This is one place where you can see people peacefully queueing up in Amsterdam. And why not! No one wants to deprive anyone else of a sampling of the divine pizza they bake over here at La Perla. The menu is your standard Italian pizza fare, but the difference is in the baking process. I am not an expert, but I feel the staff here knows just the right amount of heat for the right type of crust. The dough tastes so fresh, only downside being that it isn't hand tossed. With the volume of customers, it would be hard to do so anyway. I went here with a couple of friends from out of town who had heard good things about La Perla. As expected, seating was nowhere to be found and we resorted to walking home with our pizza boxes in the fancy carry bags. Of course, we also bought some of the famous tiramisu. It's hard to say what we enjoyed more - the pizza or the tiramisu, but all in all, a good evening was had. The location of La Perla is pure magical. It's like being in a small city like Venice, almost. It is restaurants like this that make me love Amsterdam more with every passing day. read more

Had the spicy sausage pizza and it was fantastic. Never have had pizza like that in the states. Still not sure what oils and meats and peppers they all combined on there but it was delicious. Everyone recommended La Perla as the best pizza in Amsterdam and it didn't disappoint! read more

La Perla - The spicy sausage pizza hands down best pizza in Amsterdam! - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Sometimes you want something guaranteed to satisfy like an authentic italian pizza, but going to the pizza shop with your mates feels a bit lame. Cue adding in the bar across the way, with a good drinks list and a trendy vibe. Good pizza, good people watching and good booze. Always a winner. You can see them make the pizzas before your eyes, which is fun if you're waiting for a takeaway. But if you can find a couple of friends, definitely dine in, and take a wander around the adjacent streets after if you are yet to - this whole little pocket of streets (Jordaan) is a delight to visit. read more

The pizza here is awesome! Wood-fired and as fresh as can be! The place is really small so plan on takeaway or eating at one of the tables outside. Lots of different unique choices - I have the one with the spicy salami and it was really, really good. I just wish this place had been closer to my apartment so I could get there more often! read more

I really wanted to love La Perla. As I ate my prosciutto pie, I raved about the flavors, but now that I've thought about it for a few weeks, I think that I'll have to lower my rating to a solid 3 stars. The toppings were quality and super yummy, but the sauce was applied with such a light hand that I couldn't taste it at all. I also wished that the pizza was saltier as a whole. The tiramisu was divine. It was super potent in flavor, making it easy to split between up to 3 people despite it's demure size. Eating half of it made me a little queasy. Happy, to be sure, but definitely queasy as well. read more

Ive been meaning to come to this place for some authentic pizzas, my husband and i were out at the Artis Zoo and on the way back decided to grab a bite to eat on our way back home. Its a nice cozy looking restaurant on a nice street. Lots of nice places around in the same block. The restaurant has seating indoors and outdoors, but since today was such an exquisite day, we decided to take a seat outside. I ordered the Quattro Formaggi( i could have possibly misspelled this) and my husband ordered the one with Anchovies. We were super excited about our orders, the pizzas didn't turn out to be that amazing. My pizza was soggy and i could hardly taste the four cheeses and my husbands pizza was alright nothing to write home about. All in all it was a below average experience. The only reason i give it three stars is for the service. The staff was super nice and i can not stress enough how rare that is in big cities, its a blessing to have people take you seriously and be nice to you. Or bring you the correct order and on time. Haha read more

This pizza is nothing to rave about. The pizza itself gets a 3.5 but with the excellent customer service and atmosphere, I round it up to 4 stars. Why is this pizza nothing to rave about? Well if you've been to New York, Italy and even Connecticut, USA (yes new haven, Connecticut has better pizza than New York. You need to try modern apizza before you contest this) then this pizza does not match up to the pizza in any of those places. Here's how they can improve to be better! . The dough needs improvement which ties the entire pizza together. The crust doesn't hold its crispness and chewiness in the center where the sauce and the cheese sits. The dough tastes good but the consistency isn't there... Yet. Also for the margarita pizza, the mozzarella is cut very thick but that's being very detailed now. Otherwise the ingredients are fantastic and so fresh. The customer service is superb and the atmosphere is very nice. I rate my places a lot on whether I would return, and this is a pizza place I would return only to hang out with local friends. My friends visiting from New York wouldn't like it but would think the same thing as me-- it's a really, really great value especially the margarita. Are there other good pizza places in Amsterdam? I'd like to try more. read more

