Top 10 hotspots | restaurants in Amsterdam
People ask me often which are the trendy places to dine and wine in Amsterdam. It remains difficult to answer this question as there are a huge number of trendy places to go to. So I change this blog often as these trends change all the time. I can guide you to a good place to eat. Well, these are my favorite places to go for a lovely dinner, lunch, or in-between snack in Amsterdam.
1. Foodhallen
Delight your taste buds, taste culture, and experience a variety of flavors in the first Dutch indoor food market. At this moment one of the trendy’s places in Amsterdam.
Foodhallen
Address: Bellamyplein 52, Amsterdam
Opening hours: Sunday till Wednesday from 11.00 till 23.30 hours and
Thursday till Sunday from 11.00 till 1.00 o’clock
Foodhallen, where can you go and what to eat:
The Butcher – Voted the best burger in Amsterdam by Time Out Magazine
De Ballenbar – Tasty bitterballen
Entrecôte Mobiel – Specialty a French Steaksandwich
Việt View – Vietnamese kitchen, healthy and fresh spring rolls
Wild Moa Pies – Original New Zealand and Australian Pie, specialty Australian Down Under Pie
Jabugo – Spanish delicacy to make tapas, specialty Iberico ham
Friska – Healthy takeaway. Friska stands for fair and healthy food
Yogen Fruz – Organic frozen yogurt, less sugar, lots of different flavors, fruit, and toppings
Maza – Vegetarian and the vegan Mediterranean. Falafel, various types of Hummus, salads, and sauces
Caulils Kaas – Cheese, all kinds of cheese, cheese, like you never tasted before
Brood – Bread, specialty sourdough bread
Meneer Temaki – Fresh Temaki Shushi rolls
Bulls and Dogs – Traditional soul food, hotdogs in a special way
Green Brothers – Vegetarian snacks. sandwiches. soups, salads, frittatas and vegetable pies
Pink Flamingo – Unique pizzas, covered with Cuban pork, paella, fresh figs, or Indian spinach
Shrikhand – Indian kitchen, authentic Mumbai street food in a new way
The Rough Kitchen – Porc, grilled, smoked, or cooked. Specialty slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich
Petit Gâteau, everything you can expect from a real French pastry chef
Filiz Manti, Turkish specialties
So, seeing all these tasty choices, I say go and enjoy some of the great dishes in the Foodhallen.
2. Loetje Oost
When you say Loetje you say “Amazing Steak”. I for own love to go to Loetje.
In the Netherlands, there are more than 25 Loetje restaurants. Go to a Loetje restaurant for your morning coffee, lunch, dinner, or just a bite., for me, the main reason to go to Loetje is to eat a steak. Beside steaks Loetje has a great menu, they serve club sandwiches, focaccia, salads, vegetarian dishes, and daily soup, all yummy and very tasty.
Another Loetjes specialty is the dessert “Sticky Toffee”. Do you like sweets? This dessert is healthy, sweet, and made of dates with fresh whipped cream, it surpasses all your expectations.
Loetje Oost is one of the hippest Loetjes restaurants in Amsterdam, located in a dike of a corner building with a large hall, a central bar, and colorful art on the walls. The staff is very friendly, it’s a nice place to be.
Amsterdam Loetje Amsterdam Oost
Address: Ruyschstraat 15, 1091 BS Amsterdam
Opening hours: from 10.00 am, lunch till 16.00, the kitchen is open till 22.30 hours.
Open 7 days a week.
Loetje at the IJ marina – NDSM
Maybe you know, but I really like NDSM harbor, so how could I not tell you about Loetje at the IJ on NDSM yard.
Same delicious menu. I recommend the steak.
Loetje at the IJ Marina
Address: Werfkade 14, Amsterdam Marina IJ haven NDSM
It takes 15 minutes by ferry to get from Central Station to Loetje.
Opening hours: Open from 10.00 am, kitchen closes at 22.30 hours.
Open 7 days a week.
