New King

New King is a long-running Chinese restaurant at Zeedijk 115-117 in Amsterdam’s Chinatown, a few minutes’ walk from Nieuwmarkt metro station. The kitchen cooks mostly Cantonese dishes, with a few Sichuan and Dutch-Chinese ones. It’s best known for Sui Kau shrimp dumpling soup, dim sum starters and roast meats such as Peking duck. It opens at 11:00 every day. Most mains cost about €18 to €30, and seafood specials cost more. Menu prices below were checked on the restaurant’s website on 24 September 2026.

New King at a glance

Detail	Current information
Address	Zeedijk 115-117, 1012 AV Amsterdam
Cuisine	Chinese, mainly Cantonese, with Sichuan and Dutch-Chinese dishes
Signature dish	Sui Kau soup (handmade shrimp dumplings), from €12.50
Opening hours	Opens daily at 11:00; closes at 22:00 or 22:30 depending on the day and the source
Reservations	No online booking; Yelp’s listing says reservations aren’t taken
Typical prices	Dim sum starters €9.75; rice and noodle plates €18–€23; meat and chicken mains €19–€29
Phone	+31 20 625 2180
Nearest metro	Nieuwmarkt (lines 51, 53 and 54)

What New King is like

I first visited New King on a trip to the Dutch capital, and it quickly became one of my favorite places to eat. It sits right on the Zeedijk, the main food street in Amsterdam’s Chinatown, and it’s all about the food. You’ll smell the woks before you’ve even opened the menu.

The dining room is modern and simple, with no white tablecloths. It gets busy and loud at peak times. The restaurant’s own directory listing says it caters to business lunches, family dinners and quick meals, and that dishes are cooked in the traditional way and brought to the table fairly fast. That matches the pace here: food arrives quickly, and tables turn over.

You may see the restaurant listed as “New King Mandarin Cuisine,” but that name doesn’t really describe the food. The menu uses Cantonese names like Ha Kau, Siu Mai, Cha Sieuw and Sui Kau, next to Sichuan dishes such as Mapo tofu and Szechuan chicken. It also has Dutch-Chinese staples like babi pangang, foe yong hai and nasi. On Tripadvisor, the restaurant describes its food as Mandarin, Cantonese and Szechuan.

What to order and what it costs

The official menu is in Dutch. It has more than 100 priced dishes in nine sections, from starters and soups to seafood, vegetables and rice or noodle plates. Prices below are from that menu as of 24 September 2026 and may change.

Sui Kau soup and noodle soups

New King calls its Sui Kau soup its signature dish. The shrimp dumplings are made by hand every day. A small bowl costs €12.50 and a large one €21.00. Wonton soup is €12.00 or €20.50. If you want a full meal in one bowl, get the Chinese noodle soup (bami, mihoen or rice sticks). It costs €15.00 with up to two toppings or €20.00 with up to three. Toppings include Sui Kau, wonton, roast pork, soy chicken and duck.

Dim sum and starters

You’ll find dim sum under the starters, not on a separate trolley menu. Ha Kau (har gow) and Siu Mai each cost €9.75. A steamed dim sum mix for two is €19.00, and the full dim sum mix for two is €28.00. The starters also include duck pancakes, duck buns, fried wonton and sesame prawns.

Roast meats and mains

• Peking duck: €19.95 on the bone or €22.45 boneless
• Rice, nasi or bami with three roast meats (babi pangang, cha sieuw and soy chicken): €18.00
• Chicken dishes in sauces such as black bean, kung pao or Szechuan: mostly €21.00
• Spareribs in salt and pepper, black bean or sweet and sour sauce: €19.50
• Prawn dishes: €29.95, and wok-fried or steamed turbot: €40.00

Vegetarian choices

The vegetable section includes green beans with chili and tofu (€19.00), aubergine with tofu in black bean sauce (€19.50), salt-and-pepper tofu with pine nuts (€19.00) and vegan squid rings (€17.50). There’s also a vegetarian spring roll for €6.00. Chinese kitchens often use oyster sauce, fish sauce and meat stock, so ask the staff if you need a dish that’s strictly vegetarian or vegan.

Opening hours and reservations

New King opens at 11:00 every day. Closing times vary by source. The restaurant’s own description on the Zeedijk business directory and the I amsterdam listing both say 22:30 daily. Tripadvisor lists 22:00 from Sunday to Thursday and 22:30 on Friday and Saturday. If you’re eating late, try to arrive by 21:30 or call ahead.

You can’t book online, and Yelp’s listing says New King doesn’t take reservations. If you’re coming with a large group or on a busy night, call +31 20 625 2180 first. Otherwise, expect to wait for a table.

Best time to visit

To avoid the crowds, come for an early lunch or a mid-afternoon meal. I’ve found that arriving around noon beats the lunch rush and gives you a better choice of tables. Lunch is also a good time for dim sum and dumpling soup, when a few shared plates make a full meal.

Dinner from around 19:00 to 20:30 is the busiest and loudest time, and you may have to wait at the door. Weekday visits are usually calmer than weekends. Chinatown gets especially crowded during Chinese New Year celebrations in January or February, so plan to arrive early on those days.

How to get there

New King is at the Nieuwmarkt end of the Zeedijk. The street runs from near Amsterdam Centraal to Nieuwmarkt square, next to De Wallen, the Red Light District.

• Metro: take line 51, 53 or 54 to Nieuwmarkt. The restaurant is a few minutes’ walk up the Zeedijk from the station.
• Tram: no tram stops at Nieuwmarkt. Tram 14 stops at Waterlooplein and Mr. Visserplein, both about a 10-minute walk away. Check GVB for diversions before you rely on a tram.
• Walking: about 10 minutes from Amsterdam Centraal along the Zeedijk, or about 10 minutes from Dam Square through the old center.
• Bike: the Zeedijk is narrow and full of people, so park at the racks around Nieuwmarkt square. Lock your bike properly, because bike theft is common in the city.

Map apps sometimes mix up similarly named restaurants. Use the full address, Zeedijk 115-117, 1012 AV, when you navigate.

Tips for visiting

• Order to share: the portions are big, and the menu works best when a group orders several dishes for the table.
• Start with the soup: a small Sui Kau soup lets you try the signature dish without it taking over the meal.
• Choose bone-in or boneless: Peking duck and soy chicken cost €2.50 more without the bone.
• Ask the staff: the menu is in Dutch and full of Cantonese names, so ask for help if you’re unsure what a dish is.
• Check payment first: the website doesn’t say which payment methods are accepted, so ask before you order if you need to pay with a specific card.
• Try a little Cantonese: the staff appreciate a few words of Cantonese, even if your pronunciation is a little off. I speak from experience.

Nearby on the Zeedijk

If you’d like something other than Cantonese food, Little Saigon at Zeedijk 88-90 serves pho and banh mi. Bird Thais Restaurant at Zeedijk 72-74 is a sit-down Thai restaurant. The Fo Guang Shan He Hua Buddhist temple is on the same street, and our Chinatown guide covers the shops, festivals and history of the area.

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