My colleagues an I arrived at about 6pm on a Sunday night and were promptly seated. Although a table was available we chose to sit at the bar to interact with the servers and it's closer to the tap. The servers were very patient and friendly while we asked questions about the menu. We settled on a caprese salad to start and shared the margherita, porchetta, and sausage pizza accompanied by a local brew. I don't recall the name of the beer we had but it was local and tasted great. The servers here know how to poor a beer. The caprese salad was amazing fresh and was one of the best I've ever had. The serve the tomatoes on the side as they were cherry tomatoes and it was a very generous portion. All of the pizzas were made with fresh ingredients and it worked out that each of us favored a different pizza. The tomato sauce has a great balance and works well with the mozzarella and toppings that we chose. It's a thin crust which I prefer as well. If you are in Amsterdam and are looking for a quality dinner in a nice atmosphere this is a must stop. Friendly service and excellent food at a great price point. read more

We made a reservation for 8:45 last night. We got there at about 8:40 and walked into the funky smelling restaurant. A couple in front of us walked in, said they didn't have a reservation, and were told to sit wherever they could find space. We stood and waited for another few minutes, but seeing NO space anywhere (tiny restaurant) and not enjoying the fast food like ambiance, we left and went to another restaurant down the street with much lower prices, a better selection, and lots more space. read more

Seriously disappointing - review not about the food (because there was none). We made a reservation online the day of, then arrived and were ignored until they seated us upon us telling them "We have a reservation" (w/o asking our name). We were given two menus and olives but left alone for upwards of 15 mins... needless to say we dipped. We are seriously patient, never left a restaurant like that before the other day read more

Best pizza in Amsterdam. hands down. Service is very average. You will get your food. Love the basic margarita. read more

Very yummy pizza, menu was a little unclear which lead us to slightly misorder, but it was still very good. Wish there were more seats.

Food is fresh & delicious.! Only gave 3 stars because the difference in service for tourists vs locals is vitally apparent & frustrating. We had a reservation made by the concierge of our hotel & yet the hostess greeted us with a "we are completely booked..." comment. same comment made 2 nights ago, thus the request for our concierge to make us a reservation. It seemed like a wonderful pizzeria!! How wrong we were. Staff were short & non-attentive. Wine pour was less for me, a tourist vs a local, was less :(. Give it a try. Maybe I just had an off day?? read more

Anyone who knows me, knows pizza is my favorite food and I could eat it every day!! Well I had the salame pizza this evening and will be eating pizza every day while I'm here! read more

Outstanding brick oven pizza!!!! Try the Brouwerij'tij beer. Local and real real good read more

La Perla - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

This is the best pizza I've had in Europe in the last decade. It must be the best in Amsterdam. What's so great about it? We ordered the salami pizza to go and watched it being prepared and cooked in the wood burning oven. What emerged was a heavenly pie with chewy, blistery thin crust, buttery mozzarella, and a zesty tomato sauce that perfectly merged with the spicy salami. It was so good we returned twice in three days Friendly staff. And the neighborhood is a fun walk with lots of lively bars and restaurants, especially on a Saturday night. read more

La Perla - The pizza is prepared on the left and then placed in the wood burning oven. So good! These guys are pros. - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Well, we did eat here Two (2) nights in a row. Once you order your pizza it can show up magically FAST. The tap water in Amsterdam makes all bread in this town Awesome. The hot fire oven makes the disks even better. read more

The good was very good, great pizza and salad. There wasn't many choices which restricted us, making us choose the pizza. I was hoping at least some salad with chicken option. Good service also. read more

