Brut de Mer Restaurant
Oyster bar Natural wine Industrial Cosy
Brut de Mer
De Pijp
$$$
Daily Zeeland oysters and bubbles in a cosy industrial corner of De Pijp
Best Restaurants in Amsterdam
From Michelin-starred fine dining to authentic local cuisine, discover Amsterdam's most distinguished restaurants. Curated, tested, and approved by our expert editors.
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Michelin Starred
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Fine Dining
By Mes Prestiges Editorial Team
Casual Dining
Delicious food in relaxed settings
Samuel's Restaurant
Brasserie All Day Relaxed
Samuel's
De Pijp
$$
De Pijp's refined-but-unpretentious French-leaning neighbourhood brasserie
Spaghetteria Pastabar Restaurant
Pasta bar Casual Lively
Spaghetteria Pastabar
De Pijp
$$
No-fuss fresh pasta from time-tested Italian recipes
Ciel Bleu Restaurant
Two michelin stars Fine dining French technique
Ciel Bleu
Oud-Zuid
$$$$
Two Michelin stars, 23rd-floor French precision at Hotel Okura
Brasserie van Baerle Restaurant
Brasserie Institution Wine list
Brasserie van Baerle
Oud-Zuid / Museumkwartier
$$$
A modern-classic Museumkwartier institution since 1980
The Seafood Bar Restaurant
Seafood Fruits de mer Bright room
The Seafood Bar
Oud-Zuid / Museumkwartier
$$$
Iconic crushed-ice seafood counter by the Concertgebouw
Café Loetje Restaurant
Steak Classic café Unfussy
Café Loetje
Oud-Zuid / Museumkwartier
$$
The city's benchmark biefstuk, served in its signature jus since 1977
Restaurant Blauw Restaurant
Indonesian Rijsttafel Contemporary
Restaurant Blauw
Oud-Zuid
$$$
Amsterdam's reference rijsttafel, reopened after a 2026 refit
Taiko by Schilo Restaurant
Pan Asian Design Led Cocktail bar
Taiko by Schilo
Oud-Zuid / Museumkwartier
$$$$
Asian fine dining in the Conservatorium's former drum classroom
Pllek Restaurant
Waterfront Sustainable Creative
Pllek
Amsterdam-Noord / NDSM
$$
Shipping-container culture hub on the IJ at NDSM
Hangar Restaurant
Industrial Waterfront Open fire Theatrical
Hangar
Amsterdam-Noord
$$$
Decadent waterfront dining in a corrugated-iron IJ hangar
Hotel de Goudfazant Restaurant
Industrial Institution French Leaning
Hotel de Goudfazant
Amsterdam-Noord
$$$
The original Noord industrial-hall restaurant, since 2006
Café-Restaurant Stork Restaurant
Seafood Waterfront terrace Fruits de mer
Café-Restaurant Stork
Amsterdam-Noord
$$$
Fruits de mer on the northern bank of the IJ
Café Parlotte Restaurant
Chef Owned Wine Led Seasonal
Café Parlotte
Jordaan
$$$
Chef-owned wine bistro on a quiet Jordaan corner
Christiaan Smit Restaurant
Chef Menu Open Kitchen Wine Led
Christiaan Smit
Grachtengordel / Negen Straatjes
$$$
Snug 15-table fine dining with an open kitchen
Toscanini Restaurant
Regional Italian Open Kitchen Institution
Toscanini
Jordaan
$$$
Regional Italian institution on the Lindengracht since 1985
Balthazar's Keuken Restaurant
Set Menu Open Kitchen Chef Owned
Balthazar's Keuken
Jordaan
$$$
One weekly set menu in a former blacksmith's forge
Vinkeles Restaurant
Michelin 2 Star Canal House French
Vinkeles
Grachtengordel
$$$$
Two-Michelin-star dining in an 18th-century canal-house bakery
Bougainville Restaurant
Michelin 1 Star Fine Dining European
Bougainville
Grachtengordel / Centrum
$$$$
One-Michelin-star European cooking above Dam Square
Restaurant Breda Restaurant
Tasting Menu Canal Side Modern
Restaurant Breda
Grachtengordel
$$$
Modern tasting-menu cooking on the Singel canal
De Belhamel Restaurant
Canal Side Art Nouveau Romantic
De Belhamel
Jordaan / Brouwersgracht
$$$
Art-nouveau canal corner where two gracht meet
Café-Restaurant De Plantage Restaurant
Conservatory Terrace Mediterranean
Café-Restaurant De Plantage
Plantage
$$$
Mediterranean-Levantine cooking in a 19th-century conservatory
Entrepot Restaurant
Open Fire Seasonal Warehouse
Entrepot
Plantage / Entrepotdok
$$$
Open-fire seasonal cooking in a monumental warehouse
Daalder Restaurant
Michelin Chef Led Tasting Menu
Daalder
Oud-West
$$$$
Dennis Huwae's Michelin-starred tasting room in Het Sieraad
Branie Restaurant
Small Plates Asian Fusion Cocktails
Branie
Oud-West
$$
South-East Asian sharing plates in the Ten Kate market
Night Kitchen Restaurant
Mediterranean Shared Dining Natural Wine
Night Kitchen
Oud-West
$$$
Eastern-Mediterranean neo-bistro for shared dining in West
La Parole Restaurant
French Bistro Neighbourhood
La Parole
Oud-West
$$
Cosy French bistro on a quiet Oud-West corner
Foodhallen at De Hallen Restaurant
Food Hall Industrial Vendors
Foodhallen at De Hallen
Oud-West
$$
Upmarket food hall inside a restored 1902 tram depot
Jansz. Restaurant
Modern Dutch Canal Side Design Led
Jansz.
