What a hipster place! But fun. The decor is so simple but interesting because of small details…read more I had a Baked Jamaican burger. Made of tofu prepared with a jerky sauce and red onions. A veggie burger with a lot of taste. Also their drinks are with a twist. They serve drinks of Fritz, a German company. Cool place.

So 4 stars is fair for a European place. If this was in the USA i would give it 2.5…read more Beef in the Netherlands is just different than UsA. The taste is really funny and u cannot make any good food with it. Me and my wife eat more chicken and fish now. We had the Texas and the olive burger, i liked the olive and my wife like the Texas burger. The potatoes are below mediocre. They try hard to sauce the burgers since beef sucks here. I give them that.

I went here for lunch and it was pretty dead. Judging from the pics and what I saw in the evening,…read moreCafe Thuys is more of a bar/pub and it looks like a lot of fun. But for lunch in the summer it was great to take a break from the hoards of summer visitors. They have burgers and more traditional Dutch fare. The bartender/server was real nice and the food was satisfying. It's also located kitty corner to a drawbridge and it's super cool to sit outside with a pint of local brews and watch the roadway lift up when boats pass by, especially for amateur infrastructure geeks like myself.

We rode bikes all day and stopped here for a beer. The menus are not in English but the friendly…read morestaff will help translate anything you need help with. We got the Buffalo mozzarella on wheat bread which was kind of like bruschetta but more like a salad on bread. It was quite tasty. I have gotten used to ordering things at restaurants and what I imagine the food to be is completely different. This was time wasn't any different but I loved the surprise! The pesto with cheese and salad with tomatoes and balsamic was very fresh and light and was enough for two. The place also overlooks the canal so great views! There is free WiFi here too!

We stumbled onto this wonderful little restaurant and decided to stop for a drink outside by the…read morecanal. Our waiter was so charming and the appetizers SO GOOD, that we moved inside and stayed for dinner. WHAT A TREAT! Not a bad bite or sip of anything. We might go back to the Netherlands and Delft just to have another evening here. Thank you!

Rogh's Deli is a beautiful little establishment. I stumbled in through the door, exhausted from a…read moreseemingly endless flight from the US, on which every baby cried and the seats seemed even more confining than usual. Post-flight, I was haggard. My clothes were rumpled and I was weighed down by all my luggage, so when the waitress ushered me over to a quiet table by the window, poured me a tall glass of water, it truly seemed like I had arrived at the pearly gates. After a day of stale dry plane snacks, I was craving something fresh, so I chose a salad with arugula, mozzerella, figs, prosciutto that was drizzled in balsamic and came with a fresh warm piece of bread. I might have looked like a bedraggled street rat -desperately scarfing down every leaf and soaking up every bit of dressing with my bread - but inside I felt like a goddess, lounging on a cloud, daintily savoring each plump little fig. All that was missing was a tight demi-god bearing grapes and an eternally full pitcher of wine. I may have cried a bit when the salad was over. Truly though, this is a lovely spot that hits all of the notes where American restaurants often seem to be off key. The portions were perfect, the food was fresh, flavorful, and reasonably priced and the ambience was clean and simple. If I ever opened a cafe, it would look a lot like this. It is, without a doubt, a winner and deserves every singe one of the 5 stars.

Honestly, I don't know what the hype is about. I found my experience to be mediocre but let me…read morestart with what I did enjoy. The people who work here are a family. It's a small family owned business and you can hear them actually talk and quarrel like a family at times. Not super professional but at the same time it's amusing and warm. I kind of liked it. Refreshing atmosphere, really! It might also be the Dutch zero f*cks to give attitude. Who knows? So, the service is good and even the chef is very nice. The location is great and the interior is simple and good. I would definitely hop in again for a quick bite! I will have to because I really want to give them a better review but unfortunately, based solely on their Philly cheesesteak, I cannot. It was bland and greasy. That's it. I can't really say more. Those two words perfectly describe how it was. Bland. And. Greasy. It was so greasy, in fact, that my oesophagus tightened so uncomfortably. It stopped me from further eating and breathing became painful and difficult. I'm not kidding. Sure, it might have been psychological but it was very uncomfortable, nevertheless. My garbage disposer.. err.. friend, I mean, had to finish my plate. I will pop back in and order something else and update my review. It might have been a bad day but I was excited to have some Philly cheesesteak and I was let down.

