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Best restaurants in Amsterdam

Where to eat in Amsterdam — from market lunches to tasting menus

Amsterdam's eating-out scene, edited. Sit-down restaurants worth crossing the city for: regional kitchens, modern Indian, the legacy continental rooms, and the chef-led places opening this year. Long lunches and table-for-two dinners alike.

Top 10 restaurants in Amsterdam

Ratings & reviews via Google

  1. Black and Blue01

    1. Black and Blue

    4.3· 3,673 reviews₹₹··

    Leliegracht 46, 1015 DH Amsterdam, Netherlands

  2. Moeders02

    2. Moeders

    4.5· 5,716 reviews₹₹··

    Rozengracht 251, 1016 SX Amsterdam, Netherlands

  3. De Kas03

    3. De Kas

    4.7· 3,572 reviews₹₹₹·

    Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE Amsterdam, Netherlands

  4. Café-Restaurant Amsterdam04

    4. Café-Restaurant Amsterdam

    4.2· 2,718 reviews₹₹··

    Watertorenplein 6, 1051 PA Amsterdam, Netherlands

  5. The SIREN Restaurant & Bar05

    5. The SIREN Restaurant & Bar

    4.6· 1,093 reviews

    Rokin 83, 1012 KL Amsterdam, Netherlands

  6. Restaurant Black Olive Amsterdam06

    6. Restaurant Black Olive Amsterdam

    4.8· 1,040 reviews

    Markenplein 30 A, 1011 MV Amsterdam, Netherlands

  7. Pesca Seafood Restaurant Amsterdam07

    7. Pesca Seafood Restaurant Amsterdam

    4.6· 4,308 reviews₹₹₹·

    Rozengracht 133, 1016 LV Amsterdam, Netherlands

  8. Senses Restaurant08

    8. Senses Restaurant

    4.6· 911 reviews₹₹₹·

    Vijzelstraat 45, 1017 HE Amsterdam, Netherlands

  9. Il Vicolo09

    9. Il Vicolo

    4.8· 2,976 reviews

    Taksteeg 3, 1012 PB Amsterdam, Netherlands

  10. Restaurant Black10

    10. Restaurant Black

    4.2· 1,801 reviews₹₹··

    Prinsengracht 703, 1017 JV Amsterdam, Netherlands

Eating in Amsterdam, an honest take

Every city has its food clichés — and the gap between the tourist-trail restaurant and the place where chefs actually eat is wide. We've kept this list to the latter: restaurants we'd book for a birthday, recommend to a vegetarian guest, or send a client to between meetings.

When to book

Top restaurants in Amsterdam take reservations 2–4 weeks ahead for prime weekend slots. Lunch is almost always easier than dinner. Most kitchens close between 3 PM and 7 PM; the late-night exceptions are noted below.

Dietary notes

Vegetarian and Jain options are widely available across Indian and pan-Asian menus in Amsterdam; vegan menus are reliable at modern places, less so at legacy restaurants. Allergens — gluten, nuts, shellfish — are best flagged at reservation time, not on arrival.

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