Best Spots in Amsterdam for The First-Class Explorers
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From the classic De Kas and Dinner Cruise with 4-Course Menu, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 4.7 · 3,745 reviews
Step into De Kas, the garden conservatory in Amsterdam-Oost where the produce comes straight from its own beds. Spend a long lunch or evening on Mediterranean dishes built around ingredients picked that same day.
★ 4.4 · 1,834 reviews
Discover the Dinner Cruise with 4-Course Menu, an evening on Amsterdam's glowing canals. Settle in for a seated meal with wine and beer included while commentary names the landmarks drifting past the windows.
★ 4.7 · 410 reviews
Reserve an evening at Vinkeles, the modern French restaurant in the Dylan Hotel's former 1700s bakery. Enjoy a multi-course dinner with attentive service in an atmospheric setting.
★ 4.7 · 270 reviews
Book a table at Restaurant Flore for a fine-dining meal in a beautifully designed Amsterdam-Centrum setting. Move through the courses at an easy pace, tour the kitchen and hear about the ingredients straight from the team.
★ 4.7 · 424 reviews
Reserve a table at Lars, a Michelin-starred Amsterdam restaurant known for meticulous, Asian-influenced tasting menus. Settle in for six courses, with the option of the vegetarian Green Lars menu.
★ 4.7 · 485 reviews
Rise to the 23rd floor of Hotel Okura for dinner at Ciel Bleu. Enjoy a creative European tasting menu with attentive service while the Amsterdam skyline spreads out below.
★ 4.9 · 501 reviews
Settle into Restaurant Watergang, a cosy townhouse-style dining room in Amsterdam-Centrum. Work through a set five-course seasonal menu with matching wines, served with the warm, professional attention reviewers describe.
★ 4.5 · 671 reviews
Book a table at Kaagman & Kortekaas for an unhurried fine-dining evening in central Amsterdam. Work through a multi-course menu with paired wines in a setting that skips the usual formality.
★ 4.6 · 488 reviews
Book a table at Restaurant 212 for a polished, unhurried meal in the heart of Amsterdam. Watch the open kitchen plate creative courses with international flavours, from amuse-bouche to dessert.
★ 4.4 · 1,442 reviews
Step into Restaurant Blauw, where red walls and oversized family photos set the scene for Indonesian cooking in Amsterdam-Zuid. Share a rice table of vegetable, meat and fish dishes, or opt for the Biru Menu, over an early or late dinner.
★ 4.5 · 2,554 reviews
Experience Madre, a beautifully designed vegetarian Mexican restaurant in central Amsterdam. Opt for the chef's choice menu and let the staff guide you through the dishes, with drinks to match.
★ 4.4 · 1,420 reviews
Book a table at Wilde Zwijnen, where modern Dutch cooking meets exposed brick and an open kitchen in Amsterdam-Oost. Work through a multi-course menu in a warm, trendy room that stays lively into the night.
★ 4.6 · 629 reviews
Discover Brothers Hartering, the canal-side restaurant where dinner is the whole point. Work through an imaginatively plated multicourse menu with wine pairing, finishing with house-made vanilla ice cream.
★ 4.5 · 762 reviews
Dine at Yamazato, the traditional Japanese restaurant inside the Okura Hotel. Let kimono-clad staff guide you through a delicate, upscale meal in a quiet, elegant room.
★ 4.6 · 678 reviews
Reserve a table at Sinne, a Michelin-recognised fine-dining restaurant in Amsterdam-Zuid. Work through a multi-course menu at lunch or dinner with unobtrusive, friendly service and a refined, design-led room.
★ 4.5 · 510 reviews
Set out for Vuurtoreneiland, the fort restaurant on a small island in the IJmeer. Sail across the water for about an hour, then settle in beside the fire for a multi-course meal.
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★ 4.3 · 1,898 reviews
Pull up to the chef's counter at Ron Gastrobar and watch the open kitchen at work in Amsterdam-Zuid. Share inventive European small plates, bread, mocktails and the beef Wellington over a relaxed two-hour meal.
★ 4.5 · 817 reviews
Step through the unassuming door of BAK and climb to its upstairs dining room. Settle in for a tasting menu with wine pairing, with the chef occasionally stopping by to explain a dish.
★ 4.6 · 1,033 reviews
Settle in at Choux, a relaxed Amsterdam dining room built around a creative, plant-forward tasting menu. Work through inventive courses of vegetables, seafood and meat with a glass of natural wine in hand.
★ 4.6 · 458 reviews
Reserve a table at Troef, the energetic Amsterdam-Oost restaurant with a stylish room. Pair your dishes with a glass chosen from its extensive wine list.
★ 3.0 · 606 reviews
Discover Jimmy Woo, a two-storey Amsterdam nightclub with an elegant Asian-themed bar. Take in the dance floor lit by over 12,000 lamps and enjoy a polished late night out.
★ 4.1 · 502 reviews
Reserve a seat at De Juwelier, where the chefs plate your dishes right in front of you. Enjoy a multi-course menu of inventive cooking and a thoughtful wine list in a stylish central setting.
★ 4.4 · 405 reviews
Pull up a seat at Bistro de la Mer, the central Amsterdam seafood spot built around a long counter. Eat shoulder to shoulder with other guests while watching the kitchen turn out oysters and other fish dishes.
Take a seat at Rijsel, an industrial-style canteen restaurant near the Amstel in Amsterdam-Oost. Enjoy a French-Flemish three-course dinner with a view of the open kitchen and staff happy to guide your choices.
★ 4.6 · 916 reviews
Settle in at Scheepskameel, a refined waterside restaurant in Amsterdam-Centrum with a menu built on local ingredients. Pair your dinner with bottles from an all-German wine list and let the staff steer the choices.
★ 4.6 · 997 reviews
Spend an evening at De Japanner, the Albert Cuyp's buzzing Japanese restaurant. Share small plates like melt-in-the-mouth salmon crispy rice and pair them with sake or a cocktail.
★ 4.7 · 548 reviews
Reserve a table at En, the Japanese kitchen and sake bar in Amsterdam-Zuid. Work through a seasonal multi-course menu or a plate of chef-selected nigiri, paired with sake.
★ 4.4 · 287 reviews
Settle into Café Beurre, the cosy French restaurant in Amsterdam-West that stays open late. Grab a bar seat, share plates with a glass of wine and take your time over the evening.
★ 4.2 · 653 reviews
Discover Domenica, an understated Italian restaurant in the heart of Amsterdam. Grab a seat at the counter and work through a seasonal, ever-changing menu with a glass of wine or champagne.
★ 4.3 · 699 reviews
Discover Café Binnenvisser, a minimalist Amsterdam-West restaurant that feels authentically local. Take a seat at the communal bar and work through a seasonal five-course dinner.
Amsterdam · 🍽️ Food
De Kas
2h
Dinner Cruise with 4-Course Menu
Vinkeles
Restaurant Flore
Lars Amsterdam
Ciel Bleu
Restaurant Watergang
Kaagman & Kortekaas
Restaurant 212
Restaurant Blauw Amsterdam
1h15
Madre
Wilde Zwijnen
Brothers Hartering
1h45
Yamazato
Sinne
Vuurtoreneiland
Ron Gastrobar
BAK | Fine dining Restaurant Amsterdam
Choux
Troef
Amsterdam · 🌙 Nightlife
Jimmy Woo
2h30
De Juwelier
Bistro de la Mer
Rijsel
Scheepskameel
De Japanner
En Japanese kitchen & Sake bar
Café Beurre
Domenica
Café Binnenvisser
