Because we were so impressed with our first evening there, we went back again yesterday. Excellent…read morefood, attentive service, and warm hospitality - we highly recommend "Italia Oggi" and will gladly return on our next visit to Amsterdam. Stefan & Birgit Velbert, Germany

So we're at our hotel breakfast the other day comparing notes with some people that we had just met…read moreand they suggested we consider this restaurant for dinner. We did and it was worth it. The service and environment were friendly, and the food delivered. We enjoyed a Burrata tomato salad made with arugula, focaccia, penne pasta arriabata, and a rib eye steak. We also purchased a bottle of Italian wine, a barolo that was very nice. I will tell you that if we had drank more going to the bathroom, would've been a harrowing experience as the bathroom is located upstairs up a very narrow, steep stairwell. So, this Italian restaurant is very worthy of being considered while you're in downtown Amsterdam.

Disappointingly customer unfriendly. We wanted to have dinner on the terrace with a group of 10…read morepeople. Couldn't make a reservation, so we came early to bestie ourselves there would be enough space (which was the case, half of the terrace was still empty). To have a very snobby waitress tell us in a very infriendly manner that "it was their policy not to move a table so a group could eat together". Upon the question what the big difference was to a table for eight and a table for two, 50 cm apart, she anwered "well, then we might just as well hire 12 waitresses". Didn't quite get the point of that, but we wanted to celebrate a birthday in pleasant surroundings so we went to the neighbours, Café Keppler, and had an excellent evening there, with lovely service from people who actually understand that running a restaurant is about making sure people feel welcome.

il Pecorino is an Italian restaurant in the nord (north) section of the city, a quick ferry ride to…read moreBuiksloterweg station from Central Station. The appetizer, the bruschetta, was average and lacked any real Italian flavors. The house wine was similarly less than average. The pizza was descent but again, nothing special. If you want an average meal in a food factory, I would go here. It wasn't terrible, it just wasn't very memorable and reminded me more of a place to 'just eat something' rather than a restaurant that provides anything memorable. The service was fantastic though. I will be rating this restaurant with 3 stars. It's a 3 minus, actually, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt!

Good food and okay service. Servers were slow but nice. Do not get their house wine though.read more

Absolutely delicious! Will be back! It was nice to find this…read morehidden gem. Thank you for the great food and service.

Location, location, location. Al ponte is nothing special, a small kiosk that sells good coffee,…read moreitalian sandwiches, ready made cakes and apple pie. What is great about this place are the terrific views. Not many tourists come here, but surprisingly the staff does not speak any Dutch. They are Italian and told me they are trying to learn. Normally, I get a bit annoyed but this lady was so sweet. I spilled some tomato on my white dress and she gave me a sponge with hot water and soap. A lot of people buy there coffee and sandwich to go and then hop on the ferry. But if the weather is nice it is wonderful to sit on the terrace and look at the water, the boats and the amazing skies. Hard to imagine that you ard only 5 minutes away from the Central Station. Definitely worth a visit!

Is Signora Safani's Al Ponte really as superb as her reviewers say? Believe it.read more

Our service was good and friendly. Food was good and brought within a short time. The selection is…read morequite extensive which was great for our jet lagged group. There's seating inside and out. Decor was cute with ample room at the table. Great dinner then off to bed!

Ordered the Greek Salad to take back to the hotel...one of the Staff recommended adding onions,…read morewhich turned out to be and excellent idea. The salad was fresh, tasty, and well worth the price. The only shortcoming was the silverware - the tines on the fork broke as soon as I tried to use it.

Amazing food at Pizzeria Bella Roma! The prices were very reasonable for the quality of food. I…read moretried the seafood pasta and it was absolutely amazing--fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. Great spot for a delicious meal, and I'll definitely be back to try more from the menu. Highly recommend!

Solid pizzeria with friendly service at the heart of Amsterdam. Plenty of seating inside and you…read moredon't need a reservation. The pizza was good. Had the Burrata pizza. Thin crust, crunchy and flavorful toppings. Only thing lacking was the tiramisu for dessert which was mostly whipped cream. The layer that was tiramisu was good and alcoholic though. Overall, good place for pizza but I'd skip the tiramisu.

We stopped here on a whim last summer and found the place packed. We managed to snag a table and…read morefound the food delicious. Really, everything we had was great - bread with olive oil, salads, pizza, pasta. The prices were quite reasonable too, which was icing on the cake. We put this gem on our list of fallbacks for future trips. We found ourselves back in Amsterdam last week and without inspiration for dinner. As we were going to be in the area, we thought we'd try Da Giorgio again. The restaurant was decidedly less crowded than the last time we were there - this time, only a few tables were occupied. We probably ordered the same things we had over the summer and we found it just as good this time. This joint is a solid standby. If you're in the Red Light District or at Centraal Station, you won't be disappointed.

Great food, excellent host, reasonable prices! Awesome…read moreplace. Great service. Best Italian food in the area. We went after multiple recommendations from the locals. I would highly recommend!

5&33 was likely the swankiest pitstop that we made in Amsterdam. It's located inside of a hotel and…read morehad great ambience, good service, and a fire place that lit up the entire restaurant. You'd think Anthony Bourdain would be up to something if he dropped by this place. Everything seemed fitting for a romantic evening out. You've got servers ready to bounce at you with your order, a candlelit table, and restrooms that offer fancy towels, lotion, and even cologne... or maybe someone left it there by accident? Either way, they certainly live up to their reputation for bougieness. We would've ordered an entire three course meal. However, we came here for one thing only- their charcuterie plate. Meats. Cheeses. Bread. That's all we really wanted, and it was fantastic. Their prosciutto was extremely tasty and the selection of cheeses to match were fab. We got a sense that the wait staff were a bit annoyed that we only ordered their €30 charcuterie board, but hey, they're known for such and I will attest that it was good. I'd love to come back one day to taste more of their heartier fare, but until then, I am satisfied with my care at 5&33.

This might get updated...went for an event called Lobster Heaven...arrived on time, lobster wasn't…read moreready, no big deal, waited for my friend to get there. 20 min later still no lobster ready, and told in 10 minutes, an hour after the event still no lobster ready so had to leave as my friend was working the night shift and had to eat before work. However the place was quite nice and the cocktails were excellent, kudos to the bartenders :D Kinda odd that there wasn't a coat room or even coat hooks so everyone had piles with them consisting of their coat and bag. Hoping to maybe go back and check it out another time.