Must see restaurants in Western Canal Ring

In warm weather the canal-side tables here at the head of the Herengracht are enchanting, and the richly wallpapered art nouveau interior set over two…

If you're not in town visiting your Dutch oma (grandma), try the honest-to-goodness cooking at this charming retro bistro instead. Classics include…

Only organic, locally sourced produce is used in Vinnes' extensive all-day breakfasts, gourmet sandwiches, lush salads, creative cakes and hot specials…

Paris-trained pastry chef Meike Scaling and her team create exquisite French pastries on-site: intricate 'miniminis' (tiny tarts topped with jewel-like…

Freshly baked manoushe (flatbreads) with toppings such as zaatar (dried herbs) and halloumi, spicy beef and hummus or labneh (yoghurt-based cheese) are…

Black & Blue's Josper (super-hot Spanish charcoal oven) chargrills succulent Black Angus steaks, accompanied by Béarnaise sauce, herb butter or pepper…

Southern Dutch city Breda inspired this contemporary canal-side bistro, which combines sustainable ingredients, adventurous flavours and refined…

The cooking at this wine-cork-adorned bistro covers all the classics – bouillabaisse (traditional Provençal fish stew), steak tartar with frites (fries),…

This large cafe-restaurant stretches across two canal houses beautifully decorated with ruby-coloured light fittings and dark timber furniture, with…

In a restored 17th-century warehouse that once belonged to the Dutch East India Company, this basement restaurant offers a dizzying 78 varieties of…

This former basement kitchen to some large canal houses offers great value. The bird (struisvogel means 'ostrich'), served with butter-poached pear and…

Piled high with breads and pastries, this contemporary bakery serves sandwiches on house-baked sourdough. It also offers sausage rolls, spinach, fennel…

Strikingly designed with recycled timbers and interior plants, De Luwte also has artfully presented cooking. Seared scallops with fried lotus root and…

Framed by a black facade, 'the Heart' is a chic spot for breakfast (brioche with smoked salmon; truffled eggs) and lunch (grilled croque-madame or croque…

Pan chapla (Peruvian sandwiches) and egg dishes such as huevos de codorniz con patatas (quail eggs and potatoes) are among the lunch choices at this…

Potatoes fill the front window of this hole in the wall; watch them being cut while you wait for frites (fries), accompanied by homemade ketchup, curry…

It's easy to miss this tucked-away spot, despite its location near the bustling Spui (look for the cobalt-blue awning). The menu is as simple as can be –…

Legions of Amsterdammers swear by the crispy chips at Wil Graanstra Friteshuis. The family-run business has been frying on the square by the Westerkerk…

Spanjer en van Twist's tables on the Leliegracht are great for watching the boats cruise by. The eclectic, constantly changing menu is good – say, grilled…

Overlooking the Singel, footsteps from Centraal Station, Stubbe's open-air fish stall has been providing pickled herring to Amsterdammers for more than a…