Amsterdam's Culinary Highlights
As far as cuisine goes, Amsterdam may be best known for excellent Gouda cheese and neat sandwiches. While, of course, otherwise hailed for rich culture, museums and mind-blowing space cake in the coffeeshops, there is a foodie under-tide that is rising up. The city’s famous picturesque canals are filled with delicious surprises. We have listed some great highlights to enhance your time spent walking or cycling around beautiful Amsterdam.
1. The Seafood Bar
Bar, Restaurant, Seafood, European, Soup
2. Pancakes! Amsterdam
Creperie, European, North American, American
3. Winkel 43
Cafe, Pub, Coffee, Dessert
4. Conservatorium Brasserie
Brasserie, European, Beer
5. Bagels & Beans
Cafe, Coffee
6. Cafe Van Leeuwen
Cafe, Pub, Pub Grub, Coffee, European
7. De Koffie Salon
Cafe, Coffee, Vegetarian
8. Vlaams Frites
Vlaams Frites
Yes, it is true that everyone loves French fries and yes, you can get them almost anywhere. However, walking around as a tourist or a busy local there is no pick me up quite like the vlaamse frites (Flemish fries) found all over Amsterdam. Frites are served in a classic paper cone and accompanied by a heavy dollop of whatever sauce you choose: the local favorite is ‘fritessaus’ (mayonnaise) or satay sauce. Double fried, chunky cut and precisely salted, Amsterdam’s frites are a definite food highlight: typically cheap and usually very filling. According to the locals, a long time favorite for getting their French fry fill is a hole-in-the-wall chip shop called Vlaams Friteshuis Vleminck. This place sells fresh and crispy fries and fries alone with an assortment of 25 different types of sauces, and thus they appropriately call themselves ‘Sauce Masters’.
Vlaams Friteshuis Vleminckx, xk Voetboogstraat 31, Amsterdam, Netherlands +31 6 5478 7000
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