Right at the top of my list for an evening on our next visit is the wonderful looking Cafe Panache. Everything about it ticks boxes for me – the stunning room with parquet floor and eclectic but cosy lighting, fab sounding unpretentious menu of seafood, steak and chicken, cooked over charcoal, hip cocktail bar, buzzing space for larger groups, open plan kitchen, converted warehouse off the beaten track on the West side of Amsterdam…tick, tick, tick. It looks like Shoreditch or Williamsburg but with the best of Amsterdam thrown in. I hesitate to recommend it in case you get there before I do!
