Amsterdam's best restaurants: from gourmet to herring

Are you a true foodie or just love to try new food in new cities? Discover the best restaurants in Amsterdam. Having studied a huge number of institutions of different classes, we made a selection of the most worthy. Enjoy the delicious flavors of genuine Dutch food - herring, steaks and sandwiches, salads and sweets. Having marked these points in your culinary map, you will not regret visiting them.

Gourmet Restaurants

Many go on a trip to Europe only in order to personally verify the perfect location, impeccable service, sophistication of the interior and gastronomic prowess of these restaurants.

The Silver Mirror restaurant, included in the Michelin Guide in 2018, is located in a building that was erected in the year 1614. The exterior and interior of the building have been preserved so that you can fully experience the atmosphere of the Dutch Golden Age and be inspired by the thought that this setting remembers Rembrandt and Vermeer.

The main features of De Silveren Spiegel are elegance, hospitality, family, dinners in the style of centuries-old traditions and in accordance with the current season. You will be offered a wide selection of wines and refreshments from the young chef Jim van der Hoff. Beef and fish, mussels and scallops, cheeses, herbs and delicate desserts are prepared with a soul, and each dish is designed so that you want to take a picture of it for memory.

A holiday for two with several shifts of dishes in the Silver Mirror will cost 300-400 €.

• The restaurant on Kattengat 4-6, 1012 SZ is open every day from 18.00 to 22.00 (except Sunday).
• Those wishing to visit its mass, so check out the official website of De Silveren Spiegel in advance and reserve a table.

In search of the best restaurant in Amsterdam in the center, one cannot ignore the establishment where members of the royal family occasionally drop in. Marked by four Michelin stars, La Rive is rightfully considered one of the attractions of the capital of the Netherlands. Located on the territory of the Intercontinental Amstel, it is a stone's throw from most of the city's iconic places (and from the Dutch Hermitage), has a lush Victorian-style interior and attractive views of the Amstel River.

La Rive is a godsend for fans of European and Mediterranean cuisine. Take a seat in the hall, on the outdoor terrace or at a table for six, located near the open kitchen. From here you can watch the actions of chef Edwin Kats and his team working with products from selected suppliers. Try Waterlant beef tenderloin, caramel duck with spices, sea bream in sauce, turbot with potatoes or lamb tenderloin on vegetables bulgur, washed down with noble wines. And for dessert - flavored pastries or ice cream.

• The average bill at La Rive is between 80 and 300 euros.
• You can have lunch or dinner at the institution at Professor Tulpplein 1, 1018 GX from Tuesday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00 and from 18.30 to 22.30. On Saturday - from 18.30 to 22.30.

A classic example of a European restaurant, an example of a cozy romantic atmosphere, in which there was a place for the "breathing old" brick walls, and for small tables under snow-white tablecloths. Vinkeles is located in the center of Amsterdam - in the building of The Dylan - and is the place where you can eat with style. The cuisine is diverse, but mainly consists of traditional and modern French delicacies. Chef Dennis Kuipers offers lobster with white asparagus and green peas, shrimp and sophisticated desserts, while the original design and serving add to the dinners of creativity. No wonder Vinkeles was awarded the Michelin star in 2009.

Prices are high - the average bill for main dishes is 30 €, desserts cost from 16 €. But if you came to Amsterdam for gastronomic emotions, and not in order to eat cheaply, then the restaurant on Keizersgracht 384 is what you need.

Dinner is available from Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00 to 22:00.

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Reasonably priced restaurants

Forgot to book a table at De Silveren Spiegel but aren’t ready to refrain from eating? Amsterdam has enough establishments where you can eat tasty and inexpensive. Here are three restaurants you will enjoy.

A small restaurant with 12 tables was opened in 2003 in the vibrant De Pijp quarter, without which no tourist route is complete. The establishment created a relaxed atmosphere for those who want to have a good time in a warm company, eating delicious and inexpensive. Zaza's adheres to the Absolutely Fabulous philosophy and encourages you to enjoy life without taking it too seriously.

The restaurant's cuisine includes hearty main courses of meat and fish, seafood appetizers, farm cheeses and signature desserts, including lemon tart with fresh raspberries for 8.50 euros. All this can be washed down with the best copies from the collection of French, Italian and Spanish wines. The international menu changes every three months, being inspired either by the Mediterranean or by Asia, but remaining simple, almost home. Each visitor has the opportunity to get enough without spending too much money (average check is from 20 to 50 €), and tourists are always welcome here.

• Zaza's Address - Daniel Stalpertstraat 103hs, 1072 XD
• Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday - from 18:15 to 22:30, from Thursday to Saturday - from 18:30 to 22:30.

