DutchX.com Netherlands - Amsterdam Bars, Cafes and Restaurants - Dining Out
| There's certainly no shortage of Restaurants in Amsterdam which gives the visitor a huge choice when it come to dining out. Virtually all types of cuisine are represented in the capital's various eating establishments, frequently at very reasonable prices compared to other major capital cities. With places to cater for all tastes and budgets from fast food Frikandel and Kriketten to traditional Indonesian dishes. We will soon be featuring and linking to some of the best for you to sample during your stay in Amsterdam.
When it comes to Bars in Amsterdam the range is extensive. Whether you choose a traditional street corner 'brown bar' or a more modern designer wine bar type of establishment you will find the prices to be reasonable, for a major city, and the service friendly and welcoming. The Netherlands has a strong tradition of beer brewing and consumption in addition to sharing a border with two nations almost synonymous with beer, Belgium and Germany, meaning that the choice of drinks on offer is generally extensive and of good quality. If you are looking for Nightclubs, Discos and Nightlife please check the Entertainment section. If you want to find information on Amsterdam Coffee Shops please see our partner site Hamsterjam.com for further details and reviews.
Your chosen accommodation will probably offer breakfast; if it does, then its likely to be hearty. Expect to find bread rolls with ham cheeses and hardboiled eggs. for those with a sweeter tooth there will be jams, peanut butter and honey to choose from. If you're an early bird wanting to be out and about, and choose to start the day with breakfast in the city, remember that most places won't open before 8am and, more probably, even later. Eating and drinking is a pleasant and essential activity and Amsterdam caters for all tastes and budgets. You'll find lots of cosmopolitan restaurants, bars and cafes offering food to apeal to every palate. The speciality of the city is the Indonesian cuisine but you'll also find many places offering Chinese, Thai, Spanish and Italian food. One factor to be aware of is that, wherever you go, you'll find it virtually impossible to find a smoke-free atmosphere. Portions tend to be large and filling with lots of meat, fish, chicken, soups and stews. Whilst in the city, and thinking about food, search out one of the food markets, and sample some of the Dutch cheeses. You probably won't find many to remind you of the ones found plastic-wrapped in the local supermarket at home! If the food you are looking for is just to keep body and soul together, and stop the walls of your stomach clapping a tune, then there are plenty of fast food outlets for a quick pit-stop in the middle of the sight-seeing; or go into one of the bars offering what we think of as 'bar snacks': open rolls and sandwiches, thick and filling soups, sliced meats, and all washed down with a glass of your favourite beer. And there are plenty of those to choose from! Tea drinkers, remember that if you want milk you'll probably need to ask for it as the tea usually arrives with a slice of lemon; coffee is stong and black unless you ask for cappuccino. Still on the topic of snacks look for the fish specialities that are often to be found amongst the street vendors, who offer a variey of smoked and salted fish and shellfish. Bars tend to either open at 10am or late afternoon around 5pm. All will stay open until midnight or later. They come in a variety of guises, ranging through traditional dark and smoky to the ultra modern, shiny glass and steel ones. With such a large number of Irish and British ex-pats making their home in Amsterdam it's not surprising to find that Irish pubs, offering Guinness and Irish music and, in some cases, satellite football are springing up and becoming their 'locals' of choice. |
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