Bojo (Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51, Amsterdam) — For quick, cheap, and tasty dishes served until the wee hours, head for long-established Bojo, a cheap and cheery eatery near Leidseplein. If hunger strikes after a late night on the town, drop in for a flavorful longtong rames (special boiled rice served with chewy rice cakes). If it […]
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Aphrodite
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Aphrodite (Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 91, Amsterdam) — In an area awash with Greek restaurants that do a pretty routine island-taverna impersonation, Aphrodite stands out for putting more emphasis on taste and less on dazzling Aegean colors, fishing nets, and Olympian deities. Its single room is modern, restrained in its decor, and softly lit. The specialties — […]
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Akbar (Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 15, Amsterdam) — The best Indian restaurant in the Leidseplein area has been here (though not always at this address) since 1981, as one of the city’s first Indian restaurants. It’s a consistently good performer across the range of Punjabi cuisine — tandoori, curry, balti, vegetarian, and seafood — without being exactly […]
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‘t Blaauwhooft (Hendrik Jonkerplein 1, Amsterdam) — A plain neighborhood brown cafe in the gentrified Westelijke Eilanden (Western Islands) district has been transformed into a great Dutch eetcafé by the simple expedient of adding a kitchen and a menu. It partakes of the villagey setting on these tranquil islands — which feel isolated despite a […]
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