Bar Bonnie

Goudvisch's all-day cafe on Amstelveenseweg where a double smashburger quietly outscores every dedicated burger spot in town.

Bar Bonnie is not built around a burger. It is a full-day cafe-bistro-bar from the Goudvisch family, the group behind Arie, De Neef van Fred, Moos and Polly, open from half past nine for coffee and pastries and running straight through lunch, dinner and cocktails until one or three in the morning depending on the night. The smashburger sits on the snacks section of a menu that also covers oysters, bitterballen and a full dinner card, which makes its Broodjestester score of 9.0, the highest of any burger this scan turned up, feel almost accidental. Two patties smashed hard, cheddar melted into the crust, pickles and relish on a soft brioche bun, served with fries from the respected Frites uit Zuyd. Broodjestester called it the outright winner across every round of their Amsterdam burger series; Your Little Black Book put it on their shortlist of the city's six best smash burgers. Go for the burger if that is the mission, but Bonnie works just as well as a coworking corner, a Sunday breakfast, or a late cocktail on the way home. The tiled bar under the neon sign is worth a look regardless.

Open Sun-Wed 09:30-00:00, Thu 09:30-01:00, Fri-Sat 09:30-03:00; kitchen opens at 10:00, so the smashburger is on the menu from mid-morning.