The Best Japanese Food in Amsterdam
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The best Japanese food in Amsterdam, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and the Lekker 500 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Yamazato comes out on top.
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Senses and Sazanka hold the next two places. The Lekker 500 and the Michelin Guide show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Yamazato
Kaiseki Japanese
Staff in traditional yukata move between tables in a dining room of pale wood and quiet, the Japanese garden visible through the glass. Yamazato is a kaiseki restaurant holding a Michelin star, and the kitchen flies its ingredients in from Japan to keep the cooking as close to the source as possible. The chef's restraint is the whole point: a persimmon hollowed and stuffed, a salad that unfolds slowly. Depth over drama, every time.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Lekker 500 Lekker 500: 2026 · Lekker 500
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Rank 2. Senses
Japanese
Potato spaghetti with autumn truffle and katsuobushi, pulled together with a maitake mushroom cream, sets the tone for what this hotel restaurant is doing: Asian-inflected cooking where vegetables do most of the interesting work. The space leans lounge-y and deliberately stylish, the chefs come out to deliver dishes themselves, and the wine list is longer and more considered than the room would have you expect.
The awards
- Lekker 500 Lekker 500: 2026 · Lekker 500
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Sazanka
Teppanyaki Japanese
The awards
- Lekker 500 Lekker 500: 2026 · Lekker 500
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Rank 4. EN
Japanese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant