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| Eating Out and Dining Guide to Amsterdam |
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For top of the line restaurants, Utrechtsestraat is a good bet. Surinamese restaurants are centred on Albert Cuypstraat; Chinese in the Zeedijk/Nieuwmarkt area; while in the city centre, most restaurants target tourists and some are very good, such as Iguazu, for example. For local fare and an authentic Amsterdam experience, branching out into neighbourhoods such as Pijp and Jordaan will lead you to favourites of the city’s students and the younger and trendier crowd. In the area, the Duvel and the Beddington attracts a trendy, well-heeled clientele. Local cuisine
Snack bars are typically Dutch and this is where you’ll find that most Dutch enjoy their French fries topped with mayonnaise (vlaamse frites) and the famous croquettes, called vleeskroketten. Pancake restaurants, known as pannenkoekhuizen, are also very popular. Original Dutch cuisine was based on rather simple ingredients, such as boiled potatoes and vegetables, but today a strong French influence is evident. Specialties that are particularly Dutch include local cheeses (such as Edam); fried meatballs (bitterballen); sausage-shaped fried meatballs (kroketten) and herring sandwiches (broodje haring). Locals wash down the herring with beer and you can enjoy this tradition at an ‘Eetcafe’. | |
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