The Best Restaurants In Amsterdam Oud-Zuid

Amsterdam Oud-Zuid is a charming neighborhood that borders Vondelpark and Museumplein. The area is the most affluent part of the city and its winding, picturesque streets are lined with high-end fashion retailers, fantastic bars and delightful restaurants. So if you’re planning a visit to the Rijksmuseum or P.C. Hooftstraat, be sure to check out this list of exceptional restaurants in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid.

1. Restaurant CHANG-i

Restaurant, Asian

Due to its proximity to Amsterdam’s most prestigious classical music hall, the Concertgebouw, Restaurant CHANG-i offers patrons a special three-course menu that’s available before evening concerts commence inside the venue. The restaurant also serves table d’hote or à la carte options and bases its menu around refined Asian fusion dishes that employ ingredients and recipes drawn from modern Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Indonesian cuisine.

2. Vondelpark3

Restaurant, Northern European

Vondelpark3 Restaurant in Vondelpark, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands

Vondelpark3 lies on the northern side of Vondelpark and serves a wide array of breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes inside the lower level of a monumental pavilion that dates back to the late 19th century. During sunny spells, it is also possible to sit outside on the restaurant’s large terrace, which overlooks the Vondelmonument and a picturesque lake that’s surrounded by green meadows and shrubbery. Vondelpark3’s menu takes inspiration from several international cuisines and includes items like vegan pad thai bowls, classic Dutch meat croquettes, and chicken satay skewers.

3. Drovers Dog

Restaurant, Australian

Drovers Dog easily ranks among the best places in Amsterdam for weekend brunches and serves an impressive selection of hearty Australian dishes that work wonders at the beginning of the day. There are some seriously hard-hitting items on the restaurant’s brunch menu, including full-blown eggs Benedict and freshly baked savoury pies served with chunky fries and home-made tomato chutney. In the evening, Drovers Dog switches to its dinner menu, which mainly revolves around salads, burgers and high-quality cuts of meat. It is also worth mentioning that Drovers Dog is probably the only restaurant in Amsterdam – or even in the Netherlands –where it is possible to order a kangaroo fillet.

5. Restaurant Blauw

Restaurant, Indonesian

Restaurant Blauw lies roughly 100 metres away from Vondelpark’s southern entrance, on a bustling street called Amstelveenweg that runs towards Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium. The restaurant serves many traditional Indonesian staples and has an extensive rijsttafel menu. This classic multi-course Indonesian meal is meant to be shared among friends or relatives and includes roughly 20 small rice, meat, and vegetable dishes that are presented together on one table. The restaurant features a modern, well-lit dining room that centres around a large black-and-white family portrait.

6. Ron Gastrobar

Restaurant, Contemporary

A Michelin-starred chef named Ron Blauw oversees this bustling restaurant on Amstelveenweg and has put together an incredible selection of modern, innovative dishes that use simple, first-rate ingredients. The restaurant’s menu mainly features classic European dishes that have been given subtle flourishes to draw out their flavours. For instance, gravlax salmon at Ron Gastrobar comes with sweet and sour cucumber dressing, while the house’s spare ribs are served alongside spicy home-made sambal.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.