Centrum / Negen Straatjes
$$$
Modern Dutch all-day dining at the Pulitzer in Nine Streets
Bussia Restaurant
Italian Piedmont Tasting Menu
Bussia
Centrum / Negen Straatjes
$$$$
Piedmontese fine dining and serious Italian wine on Reestraat
Café George Restaurant
French Brasserie All Day
Café George
Centrum / Negen Straatjes
$$$
NYC-styled French brasserie on the Leidsegracht corner
De Kas Restaurant
Greenhouse Seasonal Garden To Plate
De Kas
Amsterdam-Oost (Park Frankendael)
$$$$
Greenhouse dining in a working nursery, garden-to-plate, set daily by the harvest
Rijsel Restaurant
Rotisserie Bistro Flemish French
Rijsel
Amsterdam-Oost (Weesperzijde)
$$$
Flemish-French rotisserie in a former domestic-science school
Wilde Zwijnen Restaurant
Modern Dutch Seasonal Game
Wilde Zwijnen
Amsterdam-Oost (Indische Buurt)
$$$
Modern Dutch, seasonal and regional, on Javaplein
Eetbar Wilde Zwijnen Restaurant
Small Plates Wine Led Casual
Eetbar Wilde Zwijnen
Amsterdam-Oost (Indische Buurt)
$$
The looser small-plates and wine sibling across Javaplein
Le French Café Restaurant
French Brasserie All Day
Le French Café
Amsterdam-Oost (Indische Buurt)
$$
The original Javastraat brasserie, brunch to apéro
Massalia Restobar Restaurant
Greek Influenced Restobar Wine Led
Massalia Restobar
Amsterdam-Oost (Oosterparkbuurt)
$$
Greek-leaning restobar with a tight, smart wine list
Nour Restaurant Restaurant
Iraqi Mezze Charcoal Grill
Nour Restaurant
Amsterdam-Oost (Indische Buurt)
$$
Authentic Iraqi kebab and mezze on Javastraat
Mossel & Gin Restaurant
Seafood Mussels Oysters
Mossel & Gin
Westergas (Westerpark)
$$$
Mussels, oysters and creative G&Ts in the gasworks
Cantine de Caron Restaurant
French Canteen Lunch
Cantine de Caron
Westergas (Westerpark)
$$
French neighbourhood lunch-and-wine canteen at Westergas
Moche Restaurant
Peruvian Ceviche Chef Led
Moche
Oost
$$$
Peruvian ceviche and pisco bar in Amsterdam-Oost
Blue Pepper Restaurant
Indonesian Rijsttafel Fine Dining
Blue Pepper
Oud-West
$$$$
Fine-dining Indonesian rijsttafel with West-Javanese accents
Café Modern Restaurant
Seasonal Tasting Menu Neighbourhood
Café Modern
Noord
$$$
Seasonal tasting menus inside a former bank vault in Noord
Troef Restaurant
Neo Bistro Wine Led Chef Led
Troef
Oost
$$$
Neo-bistro in Oost with a 3,000-bottle wine room
Orontes West Restaurant
Turkish Anatolian Mezze
Orontes West
Westerpark / Frederik Hendrikbuurt
$$
Antakya-rooted Turkish kitchen on Hugo de Grootplein
Maydanoz Restaurant
Turkish Charcoal Grill Mezze
Maydanoz
De Pijp
$$
Charcoal-grill Turkish kitchen on the De Pijp border
Sham Restaurant
Syrian Levantine Mezze
Sham
Oud-West / De Baarsjes
$$
Amsterdam's first Syrian kitchen, mezze and home-style stews