The Places · Netherlands
Amsterdam
Made By profiles 26 places in Amsterdam, spanning modern french fine dining, winery, bar — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern French Fine Dining
Ciel Bleu
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ciel Bleu holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 94 points (2026), operating from the 23rd floor of Hotel Okura Amsterdam South. Chef Arjan Speelman leads a creative menu weighted toward crab, lobster, fish, and meat, with vegetables treated with precision if not yet full parity. Star Wine List ranked it #1 in 2025. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 6:30 pm.
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02.Conscious Fine Dining – Plant-Forward & Sustainable European
Flore
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Housed in Hotel de L'Europe on the Amstel, Flore holds two Michelin stars and a top ranking in the We're Smart Green Guide for its 'Botanic Menu' built from 80 different plants. Chef Bas van Kranen works with biodynamic growers and seasonal Dutch produce, shifting between North Sea ingredients in summer and game in autumn. The wine list runs to 1,400 selections across 9,000 bottles in inventory.
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03.Modern Dutch Fine Dining
Spectrum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Spectrum holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 92 points, operating from the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam on Herengracht four evenings a week. Chef Sidney Schutte's kitchen places vegetables at the structural centre of its tasting menus, drawing on training lineages that run through De Librije and the late Roger Souvereyns's Scholteshof. The wine list, directed by Cas Kratz, spans 945 selections with particular depth in Burgundy and Bordeaux.
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04.Modern French Fine Dining
Vinkeles
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Housed in an 18th-century former bakery on the Keizersgracht, Vinkeles holds two Michelin stars and an 86.5-point La Liste ranking, placing it firmly within Amsterdam's small tier of destination fine dining. Chef Jurgen van der Zalm works a restrained French-creative framework, with a plant-forward menu that has drawn particular attention from the We're Smart Green Guide alongside recognition from Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list.
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05.Modern Dutch Low Countries Cuisine
RIJKS®
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Inside the Rijksmuseum, RIJKS® holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking, built on Joris Bijdendijk's programme of Dutch-product cooking shaped by the country's colonial and maritime history. The kitchen is serious about vegetables, the wine list earned a Star Wine List White Star, and the room runs lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday at one of Amsterdam's more considered creative addresses.
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06.Modern Dutch Vegetable-Forward Fine Dining
Choux
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Choux pairs modern Dutch vegetable-forward fine dining with Michelin recognition, a long wine list and a conversational dinner format in Amsterdam.
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07.Seasonal Farm-to-Table Fine Dining
De Kas
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Operating from a restored 1926 glass greenhouse in Amsterdam's Frankendael park, De Kas holds a Michelin Green Star and a 2024 Michelin Star, cooking a daily-changing Mediterranean menu built almost entirely from its own nursery in the Beemster Polder and on-site gardens. Ranked #250 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2024, it represents Amsterdam's most coherent argument for field-to-fork dining at the €€€ tier.
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08.Modern Dutch Farm-to-Table
Bolenius
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bolenius holds a Michelin star and a We're Smart Top Chef designation, operating from a calm setting beside Rembrandtpark with its own kitchen garden on-site. Chef Luc Kusters runs two set menus, Pure Plant and Dutch Menu, built around micro-seasonal produce, Dutch Kamper lamb, and North Sea fish. It sits in Amsterdam's highest price tier alongside Ciel Bleu and Vinkeles, but occupies a distinct niche: plant-forward, ecologically grounded, and quietly serious.
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09.Classic French Fine Dining with Dutch Ingredients
Vermeer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A French Contemporary address on Prins Hendrikkade, Vermeer holds a Michelin Plate and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining ranking of #533 in Europe. The kitchen, now under chef Sebastian Baquero Garces following the long tenure of Chris Naylor, operates Wednesday through Saturday from 6pm. Vegetables remain central to the cooking, positioned within Amsterdam's mid-to-upper tier of contemporary dining.
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10.Modern Fusion Fine Dining
Daalder
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Michelin-starred address in Amsterdam's Oud-West that trades white-tablecloth convention for neon lights, a centerstage open kitchen, and a creative menu rooted in Indonesian and Asian influences. Chef Dennis Huwaë's vegetable-forward cooking, ranked 191st in Opinionated About Dining's Classical in Europe list for 2025, makes a compelling case for why Amsterdam's most interesting dining is happening outside the canal-belt centre.
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11.French-Dutch Fine Dining
Perceel
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Set in a converted old town hall on the dyke of Capelle aan den IJssel, Perceel earns its place on the Opinionated About Dining Europe rankings through cooking that tracks seasonal and natural rhythms closely. Chef Jos Grootscholten pairs garden herbs with sharply conceived flavour contrasts, and a kombucha-based drinks program extends that philosophy to the glass. Google reviewers award it 4.7 from 356 ratings.
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12.Modern Fine Dining
Restaurant Bougainville
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Positioned at the top of Amsterdam's hotel-dining tier, Restaurant Bougainville occupies the upper floors of Hotel TwentySeven on Dam Square, where Tim Golsteijn's East-meets-West modern cuisine earned Opinionated About Dining's Highly Recommended recognition in 2023. The kitchen balances French technique with Asian aromatics across an evening-only format that draws serious diners to one of the city's most architecturally loaded addresses.
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13.Modern Global Fine Dining
The White Room by Jacob Jan Boerma
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Inside the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky on Dam Square, The White Room operates at the top of Amsterdam's fine-dining tier, serving modern French cuisine in a room that dates to 1885. Chef Tristan de Boer leads a kitchen that draws on Dutch produce, citrus-forward technique, and classical French structure, backed by a wine list of 6,230 bottles with particular depth in Burgundy.
