Neuf is a french bistro restaurant in Jordaan, Amsterdam.
Bistrot Neuf has run on Haarlemmerstraat since 2009 as Amsterdam's reference French bistro, a tight room turning out classics: steak frites from the bavette.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Steak frites, Pâté en croûte
Must order: Steak frites with the natural-wine-leaning house red.
Tip: Walk-in often works on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Friday is a full sitting.
Address: Haarlemmerstraat 9, 1013 EH 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.
Signature: Saoto soep, Roti kip, Bara
Order: Saoto soep, with a side bara doughnut.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Cash and card both fine. Closed Mondays Booking recommended for weekends.
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.
Signature: Daily-changing 3-course, Steak
Order: Whatever the chef's three-course is that day; ask the waiter what to skip.
Tip: The 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.
Signature: Daily-changing 5-course, Vegetable courses
Order: The five-course set; the vegetable course is usually the standout.
Tip: Book at least a week ahead. The tram 9 stop is two minutes away.
Vicio on Bilderdijkstraat is the Amsterdam Sicilian pasta room, professional pasta makers from Sicily turning out busiate, ravioli and a daily-changing.
Signature: Hand-made fresh pasta, Sicilian busiate, Cannoli
Order: Whatever the fresh pasta of the day is, with a Sicilian wine pour to match.
Tip: Small room, books up fast on weekends. Lunch is the quieter window.
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.
Signature: Rijsttafel, Rendang, Sambal goreng telor
Order: The full Blauw rijsttafel, twenty-plus small plates with rice and sambals.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead for weekends. Two seatings a night, the early one is quieter.
Indrapura on Rembrandtplein is the long-running Centrum rijsttafel house, three decades of spiced Sumatran and Javanese plates set out for the table.
Signature: Rijsttafel Indrapura, Udang Gala (lobster), Sate ayam
Order: The full Indrapura rijsttafel, with the Udang Gala lobster as a supplement.
Tip: Open from 17:00 daily; book Rembrandtplein-facing window seats one week ahead.
