Best Restaurants in Western Netherlands 🇳🇱

1973 restaurants analyzed across 10 cities · 26519 total identified

The western Netherlands holds the country's densest dining: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht, plus the smaller centers of Haarlem, Leiden and Amersfoort. Italian, pizza and sushi lead the counts, but the region's signature is its Surinamese and Indonesian kitchens, a legacy of Dutch colonial history that runs strongest in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Most spots are casual and affordable; the towns in between are discovered and coming online.

Top Restaurants in Western Netherlands

• Sushi Noord A+ · Sushi, Japanese · Amsterdam
• Restaurant Showw A+ · Modern European, Contemporary European · Amsterdam
• Bolenius Rembrandtpark A+ · Modern Dutch, Contemporary European · Amsterdam
• De Kas A · Modern European, European · Amsterdam
• Restaurant Jaspers A · Modern European, European · Amsterdam
• Tomodachi Teppanyaki A · Teppanyaki, Japanese · Amsterdam
• Restaurant JA A · French-Japanese fusion, Modern European · Amsterdam
• CatuaBar Amsterdam A · Brazilian fusion, South American · Amsterdam
• Sazanka A · Teppanyaki, Japanese · Amsterdam
• Herberg de Kop van 't Land - Hotel Restaurant A · Vegetarian cuisine, Dutch · Dordrecht

Top Cities for Dining in Western Netherlands

• Amsterdam — Amsterdam's food scene has transformed from a brown-cafe-and-bitterballen city into one of Europe's more interesting dining destinations, with Indonesian rijsttafel as the colonial-era signature alongside strong Turkish, Surinamese, and modern European cooking. The canal-ring neighbourhoods each have their own character, and the compact geography means most restaurants are within cycling distance. Prices lean moderate to expensive, with the Jordaan and De Pijp offering the best everyday value.
• The Hague
• Rotterdam
• Haarlem
• Utrecht
• Amersfoort
• Leiden
• Dordrecht
• Alkmaar
• Almere

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What Western Netherlands Does Best

• Dutch — 429 restaurants, 167 rated A- or higher
• Contemporary European — 76 restaurants, 48 rated A- or higher
• Modern European — 81 restaurants, 41 rated A- or higher
• Southeast Asian — 60 restaurants, 31 rated A- or higher
• Japanese — 84 restaurants, 30 rated A- or higher
• Italian — 84 restaurants, 27 rated A- or higher
• French — 57 restaurants, 25 rated A- or higher
• Mediterranean — 98 restaurants, 25 rated A- or higher
• Pizza — 77 restaurants, 21 rated A- or higher
• Contemporary — 23 restaurants, 15 rated A- or higher