chefs from Alba, The Butter Club and The Jollof Club · 10 picks
Where does Aleksa Kaļķe, Gabriel Verheij & Nicolas Aquaa eat in Amsterdam? Aleksa Kaļķe, Gabriel Verheij & Nicolas Aquaa has named 10 places in Amsterdam: Kikkie van de Prinsensluis, Japans restaurant ISSHIN, Cafe Pollux, Fuku Ramen, Soundgarden and 5 more. Each one is listed below in their own words, with the source.
Aleksa Kaļķe and Gabriel Verheij both cooked at Vanderveen in Amsterdam: Kaļķe moved on to Alba as a sous chef, and Verheij co-founded The Butter Club. Nicolas Aquaa founded The Jollof Club, which mixes West African cooking with Dutch ingredients. TopJaw asked the three of them together for their best of Amsterdam, so each pick here is the group’s answer rather than one chef’s.
Best burger. Tasty, juicy, and you can have a natural wine with it.
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order: burger
Bento boxes. Best is with eel. I really didn't want to tell it.
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order: eel bento box
It's a really Amsterdam cafe. I went out drinking with the owner and got hammered.
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Quality food and great sake, and I really love the Big Mac made of liver.
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order: Big Mac made of liver, sake
Best bakery, Grammes. The best is the pistachio swirl.
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order: pistachio swirl
Kafé Kontrast for sure, a very good rendang over there.
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order: rendang
The best meatballs in town, Little Collins. Tasty, fresh, nice little plates.
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order: meatballs
Great cinnamon bun and very good cardamom bun, juicy coffee.
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order: cinnamon bun, cardamom bun, coffee
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Published 2026-10-03