We had very social Christmas meal at Brasserie fo seven courses. The food were unique and some…read morethoughtful combinations with different kind of food choice. The restaurant was beautiful and the staff were very great with wine pairing. Excellent choice for a special Christmas meal.

First time in Amsterdam.. stumbled on this lil gem and the service was amazing.. very chill vibes…read more. nice view of the canal.. great wine selection.. was easy to just walk in and be satisfied.. high recommended!

Lovely place to eat in the heart of Amsterdam, on what is locally known as "gay street", near the…read moreBloemenmarkt. Cozy interior with funky decor. I got there fairly early by European standards - a little after 19:00, and had the place mostly to myself. No reservations needed at this time of the evening, and year (early Feb.), and service was great. Nice conversation for this solo diner. Had the Scallop fregola / samphire / beetroot puree / pancetta / champagne beurre blanc appetizer for dinner with a glass of white wine. Delicious combination of flavors that I was hoping to find a recipe for to make back home, but no luck. Aww, shucks, looks like I will need to go back to Amsterdam and visit Lion Noir again!

The place is beautiful but that is about it... the service was very slow and it made us feel…read more"inferior", ignored and as if they were doing us the favor of attending to us. The menu is very limited. The oysters were good, the corn chowder had no flavor and the blinis where just ok. We also had the fish which was ok, but the couscous was salty and the flank stake was also just ok. After waiting more than 30 min and no one even coming to see if we wanted a dessert (which we did), we decided to just leave and go have ice cream instead. Expensive, pretentious and the food is nothing special.

Charming staff. Beautiful views from the outdoor tables. Affordable. Lovely. Waiting the two weeks…read morebetween the day I made the reservation and my dinner was well worth every moment.

I recently visited De Belhamel for dinner with friends on a recent trip to Amsterdam. I started my…read moremeal with a pair of appetizers. The first was the Escargots a la Flamande. The escargots were nicely tender and soaked in a flavorful herb and garlic butter. The second was the Drie Crostini Belhamel. This featured three crispy crostini's topped with high quality mouthwatering toppings of tender smoked salmon, fresh tender beef tartare topped with a yolky egg, and cool salty Iberico. For my entrée I had the Tournedos Rossini. Tender juicy steak sat on a bed of crisp asparagus and savory potatoes and topped with a buttery foie gras. For dessert I had the Basque Cheesecake which had a creamy airy texture and was topped with a sweet flavorful kumquat marmalade. Overall, our dinner was enjoyable and delicious.

Came here on a Monday night with a reservation and the restaurant was full. Highly recommend a…read morereservation. Service was friendly, but timing can be a little bit off. They do make up for it with their personalities. The restaurant itself is small and typically can hold groups of 2 to 5. The menu is small, but all the dishes are high quality. 1. Amuse bouche goat cheese - had a nice smoky flavor and fresh 2. Scallops - small but packed with flavor. There is a white sauce that complimented the scallops and the bread pastry with onions 3. Goat cheese terrine - very nice soft goat cheese mixed with onions as well as berry and veggies. Only wish there was more bread. 4. Sea bream - very nicely done with a fresh taste of the meat and a crispy skin. Pairs well with its sauce and tomatoes. 5. Ravioli - nicely done al dente with a herby sauce and packed ravioli 6. Bread pudding - one of the best I've had and came out fresh and hot. Comes with a white sauce as well as boozy caramel sauce. Overall, I would highly recommend this restaurant which has received very nice reviews for over 10 years. I'm glad we chose this restaurant during my stay here.

The small French Restaurant in Amsterdam served us one of the best meals we have had in a long…read moretime. The service was very attentive without hovering over us. The server selected an excellent bottle of wine to complement both of our meals! It's a very small restaurant and I'm glad we made reservations in advance!

