Le Hollandais
A resurrected Amstel-side French classic where the chef-owner still climbs the stairs to explain your sweetbreads himself.
The original Le Hollandais fed the Amsteldijk classic French cooking from 1996 to 2020, collected Bib Gourmands along the way, then closed. Rebwar Abdulkarim reopened it in 2021 and did the sensible thing: he kept the soul and cooks nearly everything himself, a la minute. Escargots, steak tartare, sweetbreads in morel sauce, crepes Suzette, and a chef's menu that starts at 55 euros for three courses and wanders up to ten if you surrender. Rebwar comes up from the kitchen to talk you through the plates with the enthusiasm of a man who still cannot quite believe he owns the place, and the room, chandelier and neon Restaurant sign included, looks over the Amstel at dusk. De Pijp treats it as its own French dining room, warmer and quieter than anything on the Ferdinand Bolstraat, and on weekends it opens at noon, so a long riverside Sunday lunch is actually possible.
Book a window table on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from 12:00, take the three course chef's menu and insist on crepes Suzette to finish.
What to order
Full menu- Chef's menu, 3 coursesEUR 55
Scales to 10 courses (EUR 100) for the committed
- Escargots, 6 piecesEUR 12
Old-school opener done straight
- Crepes Suzette
Vanilla ice cream, orange caramel; the mandatory ending
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