This week's special · Published October 2026
Every Michelin star in Amsterdam 2026
Amsterdam won no new star on 5 October and lost three starred restaurants. Here are the 20 that remain, what changed, and every Bib Gourmand in town.
7 specials, one obsession at a time
The specials*
Every deep dive we could not fit into a single chapter: a cuisine, a trend, a relationship between restaurants, tracked until we ran out of city. Each one dated, each one rechecked or retired when it goes stale.
Published September 2026
The best eetcafés in Amsterdam
Eighteen cafés where the kitchen is the reason to come, ranked, and the honest list of famous brown cafés that quietly stopped cooking.
Published September 2026
The breakfast special
Where Amsterdam actually eats breakfast: the weekday rooms that hold a real meeting, and the weekend brunches worth planning a morning around.
Published August 2026
The burger special
Every burger in Amsterdam that clears our bar, ranked, the gaps named, and the honest list of what did not make it.
Published August 2026
The Mexican special
Every Mexican kitchen in Amsterdam that clears our bar, ranked, the gaps named, and the honest list of what did not make it.
Published August 2026
The second act
Amsterdam teams and chefs who built one good restaurant, then opened the opposite of it. Every pair verified independently, both sides linked.
Published August 2026
The ramen special
Every bowl in Amsterdam that clears our bar, ranked, styles decoded, and the honest list of what did not make it.