Right across from Amsterdam Central Station you will find Vermeer Restaurant, an established name since 1988. Under the leadership of chef Sebastian Baquero Garces, the restaurant was given a fresh Update. He combines his French roots with ingredients from Dutch soil. No radical transformation, but exactly the touch that Vermeer needed. The familiar look was retained, but space has now been made for a brand new Wine Room (yes, this is where the good old stuff) and a chef's backgammon. Ever wanted to peek into the kitchen? This is your chance. The menu changes approximately every two weeks, depending on what the suppliers have to offer at that moment. And do you want to roll into bed after dinner? Then you've come to the right place at NH Collection: step up and you're there. Or within five minutes you're back on the train.

Vermeer Restaurant

For restaurant 't Westerhuys, you need to go to Prinsengracht 277, Jordaan (next to the Anne Frank House). The interior of the restaurant is warm, with wooden tables, plenty of space between the chairs, and it is truly cozy and nostalgic.

The door opens at 08:30 in the morning and closes behind you at 21:30 in the evening as you leave. At 't Westerhuys, you can eat all day long. The breakfast is solid Amsterdam. The Granola Bowl with Greek yogurt and homemade granola is exactly what you want after a long morning walk along the canals. The Apple Pie Overnight Oats, oatmeal with caramelized apple, cinnamon, and walnut, is a clever nod to the famous house apple pie. And the Breakfast Royale (fried egg on bread, yogurt bowl, mini croissant, smoked salmon, fresh orange juice) is the weekend as far as we're concerned!

All day Amsterdam classics also appear on the menu. There is stamppot, from hutspot in the winter to stamppot with raw endive when the weather permits. There is a fried egg dish with organic eggs and Beemster cheese. There are Holtkamp croquettes, the one and only from Amsterdam, served on thick bread with coarse Zaanse mustard. There is traditional pea soup, snert as it should be, with smoked sausage from the local butcher. And there are delicious main courses, of course!

The Westerhuys

Number three on the list (okay, the list) is our much, much loved Jansz, the restaurant in the renovated Pulitzer Hotel, heart of Amsterdam. Jansz? Jansz? But yes; the restaurant is named after Volkert Jansz, a merchant who flourished in Amsterdam in the seventeenth century and even made it onto a canvas by Rembrandt (The Syndics, which can be found in the Rijksmuseum, Jansz is the second person on the left, standing). It is said that he was quite a gourmet, Jansz, which we take for granted. Just like he had a passion for conversation and debate, plus an exquisite taste. Restaurant Jansz wanted to bring that (again) to Amsterdam, as an ode to Jansz: good food, a tasteful local on all fronts and the place where you can sit and chat for hours, with each other and with the staff; a cheerful group of hosts and hostesses who know their people. On the menu 'modern classics with an easy going Dutch attitude'.

Jansz