Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bravo! I was there in Amsterdam September 9th through 13th, unfortunately (not really) with different companions at different restaurants. :grin:

I was sharing this thread and he kept saying “…and herring?”.

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Great write up and pics @mariacarmen! It needs a disclaimer to not read while hungry though…glad you had a nice adventure, and thanks.

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Fantastic write-up, Carmen! Dunno when I’ll be there next, but these are some great tips!

I wonder if poffertjes and pufferies are related. The former is popular in Germany (and is touted as a Dutch snack), but they tend to be round, not flat.

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I’m envious of anyone who has managed to eat at Rijks. Couldnt get a table on any of the 4 nights we were there in 2019, as it was during their annual closure for holidays.

And I thought I had been dead clever finding a place for rijstaffel that seemed to be under the tourist radar and didnt appear in the “usual” online places. But, no, it was just shit.

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we had lunch at Rijks, as we planned it to be right after our visit to Rijksmuseum.

I wanted to try rijstaffel but we never got around to it, though we got a recommendation from a server at Johannes, but it was strange, of all the different cuisines we saw available, we never passed by an Indonesian restaurant.

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these started out a balls, but they flattened and/or she flattened them when applying butter.

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wow, we could have crossed paths and not known it!

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We stayed in the “museum quarter”. Three days, three museums. Bit of an art overdose.

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we did the same - i think we hit 4 museums in 6 days.

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that makes me very happy to hear! means I got good tips! thank you!

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thanks, very kind!

yes, those beets really blew me away.

Glad to hear you enjoyed
Nice write up
Fruit de mer in Dutch is zeevruchten (fruit of the sea :wink: )
I was missing the Indonesian food, although The Hague is the better city for that. It’s the food I grew up with

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thanks for that! the menu actually listed it as fruits de mer, I’m sure for all us tourists.

Yes, I’m sorry we missed out on trying Indonesian food… next time!

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Here’s some!

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How A’dam has changed! Gone are the days when it was all about rollmops and herring and surinamese roti and the Indonesian rijstaffel. I hope to return to A’dam and follow your itinerary.

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Not just for tourists, here in the Netherlands fruits de mer is a well-known phrase. We have a soft spot for French food… :slight_smile:

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Wow, what a report! Your photos are drool worthy. I remember stopping by their food hall and the bitterballen stand too, and tried several different types of bitterballen. I loved Amsterdam, and it looks like you had a great trip too. I’m surprised I don’t see any breakfast pictures (unless you eat a way more luxurious breakfast than I do). I did have to try a dutch baby pancake while I was there – apple, cheddar, and bacon, and it was delicious.

EDIT: And for all the stroopwafel lovers, getting the fresh made ones from a bakery. Ooohh…

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there was a fancy rollmop in one of our chef’s tasting menus, does that count? :stuck_out_tongue:

we didn’t eat breakfast, hardly at all. i think one morning we got a couple of croissants to share (ham & cheese & sausage) from a nearby bakery before heading to a museum, but mostly we waited until lunchtime. you would have had to roll us down the street if we’d been eating bfasts too! :laughing:

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:fish:heck yeah

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