Eat and drink like a local

Specialty coffee and cold brew with breakfast, brunch, lunch and vegetarian options.

A tiny specialty coffee bar with freshly baked pastries, a terrace and weekly chess.

Specialty coffee with Greek pastries, savoury filo pies and sourdough sandwiches.

Espresso, V60 and batch brew from an Onyx Coffee Lab house blend plus rotating guest roasters, with cake.

Own-roasted specialty coffee with bakes from their own bakery.

House-roasted specialty coffee, bean to cup, from one of Amsterdam's pioneering roasters.

Specialty coffee and espresso with breakfast bites and sweets.

Specialty coffee from Ugandan and Rwandan beans roasted in Amsterdam, plus ceremonial matcha, also in iced cans.

Friedhats' full range as espresso or filter, incl. competition-grade coffees, with pastries, granola, natural wine and craft beer.

House-roasted specialty coffee in a neighbourhood coffee bar.

Own-roasted coffee, beans and gear, with house-baked marble cake from the bakery in the back.

A lifestyle shop on our own island, with a café for breakfast and lunch. Browse homeware and fashion, then stay for coffee. Really nice.

Casual brunch and lunch: smashed avocado toast, quesadillas, salads, soups and banana bread, with vegan options.

Fresh juices, sandwiches and simple snacks in a tiny kitsch-filled café where the decor is for sale.

Famous for its towering Dutch apple pie with whipped cream.

Home-baked breads, quiches, scones and cakes for breakfast, lunch and high tea.

Specialty coffee, freshly made sandwiches, daily soups, juices and house-baked cakes, mainly for breakfast and lunch.

All-day breakfast, brunch and lunch with healthy, vegetarian and vegan options.

Italian-style scoop ice cream in many flavours; the limoncello is a local favourite.

Italian gelato with plenty of gluten-free flavours.

Italian gelato with plenty of gluten-free flavours.

Draught beers and jenever poured from wooden casks in one of Amsterdam's oldest pubs.

Beer, wine, cocktails and local, organic bar food on a big waterside terrace.

Craft cocktails in a Dutch-heritage-inspired bar on one of the city's oldest canals.

Around 300 whiskies and bourbons plus some 80 specialty beers (12 on tap), with whisky flights and tastings.

Neighbourhood canal-side café with draught beer, coffee and Dutch bar snacks.

Classic Jordaan pub pouring Brouwerij 't IJ beers and Belgian beers.

Kitschy Jordaan bar with Dutch sing-along music, drinks and simple food.

Neighbourhood brown café serving drinks plus simple Dutch and European dishes from breakfast to dinner.

Belgian and Dutch beers and jenever in a former 18th-century distillery, with limited food.

Coffee, lunch and tapas-style small plates, Dutch beers and cocktails in a wood-panelled brown café.

Surinamese dishes like roti, peanut soup and spit-roasted chicken with ice-cold Parbo beer on the water.

Simple Jordaan neighbourhood pub with a mezzanine, art on the walls and a pool table downstairs.

French-leaning bar focused entirely on natural wines, with light bites.

Barista coffee, fresh juices, breakfast and flammkuchen by day, cocktails in the evening.

Neighbourhood café on the Dappermarkt street serving coffee and drinks, with a terrace that expands on Sundays when there is no market.

Good food, a bigger menu and a sunny terrace on Azartplein. One Friday a month: Oysters & Bubbles.

Our neighbours on the Levantkade: a harbour café with drinks, bitterballen and a short dinner menu.

Classic brown pub with dinner of Dutch and Italian-inspired classics like fish of the day, schnitzel, steak and mussels.

Dutch drinks and bites, sandwiches, burgers, croquettes, steak and stew for lunch and dinner.

All-day café with French-leaning dishes such as steak, scallops and tarte tatin, plus burrata and Saison Dupont on draft.

Contemporary French bistro and cocktail bar with dishes like steak tartare, ceviche, burgers, duck breast and sharing plates such as rotisserie chicken and dry-aged côte de boeuf.

Cosy neighbourhood café serving Indonesian dishes such as rendang, saté and rice dishes for dinner, plus beer, wine and coffee.

Seasonal, locally sourced à la carte food in a farmhouse from 1702 with a garden terrace: coffee and lunch/brunch from 10:00 and dinner in the converted hay barn (De Hooiberg).

Seasonal, largely vegetarian lunch and dinner plus drinks in a greenhouse-style space with a waterfront terrace.

All-day 'feel good food', at least 75% vegetarian and largely organic, with drinks on an urban beach on the IJ.

