Saoto soep is Amsterdam's Surinamese signature: clear chicken broth crowned with bean sprouts, fried potato pieces, hard-boiled egg, fried shallots, sambal on the side. Eaten with rice or a roti wrap.
Saoto soep arrived in Amsterdam with the Surinamese diaspora after Suriname's 1975 independence. The soup traces back to Indonesian-Javanese soto, brought to Suriname by 19th-century Javanese plantation labourers, then carried to Amsterdam by the Surinamese-Hindustani-Javanese community. Warung Mini on Ceintuurbaan and Spang Makandra on Gerard Doustraat are the city's two reference rooms.
2 editor picks for Saoto Soep in Amsterdam, ranked by editorial score. All Amsterdam signature dishes · Saoto Soep across every city.
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.
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.