Locali affini a Branie

The looser small-plates and wine sibling across Javaplein

Cosy French bistro on a quiet Oud-West corner

Upmarket food hall inside a restored 1902 tram depot

Amsterdam's first Syrian kitchen, mezze and home-style stews

Literary all-day café and cocktail bar facing Oosterpark

De Pijp's refined-but-unpretentious French-leaning neighbourhood brasserie

No-fuss fresh pasta from time-tested Italian recipes

Ferdinand Bol neighbourhood kitchen, contemporary global plates

The city's benchmark biefstuk, served in its signature jus since 1977

Asian fine dining in the Conservatorium's former drum classroom

Shipping-container culture hub on the IJ at NDSM

The original Javastraat brasserie, brunch to apéro

Greek-leaning restobar with a tight, smart wine list

Authentic Iraqi kebab and mezze on Javastraat

French neighbourhood lunch-and-wine canteen at Westergas

Antakya-rooted Turkish kitchen on Hugo de Grootplein

Charcoal-grill Turkish kitchen on the De Pijp border

Cocktail history in a 17th-century canal house

Curio-filled cocktail den in a centuries-old alley

Tess Posthumus's bar in the 1662 Odeon monument