Best Restaurants in Amsterdam Noord
Noord is the one district you reach by ferry, and its restaurant scene leans fully into that — this is industrial and workshop space turned dining room, not a polished canal-belt strip. Rein op 't Root runs an entire ecosystem on the Gedempt Hamerkanaal alone: Europizza's unpretentious pizzeria sits doors from Restaurant Europa, his 18-seat tasting counter. Corner Store built a no-reservations, natural-wine-led room around a striking lighting installation, and Barracuda's self-service fish restaurant lets the previous day's catch decide the menu. Café Modern serves its weekly-changing menu inside a former bank, vault still visible downstairs, and Klaproos turns a waterside dock into a wood-fired pizza-and-pasta bar with a disco ball over the counter and DJs on weekend nights. Expect a younger, less touristed scene than the canal belt, and genuinely inventive formats you won't find repeated south of the IJ.
Best for a tasting menuRestaurant Europa
Chef Rein op 't Root's intimate fine-dining counter behind a 25-metre bar — just 18 guests a night for a surprising tasting menu.
THE ORDER — Tasting menu (€93, drinks not included)
Best for a natural wine listCorner Store
A minimalist Noord dining room built around natural wine and produce-forward small plates — first-come, first-served, no reservations.
THE ORDER — Five-spice fried chicken
Best for walking in without a reservationBarracuda
A self-service fish restaurant in Noord where the daily catch from local fishermen decides the menu — order at the bar, bring your own drinks to the table.
Best for walking in without a reservationBacalar
A Mexican kitchen in Amsterdam Noord's Overhoeks where hipsters queue for flavorful tacos, tostadas, and well-executed cocktails.
THE ORDER — Tacos and tostadas
Best for walking in without a reservationEuropizza
Chef Rein op 't Root's Neapolitan-leaning pizzeria on the Gedempt Hamerkanaal, topping traditional Italian crusts with local Dutch produce.
Best booked aheadCoba
A packed Mexican taqueria near Noorderpark serving tacos and tostadas with meat, seafood, and vegetable fillings.
THE ORDER — Tacos and tostadas
Best for eating lateNikotin
A restobar from the team behind Nachbar and chef Tim van der Molen, pairing Asian-inspired comfort food with natural wine, sake, and cocktails.
THE ORDER — Grilled oysters with ginger, or the kimchi burger
Best booked aheadCafé Modern
A weekly-changing five-course menu served inside a former bank building in Amsterdam Noord — the old vault is still visible in the basement.
Best for a terrace in the sunV12
A former metal workshop turned bar-restaurant in Amsterdam Noord, with a sun-drenched terrace and a monthly-changing 3-course menu plus bar snacks.
THE ORDER — 3-course menu, or the bar snacks
Best booked aheadCopain
A vegetable-driven neighborhood spot on the NDSM-adjacent Vasumweg, with a limited, carefully curated menu that changes every few weeks.
Best booked aheadCafé Warung Pas
An Indonesian kitchen inside the Sexyland cultural clubhouse on the IJ, with a weekly-changing menu and rendang regulars keep coming back for.
THE ORDER — Rendang
Best for a terrace in the sunKlaproos Amsterdam
A pop-up pizza-and-pasta bar on a Noord waterside dock, with a wood-fired oven, a disco ball over the tiled bar, and DJs turning the dining room into a dance floor on weekend nights.
THE ORDER — Pork cheek ragù pasta, or the salami pizza
Selected by Atlas Amsterdam
Last checked: August 2026
Part of the independently curated Atlas Amsterdam guide