Arriving for a cheap weekend but still need to eat?
- For a cheap feed in Amsterdam you can't beat popping into one of the numerous New York Pizza places dotted around the ciy. You can get a couple of slices and a soft drink for under 5 euros. It always tastes good and they heat it up for you.
- Alternatively, try some vlaamese frites - crispy tasty chips with a range of sauces available.
- Look out for Pannekoek, ie Dutch pancakes. Tiny little pancakes served hot with butter and icing sugar..cheap and yummy
- Febo - fast food mainly self service are scattered about Amsterdam, don't be put off by the lack of translations, as long as you aren't a vegetarian you should be fine. Make sure you have coins available to use the machines, a selection of mainly Krokets (ie deepfried food in breadcrumbs) are availble prices varying from 1.5euros to 2 Euros, try the Kassouffle. If you need smaller coins there should be a change machine nearby.
- Another good place to try is KAM YIN (Nieuwebrugsteeg 10 - 12 Amsterdam - tel 020 4204563.. or for the uninformed.. pretty close to the red light district ;) ). This is a Surrinam/Chinese restaurant, it looks nothing special from the outside but the food is amazing. There is a wide and varied menu, the service is great, the food cheap (around 6 - 7E a main course).
Try Roti Kipfilet (chicken, potatoes and egg in curry with green beans and a pancake) 6 euros each and beer (1.5euro's 1/2 pint). There is a photo below, although the meal was half eaten at this point. - Tostis are a delicious toasted sandwich with meat and/or cheese. Usually you get to pick what goes in it and they are usually inexpensive. With a face on the Singel, the Replay Cafe located on the ground floor of the Kalvertoren indoor shopping centre at Kalverstraat, the most famous shopping precinct of Amsterdam, has a delicious ham & cheese tosti with Parmesan Cheese toasted on the outside. Delicious with a lemonade on a warm spring day.
