restaurants

restaurant of the week: a table

Kira — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:53:50 +0000

If you, like me, are not blessed with a French aunt who spoils you with homemade quiches and tarts, then praise Eleonore from À Table!

what i love about this place

À Table is a cute little breakfast and lunchroom. As most Amsterdam places where you actually feel welcome, it is run by the owner Eleonore. Eleonore is a bit too young to be our aunt, though. Instead she is a charming young French lady with a passion for cooking and already quite well-known within Amsterdam’s French circles.

burrito in Amsterdam

Kira — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:23:53 +0000

In the time span of 2 months, two burrito places opened in the west part of the centre. And I happen to temporarily live in between these two places. So what else is an Amsterdam blogger to do than do a burrito-comparison-dinner?!

PS please notify me if you've found other burrito places to be reviewed.

The Burrito Maker vs The Original California Burrito Company (TOCBC)

restaurant of the week: scossa

Kira — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:43:41 +0000

The Dutch do not have the habit of visiting hotel restaurants and bars. They’re missing out!

Some of Amsterdam’s best bars and restaurants are located in the hotels. A few weeks ago, I reviewed the Amsterdam Marriott’s Midtown Grill, a must-visit for any steak lover. And I continuously rave about the Okura Hotel, which has the best Japanese restaurants on this side of the world.

However, not all hotel restaurants are up-class and expensive. Scossa is such a place. People living in the vicinity should definitely bookmark this post.

restaurant of the week: l'invité

Kira — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:38:57 +0000

With its black and white tiles, brown wooden chairs and white table linen, L’Invité reminds me of a classy French brasserie. Now, what’s better than an undiscovered, unpretentious, reasonably priced brasserie on one of the most beautiful canals of Amsterdam?!

restaurant of the week: la viña

Kira — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:12:53 +0000

La Viña is the best kept secret of the Rivierenbuurt
Few Amsterdam restaurants get ‘it’ right and I’m pleased to tell, I’ve found another little gem! La Viña is a Mediterranean restaurant where a Dutch lady gracefully ensure all guests get served properly.

what i love about La Viña
I love it that a small restaurant can create such a perfect dining experience. The dishes are well-thought through and well prepared. Then the wines are perfect and Jacqueline is a most professional hostess.

restaurant of the week: moes eet- en drinklokaal

Kira — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:03:40 +0000

I'm (still) in a been-there-done-that mood. Sometimes you come across a restaurant that does make me excited. Moes is such a place. It's so down to earth and honest... I am but happy to tell you about it.

what i love about this place: honest hospitality & food

What I mean to say is that the restaurant staff has the genuine ambition to make guests happy.

restaurant of the week: district v

Kira — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:37:41 +0000

District V (five) changed into an Italian restaurant... and I love the new place!

what i love about this place

> It’s a true Italian trattoria, situated on the picturesque little square ‘Van der Helstplein 17’ in the quieter part of ‘the Pijp’.

> Great food in a unpretentious environment with friendly service. The waiters are friendly with most of the crew being Italian. Truly Mediterranean.

> The charismatic manager is originally from Rome, who has many stories about the ingredients served, making a dinner here very entertaining.

restaurant of the week: midtown grill

Kira — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:38:46 +0000

Steak lovers attention! This restaurant is meat paradise on earth! Midtown Grill is by miles the best steakhouse in Amsterdam. I know a picture speaks a thousands words, still I think the photo below deserves extra information.

what i love about Midtown Grill

Here one can enjoy top-quality ingredients prepared by talented chefs.
Service is up to standard to bring your most important business clients. And thankfully, 'stiffness' and 'pretentiousness' does not apply to the staff. They are actually so proud of their beef, in particular, that they can talk hours about them.

breakfast in amsterdam

Kira — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:09:43 +0000

Breakfast out of the house is probably the most unDutch thing to do. There are probably no more than a dozen of breakfast places in town. Let me just start by listing the one I was at last Monday, the tiny breakfast joint Lef.

restaurant of the week: levant

Kira — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:34:54 +0000

The eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea is called Levant, ‘..where the sun rises’. It is also the name of a Levantian restaurant in Amsterdam. Half of the clientele looked Turkish / Syrian / Levantian, which I took as a sign of 'good local cuisine'.