The Soup Company ★ 3.9
The Soup Company on Leidsestraat is the Amsterdam takeaway counter pouring three soups a day plus bread, 7 to 9 euros, the lunch budget play in town.
Try: Soup of the day with bread
The dishFalafel sandwich with build-your-own salad bar
Location
Address: Leidsestraat 85, 1017 NX Amsterdam
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Wok to Walk ★ 3.7
Wok to Walk on Leidsestraat is the Amsterdam late-running stir-fry counter, build-your-own noodle or rice plate 8 to 12 euros, open well past midnight.
Try: Build-your-own stir-fry, noodles or rice
New York Pizza Rembrandtplein ★ 3.4
New York Pizza is the Amsterdam slice-shop chain, Rembrandtplein outlet open into the early hours, big triangles of pizza for under 6 euros each.
Try: Pizza by the slice
Thai Snackbar Bird ★ 4.2
Thai Snackbar Bird on Zeedijk is the Amsterdam Chinatown Thai counter, two decades in, big bowls of pad krapow and curry under 15 euros, fast turnover.
Try: Pad krapow, green curry
Spang Makandra ★ 4.4
Spang Makandra in De Pijp is the Amsterdam Surinamese counter where almost every dish is under 15 euros, roti kip and saoto soep both squarely in budget.
Try: Roti kip, saoto soep
SLA ★ 4.0
SLA on Ceintuurbaan runs the Amsterdam organic-salad chain, build-your-own bowls 8 to 12 euros, soups for 5, the everyday office-lunch counter.
Try: Build-your-own salad bowl