20 Best Restaurants in Amsterdam for Every Budget
From Michelin-starred tasting menus to casual neighbourhood spots, here's where to actually go in Amsterdam right now.
The queue outside starts at seven and nobody in it is wearing a coat—that's Amsterdam dining in 2026. This city's restaurant scene has moved on from the stuffy French classics that dominated a decade ago. Now you've got high-end spots that feel like actual restaurants rather than museums, ramen joints with real followings, and a few old-school places that have stayed sensible about their prices while everyone else lost their minds.
This list is ranked by budget tier, then by reliability within that tier. The two-star Michelin places sit at the top—book a month ahead for Friday and Saturday. Below that, the one-star restaurants and the handful of places with real reputation but no stars. Then the spots where you'll actually want to eat on a Tuesday night without dropping a month's rent.
Every price and fact here comes from a source published in the last few months. If something wasn't current enough to verify, I've left it out rather than guess.
Flore
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14, Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam · Modern European (two Michelin stars, Green Star) · Tasting menu; book one month ahead
Flore pairs two Michelin stars with a Green Star for sustainability, set inside Hotel de l'Europe, with an evening that starts in the kitchen itself where diners meet the ingredients before moving through the intimate, nature-inspired dining room. This is the restaurant you book for an anniversary or a moment that matters.
Ciel Bleu
Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Amsterdam · Modern European with Asian influences (two Michelin stars) · €€€€; 23rd-floor views
You dine on the top floor of the luxurious Okura Hotel with a spectacular view of the Amsterdam skyline, the modern elegance of the restaurant equally pleasing. Arjan Speelman's cuisine is technically accomplished and creative, deftly playing with French cooking techniques and Asian seasonings.
De Kas
Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, Frankendael Park, Amsterdam · Seasonal European (one Michelin star, Green Star) · €50–€92.50; lunch noon–2pm, dinner 6:30–10pm
In Frankendael Park sits a renovated 1926 greenhouse with an eight-metre-high glass conservatory. The set menus change based on whatever the chefs have harvested that day, with prices ranging from €50 for a three-course lunch to €92.50 for a six-course dinner. This is the one place where you feel the food's actually growing.
Lars Amsterdam
Danzigerkade, Moxy Hotel, Houthavens, Amsterdam · French with Asian influences (one Michelin star, Green Star) · 5–6 course dinners; book ahead
Head chef Lars Scharp's restaurant is all about exceptional French cuisine supplemented by Asian influences, with a 5 or 6-course dinner menu or a 3 or 4-course lunch accompanied by a wine list. The stylish dining room is located in the Moxy Hotel in the increasingly trendy Houthavens neighbourhood.
Bolenius
Amsterdam Zuid-As, Amsterdam · Modern Dutch with organic garden (one Michelin star, Green Star) · Prix fixe lunches and a la carte dinners
Situated along the Amsterdam Zuid-As between architectural masterpieces, this restaurant uses fresh herbs and vegetables from its organic garden right next door. Bolenius reinvents classic dishes with modern cooking techniques, catapulting it to the top of the new Dutch cuisine movement.
Nomad aan het IJ
Amsterdam Noord, waterfront · International, seasonal (€€€) · 5-course with wine €80–€100
They've created an unbelievably posh restaurant and atmosphere with a rotating menu of international fare. This restaurant has the best ground-level water views in Amsterdam, and €80 to €100 gets you a 5-course meal with wine pairings.
Black and Blue
Leliegracht, Grachtengordel-West, Amsterdam · Steakhouse · Dry-aged beef, serious wine list
Black and Blue is a proper steak restaurant, not a touristy steakhouse. The beef is dry-aged, the wine list is serious, and the setting in a converted canal house on the Leliegracht is hard to beat. If you are celebrating something, this is a strong choice.
BAK
Het Veem warehouse, Oude Houthaven, Amsterdam · Modern European, seasonal (high-end) · Vegetables and responsibly sourced meat/fish
BAK is a high-end restaurant which started as a vegetarian pop-up but now incorporates locally sourced meat and fish. It's situated in the old Het Veem warehouse with glimpses of the Oude Houthaven, with a clean, modern interior described as Dutch minimalist.
Daalder
Amsterdam · French-Dutch (two Michelin stars) · 6-course tasting menu; book ahead
Daalder offers a stunning six-course tasting menu or seasonal a la carte options. This is a destination for a long, focused evening. The room stays quiet, the plates arrive without fuss, and nothing distracts from what's on them.
