In 2024, we returned to Amsterdam after our trip to Rome. We stayed at the Pulitzer and enjoyed the comfort and location of the hotel. We ate at Bussia, and tried an Asian rice table -Long Pura (one and done), and a traditional Dutch restaurant, The Pantry, which was cosy, with good food and a nice neighborhood filled with restaurants. We managed to eat apple cake every day, our favorites were Winkel and New Dutch Amsterdam. We toured with Marten from With Locals and a great walk around town and covered the history of Amsterdam. We also went to the Van Gough museum for an exhibit on the Impressionists.
Restaurant Bussia – Our favorite restaurant in 2015. Near hotel in the 9 block corridor. The restaurant served Italian food with a French influence. This is accompanied by an impressive choice of fine Italian wines. The food was well prepared with great service. We missed this restaurant in 2017, but made it back in 2019. We had a very personable Italian waiter who carried on a conversation with us in Italian. The meal was delicious; they are starting to get a little more upscale, there were several waiters serving the dinners, and a few starters magically appear at your table which are artistically created. We had a burrata, tomato and beet salad to start, I had the gnocchi with black truffles; Joanne had beef ravioli. We each had different shared entrees, one beef and one fish. All were paired with Italian wines. This is still our favorite place in Amsterdam.
Lucius – Seafood restaurant. We ate there our first night in 2017. It was good seafood, but we can get better seafood in Seattle.
La Oliva Pintxos y Vinos – Ate there with Sabine and her 2 daughters. Very nice restaurant and atmosphere. Great selection of pintxos and some tasty dishes are served as well.
Nooch – Nice Asian restaurant near hotel that delicately fuses modern Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian and Thai kitchens. There were a nice variety of dishes with different spice levels. In 2017 we visited Nooch 3 times. We had two lunches there and dinner with Joanne’s cousin Linda and Johan. In 2019 we found the popularity of this restaurant is growing. We had a nice meal here, but the place was packed.
Jun – Ate dinner here our first night back in Amsterdam in 2017. It is an Indonesian rice table restaurant. The food was very good. I started with delicious chicken soup and then they brought small portions of food paired with rice. Nice experience.
da Silveren Spiegel This restaurant was recommended by the concierge at the Pulitzer. It was on the edge of the red light district in a historic canal house. The meal was good and worth going back but they seemed to try too hard to create unique dishes such as the starters which were; mushroom pastry puff, chicken liver w/chocolate, and onion bob bon. The main meal was 4 course – Dutch trout, vegetable flan, partridge (Joanne), aged steak (Rob), and stewed pear for dessert. The setting was great, and the food was worth another try.
Jansz – This is the restaurant at the Pulitzer and it is very good. Very nice setting and certainly convenient. We ate here in 2017 and 2019.
Blue – this is a sleek, glass-fronted cafe & bar at the top of a modern shopping complex, for panoramic city views which cannot be beat. We had a nice lunch here in 2019 and got to watch a rain storm rollin and move out. A must stop on our next trip (found on Pinterest).
Buffet van Odette – We had a lovely lunch outside in 2019. We were on our way to a museum and the concierge recommended this restaurant.
Look into: Toscanini, L’invite, Carsten’s, Foodism, Gerb Hartering, Cafe De Klepel, Kaagman & Kortekaas (Lunch)
