Archives for “restaurant”

Three years ago, back in January 2009, we published our first Best Amsterdam Restaurants list. It's been a great success with more than one hundred ...


As in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the number of Amsterdam restaurants having been awarded a Michelin star has increased in 2012. And yet again, no ...


We have always missed a good tapas restaurant in Amsterdam. Until we heard of Restaurante Madrid in Amsterdam West. Located on the corner of Bellamystraat ...


Dutch-Belgian couple Madelief and Jean Michel, the owners, describe Madelief as the slowest restaurant in the Netherlands. They want you to take the time to ...


City trips can be tiring. You want to explore all the sites and end up walking around town more than planned. And you will frequently ...


Our lists of the Best Amsterdam Restaurants or the Best Brunch or Best Pizza are very popular. And while we've been wanting to post a ...


The other day we were asked for a recommendation for New Year's Eve on Twitter. A special yet cozy place in the city. This immediately ...


Right upon entering, bistrot neuf grabs you with a charming mix of buzz and bottles. There is a very present energy as you enter from ...


Update: Restaurant Altmann closed doors at the end of November 2010.Altmann Restaurant and Bar is old school, classy service in cool, dark leathery decor. The ...


Two of our favorite places that were closed temporarily are now back and another one unfortunately has closed down. So I thought I'd write a ...


Blue Pepper is a contemporary Indonesian restaurant that really stands out from the crowd. Its decor is stylish and yet it attracts an older more ...


One of the most frequent questions I get from readers is about suggestions for good restaurants that are open on Sundays. And for good reason, ...


Most restaurants in Amsterdam have re-opened after vacation and everything is back to normal.The one sad exception is Marius, one of dutchgrub's Best Amsterdam Restaurants. ...


Unlike its name suggests, Hotel De Goudfazant is not a hotel but a hip restaurant in Amsterdam Noord, behind central station on the other side ...


My list of Best Amsterdam Restaurants is quite popular and I regularly get questions and feedback. Over the last couple of weeks the feedback has ...


As summer approaches and more and more visitors come to Amsterdam, the question about where to find the best rijsttafel in Amsterdam comes up frequently. ...


The Man Who Cuts The Meat is the caterer in residence of recently opened hipster hangout Bar Brandstof.Who is The Man? For a start you ...


The Giro d'Italia, one of the biggest professional cycling events of the world, will start on Saturday 8 May 2010 in Amsterdam. Seems that the ...


The Giro d'Italia, one of the biggest professional cycling events of the world, will start on Saturday 8 May 2010 in Amsterdam. Seems that the ...


Most dutchgrub readers, like many Amsterdam visitors, are used to being welcomed by fresh and cool water on the table of a restaurant. Complimentary, of ...


The red light district is certainly one of the main attractions of Amsterdam. It would appear just as certain that it's the neighborhood to avoid ...


The Okura hotel Amsterdam keeps innovating around its Michelin star restaurants Ciel Bleu and Yamazato. First there was the cool "Dine Around The Okura" concept ...


Restaurant Diga Amsterdam

I had cycled past restaurant Diga many times but never actually been there. Partially that's due to its location in somewhat of a no man's ...


The Okura hotel with its two Michelin star restaurants Ciel Bleu and Yamazato started offering culinary workshops back in November 2009. The sessions take place ...


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 ...