13 restaurants in Amsterdam, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Amsterdam.
Restaurant Blauw ★ 4.7
oud-zuid · Amstelveenseweg 158-160, 1075 XN Amsterdam
Hours: Sun-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-22:30
Restaurant Blauw in Amsterdam's Oud-Zuid runs the most consistent rijsttafel in the city, twenty-plus dishes laid across a long table, near Vondelpark.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead for weekends. Two seatings a night, the early one is quieter.
Toscanini ★ 4.6
jordaan · Lindengracht 75, 1015 KD Amsterdam
Hours: Mon-Thu 18:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-14:00, 18:00-21:30; Sun closed
Toscanini has been Amsterdam's reference Italian since 1985, a Jordaan room running its own bread, its own pasta, and a list weighted toward small producers.
Tip: Reserve two weeks out for weekends. The room is loud, in the best Italian-trattoria sense.
De Kas ★ 4.6
plantage-oost · Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE Amsterdam
Hours: Daily 12:00-22:00
De Kas grows its own vegetables in a 1926 municipal greenhouse in Frankendael Park and runs a daily-changing menu out the kitchen built inside the glasshouse.
Tip: Lunch is the value play. Trams 9 and 14 stop nearby; cycling is the local move.
Wilde Zwijnen ★ 4.5
plantage-oost · Javaplein 23HS, 1095 CJ Amsterdam
Hours: Mon, Thu-Sat 18:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-22:00; Tue-Wed closed
Wilde Zwijnen in Amsterdam's Indische Buurt is the city's game-forward room, a tight seasonal menu built around what hunters bring in that week.
Tip: The 3-course set at the start of the week is the value play. Cash or card both fine.
Indrapura ★ 4.4
centrum · Rembrandtplein 40, 1017 CV Amsterdam
Hours: Daily 12:00-22:30
Indrapura on Rembrandtplein is the long-running Centrum rijsttafel house, three decades of spiced Sumatran and Javanese plates set out for the table.
Tip: Open from 17:00 daily; book Rembrandtplein-facing window seats one week ahead.
Mama Makan ★ 4.4
plantage-oost · Spinozastraat 61, 1018 HJ Amsterdam
Hours: Daily 17:30-21:45
Mama Makan inside the Hyatt Regency on Spinozastraat takes Indonesian classics through a contemporary lens: brighter rooms, cleaner plating.
Tip: Sunday lunch is the easiest booking. They take large groups, useful at the weekend.
Warung Spang Makandra ★ 4.4
de-pijp · Gerard Doustraat 39, 1072 VK Amsterdam
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 13:00-22:00
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.
Tip: Walk-in only. Order at the counter, sit upstairs. A second Spang Makandra branch in Nieuw West takes the overflow.
Warung Mini ★ 4.4
de-pijp · Ceintuurbaan 205 HS, 1074 CV Amsterdam
Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-21:00; Sat-Sun 14:00-21:00
Warung Mini on Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp serves what locals call the best saoto soep in the city: clear chicken broth, beansprouts, fried potato.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Cash and card both fine. Closed Mondays Booking recommended for weekends.
Sampurna ★ 4.3
jordaan · Lijnbaansgracht 161, 1016 VX Amsterdam
Hours: Daily 12:00-22:00
Sampurna has run an unpretentious rijsttafel for 35-plus years; the Lijnbaansgracht room in the Jordaan is open all day from noon and pours one.
Tip: Walk-in friendly at lunch, book for dinner. Open daily from noon.
Kim's So Korean Food ★ 4.3
plantage-oost · Linnaeusstraat 35, 1093 EE Amsterdam
Hours: Mon-Thu 13:00-21:30; Fri-Sat 12:30-22:00; Sun 12:30-21:30
Kim's So opened in 2024 on Linnaeusstraat in Oost, an Amsterdam Korean room turning out crazy-spicy fried chicken, kimchi samgyeopsal. Priced at €€.
Tip: Two seatings a night, book the early one if you want to linger over the cocktail list.
Leo Bistro ★ 4.3
plantage-oost · Beukenplein 22, 1091 KH Amsterdam
Hours: Mon-Wed 16:00-00:00; Thu 16:00-01:00; Fri 16:00-03:00; Sat 10:00-03:00; Sun 10:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The bar runs walk-ins, the back room takes reservations. Closed Sundays.
De Plantage ★ 4.1
plantage-oost · Plantage Kerklaan 36, 1018 CZ Amsterdam
Hours: Mon 10:00-18:00; Tue-Sun 10:00-00:00
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.
Tip: Outside is the move in summer; the indoor garden room is the consolation in winter.
Moeders ★ 4.0
jordaan · Rozengracht 251 HS, 1016 SX Amsterdam
Hours: Daily 17:00-00:00 (kitchen until 22:00)
Moeders on Rozengracht is the room for Dutch stamppot, erwtensoep and the other home-mother dishes, the walls covered in photos of mothers customers.
Tip: Bring a photo of your mother for the wall. Reservation strongly advised.