These are the highest-rated hotspots in the Netherlands, and you’ve probably never heard of most of them
Navigate anywhere, find the shortest route and spot the tastiest restaurants and coziest coffee shops along the way? Google Maps—with more than a dizzying 2 billion users worldwide—has made it possible for 20 years. We use it en masse by adding businesses, sharing photos and—very importantly—writing reviews.
To celebrate this anniversary, Google Maps has compiled the highest-rated hotspots in the Netherlands. Based on the number of reviews and the average rating, these places make up a remarkable food list.
The highest-rated restaurants in the Netherlands
Whether you’re going for a good pizza or a quick empanada, these ten restaurants are Google Maps users’ favorites. Remarkably, they’re all spots we’ve never heard of ourselves.
- Silvi Gastrobar – The Hague
- El Chaltén Empanadas – Bussum
- Broodje Bolleboos – Leiden
- Cursar – Hilversum
- Ootaa – Leiden
- Restaurant Sans Souci – Katwijk aan Zee
- Mearkas – Eastermar
- WOK HOLY – Rotterdam
- Pizza Lahaye – The Hague
- Sott’olio – Zaandam
The cafés with the highest ratings
Coffee lovers, take note! These are the country’s most beloved cafés—the places where the espressos are perfect and the atmosphere even better.
- Bikes ‘n Coffee – Tilburg
- K’s Store and Café – Amsterdam
- G Corner Cafe – Groningen
- Solo Espresso Bar – Rotterdam
- SUBCULT – Amsterdam
- Noi Coffee and Eatery – Amsterdam
The most talked-about hotspots
Some places attract not only lots of visitors but also generate the most discussion. These are the restaurants with the most reviews—from enthusiastic tourists to heated debates about the menu.
- Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam – Amsterdam
- The Seafood Bar – Amsterdam
- Simonis aan de Haven – The Hague
- Café Winkel 43 – Amsterdam (ooh, that apple pie!)
- Xtracold Icebar Amsterdam – Amsterdam
- McDonald’s – Best
- The Pancake Bakery – Amsterdam
- Pllek – Amsterdam
- McDonald’s – Zwolle
- Belgisch Biercafé Olivier – Utrecht
Whether you’re going for an empanada in Bussum, a cup of coffee in Tilburg or some fish in Amsterdam—thousands of people got there before you. Is it worth visiting? Well… you have to be a fan of McDonald’s, and some establishments are clearly targeting tourists. But it does offer an enjoyable glimpse.
Image: Café Winkel 43
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