Fancy Thai place with a “snackbar” across the street. The “snackbar” is one of the most popular places on the Zeedijk, with patrons lining up and ordering in advance while waiting for one of the small tables on the sidewalk. The service was fast and friendly, and food arrived quickly. Tom Yam Koeng soup was delightful, spicy-hot with lots of lemon grass and galanga, and featured a couple of great big shrimps. The Pad Thai (my benchmark for good Thai cooking) was okay, and only mildly spiced. You need to ask for the hot chili peppers in this place! My friend’s dish of Sweet & Sour Chicken was unfortunately flavoured with tomato ketchup.
A nice place for a quick meal, reasonably priced.
Category Archives: Amsterdam Food & Drink
Lime Café
Nice little pre-club on the Zeedijk. Friendly and relaxed, sofas and low chairs with great music! Next door to the Chinese Temple in the Red Light District.
Zeedijk 104
Amsterdam
Phone: 020-639-3020
Oriental City
This very attractive multi-storied Chinese restaurant serves up some great Chinese and Indonesian food at reasonable prices. Good views over the Oudezides Voorburgwaal. Highly recommended is the Indonesian Rijstafel (Ricetable) with about a dozen dishes like curried beef, gado gado, chicken satay, fruit salad and a fabulous banana fritter for dessert. We’ve been coming here for years and the food is always consistent. Located only one block from the Dam Square.
Manneken Pis Vlaamse Frites
This chain of Belgian Frites makes some good fresh “french fries”. There are many around town, usually on high traffic streets. There’s a good variety of sauces in addition to the standard mayonaise, ketchup and curry to accompany your potatoes. What all this has to do with a boy pissing is beyond me, but that is typical Dutch humor. Make sure you grab a little fork or you’ll get sticky fingers trying to pull those last frites out of the paper!
Panama
Hip, trendy, the latest expensive place where you MUST be seen. Cafe-restaurant serves tasty tidbits, the dance studio is happening and the theatre-nightclub has a swanky champagne bar. Located out in the northeast part of Amsterdam facing Hei Ij and Ijhaven, near the cruise ship passenger terminal. Web site offers lots of flash and animation, as well as more info.
Zuiveringshal West
Old gasworks buildings converted into shops, eateries, bars, workshops, plus park & festivals.
Supper Club: Lounge
The more I hear about this place the less desire I have to go there. Everyone says it’s THE place for rich and snobby people who will glare at you with open hostility if you aren’t wearing the latest designer fashions. Stories circulate about items being pilfered from their coatcheck and unsympathetic management whose only concern seems to be gouging large amounts of guilders from your pocket.
Guests lounge in beds & order food & drinks at this eatery, bar & performance space.
If you are looking for attitude, here it is!
Hotel Arena
Former convent, now a hip hotel and nightclub. Happy DJ scene on weekends in the club, and special events occasionally.
Nam Kee
No-frills Chinese restaurant with a varied menu ranging from steamed oysters to crispy Peking duck.
Open daily from Noon until midnight.
Take out available.
Three locations:
Nam Kee – Geldersekade #117 020-639-2848
Nam Kee – Zeedijk 111 020-624-3470
Nam Kee – Marie Heinekenplein 4 – +31 20 6702336
Getto
Food, dance, music, a bit like home. But it’s Amsterdam, and this is the Warmoesstraat – home to the SCENE.