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Students - the same ones who run the nearby College Hotel - prepare and serve contem-
porary international dishes at this mod restaurant. The result is white-glove service at an
excellent price. There are usually two seatings per night (5.30pm and 7pm). Reserve in
advance.
(
579 17 17;
www.heerlijkamsterdam.nl
; Roelof Hartstraat 6-8; 4-course set menu €24.50;
5.30-10pm Mon-Fri;
3/5/12/24 Roelof Hartplein)
De Peper
€
VEGAN
This friendly restaurant at the OT301 arts complex (
see
23 , B2) serves cheap, organ-
ic, vegan meals in a lovable dive-bar atmosphere. Sit at the communal table to connect
with like-minded folk. Same-day reservations are required; call between 4pm and 6.30pm.
(
412 29 54;
www.depeper.org
; Overtoom 301; meals €7-10;
7pm-8.30pm Tue, Thu, Fri & Sun;
;
1
Jan Pieter Heijestraat)
13
Overtoom Groente en Fruit
€
TURKISH
Along with fruit and veggies, this Turkish grocery has a range of pre-made salads and
snacks, including kebabs, and cheese-and-tomato-filled pitas - perfect for picnics in the
park. It also sells chilled beer and sodas.
(Overtoom 129; mains €3-5;
from 8.30am Mon-Sat, from
10am Sun;
1 1e Constantijn Huygensstraat)
Local Life
Café Toussaint
On one of Amsterdam's prettiest streets,
Café Toussaint
( 685 07 37;
www.bosboom-toussaint.nl
; Bosboom
Toussaintstraat 26; sandwiches €5-7, mains €13-19; 9am-10pm; 3/12 Overtoom) is a casual neighbour-
hood gem that feels like it's straight out of an Edith Piaf song. Come to sip cappuccino under the trees, or for cre-
ative twists on French classics in the candlelit evenings. It's carelessly sexy from noon to night.
