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Eating
11
Pancakes!
€
TRADITIONAL DUTCH
Just as many locals as tourists grace the blue-tile tables at snug little Pancakes!, carving in-
to all the usual options, plus daily creations like ham, chicory and cheese or chicken curry
pancakes. The batter is made with flour sourced from a local mill.
(
www.pancakesamsterdam.com
;
Berenstraat 38; pancakes €6-10;
10am-7pm;
;
13/14/17 Westermarkt)
12
Koevoet
€€
ITALIAN
The congenial Italian owners of Koevoet took over a former cafe on a quiet sidestreet, left
the
gezellig
decor untouched and started cooking up their home-country staples. Don't miss
its signature drinkable dessert,
sgroppino limone
: sorbet, vodka and prosecco whisked at
your table and poured into a champagne flute.
(
624 08 46; Lindenstraat 17; mains €12-23;
dinner
Tue-Sun;
;
3 Nieuwe Willemsstraat)
13
Buffet van Odette
€€
It's hard to get a seat in this tiny place on the weekend - it's packed with customers nosh-
ing on fat meatloaf sandwiches and omelettes with truffle cheese. Stay for sweets too: the
sticky toffee and carrot cakes are delicious. Grab a seat by the window for one of the city's
loveliest canal views.
(
www.buffet-amsterdam.nl
; Herengracht 309; mains €8-16;
CAFE
10am-8.30pm Wed-Sat, to
5pm Sun & Mon;
;
1/2/5 Spui)
14
Balthazar's Keuken
€€
MEDITERRANEAN
Balthazar's offers a fixed-price, three-course menu that changes weekly. With an open kit-
chen and only a few tables, it feels like eating at someone's house. It is consistently one of
