Hello,

I'm staying at the NH City Centre around the Spui.. anyone have any recommandations on best places to eat around there?.. thanks:)

Monkey1717

I stayed there a week after the war started in Mar of 2003. Hope your room doesn't have a big FUCKING Support beam in it. That was kind of messed. Their "lifts" are tricky, especially if you're stoned. You must shut the door or the lift will not work. Lots of places to eat, no shortage. Check down by the Leidseplein. The Rookies/Dolphins/Rokerij/The Noon coffeeshops are also in that area. Dutch Flowers/De Tweed Kamer are practically around the corner of NH City Centre. Softland (on the left) is up the street heading toward Central Station. As are smartshops, The Doors/Chocolata/Anyday coffeeshops are also along the way. Anyday's a little hard to find, it'll be on your right. You have to look for it. We must have walked past it sereval times before we found it.

Kantjil en de Tijger
Spuistraat 291
Very good Indonesian food. Gets crowded on weekends, but service is remarkably swift by local standards.

Weasel

I already listed these somewhere else in this site but here they are again. All tried and true.

Christophe http://www.christophe.nl
Leliegracht 46 625-0807

Pulitzers Keizersgracht 234 (corner Reestraat) 523-5282

Restaurant Dorrius (since 1890) http://www.dorrius.nl
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 5 420-2224

Zuid Zeeland http://www.zuidzeeland.nl
Herengracht 413 624-3154

D' Vijff Vlieghen http://www.d-vijffvlieghen.com/
Spuistraat 294-302 624- 8369

De Belhamel Browersgracht 60 622-1095

Sarang Mas http://www.sarangmas.nl/ Damrak 44 622-2105

Lucky Garden
Winkelcentrum Reigerbos
(from Central Station take the metro line 54, direction Gein to
the Reigerbos station, a 15-20 minute ride, walk to the southern edge of the shopping center and turn left) Snellerwaardgracht 7 (Gasperdam, Amsterdam Z.O.)
697-7234

Restaurant de Luwte http://www.restaurantdeluwte.nl
Leliegracht 26-28 625-8548

Pur Sang http://www.cafepursang.nl Haarlemmerstraat 105 330-2628

Bar Restaurant 5 Prinsenstraat 10 428-2455

't Tuinfeest Cafe Geldersekade 109 620-8864

Keuken Van 1870 Spuistraat 4 624-8965

Green Planet http://www.greenplanet.nl
Spuistraat 122 625-8280

Restaurant Tango
Warmoestraat 49 627-2467

van Kerkwijk
Nes 41 620-3316

Bagels & Beans
Ferdinand Bolstraat 70 Keizergracht 504 Haarlemmerdijk 122 Waterlooplein 2
Raadhuistraat 18 Kinkerstraat 110

Australian Ice Cream (various locations)
Singel 437 or the one at Spui 5
http://www.australianhomemade.com/

Pompadour Chocolaterie Patisserie Tearoom
Huidenstraat 12 623-9554

Puccini Bomboni http://www.puccinibomboni.com
Singel 184 or the one at Staalstraat 17
427-8341 626-5474

Chocolaterie & Patisserie Unlimited Delicious
Haarmlemmerstraat 122 528-7034

Chocolateria/Desserteria Jordino
Haarlemmerdijk 25 (just down the street from above) 420-3225

http://www.debakkerswinkel.nl/

pancake bakery- Prinsengracht 191 - opens at noon


www.pancake.nl

Damn - that's a great list of restaurants!!

There's a good Spanish restaurant on Spuistraat, pretty much directly across from D' Vijff Vlieghen (which itself is next to the NH City Centre), but I can't remember its name.

Restaurant November,
Spuistraat

Walk left out of your hotel (towards Dam square), around 100m on the same side of hte road, beware the bicycle track(!), 2 courses fo EUR 19.50, 3 for 24.50.

Very good food for the price. Very recommended. The last few evenings have been warm enough to eat outside. My favourite value for money restaurant in a very good location.

OK then, what is the best steakhouse in the city?
I've been to a few of the Argentijn ones, but can't decide

What about the Brasserie De Poort at the hotel Die Potr Van Cleve. They keep a record of the number of steaks they have served since 1870 I believe. Last time I was there I had #5726901 medium rear. I'd give it a 8 out of 10. I'll be going there again during my next visit in (yeahh) 19 days.

One of my first nights in the RLD I ate at a 'fastfood' chinese stir-fry place. Two big woks over flames near the door. The food was served in a big cup and was a very good value. Thereafter I looked and looked for the place and never found it again.

There was this place I ate at a few years back, that had a lamb dish that melted in your mouth. I wanted to just walked around with a mouthful sucking the juices. Didn't pay close enough attention to where it was at & now it's like a Grail to me. I love the lamb over there, but some are much better than others.

The best steaks (IMO) can be had at Castell BAR-becue on Lijnbaansgracht 252-253-254, just off Leidse Square past the movie theater. Try the 400 gram Primerissa or 600 gram T-bone. I also second Brasserie De Poort, although it's a bit pricier.

Mine has to be Febo,s,been a fast food person all my life.My 2 favorite ones are:on Regliarstraat around the corner from the Escape Club near internet cafe,other on OZA.I got my idea of having mayonaise on fries from them.! person here in Hawaii even asked me if i was from Amsterdam,saying that,s the only place she recalls anyone using mayo on fries!

I like the Down Town Diner in Warmoestraat just so I could check out the waitresses.. Last week there was a Swedish and a German, both of whom I could happily strip naked and lick all over.

My recommendation for a wonderful dinner:

Take Thai
Utrechtsestraat 87 (622 05 77)

This modern, all-white restaurant plates up some of the best Thai food in the city. Choose from a variety of curries spiced according to your palate ('soft, spicy or killing', as the menu puts it). The whole fried fish preparations, as well as their duck dishes....are near to transcendental. But do be sure to save room for their delicious desserts, my favorite being delicately flash fried bananas with a homemade vanilla cream sauce. Pukka!

Reservations of course, as with all popular restaurants in Amsterdam, are compulsory.

Happy eating :)
~uber.

Authentic Mexican restaurant.

Los Pilones, kerkstraat..... something. Really close to the Bronx Gay Shop.

I have to add, for Indian food, the Koh-i-noor on Radhuisstraat, right across from the Westerkerk. I have been going there twenty years but hadn't been recently until last night, and it is still real good. They also have a newer restaurant by the same name on the Rokin and although I haven't been there, I assume it is just as good. Another tip: if you want to save a little bit, get take away and return to your abode. Last night I got a chicken dish for 10 euro, that included a small salad, the curry, and more rice than I could possibly eat at one time, and I'm a big hungry lad. Check it out.

Went to a little Thai place the last time i was over, near Nieuwmarkt called Little Thai Prince. The red King Prawn Thai curry was absolutely sensational. Highly recommended.

Haesje Claes on Spuistraat for traditional Dutch Food.

Cafe Luxemburg also right on the Spui for a nice streetside people watching cafe style lunch or dinner.

Oude Holland on Nieuwzides voorburgwaal for traditional Dutch food.

I have to get back to Mokum for a couple of days.

Doog
Pepto

Haesje Claes also has a place in the Jordaan. Just walked past it today. It's near the North Church. Not sure of the street right now, but if anyone wants to know, I'll find out and post.