Where to eat near Dam Square
Hungry after visiting Dam Square? Here are 20 places nearby, 6 of them cheap and quick. Every place lists its cuisine, price and the walk from Dam Square.
Quick and cheap (€)
- Pannenkoeken Upstairs · Pancakes · € · 🚶 7 min walk · MapWebsite
Tiny Dutch pancake house up a steep staircase; open 12:00–18:00, closed Tuesday, book by phone - De Bakkerswinkel Warmoesstraat · Café · € · 🚶 7 min walk · Map
Bakery-café for quiches, soups and sandwiches; open daily - Nam Kee · World · € · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
No-nonsense Cantonese on the Zeedijk since 1981, famous for roast duck; walk-in only, open daily from 12:00 - Café de Prins · Brown café · € · 🚶 11 min walk · MapWebsite
Cosy brown café opposite the Westerkerk with sandwiches and hot dishes; kitchen daily 10:00–22:00 - Pancakes Amsterdam · Pancakes · € · 🚶 11 min walk · MapWebsite
Dutch and American pancakes plus poffertjes in the Nine Streets; open daily from 09:00 - Satay Club · Indonesian · € · 🚶 12 min walk · MapWebsite
Charcoal-grilled satay and Indonesian street food; open daily 11:30–21:00, walk-in only
Good value sit-down (€€)
- Kantjil & de Tijger · Indonesian · €€ · 🚶 6 min walk · MapWebsite
Popular Indonesian rijsttafel and satay near Spui; open daily - Haesje Claes · Dutch · €€ · 🚶 7 min walk · MapWebsite
Traditional Dutch dishes like stew and pea soup in a row of old houses; open daily - Hoi Tin · World · €€ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapFacebook
Cantonese dim sum and classics on the Zeedijk; open daily from 12:00 - Café Luxembourg · Brasserie · €€ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
Grand café brasserie on the Spui with a glassed terrace; lunch and dinner, open daily 10:00–22:00 - Cannibale Royale · Burgers · €€ · 🚶 10 min walk · MapWebsite
Burger bar with a lively crowd and late hours; kitchen open daily, booking possible - Pluk · Café · €€ · 🚶 10 min walk · Map
Popular breakfast and lunch spot with sandwiches and pastries; daytime only - Café de Jaren · Brown café · €€ · 🚶 10 min walk · MapWebsite
Big grand café with a terrace on the Amstel; salads and lunch dishes, open daily, walk-in only, card only - 't Zwaantje · Dutch · €€ · 🚶 11 min walk · MapWebsite
Old-fashioned Dutch restaurant with a French touch in the Nine Streets; dinner daily from 16:30 - Café de Reiger · Brown café · €€ · 🚶 12 min walk · MapWebsite
Classic Jordaan eetcafé with Dutch favourites; open daily from 16:00, kitchen from 17:00
Treat yourself (€€€)
- d'Vijff Vlieghen · Dutch · €€€ · 🚶 8 min walk · MapWebsite
Classic Dutch cooking in five connected canal houses; dinner daily from 17:30, reservations possible - The Seafood Bar · Brasserie · €€€ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
Fresh oysters, shellfish and fish platters on the Spui - Brasserie Ambassade · Brasserie · €€€ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
French brasserie on the Herengracht with breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week; booking online or by phone - In de Waag · Modern European · €€€ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
Lunch and dinner by candlelight inside the medieval Waag; kitchen open daily 11:30–22:00 - De Hemelse Modder · Brasserie · €€€ · 🚶 12 min walk · MapWebsite
Seasonal French-inspired menus with a canal view and garden terrace; book via the website
Breakfast and coffee nearby
- Greenwoods Singel · Brunch · €€ · 🚶 6 min walk · MapWebsite
Canal-side breakfast room known for full English breakfasts, pancakes and a cooked vegan option. - Banketbakkerij Lanskroon · Bakery · €€ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
Old-school pastry shop and tea room on the Singel since 1958: apple pie, tompouce and warm stroopwafels. - The Pancake Bakery · Pancakes · €€ · 🚶 11 min walk · MapWebsite
Dutch pancakes since 1973 in a 17th-century canal warehouse, sweet or savoury, close to the Anne Frank House.
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Last updated: 7 October 2026