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14.Innovative
Wils
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wils occupies the third floor of architect Jan Wils's Stadionplein building, directly opposite the Olympic Stadium it helped inspire. With a Michelin star, a chef roster that spans Joris Bijdendijk and Thomas Val, and a menu built around fire, plant-forward thinking, and the flavours of Amsterdam's broader cultural mix, it sits at the more accessible end of the city's serious dining tier without sacrificing ambition.
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15.Japanese
Yamazato
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Yamazato at the Okura Hotel holds a singular place in European fine dining: it became the first traditional kaiseki restaurant outside Japan to receive a Michelin star. Operating from Ferdinand Bolstraat in Amsterdam's De Pijp-adjacent south, the restaurant runs a tightly structured evening service under Chef Masanori Tomikawa, with ingredients frequently flown in directly from Japan and a format that adheres closely to classical kaiseki sequence and philosophy.
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16.Modern European Gastrobar
Ron Gastrobar
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ron Gastrobar occupies a particular position in Amsterdam's dining scene: the point where two Michelin stars were deliberately set aside in favour of accessibility. Since 2013, Ron Blaauw's Sophialaan address has run a seasonal, largely plant-forward menu ranked #441 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual Europe list, with a Google rating of 4.3 across nearly 1,800 reviews.
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17.Winery
Bols
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's most historically grounded spirits destinations, Bols on Paulus Potterstraat sits at the intersection of Dutch distilling heritage and contemporary tasting culture. Holder of a Pearl 3 Star Prestige award in 2025, it occupies a tier above the city's casual genever bars, drawing visitors who want more than a poured drink and a label to read.
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18.Neapolitan Pizza
nNea
Amsterdam, Netherlands
At Bilderdijkstraat 92 in Amsterdam's Oud-West, nNea has built a focused reputation around Neapolitan pizza done with genuine conviction. Chef Vincenzo Onnembo keeps the menu to nine pizzas, the room intimate, and the wood-fired oven visible and central. Advance booking is a practical necessity, the room fills consistently, and the Partenope with octopus has become a reference point for the city's pizza conversation.
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19.Modern European Bistro
Scheepskameel
Amsterdam, Netherlands
On the former Dutch Navy premises along Kattenburgerstraat, Scheepskameel occupies a high-ceilinged heritage building where an open kitchen sends out BBQ vegetables, raw fish, and classic roasts to a room that feels as much civic hall as restaurant. A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in both 2024 and 2025, it sits in Amsterdam's mid-tier casual bracket and ranks #709 on Opinionated About Dining Europe — a credible position for a kitchen with clear, produce-led priorities.
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20.Dutch
BAK
Amsterdam, Netherlands
BAK occupies the third floor of Amsterdam's Veem warehouse, overlooking the IJ with a menu architecture built around vegetables long before that became a familiar restaurant pitch. Chef Benny Blisto runs five- and seven-course menus drawing on around 80 vegetable varieties and 50 herb types annually, sourced from regional artisan growers. Michelin Plate recognition and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining ranking confirm its place in Amsterdam's serious mid-tier dining conversation.
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21.French Bistro with Flemish Influences
Rijsel
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rijsel holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and an Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe ranking (#143 in 2025), making it one of Amsterdam's most consistently recognised bistros at the €€ price point. Open Tuesday through Friday evenings on Marcusstraat in Amsterdam-Oost, it operates a tight dinner-only schedule that keeps tables in high demand. Book well ahead.
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22.Winery
Wynand Fockink
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's oldest jenever houses, Wynand Fockink has operated from Pijlsteeg 31 since 1679, pouring traditional Dutch spirits from a tasting room that has changed little in three centuries. Awarded a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025, it sits at the serious end of Amsterdam's historic spirits scene, drawing visitors who want depth over novelty.
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23.French Bistro with Artisanal Bakery
Wils Bakery Café
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wils Bakery Café holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Amsterdam's most compelling French-leaning addresses at the €€ price point. Situated at Stadionplein 24 in Amsterdam's southern residential belt, the café operates under chef Rudolf Bos and draws a 4.5 Google rating across 210 reviews. For French cooking at this price tier, the Bib Gourmand signal is the relevant benchmark.
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24.Modern Fusion with Natural Wines
Alba
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alba on Wibautstraat holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Amsterdam's most consistent value-driven creative kitchens. Under chef Giancarlo Pasin, the cooking draws on Italian roots while working within a distinctly Dutch urban context. For a neighbourhood east of the canal belt that rarely attracts destination diners, that recognition carries real weight.
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25.Modern Fusion Bistro
Gebr. Hartering
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In Amsterdam's quiet Lastage district, a short walk from Central Station, Gebr. Hartering has built a reputation as one of the city's dependable French-inflected neighbourhood restaurants. The Michelin Plate holder runs a short, market-driven menu that changes with ingredient availability, placing it in a mid-price tier where cooking quality routinely outpaces the bill.
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26.Bar
Flying Dutchmen Cocktails
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ranked #76 in the 2025 Top 500 Bars list, Flying Dutchmen Cocktails on Amsterdam's Singel canal has carved a distinct position in the city's serious cocktail scene. The bar operates with a sequenced, progression-led approach to drinking rather than a static menu, placing it alongside Amsterdam's most technically focused programmes. For visitors working through the city's bar circuit, it represents a clear step up from casual canal-side drinking.
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