I spent 4 days in Amsterdam for HiveFest. In addition to the meals that conference provided I ate out six times. Two of the meals were extra ordinary and had their own post- Nomad and Rijks. The last one on the list was a conference venue that hosted the closing event and meal.
Rascasse
Omelegg Centrum
Cafe Waterloo
Nomad aan het IJ
Rijks
Karz De Hopp
Rascasse
On the first night we got seafood. I went with the awesome guys of #PeakD. We got a big plater of lots of different seafood and a paella. I was so tired when I got to the restaurant I sat and 
Restaurant Review: Rascasse (6/10)
| Sara's Rating | Parts of the Experience | My thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Location | Close to the Volkshotel (4 min. walk) |
| 1 | Atmosphere | Comfortable and clean, not a lot of seating |
| 1 | Price | I think it was a good price |
| 2 | Staff | I didn't talk to the people, they seemed very friendly. |
| 1 | Taste | It was good, a bit greasy for me, I liked the paella best |
Located: Eerste Oosterparkstraat 76. 1091 HE Amsterdam
Rascasse's Website
Omelegg Centrum
Restaurant Review: Omelegg Centrum (7/10)
| Sara's Rating | Parts of the Experience | My thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Location | Very close to Amsterdam Central Train station |
| 1 | Atmosphere | Cute place. Not a lot of seating, had to wait |
| 1 | Price | Good prices |
| 2 | Staff | Great staff, so friendly and attentive |
| 1 | Taste | It was ok. I don't know why but I wasn't liking the omelet, the OJ was amazing! |
Location: Nieuwebrugsteeg 24, 1012AH Amsterdam
Omelegg Centrum's Website
The picture on the right was taken as we were waiting for our seat at Omelegg. It is in a very central location in downtown Amsterdam.
The Orange Juice was the best! The servers were really nice and there are couples and families and it was a great atmosphere.
Cafe Waterloo
Restaurant Review: Cafe Waterloo (5/10)
| Sara's Rating | Parts of the Experience | My thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Location | Good location, downtown, close to Waterlooplein station |
| 1 | Atmosphere | It was clean and small. We had 2 tables by the window |
| 1 | Price | Pretty good price |
| 0 | Staff | The guy in charge was a bit too gruff and curt for my liking |
| 1 | Taste | It was ok. I didn't care for the OJ. |
Location: Waterlooplein 181 (naast de Mozes en Aäronkerk) Amsterdam, 1011 PG
Cafe Waterloo's Website
Nomad aan het IJ
Restaurant Review: Nomad aan het IJ (10/10)
| Sara's Rating | Parts of the Experience | My thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Location | Great location on the water, can walk from Central Station |
| 2 | Atmosphere | Wonderful staff, Nice color scheme with lots of plants |
| 2 | Price | Worth the money, great food and experience! |
| 2 | Staff | Incredible, so friendly and attentive |
| 2 | Taste | Yummy, in-season and interesting food |
Location: IJdok 87 1013 MM Amsterdam
Nomad's Website
Restaurant Review: Nomad aan het IJ (10/10)
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Nomad was fantastic! The food was delicious and the staff so friendly and the restaurant beautiful.
The whole concept of the restaurant is that we travel to different countries through the food. It is a 5 course meal and each meal is a different country and we got to guess where. So we learned about different countries as well as taking food from there.
We had a great time. We had met each other the day before and the restaurant was a great place to go and chat for hours, the 4 hours we stayed felt like no time at all.
This is seriously now one of my favorite restaurants!
Rijks
Location: Museumstraat 2, Amsterdam (at the Rijksmuseum)
Rijk's Website
Restaurant Review: Rijks (9/10)
| Sara's Rating | Parts of the Experience | My thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Location | Great location. It is part of the Rijksmuseum! |
| 2 | Atmosphere | Fancy, it was fancy. We wore nice clothes and felt comfortable |
| 2 | Price | It was expensive, great food and experience |
| 1 | Staff | The staff did what they had to do, not especially attentive or friendly |
| 2 | Taste | Interesting and tasty Dutch influenced cuisine |
Restaurant Review: Rijks- My First Michelin Star Restaurant (8/10)
I did the review for Rijks last week. In comparison to the other other restaurants I would actually give it a 9/10. It was one of the highlights of my trip to Amsterdam.
This was such a great restaurant, so fancy! I enjoyed the interesting food and that chocolate mouse and sorbet were amazing! So were the fig and mushroom and pumpkin inspired dishes.
Karz De Hopp
Restaurant Karz De Hopp (7/10)
| Sara's Rating | Parts of the Experience | My thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Location | Close to the Volkshotel and Wibautstraat Station, on the Amstel River |
| 2 | Atmosphere | I liked that it was in a rowing club and the deck on the river was so beautiful |
| 1 | Price | I don't know the price, it was part of the conference |
| 1 | Staff | The staff was friendly when I interacted with them |
| 1 | Taste | It was pretty good food |
Location: Weesperzijde 1046a, 1091 EH Amsterdam
Karz De Hopp's Website- in Dutch
The closing dinner and HiveFest was at Karz De Hopps rowing club. It was a very nice venue with good food.
I had heard that Amsterdam had great food. It did! I would love to go back and to more restaurants. I think I could be a foodie in Amsterdam.
Have you been to any of these restaurants? What did you think? Maybe your experience was different than mine. It would be interesting to hear.