Despite its Swiss origins, the Dutch adopted the cheese fondue as a 'national dish' long ago. Sample its culinary conviviality at this suitably cosy brown bar that was...

Conveniently located in the hipster bar zone, this former police post is now a snack bar. Greasy fries have been replaced with healthy snacks and meals, harsh colours forsaken...

Open only for breakfast, lunch and a full-blown high tea, Gartine is a testament to slow food served up by a friendly couple who grow their own veg and herbs in a greenhouse....

Cheap, cheerful, tasty, filling. That's what the food is like at this sparkly diner at the back of the thoroughly mixed lesbian and gay lounge. On Wednesday night all burger...

Service at this teashop is friendly but can tend to be on the slow side. Everything is freshly made, though, so forgive them: cakes, scones and muffins are baked daily on the...

A cosy hotel that exudes a touch of faded glamour. Rooms - though a touch dark - are nicely decorated with clunky, polished period furniture and chandeliers; most of them are...

This former soup kitchen has been renovated and re-invented but retains a menu of authentic Dutch standards and, in a homage to its roots, the promise to continue serving a set...

Cheap and terrific food has earned this Chinese joint a devoted following: the oysters in black bean sauce have achieved classic status. If it's busy, try massive sister...

A reliable presence among the city's hotels, the rooms here - arranged across five town houses - are comfortable, plainly furnished yet good looking in an Ikea kind of way, and...

On a quiet, café-lined street between the Old Centre and the main shopping district, this medium-sized hotel arranged across seven buildings has spacious, very stylish rooms in...

If the budget doesn't stretch as far as the swankier hotels on and around Dam Square, this one is the match for them on location, if not on style itself. Nestling on an...