Foodhallen — Restaurant in Amsterdam

The Foodhallen markets itself as an indoor food market copy inspired by the likes of "Torvehallerne" in Copenhagen, "Mercado de San Miguel" in Madrid, and the "Borough Market" in London. Given their rather limited seating space, and the fact that it's overrun by tourists due to their Tripadvisor marketing (bribes paid?), you should avoid this place during their peak busy hours as it's likely you'll be sitting on the ground somewhere! The food is surprisingly great given how quickly it is prepared sometimes and on certain days it looks like they have children "locked up" behind the serving counters (Dutch hospitality is notorious for trying to pay as little minimum wage as possible, hence, the younger the employee, the less wage is required!). If you are looking for a place that is milieu- and environmentally-friendly, then you'll be disgusted to find out that most food is served on disposable throwaways and quality real cutlery is nonexistent. Many milieu-friendly places around Amsterdam now offer things like Join-the-Pipe in order to provide easier access to tap water for consumers in order to reduce (water) waste overall. Not at Foodhallen, where you are either forced to go the bathroom or wait in very long lines to score some free tap water or fill up your re-useable water bottle. If you are lucky enough to score a table and seating with your meal, the next challenge is finding a decently clean table surface (a lot of guests just rudely leave behind all their mess). Many times when we've managed to flag down a person wearing a FOODHALLEN t-shirt (I assume this means they are employed there?) to ask them to clean the greasy, crumby table surface, you can see them rolling their eyes (like what do you expect from me?) or sometimes blatantly saying "I'm sorry I don't have time for you" or "it's not my job". Now imagine you have to dine on the ground (tying it back to the beginning) how messy it must be. In short summary: Given this dirty, unfriendly environment, my suggestion is take your yummy food home since it's mostly served in take-away materials anyways and enjoy it in the clean comfort...

This is a really great place if you are not sure where you want to eat, but it’s also a great place to hand out with friends!

This is an open concept, I would grab the table first and then think about going up to find something to eat. It can be difficult as the point is to mingle with others but as a group we just wanted a space to ourselves and that can be difficult to find so I would go earlier if that’s what you want too so that you grab a table.

The food is great! There is such a variety there! I would recommend the pizza for sure, this is fresh, simple and just full of flavour.

Of course Bitterballen is a must for our friends to try, they had such a variety but we still say just go for the classic!

Chicken in sweet chilly sauce was so tender and this was great, the nachos were amazing, I would recommend these also.

We went for the whole share wash dish concept so that we could have a taste of everything.

If you have a sweet tooth, the crepes were amazing, I think it’s very over price for 1 it is €10 euro but for the experience it was still okay.

In general, this is more on the expensive side in my opinion but I think for a night out with friends, great vibes, great food, it’s worth it, I would do it again.

You do also have some nice stores as you walk in, one caught my eye and this is beautiful for little kids ,...

The oldest of three sisters (opened since 2015), Amsterdam Foodhallen is a very nice culinary market, hosted in a scenic old tram depot not too far from Amsterdam Centraal (15 minutes by tram; take n. 17 to Osdorp Dijkgraafplein and get off at Nicolaas Beetsstraat)

Once here you can literally go for a journey into the city's vast culinary culture through its attractive 20 stalls that feature cuisines from Spain, China, Mexico, Vietnam and India, among many others. There are also pizzas, noodles, barbecue; a stall focused entirely on hummus and another on local seafood too. For dessert, of course, French pastries.

Guests can order at the walk-up counters, then find a seat at one of the many communal tables. In the middle of the action, there’s also a bar set up for those who want to grab a beer or cocktail to pair with their food.

Great place to dine or to start the rest of your evening, whether you are going out, or staying ‘till late. Family-friendly.

Open all the days of the year, except for Christmas (December 25th), from 12:00 to 00:00 (Friday ‘n Saturday they close a little later, at 01:00). Please bear in mind that kitchens work only until 22:00.

A cinema is located right next to the Foodhallen and there is also a nice weekend market here on a regular basis.

They have two more nice venues, in The Hague...