13 editor picks in Amsterdam.
13 modern european places 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.
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.
OrderThe full four-course menu; the kitchen plans for the room.
TipTake the free NDSM or Buiksloterweg ferry from Centraal. Booking opens online, often books a week ahead.
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.
OrderThe chef's set, with the wine pairing if you can stretch.
TipThe lunch set is half the price of dinner; the kitchen has the same intent.
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.
OrderWhichever roast vegetable is on, with a side salad of the day.
TipOutside is the move in summer; the indoor garden room is the consolation in winter.
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.
OrderWhatever the chef's three-course is that day; ask the waiter what to skip.
TipThe bar runs walk-ins, the back room takes reservations. Closed Sundays.
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.
OrderThe five-course set; the vegetable course is usually the standout.
TipBook at least a week ahead. The tram 9 stop is two minutes away.
Badcuyp on Eerste Sweelinckstraat is the De Pijp music-cafe and kitchen, the Amsterdam venue running European bistro plates alongside a live-music programme.
OrderWhatever the day's special is; the steak frites is the safe fall-back.
TipLive music many weeknights; check the calendar before booking the late seating.
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 at the Rijksmuseum is Joris Bijdendijk's one-Michelin-starred Amsterdam room, with the kitchen building plates around Dutch ingredients.
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 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 on the Amstel runs sixteen seats around an open kitchen, two Michelin stars since 2022 under Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot.
Restaurant Lastage on Geldersekade is a 30-seat MICHELIN Guide selected Amsterdam canal-house dining room, chef Rogier van Dam pairing Dutch produce.
Roef in Amsterdam: Watergraafsmeer is outside most tourist itineraries; this is where locals go for a five-course menu at half the central price.
TipTake tram 9 from Centraal. Book at least a week ahead Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
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