Thuis Aan De Amstel

What an amazing place! Seriously!
This restaurant/​bar is located in this old renovated townhouse. Its got an outdoor seating area and an indoor, but the indoors are HUGE! I mean, every room is being used in a way: it looks really warm and cosy inside, it really feels like being home. It’s even more beautiful when it’s raining outside. You also have a pretty cool view of this business district in the East, which lights up at night. That’s not bad.
The staff is amazing! Really nice people and helpful. They went through almost every item in detail and described everything to us and even recommended wines. Their prices are reasonable for what you get, really good wine (between 4 and 6 Euros a glass).
I had some food: a roasted pepper stuffed with vegetables (turnip and another vegetable, forgot what now) with lemonrice. GREAT! Rich in flavor, not greasy at all, not at all salty (I don’t eat salt, so that’s great), the rice was cooked to perfection as well.
I really, really, strongly recommend this place.
Breakfast here must really be something, do that!

This is a great spot on the Amstel River. You can reach it by bike from central Amsterdam. We thought the food, beer and service were great. It is an old mansion w views of the river. The place was packed for dinner early on a Thursday night. Great outdoor seating if the weather is nice.

Thuis aan de Amstel is a really special place next to Amsterdam’s beautiful Amstel.
The place is beautifully located in an old mansion (protected heritage) with extremely nice features, next to the Amstel. When the sun is coming out, the terrace (on the right side when standing in front of it) is the place to be: in de sun and out of the wind, with a view over the Amstel and the beautiful white bridge. On a rainy day, the inside of the café is also a place to be; you will be amazed by the decorations and all the features. Besides the location, the food is great and fairly nicely priced. The staff is friendly.
Ps: your kids can play in the garden where you can safely watch them and they are separated from the water by a gate.

Great service. Friendly and a really beautiful place. Have. Pumpkin soup with carrots and ginger. Delicious. The veggie pasta main course was nicely seasoned and well portioned. I’ll be back!

I love this place! It is the next best café in Amsterdam. They have a wonderful terrace to soak up the sun or hide behind the shade.