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I should better re-name this post \u201cfirst-date restaurants\u201d because when I was single, tapas places seemed to be my first port of call for a casual drink and a bite to eat on pretty much every first date I had in Amsterdam. But, of course, tapas-style food can work on many occasions. Amsterdam is not exactly awash with good tapas, but here are a few places that don\u2019t disappoint\u2026<\/p>\n

Want to eat more than tapas in Amsterdam? <\/em><\/strong>Download my\u00a0Amsterdam Restaurant Guide<\/a>:<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Best Spanish tapas in Amsterdam<\/h2>\n

Pata Negra<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A long-standing Amsterdam tapas institution, Pata Negra<\/a> has been going strong on the Utrechtsestraat since 1997. With enormous legs of pork everywhere, and freely flowing wine, you can\u2019t go wrong. Try the flavoursome manchego <\/em>cheese, the grainy melt-in-your-mouth jam\u00f3n Iberico<\/em>, and the tasty patatas bravas<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Five Brothers Fat<\/a>\u00a0calls itself a Champagneria. But don\u2019t let that scare you \u2013 they sell delicious Cava too, which is much more wallet-friendly. On the food front, Five Brothers Fat offers a tapas menu that\u2019s designed to be shared: we tried the\u00a0jam\u00f3n<\/em>\u00a0Serrano, Manchego cheese, chorizo croquettes and\u00a0pan con tomate<\/em> \u2013 all of which were as you\u2019d expect: simple but spot-hitting. On a more recent visit, I particularly enjoyed the watermelon and feta salad and the tuna tartare. Prices are friendly \u2013 as is the atmosphere, for that matter.<\/p>\n

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Five Brothers Fat: jam\u00f3n and a good glass of Cava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Best Basque pintxos in Amsterdam<\/h2>\n

Sagardi<\/h3>\n

A post-lockdown addition to Amsterdam\u2019s dining scene is Basque restaurant and\u00a0pintxos<\/em>\u00a0bar,\u00a0Sagardi<\/a>. For those unfamiliar with the concept,\u00a0pintxos<\/em>\u00a0are bite-sized snacks that often (but not always) come on top of the piece of bread. They\u2019re held down with a stick that\u2019s later used to count how many\u00a0pintxos<\/em>\u00a0you\u2019ve had and charge you accordingly. I particularly enjoyed their\u00a0Lardina<\/em>: prawn wrapped in cheese and bacon, breaded and deep-fried. Diet food this is not. All the sausage-based\u00a0pintxos<\/em>\u00a0were pretty good too \u2013 from the ubiquitous chorizo to the regional\u00a0txistorra<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 pairing perfectly with a glass of full-bodied Basque red wine. My only warning would be that when the restaurant is busy (and it seems to be pretty much all the time), those of us at the bar tended to get a little neglected on the wine and\u00a0pintxos<\/em>\u00a0front. When the service came, it was very friendly \u2013 there just wasn\u2019t much of it.<\/p>\n

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La Oliva<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I discovered La Oliva<\/a> way back in 2009: a Basque bar\/restaurant specialising in pintxos<\/em>. Ordering works by pointing at what you like the look of: try a selection of these bread-based concoctions, which (the last time I went) included figs stuffed with blue cheese, classic tortilla, aubergine with tomato sauce and rocket, asparagus and tuna wrapped in ham, jam\u00f3n iberico<\/em>, and roasted vegetables with goat\u2019s cheese. La Oliva\u2019s Rioja was excellent, too. The terrace might not be huge, but its Jordanian location makes pavement dining seem almost Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Fusion tapas in Amsterdam<\/h2>\n

Boca\u2019s<\/h3>\n

Is Boca\u2019s<\/a> truly a tapas bar or is it a spot for Dutch borrelhapjes<\/em>? The line is a fine one in this case. And frankly, who cares? Generous platters of meat-, fish- or veggie-based snacks comes in small, medium or large sizes depending on how many mouths you need to feed. (Or how hungry you are.) Think steak bruschetta and barbacoa tacos on the meat platter, calamari and shrimp croquettes on the fish platter, or Padron peppers and asparagus with parmesan on the veggie platter.<\/p>\n

Want to eat more than tapas in Amsterdam? <\/em><\/strong>Download my\u00a0Amsterdam Restaurant Guide<\/a>:<\/em><\/h3>\n

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