The very tasty food, the exceptional service and the ambience - a popular restaurant where the…read moreresidents of Amsterdam, in this neighborhood, by the theater, enjoy, as we did. Great experience - a great cheeseburger, exceptional fries and many vegetarian options. Good beer and wine selections. Highly recommend this restaurant in Amsterdam!

Party of 5 Americans. Excellent service. Excellent food. Reasonable prices. We ate downstairs. The…read moreonly place all week that brought water to the table, which was very refreshing after paying 4 to 6 Euros per bottle of still water at every other meal around Amsterdam.

What a great spot on the canal. Very cozy bar vibes. The food here is great! The pea soup was…read moredelicious. It was smokey, rich, and decadent for as simple as pea soup! Also got the game pate which was very interesting! And the snackplatter included cheese sausage and bitterballen, which is a great starter! Love their bitterballen. So so good! Got their rib eye and holy WOW! Just wow. Didn't expect it to be that good but that meat was delicious and very flavorful! Paired so well with their sauce. The staff was very nice and friendly. I would recommend making reservations as this place can get filled up quick!

This place is a really cool bar with nice ambiance. It seems like a good place to hang out with…read morefriends after work! We came here for dinner and I thought the food was okay. I ordered the Angus rib steak and they recommended medium, but my steak was quite pink and very chewy. My friends remarked it looked more like medium rare or even rare and I agreed. It was very hard to chew the pieces. The right part of the steak was also a lot of gristle or cartilage. The herb butter was not bad and I ended up using a lot of it on the steak. I did share a split pea soup with my spouse and we liked the soup. It had boar sausage and I didn't think it was that salty like I normally do with a lot of sausage. The soup was quite thick and the flavors were nice. The pea flavors were indeed strong. My friend got the beef stew but they didn't give you that much meat. They did give you a lot of fries though. I thought the fries were thick and not bad. My spouse and friend both ordered the Zealand mussels and it came in this giant pot. The soup was at the bottom but it was difficult to get to the soup at the bottom of the pot since the mussels were on top. They bought thought this dish was okay. They didn't charge for water here which was nice. It's a tossup in Europe if they will charge you for water!

I love it when restaurant staff are confident enough to make genuine recommendations. I was craving…read morepasta but kept pizza as a plan B. When I asked the server for his preference, he smartly asked if I was dining alone and whether I wanted wine or beer. Since I was solo and opting for beer, he recommended the pizza instead and perfectly paired it with one of their beers. I have absolutely no regrets--this place is fantastic for pizza and beer. The service is quick, the restaurant is clean (including the restrooms!), and the background music is at that perfect volume where you can recognize the song without it drowning out a conversation. It is highly recommended after hours of walking around Amsterdam!

The atmosphere was great! I loved that there was tables outside with umbrellas and heaters. My…read morefriend and I sat out there and loved the vibe! This is exactly what we were looking for. Our waitress was super nice and the food came out quick and tasted fantastic!

Omg bitterballen is amazing! I am so happy I tried it here, it was so tasty. They have a cute…read moreoutdoor area and are located near museums so the location is great. Have a good selection of wine and service was quick.

Pro-tip...don't expect food after 9:30, kitchen is closed. Basically it's a bar from 10 pm until…read more1am. Guy was good enough to get us chips and salsa seeing we were hungry! Beer & drinks are good!

A chill place with lots of drink options. The outside seating is great. The food is good…read more It's a neighborhood hangout and can get crowded at times. When I pass by i'm often wishing I had time to stop and relax there.

Ultra-local dive but the staff was friendly and the food was good. I had chicken satay with peanut…read moresauce and my companion had pasta, both quite tasty. Games available if you are so inclined.

It's a bit pricey, but I very much enjoy the open space and decor here, the beautiful bar, floor…read morewith the tram tracks still in place and the palatial seating. They are a higher-end place than the surrounding area, but that means I can usually get a table or seat here at the bar. I often went here as a tourist or business traveler when I visited Amsterdam, especially on days when everything else was too crowded. I also loved going during the day to work. A little champagne late in the afternoon made it even nicer!

