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
The dishPizza by the slice
Location
Address: Rembrandtplein 25, 1017 CT Amsterdam
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Spang Makandra ★ 4.4
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SLA ★ 4.0
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Stach ★ 4.0
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