We literally arrived to Amsterdam a couple of hours prior, traveling from Brussels by train, and really had no idea how busy it gets for dinner here. We had no reservations (HIGHLY recommended for Friday thru Sunday), but the waiter was able to seat us, letting us know the table he sat us at was reserved for 9pm - it was 7:30 - fair enough. Some drama occurred to the table of 6 adjacent to us, but because we didn't understand Dutch, we don't know what happened. It appeared one of them broke a wine glass, glass apparently fell into their plate(s), a couple in the group, stepped outside, the owner of La Perla showed up and gave the rest of the group the "no more" sign, one of them screamed, "NO!" Restaurant went quiet and that group left. The couple that had stepped out earlier returned, with one of them, the man, taking the pizza, said something, and dumped it on top of another pizza they had ordered and walked out. Fun times!!! GREAT place for caprese and pizza!! Other than the drama that occurred, the ambience is very cozy for couples and families. We're here for another few days, so I'm hoping to return. read more

Pizza was amazing. I had the spicy salami one(totally forgot the name), and it was really good. Definitely up there with the best pizza I've ever had. My wife had the margherita pizza and she loved it. I would recommend making reservations though. We got here around 5pm and luckily got seats at the bar. Several people had to turn away because the wait was going to be long for a table. Awesome pizza though! read more

La Perla - Spicy salami - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Had coffee here and dinner the food & coffee itself was gorgeous but the service was appalling. Extremely slow and staff took 0 interest in us. Our drinks were thrown on the table with no eye contact and due to the bad service I wouldn't come back here. read more

Great pizza in one of the coolest neighborhoods in all of Amsterdam. A beautiful walk down some of the quaint, picturesque streets of Amsterdam will lead you too really good pizza. Stone wood fired oven and recipes that are straight out of Naples gives this place very high rankings as far as pizza is concerned for all of northern Europe. We sat in the restaurant, which is across the street from the oven and the take out venue. On a nice day I highly recommend the take out. While the ambiance was okay, we had to wait quite a while (peak time + really good pizza = wait) and I assume if you call ahead you can walk right up, grab your pizza and find a cozy canal to sit down and enjoy old Amsterdam. I absolutely love this spot in the city so it is a great idea to fill up on some delicious pizza and then visit some of the real Dutch bars and drink Hiene's with the locals. Over all great pizza in a great city in a great location. read more

Discovered this before heading to Amsterdam and it is undoubtedly the real deal and some of the best pizza I've ever had. Outdoor seating made for some unforgettable people watching... Great prosecco and incredible pizza not much more to add other than this spot being a must visit. read more

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Delicious pizza, great beers, awesome tiramisu and friendly staff. We thought that on a Wednesday evening there would be no problem getting a table here. We were wrong. If your heart is set on eating here plan ahead. Thankfully we had done our usual of heading out to eat while not super hungry, so we had no issue with putting our name down for a table and going away for 45 minutes. When we returned and stated our name, everyone looked at us like they had no idea what we were talking about, BUT they were really nice and found us a table with no bother. We decided not to mess around with starters and go straight for the pizza. I had the Prosciutto San Daniele which was a simple pizza with tomato, mozzarella, ham, rocket and parmesan. The pizzas arrived super quickly and were great. I can see why it was so busy here. I drizzled a bit of chilli oil onto my plate to dip the crusts which was really good, it definitely has a kick to it though! After pizza we decided it was time for tiramisu which was incredible. The staff were really helpful and friendly all night, very attentive and happy to chat to us. One quite strange thing to note is that the ladies toilet was tiny! Obviously not a huge problem as I wasn't planning to spend much of my night in there but it is miniscule. Overall I really liked it here and would recommend and happily return. read more

We found this place as it was recommended and it was a great choice! This pizza was a very tasty one. La Perla is well located, with a simple but nice atmosphere. The menu also is simple but with enough options to satisfy everyone. The dough was super good, the tomato paste seems homemade, the ingredients were fresh and good quality. You can have pizza to go or you can eat at the restaurant, but check the schedules as they do not have an open kitchen all day. If you are a pizza lover, you must visit this place. read more

