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6 Best French in Amsterdam

French cuisine has a long, settled presence in Amsterdam — the brasserie format adapted naturally to the city's canal-house dining rooms, and several of the city's most reliable restaurants follow a Parisian or Lyonnaise template. This archive collects the venues working in the French tradition: classic brasseries (Café de Klos's neighbouring brasseries, Restaurant Vinkeles in The Dylan Hotel), bistros leaning toward natural wine and small-producer cooking, and the more ambitious modern French kitchens scattered through Zuid and Oud-West. Each listing notes whether the kitchen is straightforwardly classical, modern French, or French-influenced fusion, and what the wine programme looks like.

This is a growing list — more places coming soon.

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#1

Bistrot Neuf

4.5

A Michelin Bib Gourmand French bistro on Haarlemmerstraat serving seasonal classics with 75 wines by the glass, warm lunch service, and chef's tasting menus since 2013.

Haarlemmerstraat 9, 1013 EH Amsterdam

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#2

Auberge cuisine Française

4.7

Auberge cuisine Française is a French restaurant in Amsterdam that serves classic French dishes with a modern twist.

Albert Cuypstraat 58-60, 1072 CV Amsterdam

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#3

Arles Amsterdam: Modern French Bistro in the Jordaan

4.5

Arles in Amsterdam is a modern bistro serving creative French dishes at affordable prices in a casual and artistic setting.

Govert Flinckstraat 251, 1073 BX Amsterdam, Netherlands

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#4

Restaurant De Belhamel

4.5

Restaurant De Belhamel is a restaurant located in Amsterdam that offers European/French cuisine and features an elegant dining room with art nouveau accents and canal views.

Brouwersgracht 60, 1013 GX Amsterdam

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#5

Restaurant Vermeer

4.9

Restaurant Mont Blanc in Amsterdam is a Michelin-starred restaurant that offers a fine dining experience with French Alpine cuisine and a warm, chalet-like atmosphere.

Govert Flinckstraat 308, 1073 CJ Amsterdam

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