I was hoping for some more affordable options, but we were running out of time on our trip last week and ended up at Blue Pepper. It was rather pricey, but the variation between the five courses and the overall quantity was rather high. They only have two set menus for dinner (regular and vegetarian), as well as an option of a wine paring. All the dishes were quite delicious and the elegant presentation was as expected for fine dining. My husband and I were both stuffed even before the second dessert came out. Our friends ended up sharing a set course and still walked away satisfied.

Tempo Doeloe was another restaurant I wanted to try, after seeing the impressive spread on No Reservations, but it was too far out of the way at the time. There seems to be a dearth of Indonesian food on the lower end of the dining spectrum, which is a bit surprising considering their long (and sordid) connection. Next time I am in Amsterdam, I will definitely put more effort in locating other options. We did pass a noodle place that offered to-go boxes when we first arrived, but I was not able to find it when we needed it. It may have been a chain, but they offered a good selection of basic Indo food.