NEW: PIKOTEO, AMSTERDAM
We praise a good Mediterranean restaurant. Why? Because Southerners understand just a little better than we do (well) what The Good Life means, not least when it comes to food & drink. So et voilà, there it is Pikoteo and et voilà number two; so we can no longer avoid it.
They call it a 'taberna', which means that they be inspired by unconventional bars in Spain, busy street food markets in Southeast Asia and South America and fine dining restaurants worldwide (Pikoteo's words). Piko-what-o? Picotear means to nibble, snack informal style. One more time: et Here.
The brightly colored restaurant opened in the-ueuh… Spaarndammerbuurt? Westerpark? Golden Real? Center…? What is it actually called here? Anyway, on the Houtmankade (nearby BAK en Meat oa), on the spot where Café de Noordster used to be, precisely, that café-restaurant with that wonderfully spacious conservatory where it has always felt a bit like summer since Pikoteo took up residence. They are open 7 days a week, for lunch and dinner, and the variable tapas-style (slightly different) menu can be found on the chalkboard behind the bar. Highly recommended, that's what it is.
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