Toko Bandung
An Indonesian toko running since 1963; the rames here outclasses most restaurants.
Toko Bandung has been feeding Osdorp since 1963, which in Amsterdam toko years makes it practically a monument. Half of it is a shop, shelves of kecap, sambals, frozen banana leaf parcels, a produce section with things your supermarket has never heard of, and the other half is a counter dishing out rames that put plenty of sit-down rijsttafels to shame. Ten euros gets you a mountain of rice with rendang that pulls apart properly, sajoer beans, egg in sambal and whatever else the trays are offering that day. There are a few tables if you can't wait, and you won't want to. The staff will steer first-timers kindly; regulars just nod and their order appears. Come before the lunch rush, leave with dinner ingredients too, and accept that your own nasi will never taste quite like this.
The rames with rendang is the move; ask for extra sambal goreng and take spekkoek home.
What to order
Full menu- Rendang€5.25/100g
Slow-cooked spicy beef by the 100 grams; the counter's benchmark dish since going halal in 2016.
- Sate ayam€8
Three skewers with proper peanut sauce, the repeat order in nearly every review.
- Bami or nasi goreng€5
Container portion that anchors a build-your-own toko plate.
- Lemper and bapao€3.50
The snack vitrine is the point, regulars stack these with rissoles on the way out.
- Spekkoek€3.50
Layered spice cake by the slice; the take-home closer reviewers mention.
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