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Read my full review of Wils or download my Amsterdam restaurant guide for more fine dining recommendations. Chef Friso van Amerongen cooking langoustine in burning beef tallow Wils has got special occasion written all over it. From that dish alone, I knew we were in for a treat. The flavour was epic, especially when paired with smoked cabbage, finely diced apple and orange blossom-infused brioche buns. Perhaps my favourite dish from the first time I visited involved langoustines that were seared for mere seconds in burning beef tallow вЂ“ heated in conical metal contraptions in the very pit of the fire. Be sure to book a вЂњkitchen tableвЂќ (rather than a вЂњclassic tableвЂќ) for the best views of the chefs at work. The chefs cook over wood fire, but also over smoking hay, burning embers and whatever else they can set alight.

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The restaurant offers a fixed menu of six courses plus a wine arrangement, which means youвЂ™re probably going to sink about в‚¬300 on dinner for two, but itвЂ™s well worth it вЂ“ not least because the style of cooking is something IвЂ™d never come across in Amsterdam before. Wils was the last restaurant I visited before second lockdown (in October 2020) and the first I visited once indoor dining was allowed again (in June 2021). Updated annually, it costs about the same as a flat white in Amsterdam these days, and helps keep this website online.

With that being said, if youвЂ™d like to support objective food writing, consider downloading my Amsterdam restaurant guide. This blog is unsponsored and independent, so you can trust that these opinions are my own.

These restaurants arenвЂ™t necessarily new вЂ“ theyвЂ™re just places that I discovered or particularly valued during the past two years. As usual, this list is simply one personвЂ™s opinion. This year, therefore, IвЂ™m publishing a bumper edition of my 15 favourite restaurants in Amsterdam during 20.

Last year, I ended up skipping it completely because it just didnвЂ™t feel right. The Dutch horeca industry has suffered from so many lockdowns and partial lockdowns over the past two years that trying to write my annual вЂњBest ofвЂ¦вЂќ or вЂњTop 10вЂќ roundup has been something of a challenge.

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