6 cheap eats rooms in Amsterdam, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Amsterdam — the places editors actually return to. All Amsterdam food.
Warung Spang Makandra ★ 4.4
de-pijp · Gerard Doustraat 39, 1072 VK Amsterdam
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.
Tip: Walk-in only. Order at the counter, sit upstairs. A second Spang Makandra branch in Nieuw West takes the overflow.
Warung Mini ★ 4.4
de-pijp · Ceintuurbaan 205 HS, 1074 CV Amsterdam
Warung Mini on Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp serves what locals call the best saoto soep in the city: clear chicken broth, beansprouts, fried potato, hard-boiled egg.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Cash and card both fine. Closed Mondays.
Warung Mini Surinamese ★ 4.4
de-pijp · Ceintuurbaan 205 HS, 1074 CV Amsterdam
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.
Tip: Counter service, closed Mondays. Lunchtime queue forms quickly.
Spang Makandra Warung ★ 4.4
de-pijp · Gerard Doustraat 39, 1072 VK Amsterdam
Spang Makandra has been Amsterdam's reference Surinamese counter since 1978, rolling roti, ladling saoto soep, almost nothing on the menu costing over 15 euros.
Tip: Lunch only at the upstairs tables; takeaway counter for everything else.
Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs ★ 4.2
centrum · Grimburgwal 2, 1012 GA Amsterdam
Upstairs Pancakes on Grimburgwal occupies an Amsterdam canal house dating to 1539, four tables of pancakes, teapots on the ceiling, since 1961.
Tip: Cash-only; reservations by phone a week ahead. The stairs are steep, the room is tiny.
Thai Snackbar Bird ★ 4.2
nieuwmarkt-chinatown · Zeedijk 77, 1012 AS Amsterdam
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.
Tip: Walk-in only; turnover is fast, the booth seats clear quickly.