Dikke Graaf is the perfect spot for a bite in Oud-West

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Dikke Graaf

Top choice in Amsterdam


This local favourite features industrial-styled copper lamps and scrubbed-wood tables, and opens to an olive-tree-ringed terrace. It's a truly fabulous spot for borrel (drinks), with by-the-glass wines and small sharing plates such as bruschetta, charcuterie and Manchego sheep's cheese.