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Café Restaurant De Reiger

Name: Café Restaurant De Reiger
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Step into De Reiger, the veteran Amsterdam café that has been feeding locals since 1896. Settle into its warm, art deco-accented room and work through hearty Dutch plates like stamppot with meatballs or a crisp schnitzel.

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Full description

Café Restaurant De Reiger is a long-established local address in Amsterdam-Centrum, known for hearty Dutch and European cooking in a warm, unpretentious room with art deco touches. Reviewers mention meatballs with stamppot, schnitzel with mushroom sauce, beef stew loaded fries, ribs and a well-seasoned beef salad, all in generous portions.

It opens at 4 PM and runs late, which makes it a natural choice for an early dinner or a relaxed night out. Rated 4.5 across more than 700 reviews at a mid-range price, it suits couples and anyone wanting a genuinely local feel.

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Address

Nieuwe Leliestraat 34, 1015 ST Amsterdam, Netherlands · Amsterdam-Centrum

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

early evening, evening or late night

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Book ahead, as the room fills quickly after the 4 PM opening
come hungry, since portions are generous
the kitchen stays open into the late evening, so it also works for a later dinner

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Reviews

I forgot to take pictures of most before starting since we were so hungry😅. My favorite is the salad with beef, it was perfectly seasoned and beef was perfectly cooked. Ribs also was liked a lot! They recommended chicken withp peanut sauce, i can say it was interesting for us. We had a nice experience sitting on the…

Lucy

2/5

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