Late night*
Kitchens that keep going after the sensible city has gone home. For the second wind and the post-gig appetite.
Bar Centraal
Glou Glou's Oud-West sibling: serious natural wine, unserious atmosphere, killer sharing plates.
Goldcoast Restaurant & Loungebar
Ghanaian institution near the Arena, serving jollof and waakye until deep night.
Lucius
Amsterdam's seafood classic since 1975: oysters, Dover sole, zero gimmicks.
De Japanner
Amsterdam's original izakaya: sake, skewers and noise on the Albert Cuyp.
Kebapçı Amsterdam
Gaziantep charcoal in Slotermeer; the weekend wait is part of dinner.
NELA
Live-fire glamour inside the Valley building; Zuidas finally learned to have fun.
FC Hyena
Boutique cinema on the IJ where the kitchen deserves top billing too.
Van Kerkwijk
No menu, no reservations: the waiter recites, you choose, everyone wins.
Café de Reiger
The Jordaan brown café that actually cooks, ribs, classics, open till one.
Klaproos
Pizza, good wine and dancing on a half-built Buiksloterham corner.
Mesa Mesa
Proper Spanish tapas and vermut, rescuing Marie Heinekenplein from mediocrity.
African Kitchen
Nigerian-leaning kitchen on the Bijlmerdreef doing serious egusi, suya and grilled tilapia.
Bar Botanique
A rainforest-green corner bar off the Dappermarkt that cooks better than it needs to.
Bar Basquiat
The Javastraat corner bar where the whole Indische Buurt eventually washes up.
Bar Baarsch
De Baarsjes' living room: smash burgers, pub quiz, drag queen bingo.