3. Canvas at 7th floor, Volkshotel
Address: Wibautstraat 150, 1091 GR Amsterdam
4. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
So as the owners of Happy Happy Joy Joy say, the taste reflects Asia’s greatest, in a collection of dishes of products where you can never go wrong but you might get hot. It’s a lovely styled place to be, hip and cool. Taste is authentic, fresh, surprising, and comforting. Happy Happy Joy Joy is a very popular restaurant and you find it in 4 locations in Amsterdam.
Happy Happy Joy Joy
Address: Downtown Amsterdam, Singel 460, 1017 AW Amsterdam
Opening hours: Monday till Sunday, from 17.00 till 22.00 hours
Address: Amsterdam South, Ceintuurbaan 256, 1072GH Amsterdam
Opening hours: Wednesday till Monday from 17.00 till 22.00 hours
Address: Amsterdam West, Bilderdijkstraat 158hs, 1053 LC Amsterdam
Opening hours: Tuesday till Sunday, from 17.00 till 22.00 hours
5. Waterkant, pretty close to Leidsche Square
Nice restaurant, delicious Surinamese food, good price, nice music, and friendly staff. Come and enjoy your breakfast, lunch, or dinner on the terrace with a view of the Singelgracht in Amsterdam. Wonderful Surinamese atmosphere. Great beer cart. If you feel adventurous, order a sublime Bird of Prey, this is all you need to start off with, and the adventures will follow subsequently. One of the most precious IPA’s, or India Pale Ales if you will. This is a hoppy and yet kick-in-the-face fresh beer, with an ABV percentage of 5.8%. I for one LOVE this beer 😀
Waterkant Amsterdam
Address: Marnixstraat 246, 1016 TL Amsterdam
Opening hours: 11.00 till 01.00
No take away and no delivery
6. Five Brothers Fat
A cozy restaurant in a nice area in Amsterdam called “The Pijp”. In addition to a nice drink, you can dine here until the late hours. Spanish bites, affordable bubbles, the occasional fireworks. Tip: order the original “Can Paixano” cava, imported from the renowned Champagneria in Barcelona. This is definaly a nice place for a drink and to enjoy some Spanish Tapas
Five Brothers Fat,
Address: Hobbemakade 64, Amsterdam
Opening hours:
7. CTAmsterdam | Coffee & coconuts
Best place in Amsterdam for Coffee – Food – Cocktails.
Coffee and Coconuts otherwise referred to as CT Amsterdam. I recommended this all-day hotspot, especially the early breakfast, it’s great but you have to order before 13.00. Breakfast, lunch, meetings, and laptop sessions. Nice big place, you can stay for hours just drinking your coffee or eating a nice bowl of yogurt. Good prices.
Coffee and Coconut amsterdam.nl
Address: Ceintuurbaan 282, Amsterdam
Opening hours: from 7.00 AM till 7.00 PM
8. Pont 13
This old ferry is a great restaurant. The ferry was built in 1927. Until the late nineties, the ferry was used to transport pedestrians and motor vehicles over the IJ. After this time it was sold and finely ended up as old scrap. Saved from demolition Pont 13 was converted into a bar-restaurant. The concept was a success. In October 2005 Pont 13 opened its doors. Since April 2010 Pont 13 has had a permanent berth in the Western Houthavens.
Post 13
Address: Haparandadam 50, pont13.nl
9. De Biertuin
Great location, just across Oosterpark and Tropenmuseum. They serve a large diversity of beers and other beverages. Beer is served mainly at large beer tables outside on the terrace. Drink nice beers and eat the tastiest burger in town, that’s what people say about De Biertuin. They also serve a good chicken at the spit. You can’t make a reservation, so be early if you want a good table.
Address: De Biertuin, Linnaeusstraat 29, Amsterdam
Opening hours: 11.00 till 15.30 hours lunch, 17.00 till 22.00 hours diner.
Tramline nr. 9 stops at the door
