http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam Amsterdam local tips Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:49:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brasserie Harkema is situated in the Nes – a very narrow street, more of a alleyway, with lots of restaurants, café’s and theatres. The kitchen is open till 23:00 so it is a great place to get something to eat even after you’ve been to the theatre, or the cinema. If you walk past the outside of [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/old-center/restaurants-old-center/brasserie-harkema The Maasstraat in the south part of Amsterdam is originally a very local street with a bakery, grocery shop and florist for the neighbourhood. But this suddenly changed when Patisserie Tout opened: a fashionable shop with gorgeous cakes & cookies. They organize small tasting & courses to make desserts or to try out cakes. Herman den [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/oud-zuid/snacks-oud-zuid/patisserie-tout Great shop with health and eco food, and more stuff! They have a lot of take away goodies! Nice spot! The “Overtoom”, the name of the street, is getting more attractive. It used to be a traffic – jammed road. Now you can go there for fun, food and shopping. A real good new Marqt for Amsterdam. Details [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/oud-west/snacks-oud-west/marqt On the top level in Amsterdam rated with Michelin stars, and a room with a view! In the Okura Hotel, there are two famous restaurants, with stars! Japanese and French with a twist. The service and staff is good, attentive and well trained but not to formal. Although the Japanese girl who had to explain the cheese [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/oud-zuid/restaurants-oud-zuid/le-ciel-bleu Sophia is part of a very ambitious small Restaurant Group. They own restaurant Ron Blaauw in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel as well – a two Michelin star restaurant. And Ron Blaauw is advising the Chef at Sophia! Sophia has a sharing concept, you order about 4 to 5 dishes per person, and you share them all, [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/oud-zuid/bars-oud-zuid/sophia Black lacquer work, rooms where you have something to look, great art, nice and warm staff. You feel welcome in this hip and trendy restaurant in Amsterdam-Zuid, just behind the Concert Gebouw. The restaurant is part of an little-known hotel. The interior decoration is done by Eric Kuster Design. Eric has quite a recognizable signature; he [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/oud-zuid/restaurants-oud-zuid/chang-i STOUT = Naughty! Because rules are there to be broken. Because risky business, the sin and sense go frequently nicely together. Giving meaning to enjoyment, is what restaurant STOUT does! Therefore every guest is a welcome challenge, every product, selected carefully by the Chef, prepared in a stimulating way, every wine a sunny holiday and [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/canals/bars-canals/stout New interior, with extremely good food. Nice staff, and although a little bit out of the way in the western part of Amsterdam, it´s worth the detour. The pizza´s are great. One of my favourites is the Pizza YamYam: a thin crusted pizza, with a truffle paste and after baking decorated with fresh ingredients like rocket, [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/westerpark/restaurants-westerpark/yam-yam Great place to loosen the aching muscles! In this wet country, it is a treat to give yourself this present, the Corpus Rub. In this cozy and warm studio in Oud-Zuid you can enjoy a relaxing massage. They offer a width range of massages from Classic Therapeutic Massage to Hot Stone Massage and even a pregnancy [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/oud-zuid/relaxing-oud-zuid/corpus-rub-massage-studio A restaurant with a concept and therefore still going strong! With limited options, and chairs to stay in for a long, long time. The location is great. The restaurant is stylish and the food is good. RED, is one of those upcoming Amsterdam restaurants. After opening in 2007, it became an instant hit! They serve just [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/amsterdam/area/canals/restaurants-canals/red-tournedos-en-kreeft