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Breda
One of many Amsterdam restaurants to offer a fine-dining experience at a reasonable price point, Breda opened in 2015 in an elegant, canal-side space in the posh Jordaan neighborhood. Patrons choose between three set menus (“basic,” “extra” or “the full...
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Café t’ Smalle
Amsterdam is famous for its “brown” cafés, traditional café-pubs. The Café t’ Smalle, in the Jordaan neighborhood, is one of the oldest and most authentic, with a polished dark-wood interior and stained-glass windows. During the warm months, tables spill onto...
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Hangar
Located in the up-and-coming Amsterdam Noord, Hangar opened in late 2015 on a barren stretch of waterfront surrounded by warehouses and car dealerships. However, the restaurant’s beautiful interior design and French- and Italian-inspired menu—not to mention the alfresco terrace overlooking...
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Hannekes Boom
When the weather turns warm, Amsterdam’s hip young things head to Hannekes Boom, an historic beer garden that is tucked away on a pier near Central Station. Rows of wooden picnic tables sit under a trellis of Christmas lights and...
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Vinkeles on the Water
If you would like something much more intimate than a typical dinner cruise, One of the Amsterdam’s top hotels, the Dylan, has added a 19th century salon boat to its list of dining options, and a private dinner or lunch...
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Waterkant
With eclectic décor, ample picnic tables and a tasty menu of snacks, Waterkant is one of the best alfresco bars in Amsterdam. Particularly buzzy on warm, summer days, Waterkant sits on the Suriname river in Amsterdam West and attracts a...
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Amsterdam may never become a gourmet capital like Paris or London, but if you know where to book, you can eat very well. Particularly famous is De Kas, a beautiful fine-dining restaurant that is located just outside the city in a soaring glass conservatory. Be aware that waiters in Amsterdam do not work for tips, so service can be a mixed bag. Some dining experiences are seamless and professional, while others can verge on the comical or abusive, with waiters so uninterested in diners’ needs that they make their Parisian counterparts seem like charm-school graduates. For an abbreviated list of restaurants, read Top Tables Amsterdam.