[AdvisorB]

Thanks, New Amsterdam.

Where are the best restaurants in Amsterdam? It's always good to know where the culinary tourist traps are, so one can avoid them.

[NewAmsterdam]

There are some good ones around the Concertgebouw (Concert Hall)at the south end of Museum Square. There is Keyzer's, Vivaldi's and some more old-fashioned bars/restaurants such as Het Concertje and Het Orkestje. Behind the Concert Hall on the right hand side is another good one, but I can't think of the name now. (My budget doesn't allow me to eat there often). That part of town is more upmarket so you should be able to find a decent place there; I don't know the latest developments on the restaurant-scene because I don't live in Holland at the moment. And businesses come and go quickly.

[NewAmsterdam]

Try to avoid Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein at night. They are tourist-traps squares where the rowdy locals hang out, too. Not my favourites.

[Basil314]

There are few (good bistros) down around the Paradiso (Leisdesplein).