Amsterdam · Grachtengordel · Restaurant
Ribs. No bookings. 40+ years.
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Amsterdam's most famous post-session rib institution — same formula, same queue, same smoky ribs for 40+ years on Kerkstraat. No reservations, no menu confusion. Spare ribs, garlic bread, cold beer. The queue moves. Budget roughly €25–35 per person. A sister location, Café 't Genootschap der Geneugten (GDG), sits directly across the street.
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Turn up, join the queue, order the ribs. No booking, no menu planning — just the classic post-route Amsterdam feed. Budget: €25–35 per person.
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