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Bar Lempicka

Restaurant American restaurant Mediterranean restaurant Restaurant brasserie Tapas restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Restaurant brasseries in Amsterdam


Address

Sarphatistraat 23, 1018 EV Amsterdam, Netherlands

Website

www.barlempicka.com

Contact

+31 20 622 0209

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (2K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 9 AM to 3 AM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 3 AM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 1 AM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 1 AM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 1 AM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 1 AM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 1 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (16) drinks (12) service (8) friendly (8) nice (7) great (7) location (6) minutes (6) staff (6)
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  • 5/5 Rainy 8 months ago on Google • 104 reviews
    Awesome venue. The seating and interior is typical Amsterdam style. I only rated it three stars on atmosphere because it was really noisy. Otherwise the service and food were 5 stars across the board. We ordered sweet potato fries, crispy chicken and the sticky ribs. All delicious. Especially the ribs, they were incredible. Like per usual, parking is done at your own risk. In other words, it’s non existent. The dinner menu is different from the lunch menu so two trips would be required:) it’s worth it to go back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rawad D. 1 year ago on Google
    Super nice location and vibes on the Amstel. Very convenient if you wanna take friends visiting Amsterdam for drinks. Food is good, vary between good and fair. But overall experience is good. You get to enjoy their dishes. They also take care of the presentation. Staff are super friendly and helpful although the fact of being understaffed (as most of the restaurants and bars) might make your order wait a while. { recommended }
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Filip L. 5 months ago on Google
    Great place! Recommended location to eat before going to the Theater Carré. Great food options, fun sharing plated are available too. Food came out very quickly and was very tasty. Lots of flavour and well presented! Staff was friendly and helpful. Cosy bar and great location too. Also has a warmed terrace.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jim C. 7 months ago on Google
    Ordered the tapas to share combination for 4 people and received the quantity for 2. When asked if the quantity was correct the waitress seemed confused and said more was coming, which made little sense since it should have all come out at the same time. At that point, we were already underwhelmed with the food and said not to bother and charge us for the 2 person portion. However, when the bill came they were adamant that the quantity was for 4, which was hard to believe given the waitresses comment about more coming and the small quantity. I had high hopes based on the reviews, but left disappointed and annoyed. Long in short, food was fair at best. Value for said combo was terrible. We could have ordered full portions of the tapas plates for less. Waitstaff wasn't bad but wasn't good and not very attentive over 2 hours. A lot of time spent just waiting. Atmosphere, meh. Much better in the city.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Oleksandra B. 1 year ago on Google
    The service is super slow and we had to call waiters all the time. Then they lost our tickets twice so we just watched people around getting their snacks. It took for them more than 40 minutes just to bring us receipts and it made us upset because we had to ask for it a few times instead of walking away after all. food was okay but not something you can’t find in another bar
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Federico Mei (Instagram : f. 3 weeks ago on Google • 450 reviews New
    Nice bar, location, food and friendly staff .

  • 5/5 Jonathan F. 4 months ago on Google • 29 reviews
    I loved this place. Local crowd and good drinks and food. Service was good. No complaints.

  • 5/5 CarlosG O. 2 months ago on Google • 22 reviews New
    Nice cafe bar, good for an early morning having coffee and Shakshouka (eggs and tomato sauce), delicious! The staff is very friendly and the service is genuine. The cafe latte is very good too.

  • 4/5 silas h. 8 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    It was a pretty nice place, just four stars though because it was pretty loud, and pretty pricy. For how small the plates are, they could really dial in the prices a tad. Staff was pretty friendly, no complaints there- mostly just how loud it was (we went at around dinnertime, so it’s probably understandable) and the prices. Food was good though.

  • 5/5 Denn1s L. 1 month ago on Google • 10 reviews New
    We had a delicious breakfast at Lempicka today. The Location is beautifully designed. Our food was very good as well as the service. We will be back 😋

  • 1/5 Alexander B. 8 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    I went here to have breakfast today. I was there 10:20 and the kitchen still wasn't open because the chef was late. Ok, no problem. So I asked if there was anything else they could give me... something as simple as a croissant or something. I had to ask for it, it wasn't offered to me. The personnel is very young so I tried to ignore that too and be forgiving. 5 minutes later I got a croissant that had no layers and pockets at all. It was a greasy one layer lump of dough dumped on a piece of paper…. not even a proper plate…I didn't even taste it. I complained and said that this is not a croissant and I want to have the bill and will pay. Even though I said I would pay they still charged the croissant. Overall I would say the breakfast experience was just really bad and would not recommend anyone to go here. There are much nicer places with the same prices.

