Best Dutch Food Spots in Amsterdam

The finest kroketten in the city — made from scratch in a 1950s patisserie that also does extraordinary pastries. The display case alone is worth the trip, but the warm kroket handed through the hatch is the real reason to come

A herring stall at the lock on the Singel — grab a raw haring met uitjes (herring with raw onion) and eat it the correct way: tilt your head back. Been here for generations and the fish is always impeccably fresh

Twelve seats at the top of the steepest staircase in Amsterdam — Dutch pancakes the size of the table, sweet and savoury. Cash only, no reservations, worth every queue. One of the most charming small restaurants in the city

Dutch home cooking served on mismatched crockery donated by customers' mothers — stamppot, hutspot, erwtensoep. The walls are covered in family photos. Exactly as cosy as it sounds, a Jordaan fixture since 1990

A jenever proeflokaal (tasting house) in a tiny alley behind the Krasnapolsky, open since 1679 — rows of ceramic bottles, no stools, you drink standing at the bar. Order a kopstoot: jenever with a beer chaser

A craft brewery inside a working 1814 windmill — the tasting room is tiny, the beers are excellent, and sitting outside under the sails with a Zatte or Natte is one of Amsterdam's great simple pleasures

The longest street market in the Netherlands (300 stalls, 1.2km) — fresh stroopwafels made on the iron right in front of you, raw herring, poffertjes, Dutch cheese, stroopwafels again. Go hungry on a Saturday