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Corner eetcafé in Oud-Zuid where the menu flips every six weeks and half the tables stay free for walk-ins.

Maarten and Jordy already ran Wijmpje Beukers in De Pijp, then took over a corner of Banstraat in 2021 and built the kind of eetcafé Oud-Zuid was quietly missing: art deco details, a proper bar, and a room where the age range runs from student to ninety without anyone feeling like a guest in someone else's scene. The menu changes every six weeks and lands consistently above its pay grade, from soy-cured pork belly with kaffir lime to dorade in beurre blanc with crayfish, plus a kogelbiefstuk with hollandaise for the traditionalists at the window table. De Buik and Your Little Black Book both came, approved, and told the neighbourhood what it already knew. Part of the floor stays unreserved on principle, so you can still walk in on a Wednesday like a civilised person. Saturday opens at four for borrel and rolls straight into dinner, which is exactly how the room is meant to be used.

They deliberately keep a share of tables for walk-ins: arrive before 18:30 or after 21:00 and you will sit. Saturday from 16:00 is the move, borrel snacks at the bar first, then dinner when hunger wins.

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