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RESTAURANTS
What comes to the hungry
traveller’s mind (or stomach) first when he/she thinks of
"Amsterdam"? Cheese and herrings! However this salty North Sea
dweller is not always served at its fresh and tasty best. We recommend
you try it at the Haringhuis, Oude Doelenstraat 18.
Cheese and nothing but
cheese? You would be forgiven for thinking so when you see all the
cheese stalls. Top of the list when it comes to quality is Kaasmakers
Kef in Marnixstraat 192.
The local Amsterdam
cuisine is characterised by the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic mix of the
city which means that a stroll round the various eating establishments
is like going on a tour of world cuisine. Of course the colonial past
has left its mark everywhere, there are many, many "Surinams"
and "Batavias", but other nations too have their culinary
outposts here.
Brasserie
Schiller
Rembrandtplein 36
Tel : 5 54 07 00
Daily 11–23.00
French restaurant with an Art Nouveau ambiance.
D’Vieff
Vlieghen
Spuistraat 294–302
Tel : 6 24 83 69
Rather extravagant and overcrowded – however it is an absolute must
for anyone who loves luxury restaurants.
Haesje
Claes
Spuistraat 275
Tel : 6 24 99 98
Daily 12 am - 3 pm and 5 pm - 11 pm
Dutch cuisine, fish a speciality. Cosy décor and reasonable prices.
2/R
Lucius
Spuistraat 247
Tel : 6 24 18 31
Mon–Sat 17–24.00
Considered to be one of the best fish restaurants in the city. 3/R
Le
Garage
Ruysdaelstraat 54
Tel : 6 79 71 76
Daily 11–14.00, 18–23.00
Very smart, very French, very trendy.
Excelsior
(Hotel de l’Europe)
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2–4
Tel : 6 23 48 36
Daily 12–14.00 and 17–22.00
Very smart, expensive restaurant in the Hotel de l’Europe with a
beautiful terrace on the Amstel. French cuisine, game specialities and
also a liking for caviar in the small "Le Relais" restaurant
which is part of it.
Oriental
City
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 177
Tel : 6 26 83 52
Daily 11–23.00
Wide choice of Indonesian and Chinese dishes, seafood. The large number
of Asian diners proves that the food must be good.
Indonesia
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18
Tel: 623 20 35
Daily12–24.00, kitchens open until 22.30
Their speciality is the traditional rice table.
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