This is an excellent French-classics restaurant. Service is impeccable . Unpretentious but formal…read moreenough to give value to each step, and to allow to make the best of the food. The space is cozy, not too big. The food is overall very good, while not being surprising. Classic French dishes well executed. We had a liver terrine that was extraordinary; warm white asparagus with marinated salmon that were equally fantastic. A fish in lemon and butter that honored the French way to make fish capable of centering a meal. A breaded fried fish however was a little bump in the experience. Here there was more alignment with the Dutch tradition of the croquete thick crust than with the delicacy of French cuisine, I am afraid. The crust reminded me of the Dutch difficulties to make gastronomy a priority, that the French orientation of the establishment seemed to address. Fromage is excellent here. Don't miss it (and try to pass on deep friedness).

Delightful restaurant - not cheap but not crazy prices either - excellent wine list and helpful…read morestaff - service can be a tad slow

We found this cozy tiny French restaurant near our Air BnB place. No reservation, but we could seat…read morecounter. Server is kindly served and offered many good recommendations, Start with three different kind of oysters, cheese , asparagus, main entree sea bass and chicken, end with ice cream desert. I had four glasses of wines.

Lovely place, attentive service, but our meal was just ok…read more We came on the recommendation by Esquire Bib Gourmand and ordered 2 appetizers and 2 entries. The hen was AH-mazing, the swordfish carpaccio was delish, but the main course veal was underwhelming and the duck eggs was a mistake to order for us. I will be back for that chicken though - juicy, tender, with crispy skin

This place has been on my "to try" list for about 5 months. It's nearby, but the fact that they are…read morea hotel restaurant, did not appeal to me, so I postponed it till later. Tonight was the perfect time to give them a try. I had a dinner with two friends who are not afraid to share and try new dishes and I did not to venture out into the Centrum. We made a reservation, and for Friday night the place at 19:30 was empty. We were seated promptly, and that's where the service ended :) We ordered the oysters, sparkling wine for the appetizers. Followed by 6 other dishes (starter size) which surprised us with the presentation and the flavor composition, especially the risotto! Kitchen staff made a huge effort with the menu. My San Francisco / Los Angeles foodie friends were impressed with the quality and creativity, but WTF is wrong with the service?! We couldn't order a follow-up wine, we got zero attention to our table, we had no interaction with the waiter what so ever, and he gave us this loud long exhales every time we asked for anything. We laughed, but it was uncomfortable, and I felt bad that I brought my friends here, I felt embarrassed. I overcame it - food was worth it. But if anyone from the management team is ever reading those reviews - please, train your staff, you could have much better foot traffic if you trained your people to be good servers. Dinner for 3, with no tip, (because service sucked!) was about 300 euro

Second time around I give this place 4 stars only. The menu was good but not as good as last year…read more We celebrated our anniversary here and it was good but not GREAT. We were here with friends and opted for the chef's menu which is 4 courses paired with wine. The "mouse bouche" was a refreshing salmon puree and white citrusy foam. For the first course we had brown shrimps, which is a local small shrimp that tasted very meaty and delicious, served with fresh King crab, sesame seeds and citrus. The entire combination worked very well, it was paired with a white Savion Blank. Second course was a fried sea bass on brioche bread, served with Bauchat mussels and fennel, he fish was very fresh and the fennel added to that spring sensation of freshness in your mouth. Third course served with red wine, medium body consisted of "Poulet Noir", translated black chicken with crispy skin, confit stew of the leg, open ravioli, truffle, lime and smoked butter sauce, very tasty, an amazing experience, my taste buds were very happy. For the last course a sparkly sweet wine served with a trio of Tanka bean, chocolate and banana, whipped, foamed and crushed, not sure what the exact technique was but it was a very nice light dessert. The staff was new and not aware of the chef menu and wine that needs to be served with each dish. They brought someone from the kitchen to walk us through the menu. Unfortunately the chef was not there however we met one of the Sous chefs, he was very pleasant.

We were a party of 4 with various ages and tastes…read more Let's start with the excellent: The ambiance was top notch with a beautiful city view and well spaced apart tables. The service was also exceptional. Good: The dishes were definitely designed by someone going all-out on creativity. And if your Michelin experience is all about something creative and never tasted before, this restaurant is for you. None of the dishes were excellent or mind blowing, however, and having eaten at quite a few Michelin restaurants, I feel that they were going for all creative at the cost of taste. Many courses were meh. Poor: They offer 2 options, herbivore or ominvore. Keep in mind the omnivore is still heavily vegetable based and the meat is just a tiny bit of fish/seafood except for the main course. Our main course was the quail which was decent enough but they gave us each half a quail. Also, our group felt that their menu had some repititon. All the seafood was all raw (there's more than one may to provide seafood!) They used artichoke 3 times in 7 courses. It may be in season, but don't just repeat. There was one dessert inside a hollowed out fruit that was completed inedible. All 4 of us couldn't even swallow one bite. We were here for our anniversary dinner and they confirmed it when we sat down but they didn't do anything for it.