The Kanarie Club is adorable and should be at the top of your list if you are looking for a fun…read morenight with fantastic food in Amsterdam. The conference I was attending rented out half of the restaurant for a dinner. The other half appeared to be food stalls where you could order a variety of things. From the moment I walked in, I knew it would be a good night. The restaurant has several games including ping pong and a ball pit upstairs (however not filled while we were there). Since we were at an event, my experience may be a bit different. Different stations were set up and throughout the night, waiters and waitresses walked around serving us a variety of foods. Just to name a few, I tried, chicken on a stick with peanut sauce, hummus and pita bread, duck spring roll, Mexican rice bowl, and more. Everything was delicious and I was stuffed. There was even an adorable cat roaming around. Such a fun night and I highly recommend visiting if you are in the Amsterdam area.

This place opened in 1619. It's small with some inside and outside seating. The one bartender did a…read moregreat job of taking care of all of us. He even took the time to explain what we were drinking. We initially thought we were going to get gin, but Genevere is just similar to gin. This is meant to be sipped with a side of beer. We decided on trying the two year Genevere, but they also have some older ones. The liquor was smooth and considered easy sipping. No need to mix it with anything It was interesting to hear their history. The governors of Amsterdam have all be drawn on bottles displayed in a cabinet.

We had a wonderful time visiting this place…read more Our most recent and honestly only other Jenever experience was at wynand focknick where they have every flavor known to mankind. The bartender looked at me like I had ten heads when I asked what flavors they have (my infantile palate) because they do not have any flavors. They do, however, have a wide variety of unflavored Jenever and I threw a dart into the dark and ordered the 6 year one. GF ordered the 2 year one for us to compare. Speaking of the bartender, he was very nice, friendly, and helpful. He also wasn't terrible to look at, either. Jenever isn't exactly grenadine or lemonade so I took my time getting it all down the hatch. We decided to share their "cocktail of the moment" which to my surprise, was a few spirits combined in a Jenever glass. It was DELICIOUS but on the sweeter side, just the way I like it. Seating can be a touch of an issue. There were two tables outside and very, very, VERY, limited seating inside. There is very interesting decor with old world ambiance inside and a bar where you rest your beverage while standing. This is definitely a spot worth visiting.

Everything about this place was great!…read more I'll start with the service. We walked in around 4:10 and they didn't start food service for another 20 minutes. The waiter was super cool and told us to have a seat anywhere we liked and brought us a drink menu. He knew we wanted to eat so at exactly 4:30 he came and took our orders. Through out the meal he was on top of everything and even offered many suggestions! The food was spectacular as well. I had the trio of fries and my friends had other small plates that were all so good! And the sauces that come with the fries, mamma mia! We also shared the Boca's Platter and it was absolutely to die for. Do not pass this up. I repeat, do not pass this up! Between 4 people, the medium was plenty of food. The space itself was also nice. They had outdoor seating for nicer days. We went right when food service began on a Monday afternoon so can't speak to how busy it gets during peak hours. Go for the great service, go for the Boca Platter, whatever you do, just go!

Our first stop in Amsterdam for a late lunch. We ordered mushroom bruschetta, 1 medium boca…read moreplatter(meat,cheese,fish), three kinds of fries and of course STEAK TARTARE. The bruschetta was delicious and if you love blue cheese, get it...it's extremely rich and creamy. The three kinds of fries were solid; curly, sweet potato, and regular with some chili ketchups. The boca platter was HUGE and we got the medium for 4 people. Came with steak, fried shrimp, mackerel potato salad, crostini, and an assortment of cheeses and some pepperoni. Last but not least...my favorite...the tartare. The quail egg was delicately placed atop the center of the meat and placed alongside the four little crostini on the plate. It was juicy and had so much flavor, a little spicy but not an overwhelming amount of chili spice. This meal reminded me of tapas in Madrid; definitely stop by bocas and get everything!