Brits will spot the pun from 50 paces: yep, it's an English fish 'n' chip gaff. Besides fish, there's a selection of pies, pasties, peas and downmarket tabloids. Hearty fare...

One in a whole row of cheap Suri-Chin-Indo spots, Albine - where a Chinese influence predominates - gets top marks for its lightning service and solid vegetarian or meat meals...

Convenient for Centraal Station, the docklands and hops across to Noord, this a good bet if you're looking for good, clean accommodation with the odd frill, like free in-house...

An Amsterdam success story, this branch of B&B has a wonderfully peaceful back patio. Perfect for an economical breakfast, lunch or snack; sun-dried tomatoes are employed with...

A small, cosy eating house with several decades of experience. The food is reasonably priced and well done, with vegetarians generously catered for, but if you want it hot, you...

Well, between the museums and the Pijp, actually. This B&B has just two rooms: one is decorated in mock deco with authentic period knick-knacks, the other in faux baroque - and...

This restaurant ties with Yam-Yam for the best pizza in town contest. That's thanks to a very hot wood-fuelled oven, which pumps out crusty thin crusts in the best Italian...

'The Nice Persian' sums it up. Iranian cuisine served up family style and with family grace. Lovely lamb with sabzi greens, plus chicken in walnut and pomegranate sauce. A...

The purveyor of the cheapest and best vegan food in town is located in the 'breeding ground' OT301. De Peper is a collectively organised, non-profit project combining culture...

Djago's West Javanese eats are praised to the hilt by Indo-obsessives. Set near the RAI convention centre, it's a bit out of the way, but worth the trip south

Not so much a hostel, more a way of life, and a stalwart of the Interrailing scene. Young (they don't accept guests over 40 - or under 16) backpackers flock here from around...

English and Serbo-Croat are the languages of choice in this comfortable café-restaurant, perfect for post-joint munchies. Choose from sandwiches, salads, pastas and hearty...

Half an hour away on the metro, but feeling like it's in the depths of the countryside, this well-run site has a café, laundry and loads of water-sporting opportunities on the...