Located just steps from the bustling center of Amsterdam Restaurant Flore finds Chef Bas van Kranen…read morepreparing a very interesting sort of "conscious fine dining" focused on Dutch seasonality inside Hotel De L'Europe. An organic concept with two Michelin Stars plus a green one, the dining room and multi-faceted chef's table expectedly natural in appearance, van Kranen selects all products daily from a very small collection of purveyors and no milk is used in the cuisine. Open for Lunch as well as Dinner Wednesday through Saturday, the €250 menu suggesting seven proper courses plus gifts at both ends, guests begin in the kitchen where lengthy aging of lamb is the focus of conversation before transitioning to seats with Tomato Broth bolstered by Peppers plus Fruits. Reserved for the Chef's table, a communal space where diners can see the canal, dining room and kitchen, it was while Frank Ocean and others loudly dropped F-Bombs as well as racial slurs that Canapes arrived including delightful Vegetable Maki plus a fragrant Pea Tart. Taking a lot more chances than the usual Dutch Fine Dining space, "Vegetables of the moment" quickly moving to assertive Aguachiles with Snails, barbecue Monkfish proved effective and well-prepared atop Ajo Blanco while follow-up Red Mullet would have been equally effective without its raw Strawberry prop. A universally complex style, perhaps overly so in many cases, Aliums and Mushrooms prove van Kranen's gift when focused while "50-day dry aged lamb loin, Cherries with pickled Elderflower, Sweetbreads Sausage, Grilled Peas, Anchovies, Sauce of Lamb "Prosciutto" with Capers and Peppers" is exactly what it sounds like - intentionally complicated to the detriment of the dish. Just 44 seats total, less than half-filled Saturday for lunch, staff is pleasant yet professional when checking in regarding pacing before moving to a Dessert of Soft Serve under slightly bitter ice and a lightly-fried Flower. Offered Coffee or Tea to finish, a €10 upcharge left to guessing as listed, Beans are explained and prepared in an elaborate display involving scales before four Mignardises including a Shishito Pepper and Cocktail-themed Gummy Bear.

Gezellig and delicious. I love the way it's tucked back into the neighborhood on the corner a…read morenon-commercial street. We came back for dinner a second night in a row because it was so perfect the first night. Casual atmosphere. A moderate menu for a small kitchen, but they put together some satisfying food. We've enjoyed everything we tried: hot camembert, asparagus, snails, hamburger, meatballs. We were quite dubious about Tiramisu with oreo cookie crust, but it was impressive - better than what we had in Italy.

I went to the restaurant based on the other reviews on Yelp... And it didn't fail to live up to…read morethem. A small, little hard to find, location but styled so warmly. Sat at the bar, as there were no tables the service was more than friendly and the food was well portioned and full of flavours. Will definitely be looking to go here again next time I'm in Amsterdam. Best advice when planning to eat here is to try and book a table but also make sure you've got time and don't rush your meal, enjoy the ambiance.

From the owner: Specialiteiten restaurant In 't Vierde Baarsje is een klassieker onder de klassiekers. Al bijna 40…read morejaar wordt hier de traditionele Franse keuken gevoerd en tegenwoordig aangevuld met o.a. hedendaagse gerechten op de seizoenskaart. Er wordt nog ouderwets aan tafel geflambeerd,de tong gefileerd of een stukje wild getrancheerd. Een aperitief kan in de knusse bar worden genuttigd waar de open haard een behaaglijke warmte verspreid. Velen verbazen zich na een bezoek aan ons restaurant over de gastvrijheid in een ongedwongen sfeer met een vleugje Amsterdamse humor.