Tourist in Your Own Country: 8x the Best Addresses for Traditional Dutch Food
Brussels sprouts as popular as Dutch weed? You’d almost think so. Dutch cuisine is being embraced en masse. Brussels sprouts in particular can’t seem to keep up with demand — and they’re tastier than ever. Wanna get high on your own supply? Then we have a few great addresses for you.
Brussels sprouts. They’ve never been this delicious.
Americans in particular love our sprouts. Not overcooked and musty, but crisp or boldly roasted. They even win over the most passionate Brussels sprouts haters. Try them in season at Carstens in Amsterdam, the restaurant that brings the farm to the city. Be sure to enjoy a glass of refreshing Dutch wine with them. The Netherlands at its best!
Tomato in the starring role
Dutch Cuisine all the way at Persijn Dutch Eatery in Amsterdam. As they demonstrate here, our rich food culture can take you in any direction. On the menu: barbecue-pointed cabbage, Ilper chicken, pâté with Amsterdam pickles and our all-time favorite: the tomato that turns out to be a caprese salad inside. The products come from local entrepreneurs or are grown in the restaurant’s own rooftop greenhouse. From the fish on your plate to the herbs in your cocktail. You can enjoy that cocktail in the rooftop bar above, Juniper & Kin. Amsterdam gin and tonic, anyone?
Next-level poffertjes
Chef Alex Haupt of 101 Gowrie draws his inspiration from the history of Dutch food, Dutch dining culture and local ingredients. With these, he creates an exciting, honest and delicious contemporary take of his own. He transforms the utterly ordinary poffertje into a rock star: his potato poffertjes with smoked trout roe are to die for.
With aged cheese
Chef Jaap Volman of Boompjes Restaurant also makes no secret of his love for Dutch cuisine. His dish with roasted pointed cabbage, cod and aged cheese is phenomenal. But that’s just one of the highlights on his ‘Dutch Cuisine Menu’: seven celebratory courses made with Dutch ingredients.
A whole menu
You can also taste the creativity, individuality and diversity that characterize Dutch dining culture at restaurant Fizzy. Go for the ‘Dutch Cuisine Menu’ here too. All the fresh seasonal products used come from the Netherlands, and chef Marijn van de Worp also cooks according to the no-waste principle.
Dining in a city greenhouse
Lunch and dinner behind more than eight metres of glass, with a spectacular view, are possible at De Kas in Amsterdam. The name is no coincidence: what is harvested in the morning is on your plate in the afternoon. The kitchen uses produce from its own greenhouse and nursery. Fresh seasonal vegetables take centre stage, complemented by sustainably caught fish and organic meat from the region. Deliciously colourful!
Edible flowers from the garden
At summer restaurant De Tuinkamer, located in the middle of the remarkable and world-famous Priona Gardens (with more than 5,000 different plant species!), you can not only see nature but taste it too. At weekends, chef Alwin Leemhuis cooks special dishes with flowers, plants and herbs from the Gardens. The menu changes constantly, depending on what the Gardens have to offer that week. A unique place!
Sauerkraut soup
Restaurant De Gaffel is housed in a Saxon farmhouse dating from 1700, beautifully situated on the rolling Drentse Hondsrug. The ingredients are organic wherever possible, sourced from the local area or the restaurant’s own garden, and partly grown, cultivated or tended in-house. Definitely order the sauerkraut soup. Absurdly delicious!
Also read:
