Restaurant and spa recommendations in Amsterdam?
 

I'll be there this weekend with a colleague and friend.

Any suggestions of great day spas (facials, massages, etc.)?

Must-try dinner places?

We're staying at the Hilton near the Museumplein.

Thank you!

It's not actually a day spa but good for half a day is the Koan Float place at Herengracht 321 - http://www.koan-float.com/eng/index.php3

You can float there and have a massage or reflexology and it's very relaxing. Then there's a beauty shop nearby called Skins - www.skins.nl (don't know the English version I'm afraid but they do speak good English) which does facials and body treatments.

There might be a day spa in the Grand or Okura hotels but I haven't tried them.

Since we stayed at the Amstel, we ate at La Rive, which was fantastic! Also suggest the Blue Pepper for Indonesian food and D'Vizff Vlieglen for Dutch food in a fantastic old building with lots of little eating nooks for candlelight dinners.

from the Europe Forum, a thread on Amsterdam dining: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309744

I second the Koan Float recommendation. It's a nice place.

My favourite restaurants in Amsterdam are:
Bordewijk (Noordermarkt 7 Phone +31 (0)20 624 38 99)
and
Utrechteswdwarstafel (Utrechtsedwarsstraat 107-109 Phone: +31 (0)20 6254189),
both small-ish restaurants with ambitious chefs and good service--although both are places where dinner is likely to take 3 hours, so not good choices if you're in a hurry.

Koan Float is indeed very nice, in an upscale sort of way.

For a very European experience, get yourself over to Sauna Deco

www.saunadeco.nl

Not for the prudish, but a great way to waste a few hours doing absolutely nothing.