Restaurant

Restaurants form the backbone of an Amsterdam Local Gems trip — the city’s dining scene is one of the most varied in Europe relative to its size, and a good restaurant pick usually doubles as a way to read a neighbourhood. This archive collects every restaurant listing on the site: classic Dutch institutions (d’Vijff Vlieghen on Spuistraat across five linked canal houses, dating to 1939), modern fine dining (NAZKA’s Peruvian-Nikkei tasting menu in De Pijp, RIJKS inside the Rijksmuseum), the brasseries and bistros of Zuid and Oud-West, and the smaller neighbourhood kitchens locals actually book for a Friday night. Every listing covers cuisine, price band, reservation policy, and our notes on what to order.