Village brown café with beer, coffee, apple pie and simple food on the historic Nieuwendammerdijk.

All-day dining from late breakfast and lunch to drinks and dinner, with French and tropical flavours and a Sardinian touch, in a light warehouse with a terrace on the water.

Kitchen-chosen Turkish-inspired sharing menu of mezze, grills and seasonal dishes, with interesting wines.

A daily-changing Balinese meal of several dishes with rice and homemade sambal. Ideal to take away and eat on your deck.

Traditional Syrian mezze, maqluba, freekeh and grilled kebabs.

Vegetable-forward modern European cooking with a big Dutch and European wine list, in a converted warehouse with open kitchen.

Inventive, seasonal dishes by chef Orlando David (ex-Sergio Herman) with thoughtful wine pairings.

Market-driven bistro menu that changes often, such as chicken liver mousse with brioche.

Mediterranean dishes with Spanish, Turkish and Italian influences, like lamb stew and calamari.

Classic brown café famous for its Swiss cheese fondue.

Creative, seasonal tasting menus built on about 90% vegetables and fruit and 10% meat (mostly game), fish and shellfish, with organic and natural wines.

Fresh, light dishes for breakfast, brunch and dinner, plus well-chosen wines.

A cosy corner café in the Jordaan: wine, oysters, charcuterie and cheese from 16:00, then a three- or four-course set dinner.

Classic Amsterdam brown café on the canal serving Dutch-French bistro dishes, drinks and bar snacks.

Neapolitan-style pizzas from a wood-fired oven.

Seasonal Italian cooking with fresh pasta and dishes like paccheri with guanciale and veal saltimbocca.

Homely Southern Italian trattoria cooking inspired by Naples and the Amalfi coast.

Seasonal Italian antipasti, homemade pasta and secondi from an open kitchen, with bread baked in-house.

French three- and four-course menus with oysters and charcuterie and a large all-French wine list.

Inventive modern French dishes by chef Michael Wolf in a glass pavilion on a former railway bridge over the water.

Spanish tapas and paella, with house-made sangria.

All-day modern international dishes from local, seasonal produce, plus small plates and bar snacks with views over the IJ.

Precise, creative French tasting menus by chef Egon van Hoof, with views over the IJ.

Dutch-French brasserie classics served in a monumental former water pumping station.

Southern-style smoked barbecue such as brisket, pork ribs and pig cheeks, with sides and cocktails.

Grilled meats such as rib-eye and T-bone steaks from the grill, plus a broad wine list.

Italian pizza, pasta such as vongole and carbonara, focaccia and tiramisu, plus cocktails.

Vegetable-led modern Dutch/French cooking by chef Joris Bijdendijk, at the Rijksmuseum.

Parisian-style bistro classics from the family of French chef Alain Caron.

Japanese cooking in a small, calm neighbourhood restaurant in De Pijp.

Creative Japanese set menus and traditional à la carte dishes with a wide sake selection.

Chef Ron Blaauw's Michelin-starred gastrobar serving creative French-style dishes as a 3- or 4-course choice menu plus priced specials, with a strong wine list.

Casual, cosy pizza restaurant serving Neapolitan-style pizzas (with gluten-free options) for lunch and dinner, also for takeaway and delivery.

Creative daily-changing dishes, many from the charcoal grill, available à la carte or as a 4-, 5- or 6-course menu.

Thin, crispy Italian-style pizzas (many available vegan, with house-made vegan cheese), antipasti like focaccia and olives, and prosecco and wine.

Seasonal, vegetable-focused set menus grown in its own greenhouse and gardens, served in a glass greenhouse.

Seasonal modern Dutch cooking, mainly as a 3- or 4-course chef's menu plus a few à la carte signature dishes, with game such as the namesake wild boar.

Occasionally creative takes on French classics à la carte, with a wine room of 3,000+ bottles.

Fully plant-based, mushroom-focused dishes and a 'Guided Mushroom Trip' tasting menu, plus cocktails.

French-Belgian classics with a Flemish touch, like croquettes and roast spring chicken from the rotisserie.

Loetje's famous tenderloin steak with gravy and white bread, plus classic café dishes, by the waterfront.

Mostly vegetarian and plant-based dishes, lunch and drinks at a circular-economy hub of upcycled houseboats.

French cooking in a huge former garage on the water in Noord. Industrial, lively and a real experience.

Casual, family-run seafood restaurant with sharing plates such as oysters, whelks, shrimp croquettes and kibbeling, plus a changing menu of larger fish dishes.