Another restaurant where you can eat tasty and inexpensively in Amsterdam, and at the same time relax and sit on the Internet due to the free wi-fi network. It is a calm and comfortable place serving breakfast and lunch, soups and salads, desserts, tea, coffee and juices. Business card - small sandwiches, which all visitors are happy to try. Tourists rarely come here, and locals like to spend time at tables made of uncouth wood, relax in the interval between fulfilling daily duties and order a business lunch, spending no more than 10 euros.

The restaurant at Lindengracht 59 hs, 1015 KC is open every day from 09:00 to 17:30.

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Not sure where to eat in Amsterdam after a busy day of sightseeing? Stop by the French and Dutch restaurant located on the ground floor of a 16th-century building. It seats up to 25 visitors, and in the warmer months there is a terrace for those wishing to dine outside. It is better to book a table in advance, because there are plenty of people eager to try food from organic products grown in the garden of the restaurant owner. Children will enjoy all kinds of sweets and pastries, and for those who want to thoroughly eat, friendly staff will offer soups, meat, side dishes and salads. The highlight of Gartine is Flemish bread, croissants, homemade gingerbread, yogurt and coffee, as well as a wide wine list.

All treats are served on porcelain decorated with floral paintings, which fits perfectly into the interior "antique", made in warm colors. In such an environment, visitors get the impression that they are not in the city center, but in a tiny village.

• The restaurant, located at Taksteeg 7, 1012 PB, is open daily from 10.00 to 18.00
• The average bill at Gartine is from 13 to 20 €. Agree, for Amsterdam it is inexpensive.

Restaurants where you can eat tasty and inexpensive

There is an opinion that in the capital of the Netherlands, the price tags in restaurants, cafes and eateries are higher than in Paris and London. We prove that this is an exaggeration, declassifying several places in Amsterdam, where in 2018 you can really eat cheaply.

This place is for those who are looking for where to eat fish, seafood and herring in the mouth with dill and onions in Amsterdam. In a restaurant with a 30-year history, there are only three tables that local residents and tourists are trying to storm by storm - and for good reason, because they serve great sandwiches and take ridiculous money for them, literally 2-3 euros. Two elderly Dutchmen friendly and efficiently serve everyone and can feed even after the restaurant is closed, if asked well.

Rob Wigboldus Vishandel, which is on Zoutsteeg 6, 1012 LX, is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 17:00.

The restaurant specializes in Dutch cuisine. Working since 1935, he managed to win the hearts of a large number of customers from all over the world not only with the skill of his employees, but also with a remarkable ratio of quality and price. A rich dinner prepared with special care and love, here costs from 9.50 €. Regular visitors recommend trying asparagus soup, dishes with ham and eggs, cod fillet with sauce, schnitzel, stewed chicken and hamburgers. Every morning, Hap-Hmm staff searches for and purchases products, so the menu items correspond to the current season.

• The restaurant is located at Eerste Helmersstraat 33 | 1054CZ, within walking distance of Leidseplein Square.
• It is open from 17:00 to 21:15 from Monday to Friday.
• Booking at Hap-Hmm is not provided, so sometimes you have to wait for a free table.

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Ask Amsterdam residents: where to eat cheaply in their city? Many of them will answer: in Omelegg, because they cook the best omelet in the world. In the tiny room of the restaurant there are wooden tables in a rustic style, and outside the window there is usually a queue of people who want to have breakfast (it will take 10-20 minutes to wait). This is a common practice for places where they cook excellently.

The Omelegg menu has an impressive selection of egg dishes with all kinds of meat and vegetable fillings, cheeses and herbs. Visitors are given the opportunity to "collect" their breakfast using a large list of ingredients. The speed of preparation and serving is impressive, but the prices do not bite - for 10-12 € you can get enough of a generous portion of food while drinking freshly brewed coffee. Really tasty and inexpensive.

• The restaurant's address is Nieuwebrugsteeg 24, 1012 AH.
• Opening hours: on weekdays from 7:00 to 16:00, on Saturday and Sunday - from 8:00 to 16:00.

A restaurant of potato dishes, a visit to which everyone can afford. They feed nourishingly and quickly, tasty and inexpensively, pampering customers with gigantic baked potatoes with various fillings (meat, chicken, vegetables), additives (from sour cream to hummus) and fresh herbs, so the place is suitable for carnivores and vegetarians. Drink offer coffee, tea, juices and beer. All together costs 7-12 euros, which makes Jacketz extremely popular among the Dutch and visitors, so you should book a table in advance.

• The address of the restaurant is Kinkerstraat 56, 1053 DZ.
• From Monday to Thursday and Sunday, he works from 12:00 to 22:00, on Friday and Saturday from 12: 00-23: 00.

Choose a place according to your preferences and budget and go on a gastronomic journey. The best restaurants in Amsterdam will help you to finally feel the spirit of the city and feel like part of it.