Pllek
T.T. Neveritaweg 59, Amsterdam Noord · Seasonal, plant-based · Beach setting on the IJ; free live music and film nights through summer
The menu is largely plant-based with fresh, seasonal dishes designed for sharing. It is not about fine dining, but about relaxed food, great views, and a unique location just across the water. Through summer 2026, Pllek's urban beach hosts a free seasonal programme of live music, open-air film nights and beach yoga right on the IJ waterfront.
Greenwoods
Keizersgracht, Grachtengordel · Comfort food, British-inspired · €15 and under; all year
Greenwoods and their winter pop-up Blackwoods are reliable favourites for comfortable food. Blackwoods offers stew-based seasonal menus with casseroles served with artisan bread and wine for 15 euros, while year-round Greenwoods serves hearty breakfasts with shakshuka or homemade granola, all under €15.
Westerpark
Westerpark, Amsterdam West · Chinese and pan-Asian · €6.50 upwards
Westerpark serves traditional wallet-friendly snacks that are staples of Chinese and pan-Asian cuisine, with Chinese crepes made with mung beans, noodles, egg and spring onions, and a great variety of dumplings, baos, spring rolls and noodle plates that fill you up for as little as €6.50.
Fou Fou Ramen
Central Amsterdam locations · Japanese ramen · Fresh noodles in house-made broths
Fou Fou Ramen has three locations in central Amsterdam where you order a generous bowl of fresh Japanese noodles, sliced meat, soft-set boiled egg, crunchy seaweed and greens in a fragrant house-made chicken, pork or vegetable broth. Get in early or wait—there's always a queue.
Van Beeren
Amsterdam Centrum · Lebanese · €30 three-course menu; open daily
A truly Lebanese restaurant, recently taken over by the owners of De Reiger but fortunately remaining authentic. An unpretentious eatery, open every day of the week (rare in Amsterdam), with a magnificent hidden courtyard. You can eat a three-course meal here for around thirty euros.
MOS
IJdok Marina, Amsterdam Centrum · Modern European with seafood (one Michelin star) · €53–€67 for 4–6 course tasting menus
Perched at the very tip of the IJdok, MOS boasts a location like no other, with velvet finishings inside. Soft pastel tones, colourful flower arrangements and stylish design create a relaxed yet chic setting. Chef Egon van Hoof's elegantly presented dishes show technical skill and creativity, pushing boundaries with unusual combinations while maintaining harmony of flavours.
Sinne
Nieuwe Pijp, De Pijp · Modern European (one Michelin star) · €85–€125 for 4–6 course menus; open kitchen
Restaurant Sinne in the Pijp neighborhood has held a Michelin star since 2015, offering a compact menu of only eight dishes from which you can compose a four, five, or six-course meal for €85, €105, or €125. The room is small and the menu is fixed—this is where you go when you want the chef to decide.
Choux
De Ruijterkade 128, Amsterdam Centrum · Vegetable-forward modern European (one Michelin star) · Tasting menu format
Choux is a restaurant where vegetables deserve to take center stage. Almost every dish revolves around seasonal vegetables, complemented by fish or game to enhance. The food here is surprising, light, and incredibly flavorful, with a menu that changes regularly and combinations you'd never imagine.
Yamazato
Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Amsterdam · Japanese kaiseki (one Michelin star) · €100+; open 2–10pm daily
Yamazato serves authentic Japanese haute cuisine kaiseki ryori, the first traditional Japanese restaurant in Europe awarded a Michelin star. The multi-course experience is led by Executive Chef Masanori Tomikawa, focusing on the purity of traditional Japanese ingredients. The restaurant is enveloped in Japanese wood with floor-to-ceiling views onto the serene Japanese garden, with traditional kimono-clad waitresses serving delicately-crafted dishes.
Breda
Herengracht, Grachtengordel · Modern international · €75 for full menu; à la carte also available
Located at the beginning of the Herengracht, Breda offers high-quality international cuisine. For lunch, choose from a three-, four- or five-course menu, and for dinner you can choose the basic, additional or full menu for less than 75 euros. The restaurant offers a modern, high-quality international kitchen in an accessible and slightly informal atmosphere, with a wine menu worth a visit on its own.
Envy
Prinsengracht 381, Grachtengordel-West · Tapas, charcuterie and small plates · €49–€69 for tasting menus; mains €10–€16
The emphasis at this matte-black restaurant is grazing on small plates of food, tapas-style. Small but perfectly executed crab, pork belly, mussels and lamb dishes emerge from the open kitchen with most ingredients organic. The showpiece is the boundary-pushing 8-course chef's table menu created by young star Floris van Straalen.
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