  • 5/5 Francinee 5 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    My boyfriend and I stayed at a hotel nearby and the staff there recommended this restaurant. It was delicious!! The chicken was the star of the show for us, specifically in the caesar salad & the gyros. It had a smokey and rich taste and everything else was fresh and tasty. The staff is super friendly and the food came fairly quickly. 100% recommend!

  • 5/5 Nicky H. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely lunch and great service. Stopped for a quick lunch and found the staff to be very helpful and friendly and the food was served quickly and hot. Really enjoyed the Shakahouka

  • 4/5 Nina S. 4 months ago on Google
    The food and service was nice. The prices are quite expensive. I would also like to say that the food isn't very traditional. There are a few dishes like pimientos de padron that are very good but most other dishes come from Greek, Turkish or Dutch cuisine. It's quite noisy inside if you sit with a large group. I would recommend the place for a business dinner with 2-4 people but not much more than that.

  • 5/5 Işınsu S. 1 year ago on Google
    Cocktails 🍸 are cheaper on Wednesday! And snacks were amazing. I really love the vibe here!

  • 4/5 Paul van den B. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice after dinner espresso. Haven't been here in a while. Swift attending service, also when all tables are occupied. Always a pleasure here.

  • 4/5 Lebriz E. 11 months ago on Google
    Great location to grab a drink. They can’t serve cocktails after a certain hour but you can still enjoy some other drinks. Only have on photo with Dutch Gin facing the beautiful view of Amstel Hotel. We only had drinks so no idea about the food quality. Recommendation to this place is changing their glasses that they serve whiskey.

  • 4/5 Meli H. 6 months ago on Google
    The cocktails are very average. I would say they're very sweet and not really good quality. The food is good for bar standards but I wouldn't go here if you're looking for a fantastic dinner. The atmosphere is nice. The people are nice.

  • 5/5 Wouter M. 1 year ago on Google
    Whenever I'm at the University Campus and fancy a proper lunch, some drinks with friends or a good dinner, this is the place that always comes to mind. Incredibly friendly staff, wide selection of drinks and food available, lovely wine and great atmosphere all round. The location, right near the metro and the river Amstel, causes some great views. The Art-Deco-esque interior is very stylish and also contributes to the great atmosphere. The only down size is that whenever I come for drinks, I always stay too long! :)

  • 5/5 Alexandru 1 year ago on Google
    Yummy burger, delicious soup and good beers on a cozy terrace.

  • 1/5 Colleen 1 year ago on Google
    This bar looks so nice. Only issue is you have to reserve to sit at the bar ?! Thought that was very odd as it looks like a very informal place. There is a Restaurant to the right which I totally understand for a reservation but the bar? Such a pity. Think a bar should be more flexible and allow walk ins.

  • 3/5 Yosr L. 1 year ago on Google
    The food isn’t that great (I had shakshouka) but the service was perfect and the view beautiful.

  • 2/5 Nino K. 1 year ago on Google
    nice place, good drinks but the wait stuff did forget part of our order - the main course, they brought only appetizer and after waiting for more than 45 minutes for the main course, we asked the stuff and they said kitchen is not working any more and they cannot do anything but bring us a free snack from the bar. we said okay (there was really nothing else to do) and guess what? of course they forgot the snacks too 😁😁

  • 1/5 Dennis E. 1 year ago on Google
    Service is very bad. We ordered drinks and had to wait a very long time. After 20 minutes I asked the waitress, if she may forgot our order but she ensured the drinks will come in a few minutes. After 30 minutes without any drink (although our neighbors already got the second round of beer) we leaved.

  • 4/5 rakel z. 1 year ago on Google
    Great spots for drinks after work or a casual outing. Good drinks and even better food. The vibe there is great.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed inside
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Counter service
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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