Indonesian Food in Amsterdam

[Foolrex]

Staying in Amsterdam for a couple of nights post-river cruise and have been told that while there we must try Indonesian food (specifically rijstaffel, if I am spelling that correctly) by my brother-in-law. We are staying in a neighborhood called Kadijken (AirBnB), if that matters. I know there are some friendly locals that would like to help us out here! (Wow, I am already up to two posts, the other in the First Timers forum, and we haven't cruised yet!)

[markeb]

Rijsttafel Places are pretty common in Amsterdam. I’m only seeing a couple near your area, and I don’t know them. Hopefully one of the locals can help. The place I’ve eaten and loved is Restaurant Blauw. Absent other recommendations, Google that as a start. And I’ll be taking notes for recommendations from locals!

 

Go hungry…

[FreestyleNovice]

Amstelveenseweg 158 – 160, Amsterdam – www.restaurantblauw.nl

Spinzostraat 61, Amsterdam – www.mamamakan.com

Utrechtsestraat 75, Amsterdam – www.tempodoeloerestaurant.nl

Spuistraat 291 – 293, Amsterdam – www.kantjil.nl

 

[markeb]

1 hour ago, FreestyleNovice said:

Amstelveenseweg 158 – 160, Amsterdam – www.restaurantblauw.nl

 

Good to see the one I've eaten at a couple of times isn't a complete tourist trap if you're listing it! 🙂

[FreestyleNovice]

1 hour ago, markeb said:

 

Good to see the one I've eaten at a couple of times isn't a complete tourist trap if you're listing it! 🙂

 

Blauw is the most famous one, you choose well! 

[MAVIP]

Tempodoeloe closed definitely in August 2021. 

 

[Foolrex]

Now I am properly prepared with three restaurants (omitting the closed one)!!  Thank you all!

[Harters]

That's a shame to hear about Tempo Doeloe. It really was excellent. In fact, it's the only time where I've travelled internationally just to eat at a restaurant. Flew to Amsterdam, had dinner, slept, flight home next morning .

 

But, if I may put in a word of warning of a place to avoid. That'd be Srikandi. We ordered the "gourmet" rijstaffel. It was poor. Apart from a couple of the dishes, spicing had clearly been dumbed down and wasnt at all as we experienced in the past at the likes of Tempo Doeloe. And service was very slow and indifferent - one other table got up and walked out as they were being ignored. A classic tourist trap attitude to customers.

 

 

[Globaliser]

On 3/23/2022 at 4:58 PM, FreestyleNovice said:

Spuistraat 291 – 293, Amsterdam – www.kantjil.nl

 

I'm rather comforted by the fact that even after all these years (decades?), Kantjil still makes the list.

[LindaJ+]

We have a res at MAX for April 30

[swin26]

On 4/17/2022 at 3:02 PM, LindaJ+ said:

We have a res at MAX for April 30

We have been there a few times and love it

[SeeSun&Sea]

I'm traveling solo, but still would like to try rijstaffel -- perhaps for lunch. Are there any places that will do a solo Rijstaffel? Thanks.

[Dutch_Travelgirl]

First of all; the correct spelling is rijsttafel. The name comes from the Dutch words for rice (rijst) and table (tafel). 
I don’t know any restaurant that offers a rijsttafel for 1 person, but every Indonesian restaurant will have a dish called “nasi rames” on their menu. This is basically a miniature version of a rijsttafel served together on 1 plate.