Kessens

Very nice restaurant for a delicious late morning meal! We had the carrot-​pumpkin-​ginger soup and fried eggs– hard to mess up the eggs but the soup was very well done. Fresh orange juice and cappuccinos were great and the petit cakes with the cappuccinos added a nice touch! The service from the staff was exceptional.

Restaurant Kessens is a joint venture between Anna from Stockholm and Casper from Amsterdam. By marrying him Anna got herself a real Amsterdam food royal. For her family in-​law goes by the name of Holtkamp, a synonym for excellent pastry and croquettes. Of course you will find Holtkamp’s croquettes — cheese, shrimp, veal — in this welcoming bright spot. Slices of the famous pies are available too: chocolate, apple pie, lemon-​meringue. The menu blends the flavours of Amsterdam with the ones of Paris (rillettes de canard), New York (pastrami-​sauerkraut sandwich) and Stockholm. Don’t miss Anna’s gravad lax: thin slices of raw salmon prepared with the Scandinavian spirit aquavit, sea salt and dill. Another Swedish hit is toast skagen, crispy quality bread with a topping of shrimp, home-​made mayonnaise, crème fraiche, dill, shallot, horseradish and roe. Make the shrimp ‘swim’ in a glass of chilled white French or Italian wine.

First taste at the café culture of Amsterdam. Food was quite tasty and service was quite impressive for Amsterdam!

Classy little café on a busy street. Finally a Dutch café that gets it — great service, little touches, carafs of water upon being seated, large teas, tasty pastries, clean, with well mannered customers, speaking multiple languages at respectful
volumes and not blowing smoke in your face. The inside space is cozy and modern — simple elegance.
The menu has some classics but also diverges from the typical Amsterdam fare– w/​a mix of Swedish, Dutch and French. Welsh rarebit, cucumber avocado soup, eggs of all sorts, pastries, quiche, salad, rilette and bitterballen.
Near the touristy party of the Jordaan, but not touristy at all.

By far my best meal in Amsterdam! Mid of Swedish and Dutch food but everything we had was amazing.
We had two expressos to start which came with some small sweet dessert which went together well.
We ordered the Welsh Rarebit (7,95) which was so flavorful and delicious esp if you like cheese and spicy chutney. My favorite was the holtkamp croquettes kalfcroqet (veal, 9,50) for two with fresh bread, it was so so flavorful and just enough of crisp but not too oily or overly fried. The yogurt with granola (4,00) was sweet and crunchy!
The service was also great, they spoke English very well and explained the dishes well. Also free wifi! And no need to rush out after eating! I def recommend this place!

Decent breakfast place, in a city with not many decent food options. I was impressed by the quality of the food. Its a mix of Swedish and Dutch food, the owner is Swedish I was told. I would recommend this place for sure.