Eating and Drinking Spots in Amsterdam

Highly recommended establishments for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a drink

RESTAURANTS

highly recommended restaurants

Café Loetje €€

Loetje

Pastis €€

pastis

Pesca €€€

Pesca

YamYam €€

Myrabelle

Choux €€€

Choux

Myrabelle €€

Myrabelle

CAFES AND BARS

By Type

Breakfast Bars
specialised in serving breakfast

Brown Cafés
casual neighbourhood pubs

Cocktail Bars
high-end bars focusing on mixology

Coffeeshops
selling hashish and marijuana

Eetcafés
neighbourhood bars with simple menus

Grand Cafés
elegant establishments for food & drinks

Hotel Bars
luxury, high-class bars with good service

Late Night Bars
later closing times than regular bars

Lunch Spots
more casual all-day eateries or cafés

Panaroma Bars
rooftop bars with the best city views

Party Bars
smaller bars with a dance floor and DJ

Tasting Rooms
bars where you can sample beer/geneva

Terrace Cafés
locations with lovely outdoor terraces

Trendy Bars
hip & cool bars with modern interiors

Wine Bars
cosy little bars serving wine by a glass

By District

Centrum

Nieuw-West

Noord

Oost

West

Westpoort

Zuid

Zuidoost

Note

All restaurants and bars listed in this section are popular spots that are visited by locals and not mainly targeted at tourists.

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