August 9, 2023

Arles

Last month has been my “peaking bride to be” time of the year – I’ve had not one, but 2 bachelorette parties, and a US style bridal shower in Dallas! It’s been lovely, heart-warming and boozy. For my second, party, even a friend from Canada came over! To send her off, the girlies group and a couple of our +1s...

Categories Fine Dine/French

June 27, 2023

Rayleigh & Ramsay

Besides French bistros, there’s another type of restaurant popping up all over Amsterdam: wine bars! As an avid wine lover, I definitely welcome the addition. The last one we visited, Alba, was one of my favorite new finds. This time, we tried Rayleigh & Ramsay at their Westerpark location. There are a couple of unusual things here. First, instead of...

Categories International/Wine bar

June 7, 2023

Feed Amsterdam

Here’s to another spot that got lost on my way-too-long list, until Simon, the lovely owner, messaged me. Feed Amsterdam’s ads reached me a while ago, and was already planning on trying out their brunch menu. Let’s be honest, Australian and NZ spots do it best around here. However, I ended up paying them a visit to try their new...

Categories International

May 26, 2023

Miri Mary

What’s up, Amsterdammers? Has anyone else noticed that if you’re trying to find a new food spot in the city, they’re all French? Don’t get me wrong, I love me some French cuisine, but how many bistros can we take? Anyway – I was looking for something completely different for our recent date night, so we ended up at Miri...

Categories Indian/None or all

May 1, 2023

nNea

It has finally happened. The Monday date night at nNea that I’ve had in my calendar since January, has finally happened. We went to check out the 54th best pizza in the world, and the best pizza in the Netherlands. If you’re wondering where the name comes from, nNea is the New Neapolis: the metropolis of a new pizza era....

Categories Italian/Pizza

April 13, 2023

Alba

I already miss the last weekend – that first long weekend of the year always hits the spot. To kick off the festivities (and to celebrate that I’m no longer sick after about a week), I was looking at a cute date night spot. I wanted to save some money, so was researching that sweet, middle-ground place for a good...

Categories International

March 10, 2023

Le Hollandais

Le Hollandais – the French restaurant that sounds Dutch. But then again, so does the Hollandaise sauce, so nothing odd here. This restaurant is part of Shortlist Amsterdam, a book I got from Hayden for my birthday a couple of years ago. I turn to it whenever I’m looking for a meal that fits a special occasion. The edition I...

Categories Fine Dine/French

February 23, 2023

Yuzu dining bar

If you’re in the “business” of food reviews in Amsterdam, you couldn’t miss reels and millions of posts about one of the newest spots: Yuzu dining bar. So naturally, I had to make my way over there before they get to 50 Google reviews. The first thing that sets this place apart is the setting. There are a couple of...

Categories Japanese

February 11, 2023

Cafe Cook

Is there anything better than Sunday brunch? Good food, drinks, friends, laughs…then I wonder why I have the Mondays blues every week. Last week we’ve decided to explore a part of Amsterdam West that we don’t usually go to, around Erasmuspark. There, we found Cafe Cook (’cause it’s on James Cookstraat, get it?). Not sure how long they’ve been there,...

Categories Brunch/International

January 12, 2023

Jenifer Street

2023 – new year, new food! Hopefully some good stuff. Been away for a couple of months, mostly because our foodie budget was spent on too much beer watching the world cup games. Also visited London (more food) and Romania for Christmas (you guessed it, more food).No regrets though, because I’m back with a gem that’s new in the neighbourhood....

Categories American