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New restaurants in Amsterdam

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Check out the new restaurants and hotspots in Amsterdam you really shouldn’t miss! In no particular order:

1. Foodhallen
This popular foodie hotspot consists of over twenty mini restaurants and who hasn’t visited it yet, should definitely go as soon as possible. From Vietnamese spring rolls to the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich and from meat platters to elegant mini tarts. Read all about it in this post.
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2. RIJKS
A gorgeous new restaurant recently opened in the Rijksmuseum. On RIJKS’s menu you’ll find many slow food dishes with Dutch ingredients and lots of shared dining, with for instance a ‘Rijkstafel’ filled with small dishes. Well-known Michelin chef Joris Bijdendijk (from Bridges) leads the kitchen team and every season an international ‘curator’ guest chef will join in as well. In January this will be Margot Janse from the amazing Le Quartier Francais in Franschoek, South Africa.
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3. De Pepernotenfabriek
Not really a restaurant, but definitely worth a mention. Producer Van Delft recently opened a real pepernoten-store in the Van Woustraat, which will be open all year long. In this shop you can buy the traditional Dutch pepernoten (or kruidnoten), but also lots of modern variations on this seasonal sweet treat. Like pepernoten with star anise and nutmeg for instance, or gold pepernoten and chocolate & orange ones.
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4. ManaMana
Many locals regretted the closing of ManaMana in De Pijp last spring, but now there’s good news for all fans of this Mediterranean restaurant. In the Eerste Jan Steenstraat the owners recently opened a new place, with a communal table and open kitchen. The new ManaMana also offers the same delicious vegetarian dishes like hummus, shakshuka and falafel.
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5. Thrill Grill
This week the long-awaited Thrill grill opened in the Gerard Doustraat. The famous burgers from chef Robert Kranenborg were already sold from food trucks, but now there’s a permanent shop in De Pijp. With Dutch meat, raw milk cheese and a sauce with nine secret ingredients the ‘thriller’ is definitely a special burger. Good to know: they also do take-away.
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Extra 1: Winter without ice cream
We all love ice cream, but these colder days ask for other dishes. Het IJscuypje already knew this: every winter their shops transform into het Stamppotje, offering traditional Dutch stamppot. Other ice cream places have now copied this concept. From this winter on, the IJsboefje in Amsterdam Oost will change into the Curryboefje and the IJsboutique in Amsterdam Zuid will transform into the Frietboutique. That will get us though winter.

Extra 2: New locations
The George-imperium keeps on expanding with now the new George Burger Bistro on the Valeriusplein, at the end of this month Screaming Beans will open a third location in the Haarlemmerstraat and in 2015 Loetje (famous for its steak) will open a new place as well.

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