De Luwte

Frommer's Review

Graceful is the word that seems best to sum up this fine restaurant, though that quality never descends into stiffness. Grace comes from Florentine wall murals, floor-to-ceiling Art Deco lamps, drapes, hangings, ceiling mirrors painted with flowers and vines, a candle on each table, and not least of all, from its elegant canalside location. And it avoids being starchy by a characteristically Amsterdam exuberance and buzz. In either of the twin rooms, try for a window table looking out on the handsome little Leliegracht canal. The menu ranges across the globe; look to items such as the vegetarian coconut curry crepes filled with spinach, lentils, and nuts; and stir-fried guinea fowl with nuts and bok choy. The cigars are from that plush Amsterdam palace of smoky virtues, the tobacconist P. G. C. Hajenius.

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