10 upscale rooms in Amsterdam, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Amsterdam — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Amsterdam food.
Restaurant Blauw ★ 4.7
oud-zuid · Amstelveenseweg 158-160, 1075 XN Amsterdam
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.
Tempo Doeloe ★ 4.6
centrum · Utrechtsestraat 75, 1017 VJ Amsterdam
Tempo Doeloe on Utrechtsestraat is the old-school Amsterdam rijsttafel room, candle-lit, twenty-five dishes deep, the menu locals book for out-of-town guests.
Tip: Reservations essential, often two weeks out. Tell them up front how much heat you actually want.
Toscanini ★ 4.6
jordaan · Lindengracht 75, 1015 KD 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.
Tip: Reserve two weeks out for weekends. The room is loud, in the best Italian-trattoria sense.
Wilde Zwijnen ★ 4.5
plantage-oost · Javaplein 23HS, 1095 CJ Amsterdam
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.
Choux ★ 4.5
centrum · De Ruijterkade 128, 1011 AC Amsterdam
Choux on De Ruijterkade behind Centraal Station runs a tight vegetable-forward tasting menu, an Amsterdam fine-casual room that has held the same chefs since 2015.
Tip: The lunch set is half the price of dinner; the kitchen has the same intent.
Roef ★ 4.5
plantage-oost · Middenweg 35, 1098 AB Amsterdam
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 that morning.
Tip: Book at least a week ahead. The tram 9 stop is two minutes away.
Mama Makan ★ 4.4
plantage-oost · Spinozastraat 61, 1018 HJ Amsterdam
Mama Makan inside the Hyatt Regency on Spinozastraat takes Indonesian classics through a contemporary lens: brighter rooms, cleaner plating, a rijsttafel for sharing.
Tip: Sunday lunch is the easiest booking. They take large groups, useful at the weekend.
esra ★ 4.4
plantage-oost · C. van Eesterenlaan 35, 1019 JK Amsterdam
esra opened in 2024 on the Oostelijke Eilanden, the Amsterdam room running modern Turkish: house manti, slow-braised lamb shoulder, a mezze table to start.
Tip: Book at least a week ahead. The terrace is the move in summer.
Neuf ★ 4.4
jordaan · Haarlemmerstraat 9, 1013 EH 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, pâté en croûte.
Tip: Walk-in often works on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Friday is a full sitting.
Leo Bistro ★ 4.3
plantage-oost · Beukenplein 22, 1091 KH Amsterdam
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.