Taste of Culture

Most iconic cities have that one (or a few) great chinese restaurant. This is it for Amsterdam. Good luck getting in here without a reservation, go early or go late if you don't. The place is clean, packed, and loud. Service is borderline rude, which is how it should be at these types of restaurants, since it has to be fast. The food is just great and the way it's all served in hot clay dishes is even more amazing. A little less salty and a little more oily than other places. Yes, I'm comparing it to other great Chinese places in big cities. My only regret here is not coming with more people to try more dishes. Oh, and the chili oil/sauce is phenomenal.

For starters, the duck was succulent and perfectly cooked, bursting with flavor. The squid-shrimp dish was a delightful combination of tender seafood, cooked to perfection with just the right amount of seasoning. The beef noodle soup was hearty and comforting, with rich broth and tender beef slices. To round off the meal, the jasmine tea was a refreshing palate cleanser with its delicate aroma and soothing taste. Overall, a fantastic dining experience with a wide range of delicious dishes.

It’s Chinese NY today. We were very happy with the food. It was delicious. Roast duck was tender and flavourful. The dishes came out hot and steaming and looked extremely appetising. Even better, we ate everything as it tasted as good as it looked. It feels like an authentic Chinese restaurant and the service was good too.

Hidden gem in central Amsterdam. When you see this place you wouldn't expect much of it but it honestly has some of the best chinese food I ever tried. Both the Peking duck and pork belly were fabulous and also served quickly for how extensive the dishes are. Will definitely return for more.

Authentic and delicious Hong Kong food in a generous portion. Friendly staff with excellent customer service.

Came here at around 11pm on a Sunday when everything else was closed and we had a massive Chinese food craving. We didn’t want anything fancy, just your standard BBQ meat with a steamed white rice, like we get at our home city. We got a “3 of a kind” bbq meat dish with chicken, duck and bbq pork, and it was juicy, flavourful and the skin on the duck was crispy and nice. They put a bit of the juice on the side so you can drizzle it over your rice.

Visited here after many recommended. The food was above average in general. The perking duck was to die for!! The sweet and sour was very nice, however the dumplings (fried and steamed) were really really average. Atmosphere was ok, it was very loud and hot inside, I was actually sweating while eating. Service was as good as it can be when you consider there is handful of ladies trying to server all the tables. Would give it a try again but not any time soon. Between 3.5 with 4 stars, giving it a 4 because 3 is not a fair rating :)

All dishes are absolutely delicious Chinese dishes with a boss from Hong Kong .Must arrive here if I come to visit Amsterdam future. Sharing food is good culture for Chinese eating style , casual , happy.

Looking for late night Asian food that tastes authentic? High and having the munchies? Tired of bitterballs? This is your place! They have hundreds of items on the menu. Worth the walk here.

Came here for some late night dim sum. It was waacckkkk. Also the prices are $$$ for what's normal. Seems like most people on here like the regular dishes so maybe we should've gotten those instead! It also took forever for the food to come out!! Other tables got their food before us even though they came after us! DO NOT GET THE DIM SUM HERE.

Really yummy food! We enjoyed eating here so much, and you can tell everyone else in the restaurant did as well. Good service. Atmosphere is fairly ordinary, but there is a good vibe in the place. Eat here!

Omg the Peking duck here is amazing! We got here after I saw a pic of the duck and we had to have it. Sooo good! And I've been in Beijing just for the peking duck. I am not kidding you! The skin is crispy, fat carefully separated, meat is tender, served with super thin lotus pancakes, scallions and cucumbers. Absolutely amazing! We also got eggplant vegetable dish and a mix of fish and seafood in the curry sauce. Both were very good, but I am coming back for the duck. Oh and almost forgot we ordered Long Baos - which were not good. They were dry, the skin was super thick and tasteless. I feel bad that I ate them. Talked to the waitress and she also said the peking duck here is what brings all the regulars in. For all of that and 10% tip, we paid 75 Euro. Which is not bad.

Hello!! If you ever in the mood for real asian food don't even bother going to chinatown at Zeedijk, this is the place you want to go! I highly recommend the calf rib in black bean sauce or if you with a larger group of people get the set menu which holds the biggest oysters ever and some seriously delightful dishes, can't rave enough! My new to go place for Chinese cravings

Food is tasty and authentic. From what I hear- prices are cheaper at many different other spots. It was a high bill! However, I'm glad I went. The waiter wasn't quick, so make sure you have time!

Really good Chinese food. Open late too! We were suggested taste of culture by a bartender at our hotel and it did not disappoint.

I'm Chinese from San Francisco. I must say it's a hidden gem. Food is excellent and authentic.

Hidden gem. Recommended by a local. Very unassuming presence with a flavorful impact. Hidden gem. Peking Duck

Situated near restaurant row and on busy street full of other restaurants, you expected this place to be full of people, instead there were 5 tables being used. My wife looked over and said "are you sure?" And I said that folks on Yelp said it was like a hidden gem. Once we tasted our food we realized it was indeed a hidden gem. Don't let the sparseness fool you, come in and enjoy.

One of the best Chinese restaurants in Amsterdam. Many here are actually serving Surinam and Indonesian dishes, but this is an original Chinese place. Great and efficient service in a 'hole in the wall'. If you want a good Chinese place in the heart of the tourist area, this is it. Not a tourists trap like 90% of the restaurants around the Leidseplein.

Oh, wow. I've had a lot of authentic Chinese and I must say everything was awesome. We stumbled upon this place. It's amongst a lot of touristy restaurants --- hole in the wall it seemed but OH so good. The two of us had the wonton soup with shrimp and pork, duck, pork dumplings, and chicken noodles. We worried we'd have a lot of left overs but we finished everything ! We thought maybe the msg made it taste so good and we'd feel sick after but nah, we feel 100%. We told the waitress the chili sauce was amazing - she told us they sell it for 5eu. We got some -- had to. So good ! Great service too. Highly recommend :)

Not sure if it was an off day but had the Won Ton soup, Chinese Broccoli with Beef and deep fried beef potstickers. All three dished lacked flavor and the beef/broccoli was very watery. Soup was nothing like the places in Chinatown. I should have walked to China Town for better options.

After finally finding a parking spot and organiZed cash as the ATM didnt work, i was rejected. There were Many tables available But they claimed they couldnt handle it. Very poor customer service. Wont come back.

Five star Cantonese cuisine in the heart of Amsterdam. You can't beat this place for authenticity and great price/value! Favorites here are the duck, ginger beef, clay pot dishes such as the lamb. Finish off your evening with a stroll across the street @the whiskey cafe.

Unexpected great Chinese meal in Amsterdam. Very authentic

cannot remember to ever have so good chinese food. for me original chin es se food. it tasted delicious, great service. certainly going back here .

wow! i was very pleasantly suprised by this place! authentic chinese but caters to other more westernized taste buds, ie: they had a bottle of dutch seasoning sauce on every table. yelp entity says it's 2 euro signs but i think it's definitely more like 3 euro signs. not cheap but not outrageous. we had a bowl of the shrimp wonton soup and a beef with vegetables and macadamia nut dish (i apologize i don't know the chinese names for the dishes, i just know what i like). the meat dish was amazing. plump perfectly cooked (not overcooked) chunks of meat and they weren't shy with all the macadamia nuts either. next time i want to try one of their hot pot dishes. they looked amazing. also the salt pepper dishes looked great. it's so nice to find a place closer to my hood than having to go all the way up to zeedyke for some asian eats. as for service, one of the servers was very nice, the other one couldn't be bothered...