Indonesian restaurants in Amsterdam
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Toko Joyce
Pick and mix a platter of Indonesian- Surinamese food from the glass case; start with spiced yellow rice and add various spicy, coconutty stews. The ‘lunch box’ (you choose noodles or rice, plus two toppings) is good value. To finish, get a wedge of spekkoek, a moist layered gingerbread. It’s all takeaway, but canalside benches beckon a few steps from the door.
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Tempo Doeloe
One of the best Indonesian restaurants in the city, Tempo Doeloe’s setting and service are pleasant and decorous without being overdone. The same applies to the rijsttafel: a ridiculously overblown affair at many places, here it’s a fine sampling of the country’s flavours. Warning: dishes marked ‘very hot’ are like napalm.
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Café Kadijk
This hip split-level cafe looks like it can serve no more than coffee from its tiny kitchen, but in fact it does quite good Indonesian food. Go for the Eitjes van TanteBea, a spicy mix of egg, shrimp and beans, as well as the rich rendang curry. Thick sandwiches on grain-filled brown bread and saté s round out the menu.
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Coffee & Jazz
This tiny eatery, with just a handful of tables and mellow jazz playing in the background, is run by an eccentric Dutchman and his Indonesian wife. She does most of the cooking – except for the house speciality satés, which he prepares. It’s a must for jazz freaks and anyone who loves a snug place with a passionate owner.
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Cilubang
In the Negen Straatjes, cute, cosy and slightly romantic, celadon-hued Cilubang soothes the stomach and soul with rijsttafel and attentive, personal service. It’s been at it for 2½ decades. The food is west Javanese, and with any luck you’ll hear gamelan music too.
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Bojo
After a night on the town, there’s nothing like a little Indonesian. Bojo is a late-night institution. Clubbers come for sizzling satés, filling fried rice and steaming bowls of noodle soup. The quality may be uneven, but the food is certainly well priced.
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Sama Sebo
Another reliable old-timer, this Indonesian restaurant’s got the ambience of a brown cafe. It’s also got a wicked rijsttafel comprising 17 dishes (four to seven at lunch); order individual plates if that’s too much.
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