Fa. Pekelhaaring

A Bib Gourmand Italian on Van Woustraat with pasta in half or full portions and one menu from noon to ten.

Brothers Matthias and Lennard van der Nagel founded Fa. Pekelhaaring on Van Woustraat, and Matthias is the chef. One menu covers lunch and dinner. The base is Italian, with Spanish snacks like cecina and morcilla and Dutch fish such as fried smelt and a whole plaice with pil pil sauce. Every pasta comes as a half or full portion, at €17.50 or €24.50, and mains run from €22.50 to €29.50. The wine list leans on Italy and France, marks its natural wines and starts at €27 a bottle. Michelin gave the restaurant its first Bib Gourmand in 2021, still lists it with one, and calls it the urban canteen of many Amsterdammers. Gault&Millau scores it 13/20 and says booking is a must, for good reason. Guests agree it is always full. They praise the friendly service and the value, and have been ordering the white chocolate cheesecake for years. Their recurring complaint is noise: busy, loud, not intimate.

Book for dinner. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 22:00 with the same menu all day; closed on Monday.

What to order

Full menu

Linguine with porcini carbonara€17.50/€24.50
With parsley and parmesan; half or full portion. Guests count the pasta among the strong points.
Tagliata di manzo€29.50
Off the barbecue with rocket, balsamic and parmesan.
Fried smelt€8.50
A snack with rocket; Gault&Millau praises the fried smelt.
White chocolate cheesecake€9.50
With raspberry sauce; guests have named it a favourite for years.