Market/int’l

Balthazar’s Keuken. Former blacksmith now elbow-to-nip boho kitchen open four nights – eat what the chef serves. Elandsgracht 108 / Jordaan / T: 7, 10 Elandsgracht / 020 420 2114 / dinner Wed-sat / 2 sittings / balthazarskeuken.nl

Baut. This urban, unpretentious, east-side pop-up trendster (moving to new digs in 2015) is the city’s table du jour. Wibautstraat 125 / East / M: 51, 53, 54 Wibautstraat / 020 465 9260 / lunch & dinner daily / bautamsterdam.nl

Palladium. Central, clubby stalwart for affordable bites. Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 7-9 / Canal Ring / T: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 Leidseplein / 020 620 5536 / 10am-late daily / palladiumamsterdam.nl