Restaurant De Kas

I had heard about De Kas so many times, mostly because of their farm to table approach, but I didn’t fully get it until I was there in Amsterdam.

The restaurant sits in a greenhouse, just outside the centre, surrounded by its own gardens, and almost everything you eat is grown there or sourced very locally. It’s not something they explain in a heavy way, it’s just how they work. You can feel it in the menu. There’s no real choice, just what’s ready that day, what’s in season, what makes sense.

It changes the whole experience. You stop thinking about what to order and just go along with it, which feels surprisingly easy.

The food is very clean. A lot of vegetables, simple combinations, nothing overdone. You actually taste the ingredients, which sounds obvious, but isn’t always the case.

And the setting does a lot. The light, the space, the greenhouse around you… it slows everything down without trying too hard. We ended up sitting there much longer than planned, just because it felt good to stay. With love, Sofie