Ernest Hemmingway's 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place' is a much cherished short story that reads as an ode to cafe culture. Future film adaptations should take note: Boom could be the perfect setting. Its long, railway car-style layout comes alive with incandescent hangi...
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Restaurant As
Made to order
Sander Overeinder’s restaurant may be a little out of the way, but an establishment that’s prepared to cook you whatever you fe...
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Ten Kate Markt
Fine food market
Amsterdam works hard to mark sure its small economies are protected, which is mainly why it’s near impossible to find a superma...
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Brasserie van Baerle
Gourmet brunch
Stepping inside Brasserie van Baerle feels like being welcomed into someone’s home and you are treated accordingly. If you’re i...
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Rosa & Rita
Steak or pizza?
One question: steak or pizza? It’s pretty straightforward. And it doesn’t even matter what the answer is as either way you won’...
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Le Garage
Fusion fare
What would be used as a synecdoche for fame and celebrity? A mirror surrounded in light bulbs might be a good start or maybe th...
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Harlem
Harlem renaissance
Cozily couched on a street corner in a laid-back (even for Amsterdam standards) neighborhood, Café Harlem is street-savvy dive ...
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Museum Café Mokum
(Not so) Secret meeting place
Stellar black and white portraits of American jazz-music greats line the walls and rumor has it that the legendary "De Vogel" b...
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't Smalle
Down by the river
Fancy some fine wine and hearty Dutch grub while drifting along the sprawling canal system? Look no further than ‘t Smalle, Am...
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Buffet van Odette
Lovely lunch bites
Sitting inner city and canalside, one little lunchroom offers a little slice of prim and proper without any associated fuss. Th...
