9 editor picks in Amsterdam.
9 surinamese places in Amsterdam we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Amsterdam | Surinamese across every city.
Surinamese food is one of Amsterdam's defining everyday cuisines, brought by the post-independence migration and rooted in the warungs and roti shops of De Pijp and the east. Warung Spang Makandra and Tjin's Toko in De Pijp serve Javanese-Surinamese plates, while Roopram Roti out east is a go-to for roti with curried chicken and long beans.
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.
OrderRoti kip with the dahl and a side of the bean stew.
TipWalk-in only. Order at the counter, sit upstairs. A second Spang Makandra branch in Nieuw West takes the overflow.
Warung Mini on Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp serves what locals call the best saoto soep in the city: clear chicken broth, beansprouts, fried potato.
OrderSaoto soep, with a side bara doughnut.
TipWalk-in counter. Cash and card both fine. Closed Mondays Booking recommended for weekends.
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.
OrderSaoto soep with extra sambal on the side; bara to start.
TipCounter service, closed Mondays. Lunchtime queue forms quickly.
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.
Roopram Roti on Eerste van Swindenstraat in Amsterdam Oost has wrapped roti since 2004, the Surinamese counter the Indo-Caribbean diaspora sends.
OrderRoti kip with bara on the side.
TipTakeaway-first counter, small dine-in area. Closed Mondays Walk-ins usually OK.
Restaurant Riaz on Bilderdijkstraat in Oud-West has been an Amsterdam Surinamese institution since 1981, a halal Surinamese-Indonesian-Indian counter.
OrderRoti kip with extra masala and a side of bami.
TipHalal kitchen, open daily into the evening. Cash and card both accepted.
Tjin's Toko on Eerste van der Helststraat near Albert Cuyp is the Amsterdam De Pijp Surinamese counter and toko, a deli-supermarket hybrid running broodjes.
OrderBroodje pom with extra sambal, bara to nibble on the walk.
TipOrder at the deli counter on one side; pick up Surinamese pantry staples on the other.
Warung Mini is small ceintuurbaan counter most guidebooks skip for the more famous spang makandra; this is where locals come for the city's best saoto soep.
TipClosed Mondays; arrive before 13:00 for the proper lunch service.
Spang Makandra in De Pijp is the Amsterdam Surinamese counter where almost every dish is under 15 euros, roti kip and saoto soep both squarely in budget.
OrderRoti kip, saoto soep
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