23 restaurants worth the trip across Netherlands, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Netherlands guides.
Restaurant Blauw ★ 4.7 · Amsterdam
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.
nNea ★ 4.7 · Amsterdam
jordaan · Bilderdijkstraat 92H, 1053 KZ Amsterdam
nNea is the Amsterdam pizzeria placed seventh on the 2025 50 Top Pizza Europe list, Vincenzo Onnembo running a two-day Neapolitan dough.
Tip: Walk-ups eat at the counter on the early shift; the dining room takes online bookings via their site.
Tempo Doeloe ★ 4.6 · Amsterdam
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 · Amsterdam
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.
De Kas ★ 4.6 · Amsterdam
plantage-oost · Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE Amsterdam
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 · Amsterdam
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 · Amsterdam
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 · Amsterdam
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 · Amsterdam
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.
Hotel De Goudfazant ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
amsterdam-noord · Aambeeldstraat 10H, 1021 KB Amsterdam
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 on a Saturday.
Tip: Take the free NDSM or Buiksloterweg ferry from Centraal. Booking opens online, often books a week ahead.
Warung Spang Makandra ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
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.
Tip: Walk-in only. Order at the counter, sit upstairs. A second Spang Makandra branch in Nieuw West takes the overflow.
esra ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
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.
Coba Taqueria ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
amsterdam-noord · Schaafstraat 4, 1021 KE Amsterdam
Coba is Amsterdam-Noord's reference taqueria: a former NDSM workshop pressing corn tortillas in-house, with al pastor on a trompo and a sharp margarita programme.
Tip: Take the NDSM ferry from Centraal. Book ahead Friday and Saturday or queue for the bar.
Neuf ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
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.
Warung Mini ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
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.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Cash and card both fine. Closed Mondays.
Vicio Il Mastro Pastaio ★ 4.4 · Amsterdam
oud-west · Bilderdijkstraat 192H, 1053 LE Amsterdam
Vicio on Bilderdijkstraat is the Amsterdam Sicilian pasta room, professional pasta makers from Sicily turning out busiate, ravioli and a daily-changing fresh-pasta board.
Tip: Small room, books up fast on weekends. Lunch is the quieter window.
Sampurna ★ 4.3 · Amsterdam
jordaan · Lijnbaansgracht 161, 1016 VX Amsterdam
Sampurna has run an unpretentious rijsttafel for 35-plus years; the Lijnbaansgracht room in the Jordaan is open all day from noon, the spicier of the city's sets.
Tip: Walk-in friendly at lunch, book for dinner. Open daily from noon.
Kafe Kontrast ★ 4.3 · Amsterdam
de-pijp · Ceintuurbaan 71, 1072 ER Amsterdam
Kafe Kontrast on Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp runs chef Ellinor Strinnholm's Swedish-Indonesian kitchen: weekend brunch smorrebrod, weekday Kontrast Experience tasting menus.
Tip: Weekend brunch is the busy slot. Quieter on Wednesdays, kitchen on full form.
Jinweide ★ 4.3 · Amsterdam
de-pijp · Hobbemakade 63, 1071 XL Amsterdam
Jinweide opened December 2024 in De Pijp, the Amsterdam room for Northwest Chinese hand-pulled noodles, the chef pulling the dough in the open kitchen.
Tip: Walk-in usually fine on weekdays. Sundays book up fast.
Kim's So Korean Food ★ 4.3 · Amsterdam
plantage-oost · Linnaeusstraat 35, 1093 EE Amsterdam
Kim's So opened in 2024 on Linnaeusstraat in Oost, an Amsterdam Korean room turning out crazy-spicy fried chicken, kimchi samgyeopsal, and a tight cocktail list.
Tip: Two seatings a night, book the early one if you want to linger over the cocktail list.
Leo Bistro ★ 4.3 · Amsterdam
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.
De Plantage ★ 4.1 · Amsterdam
plantage-oost · Plantage Kerklaan 36, 1018 CZ Amsterdam
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 everyone.
Tip: Outside is the move in summer; the indoor garden room is the consolation in winter.
Moeders ★ 4.0 · Amsterdam
jordaan · Rozengracht 251 HS, 1016 SX Amsterdam
Moeders on Rozengracht is the room for Dutch stamppot, erwtensoep and the other home-mother dishes, the walls covered in photos of mothers customers contributed.
Tip: Bring a photo of your mother for the wall. Reservation strongly advised.