Entries by dutchgrub

Pino's wine store near Hoofddorpplein is quickly turning into a complete source of Italian drink, food and lifestyle. Pino opened his store on Haarlemmermeerstraat about a ...

This upcoming Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, the third edition of Italia Al Dente, an event around Italian food, wine and cooking, will ...

Eva Brobbel and Tamara Wiersma will publish an Eco Guide for Amsterdam in April (in Dutch). The Ecogids will help consumers make conscious choices for ...

Twice recently, we went out for a private dinner with a group of friends. And both times it was excellent! The food was good and ...

Fresh white truffles still are a rare find in Amsterdam, both in shops and restaurants. About a year ago I found some at Feduzzi and ...

Broodje Bert is a small sandwich shop on a corner of the Singel between the Negen Straatjes and Kalverstraat. The appearance is distinctly Dutch. The ...

Eetcafes, Dutch for eating cafe, are very popular in the Netherlands. They are some sort of a cross-over of a restaurant and a bar. They ...

Albert Heijn is the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands and very much dominates the grocery business in Amsterdam. While most Dutch people happily do ...

I think Amsterdam is a great destination for Valentine’s Day with its pretty canals, little bridges and picturesque old houses. Not surprisingly, the tourist industry ...

I have complained about restaurant week Amsterdam several times already, so dutchgrub readers will not be surprised to hear that the spring 2010 edition is ...

The Dutch kroket is like Pernod in the south of France or Turrón in Alicante. A local food you discover and fall in love with ...

I have written twice about sake in Amsterdam recently, reporting about some good bottles of sake I discovered first at Meidi Ya on Beethovenstraat and ...

Restaurant Pompidou opened recently on Koninginneweg near Amstelveenseweg. In many ways, it's the kind of restaurant I try to avoid in Amsterdam - recently opened ...

Today I am very happy to present the first guest post on dutchgrub. The post is by Andy, a tech entrepreneur currently living in the Hague.  ...

The area around Hoofddorpplein has a great new Italian take away option. Italian wine store Vino di Pino started offering pasta dishes a few weeks ...

Recently I've discussed the idea of guest posts with a number of fellow foodies and bloggers. The idea started when I was thinking about posts about ...

About a year ago I stumbled upon La Oliva, a then brand new tapas and pintxos bar in the Jordaan. I tried it out and ...

Want to go out for dinner on Christmas eve? Not sure where to go? DiningCity has published a handy list of Amsterdam restaurants with a special ...

La Rive is one of seven restaurants with a Michelin star in Amsterdam. It's located in the classy Amstel hotel and was rumored to but ...

Two weeks ago I wrote about two great sake resources I discovered in Amsterdam. Places with a selection of different quality sakes, where you can ...

Restaurant De Witte Uyl Amsterdam is one of dutchgrub's favorite restaurants in Amsterdam and has a yearly Christmas special. De Witte Uyl is one of the ...

Those are some of the ratings that critics award to restaurants and there recently has been a barrage of updates to the influential restaurant guides ...

Earlier this year the Amsterdam Okura Hotel launched the idea of offering a combined dinner at their two Michelin star restaurants Ciel Bleu and Yamazato. To ...

New Year's Eve is approaching fast and the oliebollen street vendors have returned to the popular corners of Amsterdam to sell their greasy winter treats. The ...

De Parade is a popular yearly theater festival with focus on food and drinks. The shows take place in tents, built around a central market ...