Yes, we ate well in Amsterdam.
Besides the delicious herring
and addictive Stroopwaffles
we ate at five outstanding restaurants that Doreen picked out and made reservations for before we arrived.
In order of appearance, these were:
Envy. Very close to our hotel, and a great tasting menu with wine accompaniment. Mostly local foods, including some great raw local oysters. Expensive, but worth it.
Taiko. In a fancy hotel. The chef was called the best in town by the person who ran our hotel. He came out to say hello to us, and find out who called him the best chef in town (which he denied. But if not the best, he was probably close to it). The pacing was little off here. The wine paring (Doreen got the sake pairing) sometime arrived after the food. But the food (Asian fusion) was great.
Blauw. Indonesian food. We had the rijstaffle:
As Mark Bittman says, the worst Indonesian food in Amsterdam is better than the best Indonesian food in the US. And this is a good, very good, one.
Ron Gastrobar. Wonderful food here. They sell almost everything for the same price, and we shared, but it was not as easy to share as one might hope. Great service. I asked about a wine, and was warned off of it and given a taste. Nice job - we ordered something else.
De Kas. For our last night. A real "farm to table" place, where they were also the farm. You don't get a choice, you get what they cook. The main course was a sous vide chicken that melted in your mouth. Great stuff.
We had good coffee, good cheese, and a wealth of food opportunities.
Go for the museums. Stay for the food.
Besides the delicious herring
and addictive Stroopwaffles
In order of appearance, these were:
Envy. Very close to our hotel, and a great tasting menu with wine accompaniment. Mostly local foods, including some great raw local oysters. Expensive, but worth it.
Taiko. In a fancy hotel. The chef was called the best in town by the person who ran our hotel. He came out to say hello to us, and find out who called him the best chef in town (which he denied. But if not the best, he was probably close to it). The pacing was little off here. The wine paring (Doreen got the sake pairing) sometime arrived after the food. But the food (Asian fusion) was great.
Blauw. Indonesian food. We had the rijstaffle:
Ron Gastrobar. Wonderful food here. They sell almost everything for the same price, and we shared, but it was not as easy to share as one might hope. Great service. I asked about a wine, and was warned off of it and given a taste. Nice job - we ordered something else.
De Kas. For our last night. A real "farm to table" place, where they were also the farm. You don't get a choice, you get what they cook. The main course was a sous vide chicken that melted in your mouth. Great stuff.
We had good coffee, good cheese, and a wealth of food opportunities.
Go for the museums. Stay for the food.
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