious raclette, fondue and gratin savoyard!
The ambience of the restaurant is in typical alpine style, with lots of wood and warm colours, making it a rustic and very cosy place that invites you to linger. A very special one of places to eat Amsterdam!
Dietary options:
Vegetarian friendly, vegan options, gluten free options
Speciality:
Savoyard cuisine
Price:
Fondue Savoyarde: 25,50€ (2 persons)
Fondue Montagnarde: 30,00€ (2 persons)
Raclette: 30,50€ (2 persons)
Other options:
Starters: from 11,50€ up to 15,00€
Mains: from 24,00€ up to 25,00€
Dessert: 11,00€
Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday: 17:30 – 21:30
Location:
Bistrot des Alpes
Utrechtsedwarsstraat 141
1017 WE Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Phone: +31 20 620 7393
Website: Link
Tip #11: Restaurant De Belhamel
The picturesque Brouwersgracht canal in Amsterdam is also a great place to eat! Delicious dishes from French, Italian, Dutch and Flemish cuisine await you at Restaurant De Belhamel.
If you manage to get a table in front of the restaurant, you can enjoy a romantic view of the water and the life on it. In addition to the culinary offer, the restaurant has a very nice and well-stocked bar, which is definitely worth a stop.
Dietary options:
Vegetarian options
Speciality:
Local and French cuisine
Price:
Starters: from 18,00€ up to 25,00€
Mains: from 25,00€ up to 49,00€
Desserts: from 10,00€ up to 15,00€
Hours:
Daily:
Lunch: 12:00 – 16:00
Dinner: 17:30 – 22:00
Location:
Restaurant De Belhamel
Brouwersgracht 60
1013 GX Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Tip #12: Restaurant De Utrechtsedwarstafel
Best places to eat Amsterdam – that’s probably what all foodies are looking for before they visit the beautiful capital of the Netherlands. At Restaurant De Utrechtsedwarstafel, not only the foodies will be spoiled, but so will all wine lovers!
The tables are covered with white tablecloths and served with a 5-course menu in combination with a carefully selected wine pairing. The theme of wine has also been taken into account in the interior design, so if you take a look around, in every corner and space, you will notice the owner’s passion for wine, of course besides good food.
Dietary options:
Communicate allergies or dislikes in advance by telephone
Speciality:
5 course menu combined with carefully selected wine pairing
Price:
5 courses, without wine, table water included: 105,00€
5 courses – level 1, menu with good wines, table water included: 150,00€
5 courses – level 2, menu with the best wines, table water included: 190,00€
Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday: 18:30 – 00:00
Sunday, Monday: Closed
Reservation needed.
Location:
Restaurant De Utrechtsedwarstafel
Utrechtsedwarsstraat 107-109
1017 WD Amsterdam
Netherlands
Contact:
Phone: +31 6 20 44 75 59
Website: https://www.utrechtsedwarstafel.com/
Our selection of restaurants is based, among other things, on the editorial team’s individual preferences and on reviews on the internet. Please contact the respective provider directly for information on reservations and prices. The pictures come from the restaurants listed. All Information is provided without guarantee!
As Assist. Marketing & Communications Manager Annabelle knows the concept of Le Petit Chef like no other. If you have any questions, she is the right person to contact.
