The Netherlands
Amsterdam
The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.
Markets
Your First Amsterdam Lunch Belongs in a Market HallDetailed market and street food guide for first-time Amsterdam visitors
Stalls, Stroopwafels and the Art of the Bargain: Amsterdam's Street Markets, RankedStreet markets ranked with food stalls and buying tips
Buying Tulip Bulbs at Amsterdam's Floating BloemenmarktDetails flower market with nearby food options
Your First Amsterdam Weekend Without the Museum QueueCovers morning markets and brown cafés, good local food insight
The Free Fleet: Amsterdam's IJ Ferries and the North Bank That Opened OvernightFree IJ ferries with waterfront dining and street art tips
Street food
Tables
Amsterdam's Indonesian rijsttafel — the elaborate rice-table feast born in colonial Indonesia that became Amsterdam's most distinctive dining tradition. The tokos, the family-run restaurants, and the dishes that tell a complicated history.Comprehensive on Amsterdam's Indonesian rijsttafel dining tradition
Eating Your Way Along Amsterdam's BrouwersgrachtDetailed food and drink stops along a famous Amsterdam canal walk
Two Days of Food and Art in Amsterdam's WesterparkFocuses on dining options and seating in Westerpark area
Amsterdam's Houseboat Families Who Never Left the WaterHouseboat living with eating and sleeping aboard options
Bars
Inside Amsterdam's Proeflokalen: Where Jenever Is Still Poured the Old WayGuide to traditional jenever tasting rooms and bars
Amsterdam's Best Brown Cafés That Locals Actually Drink InGuide to authentic brown cafés and local drinking spots
Watching the Amsterdam Marathon from Park, River and TrackWhere to eat and drink during Amsterdam Marathon event
The Water That Built Amsterdam: Inside the GrachtengordelCanal ring guide including brown café terraces and canal houses
Where to sleep in Amsterdam: the Amsterdam hotel directory