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Where to Eat in Amsterdam
You might want to try some Dutch food now you’re here. The main ingredient in old-fashioned Dutch dinners is potatoes, usually accompanied by meat and boiled vegetables. The Dutch traditionally don't use very sharp spices and are very fond of pouring gravy onto everything. This is nice one a week, but not every day. Happily, the Dutch have always been internationally orientated and nowadays you can expect to find meals varying from Italy to the Orient and from China to Africa on Dutch dinner tables, especially amongst younger people. The consumption of dairy products is extremely high, which, according to some scientists, accounts for the high average height of Dutch men and women.
But there are also some less healthy traditional Dutch snacks: what do you think of pancakes with syrup and bacon, or both. Or try some Dutch fast food like bitterballen, kroketten, or fries with mayonnaise. In this section you’ll find a diverse list of places that won’t break your budget and still serve great food. Other then restaurants you can find those places where you can get a quick bite and bars which offer light meals on the side.
Moeders Dutch kitchen Amsterdam ‘Moeders’ means ‘mothers’ – the best cooks in the world! The place looks and feels like an old school living room, with on the wall hundreds of portraits of mums. Order a ‘stampot’ for the real Dutch choice...
An Italian restaurant near Leidseplein, well-known among students in Amsterdam, with pizzas costing as little as € 5, -. If Italian isn’t your thing, there’s plenty of other options in the same street....
There's a part of Amsterdam that never sleeps: Nieuwmarkt. In the middle stands the Weigh House or Waag. Originally built in 1488, this characteristic monumental structure now houses a relaxed restaurant / café with free Wifi, also on the terrace...
De Bolhoed is one of Amsterdam's best vegetarian/vegan restaurants, with a canal-side terrace. Caters mainly to the mellow subcultures, but has none of the stuffy atmosphere of traditional veggie restaurants....
Studio K is a cultural hotspot managed by students, where you can have the best lunch (quality and simple are the keywords), for a very descent price. It’s a pub, club, restaurant, cinema and cultural center...
