Where to eat in the Jordaan: 10 addresses by canal and market

Where to eat in the Jordaan comes down to two moves: daytime along the market, the coffee bar and the brown café, evenings at a table on the Lindengracht, the Rozengracht or the Elandsgracht. For a first round, Winkel 43, Toscanini and Balthazar's Keuken are the strongest anchors; if you want a big night, book Daalder.

The Jordaan was once the working-class district outside the canal belt and is now one of the city's most sought-after places to live. You see both on the street: on market days the Westerstraat and the Lindengracht still belong to the neighbourhood, while within a few hundred metres a fine-dining room and a forty-year-old Italian share the guests. Everything is within walking distance, so deciding where to eat in the Jordaan is mostly about linking an afternoon and an evening.

The addresses below were checked on 13 November 2026 for opening days and, where the venue publishes them, for prices. We do not quote prices without a source; menus change, so always look at the venue's site before you go.

The Jordaan rewards those who book dinner and leave the rest of the day to chance.

Winkel 43, Noordermarkt 43

Amsterdam's best-known slice: tall, coarsely cut apple, cinnamon and a sturdy crust. On Winkel 43's menu a slice of apple pie costs €5.30, with whipped cream €1 extra. If you would rather bake it yourself, our Amsterdam apple pie recipe is ready.

Winkel 43 is more than a pie stop. Breakfast runs from 08:00 to 15:00, a breakfast special costs €10.50 until noon and in the evening steak frites and schnitzel are on the menu. On Monday and Saturday mornings, when the market is outside, it fills up: come early or take the pie away.

Toscanini, Lindengracht 75

Maud Moody opened Toscanini in 1985 on the Goudsbloemstraat; in 1990 the restaurant moved to the Lindengracht. Chef Leonardo Pacenti has run the kitchen since 1999. This is Italian food the way an Italian family cooks at home: bread from its own bakery, fresh pasta and a menu that changes often.

On the sample menu on its website, primi cost €22 to €26, from pumpkin ravioli to paccheri alla genovese, and two can share a roughly 600-gram costata for €105. Toscanini charges €3 per person for bread and water. The restaurant itself warns that what it serves may differ from that sample menu.

Enoteca Capri, Lindengracht 63

Fifty metres away, the Toscanini team opened the Enoteca Capri wine bar on 11 November, in the corner building that has been called Capri for decades. It is an enoteca with a kitchen: spuntini, small plates and pasta at the bar or at a table.

All pastas cost €22 and a half-litre carafe starts at €20. Bookings are taken Monday to Saturday; Capri is closed on Sunday. There is always room for walk-ins, which makes it the neighbourhood's easiest wine bar for an unplanned evening.

Daalder, Lindengracht 90

Chef Dennis Huwaë brought Daalder back to the Lindengracht in June 2026, to the building where the restaurant started ten years earlier. On 5 October Daalder lost its star when the Michelin Guide was presented, NH Nieuws reported. That does not make it less interesting: Huwaë cooks with a strong signature, Asian accents and top produce.

The set menu has six courses and costs €145; supplements such as caviar or wagyu come on top, and à la carte is also possible. Daalder serves dinner Thursday to Monday from 17:30. It is the only address in this guide you need to book well ahead.

Café 't Smalle, Egelantiersgracht 12

The terrace by the water is one of the best known in the Jordaan, and the café itself has a long history. Around 1780 the German Pieter Hoppe took over a wine merchant's here and started a distillery; 't Smalle tells that story on its own site.

Come for a beer, a jenever and bitterballen, not for a full dinner. On weekdays 't Smalle opens at 14:00; at weekends earlier. In November you sit inside at the wooden tables, which may be the best way to experience it.

Eetcafé De Reiger, Nieuwe Leliestraat 34

De Reiger is the brown eetcafé where the neighbourhood itself eats. According to the venue, three courses start at €30, with classics on the menu. The café opens daily at 16:00 and the kitchen at 17:00.

Part of the restaurant is kept free for walk-ins. The venue itself advises coming early or late in the evening, when you have the best chance of a seat at the bar or in the dining room.

Haku Specialty Coffee, Rozengracht 69

Haku is a small family business with a Japanese approach: beans are roasted light and matcha sits next to coffee on the menu. It also features in our list of the best coffee bars in Amsterdam.

Haku is open on weekdays from 08:00 to 17:00 and at weekends from 09:00 to 18:00. It is a few minutes' walk from the Westerkerk, which makes it the best coffee stop if you want to avoid the crowds around the Anne Frank House.

Long Pura, Rozengracht 46-48

For Indonesian food in the Jordaan, Long Pura is the fixed address: a restaurant built around the rijsttafel, with an exuberant interior. It opens daily from 17:30.

The rijsttafel is the reason to go, and it works best for at least two people. Long Pura publishes its prices on its menu; book at weekends, as it is popular with groups.

Moeders, Rozengracht 251

Moeders serves Dutch home cooking: stamppot, suddervlees and poffertjes or pie for dessert. Guests can bring a photo of their own mother for the wall; according to I amsterdam, mothers are celebrated here.

Moeders opens daily from 17:00; the kitchen takes last orders before 22:00. Bookings are online only, not by phone. Ideal if visitors want to learn how the Dutch eat without a museum experience.

Balthazar's Keuken, Elandsgracht 108

On the southern edge of the Jordaan, Balthazar's Keuken cooks one menu for the whole room, and it changes constantly. In November and December that menu costs €49.50: first a series of small starters, including black pudding dumplings with mandarin vinaigrette, then red gurnard with mussels, beef rib with sauerkraut and zabaglione with chestnut and chocolate for dessert.

There is also a vegetarian menu; mention it when booking. Balthazar's Keuken is open Wednesday to Sunday from 18:00. At this price it is one of the best deals in the city.

Markets and practical tips

• Noordermarkt on Monday from 09:00 to 14:00: antiques, books, textiles and vintage, with the general market on the Westerstraat.
• Noordermarkt on Saturday from 09:00 to 16:00: the organic farmers' market with vegetables, bread, cheese, mushrooms and fish, plus the Lindengracht market around the corner.
• Book Daalder, Balthazar's Keuken and Toscanini. At De Reiger and Enoteca Capri you can walk in.
• Make a day of it: coffee at Haku, lunch at the market, a drink at 't Smalle and dinner on the Lindengracht. Heading across the IJ afterwards? Read our guide on where to eat in Amsterdam-Noord.

Where to eat in the Jordaan: questions answered

Where can you eat cheaply in the Jordaan? At De Reiger three courses start at €30, and at Winkel 43 an uitsmijter costs €8 and a cheese toastie €5.

Where can you eat Dutch food in the Jordaan? Moeders for stamppot and suddervlees, and De Reiger for eetcafé classics.

Is there still a starred restaurant in the Jordaan? Daalder lost its Michelin star on 5 October 2026, but with a €145 six-course menu it remains the neighbourhood's fine-dining address.

Which day is best? Saturday, when the farmers' market fills the Noordermarkt. Note that Enoteca Capri closes on Sunday, Daalder on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Balthazar's Keuken on Monday and Tuesday.

Where to book first

Book Daalder for one big night, Balthazar's Keuken for the best menu under €50 and Toscanini for an Italian dinner that has belonged to the neighbourhood for forty years. The rest of the Jordaan is easy to discover on the off chance.