Vegetarian-friendly*
Places where the vegetables are the point, not the apology. Vegans eat well here too.
Restaurant Flore
Amsterdam's most convincing case that two-star dining can be plant-led.
De Kas
Michelin-starred cooking inside the greenhouse where your dinner was picked this morning.
Wils
Michelin-starred fire worship on the third floor above Stadionplein.
Massimo Gelato
De Pijp's gelato line, worth it for the pistachio alone.
Fort Negen
Every weekend De Baarsjes queues for a kaassoufflé on brioche. Correctly.
Hemelse Modder
Thirty-plus years of cooking for the neighbours, priced like it still means it.
Restaurant Blauw
The rijsttafel that converts skeptics, served where Vondelpark meets Amstelveenseweg.
Mama Makan
Grand-café Indonesian where the rijsttafel actually earns the ceremony.
Night Kitchen
Candlelit Mediterranean neo-bistro where the chef writes the menu around your table.
MITTS
Javastraat's cosiest mezze room, vegetable-first and quietly serious about it.
Café Binnenvisser
The natural-wine café every neighborhood wishes it had, now on Bilderdijkstraat.
Little Collins
Melbourne-grade brunch and daytime drinking on a quiet Pijp side street.
FC Hyena
Boutique cinema on the IJ where the kitchen deserves top billing too.
Brasserie Vrijburcht
Steigereiland's waterside brasserie inside a resident-built co-op, complete with boat mooring.
Indrapura
Rembrandtplein's grand old rijsttafel room, still the classic Indonesian spread.
Kartika
Fifty-year-old rijsttafel den on the Overtoom; candlelit, walk-in only, zero nonsense.
Restaurant Beyrouth
The Estephan family has run Amsterdam's best mezze since 1990.
Rudi's Original Stroopwafels
Hot stroopwafel off the iron at Albert Cuyp, syrup still running.
Semhar
Injera, spiced stews and family warmth on the Jordaan's western edge, for pocket change.
Pllek
Container-built city beach where the vegetables outshine the sunset. Almost.
Bar Botanique
A rainforest-green corner bar off the Dappermarkt that cooks better than it needs to.