Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs is a dutch restaurant in Centrum, Amsterdam.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Marvel at the array of colorful flowers at Keukenhof with private transportation. Visit the Tulip Experience and learn about the iconic tulip flower. Visit the windmil...
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Learn how to make traditional Dutch cheese with a local cheesemaker in a small group setting. Get hands-on experience and take home your own homemade cheese as a souvenir.
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Make your own cheese Discover the basic principles of cheesemaking Enjoy a homemade cheese tasting Be inspired to continue exploring this beautiful craft
Address: Grimburgwal 2, 1012 GA Amsterdam
Helling 7 in Amsterdam-Noord is a waterfront warehouse running wood-fired pizza, grills and a long terrace on the IJ, the room you book for a sunny Saturday.
OrderWood-fired pizza with whatever the seasonal vegetable topping happens.
TipTake the NDSM ferry; book the terrace explicitly in summer Walk-ins usually OK.
Tarim is Amsterdam's halal Uyghur room on Aalsmeerweg in Zuid, hand-pulled laghman noodles, cumin-rubbed lamb skewers, dishes carried out of Xinjiang.
OrderLaghman noodles with lamb, then a plate of cumin skewers to share.
TipHalal-certified; alcohol-free. Walk-ins fine on weekdays, book Friday and Saturday.
Moeders on Rozengracht is the Amsterdam stamppot room, walls lined with photos of mothers from customers, the menu a Dutch grandmother's repertoire.
OrderStamppot of the week with rookworst sausage.
TipBring a photo of your mother to add to the wall. Reservation advised.
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.
Thai Snackbar Bird on Zeedijk has run an Amsterdam Chinatown Thai counter for over two decades, snug, no-frills, the city's most reliable bowl of pad krapow.
OrderPad krapow gai with a fried egg on top.
TipWalk-in only; turnover is fast, the booth seats clear quickly.
