Café CENC

The 23 Best Restaurants in Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Eater

"Café Cenc unites the best of southern European apéro culture with a fishy menu of the sort that should be more common so close to the North Sea. Options change seasonally, but recent hits include a tart mussel escabeche with samphire and an oeuf mayonnaise topped with Dutch gray shrimp, an appealingly named local delicacy. The terrace is packed on sunny afternoons and the place is full of visual treats: a butter tower behind the marble bar, light shining through little glasses of Campari-based cocktails, silver coupes of anchovies and olives. Best for: Long summer evenings, especially when Amsterdam’s sunsets stretch past 10 p.m." - Katharine Khamhaengwong