Atacama40
I hear you Sir!
1) about Indonesian cuisine in Amsterdam
Tricky one:
I believe my own mother's home cooking is still the best Indonesian: Javanese Yogjakarta cuisine,
it at least swayed my father to abandon the Kiboetz to elope with her!
But Indonesian food is much more diverse because of the huge archipelago of island & cultures.
All my Jewish relatives seem to love Indonesian Padang cuisine (hot, hotter, hotest!)
The kids love the more hearty & spiced Indonesia Toraja cuisine
I've asked around though and the consensus is this
- service is at a slow pace so come early and don't be in a rush
- always ask for the home made sambal (spicy tincture hot sauce)
- some restaurants cater to regional Indonesian cuisine, other to Dutch-tastes adapted, some are vintage retro chinese-indonesian
Close to IC AMS in walking distance (10min) at Utrechtsestraat are the following Indonesian restaurants:
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https://tujuhmaret.nl
https://www.soendakelapa.nl/EN/index.php
https://tashideleg.nl/nl/
(this one is recommended by me personally,
it used to be an Indonesian restaurant but it employed refugees from Tibet whom mastered the art of Indonesian cuisine,
after the orginal Indonesian owner decided to sell his place due to old age, the Tibetan kitchen staff took over and transformed it into a Tibetan restaurant,
whilest still cooking & offering Indonesian cuisine,
the ambiance is really unique Tibetan, it has a lot of regulars, it still gets an approval of my mother concering quality of the Indonesian dishes,
and the wide range in dishes suit everyone while under the smiling gaze of the Dalai Lama)
Further afield by taxi:
https://rongastrobar.nl/restaurants/...obar-indonesia
Posh dining alarm with fancy prices to match! More a place to entertain and to be seen during good weather on the terrace
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If you look even further, bypassing the needs for ambiance, design, extended dining but focus on authentic supreme quality regional Indonesian cuisine
Relatives recommends 100% in Den Haag / The Hague:
https://www.tripadvisor.nl/Restauran..._Province.html
Mum recommends in Den Haag / The Hague:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Pemp...0029264334479/
And the inlaws from Rotterdam recommend there:
https://www.waroengemjay.nl
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Atacama40 if you are going to stay at IC AMS and are looking for walkable options to dine out:
all within 10 minutes walk:
https://barlempicka.com
across from the hotel, think pub food, reserve especially in weekends
https://www.deysbreeker.nl
2nd closest to the hotel, think brasserie style dishes, totally nononsense, favorite with no#2 son
https://www.zoldering.nl
S/O finds this place weird but my sister loves it here : let's say sometimes very very very creative dishes
https://www.utrechtsedwarstafel.com
Table d'hôte, extended dining pleasure for a looooooong evening out
https://www.kukitchen.nl
Fresh sushi, never been poisoned here, favorite with no#1 son
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https://restaurantdekas.com
take a taxi, authentic but becoming more frou frou by the hour with portions getting smaller & prices getting higher, yet the entourage is something different
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* there are many many many many more spots in the Pijp, Binnenstad etc for all tastes & budgets
* the concieges Aad, Peter, Marcos, Boukir & Stefan know all above places and can recommend / assist with bookings
if all else fails:
Albert Heijn supermarjet : Frederiksplein 3
Lidll supermarket : Heymonylaan 25a
Why i mention this as a dining option?
Blogger/Influencer WonderWisdom lists this as a viable option:
https://wanderwisdom.com/lodging/Int...nning-location
[scroll down there to final conclusion and look at the photo of taking instantmeals from Lidll and eating it on the room's footstool/bench)