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Amsterdam Restaurant Guide 2026 (e-book)

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Discover Amsterdam’s culinary credentials in this comprehensive Amsterdam Restaurant Guide – now in its seventh annual edition. It’s a great resource for anyone visiting or living in the Dutch capital, seeking answers about the best places to eat and drink. You can expect 70 pages of restaurant recommendations – from traditional Dutch cuisine to Indonesian and Surinamese food – as well as Amsterdam’s best cafés, markets and food shops. All compiled by local foodie and writer, Vicky Hampton, who has been living (and, more importantly, eating!) in Amsterdam since 2006. This handy e-guidebook is inspired by articles that have been published by the Amsterdam Foodie over the course of two decades spent in the Netherlands’ foodiest city.

Enjoy a glass of wine with your meal? Then you might also be interested in the Amsterdam Wine Lover’s Guide! Vicky’s second guidebook, dedicated to wine bars, shops and tasting experiences in Amsterdam.

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What’s inside the guide

In the Amsterdam Restaurant Guide, you’ll find:

  • Carefully curated restaurants — from fine dining to holes-in-the-wall
  • Wide range of cuisines — from modern European to Middle Eastern, Asian and beyond
  • Great cafés & bakeries — for breakfast, lunch or a mid-walk pause
  • Specialist shops and markets — for those who love to cook as well as eat
  • Dining tipsfor navigating Dutch customer service, tipping, and eating like a local

Everything is independently selected, personally visited and regularly checked.

Who this guide is for

This guide is ideal if you:

  • Love food and restaurants but want to take out the guesswork
  • Want quality recommendations without scrolling endless review sites
  • Are visiting Amsterdam and want to eat like a local
  • Live here and feel like you’ve only scratched the surface

Pair it with…

Love wine as much as you love to dine?
This guide pairs perfectly with the Amsterdam Wine Lover’s Guide, which focuses on wine bars, wine-led restaurants, wine festivals, tasting events and more. Together, they make a brilliant Amsterdam Foodie toolkit. You can buy the Amsterdam Wine Lover’s Guide separately, or as a bundle with this restaurant guide for a 10% saving.

About the Author

British-born Amsterdammer Vicky Hampton is a writer, foodie and wine professional who has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 2006. Better known as the Amsterdam Foodie, her website focuses on reviews and recommendations of Amsterdam restaurants, as well as other wine and travel writing. Vicky has written for various international publications including DecanterThe Guardian, New York Times, Olive, Monocle, Rough Guide and Michelin Guide. She has also studied for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Levels 2 and 3 Awards in Wine, passing both with distinction and starting her own wine consultancy, Truffles & Tannins.

Practical details

  • Language: English
  • Format: PDF (instant download after purchase)
  • Devices: Phone, tablet or desktop
  • Updates: This guide is reviewed and updated annually
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