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$$ | Plantage
A quirkily named Australian-owned all-day brunch and dinner café can be a surprisingly fun place to stop by for locally roasted specialty coffees, scrumptious cakes, decadent burgers, natural wines, and more.
5 Best Restaurants in Plantage, Amsterdam
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The dining options in this tranquil area around the Artis zoo and Tropenmuseum are limited but smart, attracting a mix of locals and tourists in the know.
Café-Restaurant De Plantage
$$ | Plantage
The stunning decor in this expansive space on Artisplein at the ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo is reason enough to visit, but the Mediterranean-influenced food is good, too. Soaring ceilings supported by intricate metal beams, exposed brick walls, birdcagelike chandeliers, a huge central fiddle-leaf fig tree and enormous windows overlooking a volière (aviary) with meadow birds from Northern Holland are a lovely setting to enjoy dishes such as Basque fish soup, marinated lamb served with chickpeas and hummus, or red-beet-and-ricotta ravioli. A selection of tartines is available at lunch. The reasonably priced wine list, which helpfully categorizes wines as light, medium, or full, complements the food perfectly.
De Pizzabakkers
$ | Plantage
Crisp-crusted "Roman artisan pizza " is baked in "Italian-style wood ovens" at this neighborhood favorite, where you'll find everything from classic Margherita to chocolate calzone. There are also antipasti, salads, and more. Apparently, Italians prefer drinking beer or prosecco with their pizza, and there are ample to choose from here, along with wine, cocktails, and other Italian staples such as grappa, limoncello, and amaretto.
There are Film e Pizza nights on Wednesdays, with a pizza and film at the nearby Kriterion movie theater for €14.50
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Restaurant Elkaar
$$$$ | Plantage
This small restaurant in a white-and-red corner building near the Tropenmuseum is easy to spot, and inside, the dark-wood paneling, pressed linen tablecloths, and knowledgeable waitstaff come together to make every visit feel like a special occasion. The food is decent, too. Choose from reasonably priced three- and four-course set menus featuring—dishes like roasted quail with a Jerusalem-artichoke cream sauce, sweet-potato gnocchi with bok choy, or deep-fried ice cream with chocolate and Baileys liqueur. In summer, dining alfresco is a pleasure.
Soup en Zo
$ | Nieuwmarkt
"Soup Etc" bucks Amsterdam's slow-service trend by being particularly speedy as well as health-conscious. At least eight soups are available daily, of which more than half are vegetarian. The steaming bowls come with chunky slices of whole-grain bread. The menu also offers tempting salads. There are other locations at Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 54 and Van Baerlestraat 81.
