13 modern european rooms in Amsterdam we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Amsterdam | Modern European across every city.
Modern European is the broad church of Amsterdam's contemporary dining, pulling French technique and Dutch produce into seasonal tasting and a-la-carte menus. Choux on De Ruijterkade and Flore near the Munt push the refined end, while Hotel De Goudfazant in Noord and the cluster around Plantage-Oost, including De Plantage and Leo Bistro, work a more relaxed register.
Hotel De Goudfazant ★ 4.4
amsterdam-noord · Aambeeldstraat 30, 1021 KB Amsterdam
De Goudfazant runs a 1,200 sqm former warehouse in Amsterdam-Noord; the four-course menu changes daily, the wine list leans natural, the room is unbookable.
Choux ★ 4.5
centrum · De Ruijterkade 128, 1011 AC Amsterdam
Choux on De Ruijterkade behind Centraal Station runs a tight vegetable-forward tasting menu, an Amsterdam fine-casual room that has held the same chefs.
De Plantage ★ 4.1
plantage-oost · Plantage Kerklaan 36, 1018 CZ Amsterdam
De Plantage runs the glasshouse-feel brasserie next to Artis Zoo, an Amsterdam all-day room with a high ceiling, big terrace, and a menu that pleases.
Leo Bistro ★ 4.3
plantage-oost · Beukenplein 22, 1091 KH Amsterdam
Leo Bistro on Beukenplein in Oost runs a short daily-changing European bistro menu, an Amsterdam room you can walk into on a Friday and still find a corner.
Roef ★ 4.5
plantage-oost · Middenweg 35, 1098 AB Amsterdam
Roef on Middenweg in Watergraafsmeer is the modern European room east of the centre, a daily-changing five-course menu built around what the kitchen sourced.
Badcuyp ★ 4.0
de-pijp · Eerste Sweelinckstraat 10, 1073 CM Amsterdam
Badcuyp on Eerste Sweelinckstraat is the De Pijp music-cafe and kitchen, the Amsterdam venue running European bistro plates alongside a live-music programme.
Flore ★ 4.9
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14, 1012 CP Amsterdam
Flore at Hotel De L'Europe in Amsterdam is Bas van Kranen's two-Michelin-starred dining room, a 30-cover space pouring an entirely dairy-free.
RIJKS ★ 4.6
Museumstraat 2, 1071 XX Amsterdam
RIJKS at the Rijksmuseum is Joris Bijdendijk's one-Michelin-starred Amsterdam room, with the kitchen building plates around Dutch ingredients.
The White Room ★ 4.5
Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam
The White Room in NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky on Dam Square is Jacob Jan Boerma's one-Michelin-starred Amsterdam dining room in an ornate 1885.
Bolenius Rembrandtpark ★ 4.4
Nachtwachtlaan 20B, 1058 EA Amsterdam
Bolenius reopened in Rembrandtpark in April 2025, Luc Kusters running the one-Michelin-star and Green Star kitchen with a garden and vegetable-forward menus.
Restaurant 212 ★ 4.8
Amstel 212, 1017 AH Amsterdam
Restaurant 212 on the Amstel runs sixteen seats around an open kitchen, two Michelin stars since 2022 under Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot.
Restaurant Lastage ★ 4.5
Geldersekade 29, 1011 EJ Amsterdam
Restaurant Lastage on Geldersekade is a 30-seat MICHELIN Guide selected Amsterdam canal-house dining room, chef Rogier van Dam pairing Dutch produce.
Roef ★ 4.4
Middenweg 35, 1098 AB Amsterdam
Roef in Amsterdam: Watergraafsmeer is outside most tourist itineraries; this is where locals go for a five-course menu at half the central price.