Probably the best Pizza you will find in Amsterdam. Good toppings, especially the tasty fresh mozzarella, nice welcoming place (though there is not much space to eat in), friendly staff, also great overall design from logo via pizza box to the serious brick oven. Alas, I have to agree with one of the previous reviews - this roll-out machine you see in many NL pizza places is a bad idea and results in dry, cardboard-like, crisp crust. Also I agree on the "would be 3 stars in NYC, 5 in Amsterdam". However, I can definitely recommend it. read more

very, very, very odd. the pizza was really odd tasting. though as odd as it was the flavors melded together pretty well. place is disorganized but oh well, it happens. pizza was odd, very odd. read more

Found this place with a high Yelp review search. Was great. Knew we stumbled on a solid choice when we arrived at 5 and most tables were reserved for parties arriving later. Got the Burrata to start and shared a pizza. Couldn't have been better. Be sure to try the spice olive oil on the table - spectacular complement to any dish. Wine was also delish. Service was attentive. Definitely recommend. read more

I'd say it's the best pizza in Amsterdam and better than most of the pies you get in the states. Bruschetta is good and decent selection of wines and beers. Nice little cozy spot to dine. read more

Really poor experience... pizza took 35 minutes to get; was average, but I can get better pizza in Atlanta @antico. Rude staff; won't return a - NOT worth the hype! read more

PIZZA! Super authentic and delicious pizza! Expect a long line and wait, but it goes fast. I can't seem to stop going! They have sit down but no service, but it's not designed for that. Get in, order, hang around and wait for someone to get up or take it away. Regardless it's awesome pizza! read more

We really enjoyed our time here. There were no tables available but they squeezed us in at the bar. They treated us very well. We ordered beers and the choices they had were fantastic. They ended up making an extra Italian salad and when they realized the mistake, they offered it to us since they said they would have to just throw it out otherwise. A very nice touch and the salad was very good. The pizza was great. Excellent crust and the cheese and salami they used were very tasty. But the real winner is the bufalo mozzarella cheese. It's imported fresh from Italy. The only complaint was that it was a little dry...a bit more sauce would have made it just that much better. read more

This place is so bad. The pizza tastes just like the ones from Albert Heijn. The prices are ridiculous, the service is slow, and the workers are rude. The place is overrun with loud tourists and drunk stag parties. read more

Nice little place to enjoy a good pizza. Very small so make a reservation or go before traditional times to eat. Only thing was our waitress was very unwelcoming and looked like she was not happy to wait on us. We ate and moved on to another place to have a drink. read more

Delicious! Delightful service as well. Everything thing from our apps to drinks to pizza... we enjoyed it all. 4 pizzas. I had the puttanesca, superb. read more

Good pizza in a great neighborhood. Its hard to find good Italian or decent pizza in Amsterdam (being from Chicago and having US standards) but our little family probably gets take away from La Perla once a week. We've also had lunch & dinner at the restaurant many times. They have a high chair and are accommodating for little ones, although the high chair is maybe the oldest and dirtiest I've ever seen...we still use it!, It can get a little hot and stuffy in the restaurant when its busy and the service is lacking but the food keeps us going back. read more

Damn good pizza. Its wet but holds tigether. Crispy, chewy in perfect proportion. Salad also excellent. Highly recommend for foid quality and authenticity. Service on the restaurant side of the street was slow and inattentive. Reservations a must after 1830. At 17:30, I was seated sans res. read more

The ingredients were great and the crust was tasty, but I should have requested crispy crust. The middle was raw and flimsy, and no one likes that on pizza. read more

SO GOOD! For those of you that don't appreciate "tip sag" pizza, you may think the center isn't done cooking, but let assure you. It is. And it's amazing. We got the spicy pizza (the first one listed under special pizzas) and we loved it the most! We also got the sausage and radicchio pizza, which was also delicious. It just had a bit too much radicchio for my personal taste. The sausage was incredible though. Fills up fast, would definitely recommend a reservation if going on a weekend. read more

La Perla - Spicy pizza and the sausage/radicchio pizza. Definitely recommend the spicy one. - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

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There is nothing I can say about this place that has not been said, it is simply amazing. It is small and crowded, because it is so good. If you can't deal with that go to Pizza Hut. This place is worth the wait!!!!! read more

La Perla - Amazing! - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

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