Restaurants · Our pick in Amsterdam
Eating in Amsterdam: the back story
The back story
About Eating in Amsterdam: the back story
In the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Netherlands, four Amsterdam restaurants hold Two Stars: Flore at De L’Europe, Ciel Bleu at the Okura, Vinkeles at The Dylan and Restaurant 212 on the Amstel. Sixteen more hold One Star, from Bougainville on the Dam to De Kas in its greenhouse in the Frankendael park. Around them, the city eats well and simply: Dutch home cooking, the Indonesian rijsttafel, herring from a street stall and apple pie at the Noordermarkt.
The starred tables
Two of the four two-star restaurants are in hotels on the water: Flore at De L’Europe and Vinkeles at The Dylan. Ciel Bleu is at the Okura, and 212 is on the Amstel. RIJKS® is the restaurant of the Rijksmuseum, and De Kas cooks in a greenhouse in the Frankendael park.
Dutch cooking
Moeders on the Rozengracht and d’Vijff Vlieghen on the Spuistraat serve Dutch cooking in old rooms full of character; Café de Klos on the Kerkstraat is known for its grilled meat.
Book the starred tables weeks ahead; for the Bib Gourmands, book a few days ahead.
The Indonesian table
The rijsttafel, a spread of many small Indonesian dishes around rice, is a Dutch tradition. Restaurant Blauw serves it.
Street food
Look for raw herring with onions from a herring stall, warm stroopwafels at the Albert Cuyp market, and apple pie with whipped cream at Winkel 43 on the Noordermarkt.
Our advice: lunch at RIJKS® after the Rijksmuseum, and dinner on the Utrechtsestraat, where CUE, Zoldering and Bistro de la Mer all hold a star.
Why it's on our list
- The starred tables
- Dutch cooking
- The Indonesian table
- Street food
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Eating in Amsterdam: the back story before you go.