The international tag in Amsterdam covers the borderless, modern menus that don't sit under one national flag. Kafe Kontrast in De Pijp leans into brunch-and-beyond all-day cooking, while Helling 7 across the water in Amsterdam-Noord works a broader contemporary menu.
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.
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.
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