I was recommended by my Dutch friend to try the steak at Loetje, and I wasn't disappointed!…read more My friend and I came by Loetje Oost around 6:30 on Sunday evening and there was plenty of seating available. I had made a reservation right beforehand on their website, but I definitely didn't need it. There's a nice patio outside, but because it was starting to get a bit chilly in the evening, we opted to sit inside. My friend got the Thai chicken soup ($8) to start and had the chicken satay skewers ($18.50) for his entree. Interestingly enough, the restaurant was out of chicken (is that really a thing?) so the Thai chicken soup because a Thai veggie soup instead. He didn't mind though, and really liked it as it had a nice coconut flavor. The chicken skewers were good as well. I went straight for the steak and ordered a medium sized beef tenderloin with their garlic gravy ($27.50). The server asked if I wanted fries with that, but I went with a healthier apple compote side for $3.50 instead. I absolutely LOVED my steak, and that's quite rare for me as I'm generally not a steak person. I was a bit worried because she didn't ask how I wanted the steak cooked, but I guess here the default is to cook it on the rarer side and I certainly didn't mind! The steak is served swimming in a pool of gravy, which I've never seen before. Each bite was super tender, and the garlic gravy it came with was super salty so by dipping the meat into the sauce, that guaranteed the meat was flavorful enough. The apple compote was delicious as well, but I wish it was served warm instead of cold. I was very happy with my decision to come here for my first meal in Amsterdam!

Lovely restaurant within walking distance of the Hyatt Regency Hotel (15 minute walk). The food,…read morewine, and service were all exceptional.

Terrible service, food is greasy. Getting a drink is impossible. First disappointing stop in…read moreAmsterdam. Can't imagine one single reason to choose here.

We stumbled upon this place one very cold, windy and rainy Thursday night in Amsterdam, and many…read moredrinks later fell in love with it. The atmosphere inside this cafe/bar in De Pjip, feels cool and very local. Good music (mostly English and American tunes with some jazz thrown in) and they also have Bob, the pub cat, who skulks around searching for a warm spot to snooze. We loved it so much for drinks, we decided to come back for food. It was quite early so ordered a sharing plank, stroke of genius I might add. Five dishes chosen by the chef in the style of tapas. We had four slices of rare steak in peppercorn sauce (stand out dish for us cooked perfectly), Dutch sausage sliced, prawns in tomato sauce, Filo parcel stuffed with vegetables and goat cheese with honey and walnuts. All for 17 euros between two and was well worth it. Do visit this place if you come to Amsterdam on holiday, it's off the tourist track and such a great find.

Centrum can be nasty. This place is bliss. A great place to park yourself outside Centraal and…read morepeople watch thru the large front windows. This place has the feel of a local, though it's in one of the busiest areas in Amsterdam. A testament to the Dutch, that there's a high traffic area, that feels friendly and warm. With very cold Heinekens.

Local and welcoming watering hole…read more I'm a bit hesitant to write this review because the Cafe Zeepost is such a diamond in the rough and I worry about it becoming overly popular and ruining the vibe there. I happened upon the Cafe de Zeepost a tiny, local spot with about 8 stools at the bar and another 3 or 4 at the window seats purely by chance over a Christmas and New Year break from work in Nigeria. It became my pub of choice for the remainder of my two week stay in Amsterdam. The music is an eclectic mix of international tunes from around the globe and changes depending on who's tending bar at the time. It's a great place to kill a couple of hours watching the flow of tourists and locals on busy Prins Hendrikkade especially at Christmas time. Whenever I stopped in, it was always a mix of locals and a few folks like myself looking for a place to get a cold beer or something more potent to take the chill out of the holiday air outside. Regardless of where they were from, the staff and fellow punters couldn't have been anymore friendly. I speak very little Dutch but never once felt uncomfortable in the mix. Zeepost is Ideally located across from Centraal Station and a short walk in one direction to the Schreierstoren, originally part of the medieval city wall of Amsterdam which was built in the 15th century and in the other direction to St. Nicholas Church. If you're spending any time in the city it's worth stopping by for a cold Brand and if you do decide to visit the Zeepost it can get crowded and busy, so don't be an arrogant "tool" and you'll get along fine with everyone there. Proost!