Sampurna is an indonesian restaurant in Jordaan, Amsterdam.
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.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Rijsttafel Sampurna, Sate ayam, Gado gado
Must order: Rijsttafel Sampurna with extra sambal badjak on the side.
Tip: Walk-in friendly at lunch, book for dinner. Open daily from noon.
Address: Lijnbaansgracht 161, 1016 VX Amsterdam
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.
Signature: Hand-rolled pasta, Bistecca, Tiramisu
Order: Whatever the pasta of the day is; the bread basket is also their own bake.
Tip: Reserve two weeks out for weekends. The room is loud, in the best Italian-trattoria sense.
Mama Makan inside the Hyatt Regency on Spinozastraat takes Indonesian classics through a contemporary lens: brighter rooms, cleaner plating.
Signature: Mama's Rijsttafel, Rendang, Sambal goreng buncis
Order: Mama's full Rijsttafel, the contemporary read on the classic spread.
Tip: Sunday lunch is the easiest booking. They take large groups, useful at the weekend.
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.
Signature: Hand-rolled pasta, Bistecca, Tiramisu
Order: Whatever the pasta of the day is; the bread basket is also their own bake.
Tip: Reserve two weeks out for weekends. The room is loud, in the best Italian-trattoria sense.
nNea is the Amsterdam pizzeria placed seventh on the 2025 50 Top Pizza Europe list, Vincenzo Onnembo running a two-day Neapolitan dough in Oud-West.
Signature: Margherita with Vesuvian tomato, Mortadella and pistachio pizza
Order: The seasonal special with whatever San Marzano tomato is fresh that week.
Tip: Walk-ups eat at the counter on the early shift; the dining room takes online bookings via their site.
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.
Signature: Wild boar, Roast pigeon, Game pie
Order: Whatever the game of the season is; venison and pigeon both pass through.
Tip: The 3-course set at the start of the week is the value play. Cash or card both fine.
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.
Signature: Garden tasting menu, Roasted root vegetables
Order: There is no choice: the day's tasting menu, whatever has come in from the garden.
Tip: Lunch is the value play. Trams 9 and 14 stop nearby; cycling is the local move.
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.
Signature: Steak frites, Whole roasted fish, Daily-changing 4-course
Order: The full four-course menu; the kitchen plans for the room.
Tip: Take the free NDSM or Buiksloterweg ferry from Centraal. Booking opens online, often books a week ahead.
