Albert Cuypmarkt anchors the city's densest stretch of food: Surinamese, Indonesian, Turkish, new-Italian and the third-wave coffee scene's southern half.
Warung Spang Makandra has been the De Pijp Surinamese reference since 1978: roti you assemble yourself, saoto soup, almost nothing on the menu over 15 euros.
OrderRoti kip with the dahl and a side of the bean stew.
TipWalk-in only. Order at the counter, sit upstairs. A second Spang Makandra branch in Nieuw West takes the overflow.
Kafe Kontrast on Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp runs chef Ellinor Strinnholm's Swedish-Indonesian kitchen: weekend brunch smorrebrod, weekday Kontrast Experience.
OrderThe weekend smorrebrod plate or the four-course Kontrast Experience set.
TipWeekend brunch is the busy slot. Quieter on Wednesdays, kitchen on full form.
Jinweide opened December 2024 in De Pijp, the Amsterdam room for Northwest Chinese hand-pulled noodles, the chef pulling the dough in the open kitchen.
OrderHand-pulled noodles in lamb broth; ask for medium thickness.
TipWalk-in usually fine on weekdays. Sundays book up fast Booking recommended for weekends.
Warung Mini on Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp serves what locals call the best saoto soep in the city: clear chicken broth, beansprouts, fried potato.
OrderSaoto soep, with a side bara doughnut.
TipWalk-in counter. Cash and card both fine. Closed Mondays Booking recommended for weekends.
Warung Mini in De Pijp serves Amsterdam's signature saoto soep, a clear Surinamese chicken broth crowned with crisp potato, beansprouts and a hard-boiled egg.
OrderSaoto soep with extra sambal on the side; bara to start.
TipCounter service, closed Mondays. Lunchtime queue forms quickly.
Kaasbar on Ferdinand Bolstraat runs an Amsterdam cheese-only menu: tasting flights of aged Gouda, raw-milk farmhouse, and a Sunday cheese fondue.
OrderThe five-cheese tasting flight, with a glass of jenever.
TipSmall room, books up at the weekend. The cheesemonger upstairs sells what you tasted to take home.
Badcuyp on Eerste Sweelinckstraat is the De Pijp music-cafe and kitchen, the Amsterdam venue running European bistro plates alongside a live-music programme.
OrderWhatever the day's special is; the steak frites is the safe fall-back.
TipLive music many weeknights; check the calendar before booking the late seating.
Bazar on Albert Cuypstraat is the cavernous, soaring Amsterdam North African-Middle Eastern room set in a converted church, all halal, all-day from breakfast.
OrderThe full mezze platter with the chicken tagine to share.
TipHalal-certified. Big room, walk-in friendly. Pre-market breakfast is the value.
Spang Makandra has been Amsterdam's reference Surinamese counter since 1978, rolling roti, ladling saoto soep, almost nothing on the menu costing over 15.
OrderRoti kip; ask for medium spice and the kouseband bean stew as a side.
TipLunch only at the upstairs tables; takeaway counter for everything else.
Tjin's Toko on Eerste van der Helststraat near Albert Cuyp is the Amsterdam De Pijp Surinamese counter and toko, a deli-supermarket hybrid running broodjes.
OrderBroodje pom with extra sambal, bara to nibble on the walk.
TipOrder at the deli counter on one side; pick up Surinamese pantry staples on the other.
Twenty Third Bar sits on the 23rd floor of Hotel Okura above De Pijp, with bar manager Markus Vennemann running a bespoke cocktail and champagne list alongside bites from the two-Michelin-starred Ciel Bleu next door.
TipReservations recommended for window seats at sunset; smart-casual dress code, no shorts after 18:00. The view runs west across the city to the harbour.
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