Our hotel in Amsterdam left some things to be desired…like a bed that two people who are a couple can sleep on…but it did have a great guy named Stephen on the night desk who recommended few great spots.
Little Thai Prince
The first one we tried was a Thai place called Little Thai Prince. When the six of us stumbled into this place an hour before closing it was packed but the very sweet albeit only waitress managed to move very nice seemingly Dutch people around and made room for us.
We ordered a bunch of stuff but the standouts were the tom lha gai soup which everyone who had it LOVED as well as the curries and the pad thai. The only thing missing was mango with sticky rice for desert but everything else was perfect s we were willing to forgive this fau pas.
Zeedijk 33
1012 AR Amsterdam
http://www.yelp.com/biz/little-thai-prince-amsterdam
Bark
When we asked for a spot to eat at 10pm (mind you this is Europe and there is no real concept of 24 hours service) Stephen was at first baffled that we would make such a crazy request but eventually came through again and sent us to Bark http://www.bark.nl/
Some of Stephen’s other recommendations we did not get chance to try but would like to visit next time we’re in the neighborhood.
Indra Pura Indonesian restaurant http://indrapura.nl/?lang=en
De Belhamel Upscale french place http://www.belhamel.nl/
Lieve Belgian place http://www.restaurantlieve.nl/
Moeders Dutch food (we actually tried this place but it was fully booked so call ahead!) http://www.moeders.com/
Cafe De Prins
A treasure right by Anne Frank’s house if you are a lover of all things cheese. The key is to show up at an in between time because this restaurant has a different menu for 1-6pm and 6-10pm. The 1-6pm has a fantastic goat cheese focaccia, the 6-10pm has fondue. We lucked out showing up at 5:45, and were thus able to experience both.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g188590-d952085-Reviews-Cafe_De_Prins-Amsterdam_Noord_Holland.html