Amsterdam Surinamese Restaurants

Top Amsterdam Surinamese Restaurants

Essentially Amsterdam Reader's Choice 2026

Surinaams Chinees Restaurant Kam Yin

3.9★★★★★

(3187 reviews)

Essentially Amsterdam Reader's Choice 2026

Warmoesstraat 6, 1012 JD Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant
Restaurant

Surinaams Chinees Restaurant Kam Yin serves Surinamese food in Amsterdam and has a very large review base. It has Facebook and Instagram pages and is a well-known spot for this mixed culinary tradition.

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Warung Spang Makandra

4.2★★★★★

(1937 reviews)

Essentially Amsterdam Reader's Choice 2026

Gerard Doustraat 33, 1072 VK Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant

Warung Spang Makandra is a Surinamese restaurant in Amsterdam with roots dating back to 1978. Its website highlights an authentic Surinamese menu and a long-standing role in sharing Surinamese cuisine and culture with the city.

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Kam Yin

3.8★★★★★

(1130 reviews)

Skyloo Plaza, Bijlmerplein 525, 1102 BP Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant

Kam Yin is a Surinamese restaurant in Amsterdam, open daily from noon to 9pm, with more than 1,100 Google reviews and active Facebook and Instagram pages.

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De Hapjeshoek

4.4★★★★★

(784 reviews)

Metrostation, Waterlooplein 6, 1011 MS Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant
Restaurant

De Hapjeshoek in Amsterdam’s Waterlooplein area serves Surinamese food, including bami, nasi, rice dishes, roti rolls and Surinamese bread rolls. It offers takeaway and delivery, and has a strong review base with 784 Google reviews.

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Albina

4.3★★★★★

(783 reviews)

Albert Cuypstraat 69, 1072 CN Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant

Surinamese restaurant in Amsterdam, with a large stream of reviews and a strong local following.

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Ram’s Roti

4.3★★★★★

(739 reviews)

Jan van Galenstraat 107, F, 1056 BK Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant

Ram's Roti in Amsterdam serves Surinamese food and is a familiar roti spot with a steady flow of reviews.

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Safari sranang

4.8★★★★★

(732 reviews)

Andreas Bonnstraat 26, 1091 AZ Amsterdam

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Takeout restaurant
Meat dish restaurant
Surinamese restaurant

Safari sranang in Amsterdam serves Surinamese meat dishes for takeaway. It has a strong local following, with 732 Google reviews and a very high share of five-star ratings.

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Papa Aswa

4.6★★★★★

(700 reviews)

Metselstraat 44, 1019 VH Amsterdam

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Restaurant

Papa Aswa serves Surinamese food in Amsterdam and has built a strong reputation, with 700 Google reviews and 79% five-star ratings. The restaurant is active on Instagram.

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Warung Mini Ceintuurbaan

4.2★★★★★

(634 reviews)

Ceintuurbaan 205, 1074 CV Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant
Takeout restaurant
Restaurant

Warung Mini Ceintuurbaan serves Surinamese food in Amsterdam’s Ceintuurbaan area, with takeaway also available. It has drawn a large stream of reviews, and the feedback is broadly positive, making it a familiar stop for quick...

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Roopram Roti

4.1★★★★★

(626 reviews)

Van Woustraat 37, 1074 AB Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant

Roopram Roti is a Surinamese restaurant in Amsterdam with a large local following. It also maintains a Facebook presence and has collected more than 600 reviews.

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Rotishop Gieta Surinamese Takeaway

4.7★★★★★

(614 reviews)

Balboastraat 15hs, 1057 VS Amsterdam

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Restaurant

Rotishop Gieta Surinamese Takeaway serves Surinamese food in Amsterdam and has a menu online, with Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Lalla Rookh

4.4★★★★★

(583 reviews)

Wijttenbachstraat 290, 1093 JK Amsterdam

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Surinamese restaurant
Asian restaurant

Lalla Rookh in Amsterdam serves Surinamese and Asian food and is open daily from noon to 10pm. It has a substantial review count and is a regular dining option in the city.

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How to Choose a Surinamese Restaurant in Amsterdam

Suriname's food culture reflects its history as a former Dutch colony, so kitchens in this category blend Indian, Javanese, African, and Chinese cooking traditions within one country's food tradition. Two restaurants a few streets apart can taste completely different as a result — one leaning toward Indian-style roti, another closer to Javanese dishes served alongside Indonesian food.

Many of the listings in this category are takeaway counters or small, family-run warungs rather than sit-down restaurants, so it is worth checking whether a spot has tables before planning a full meal there. The busiest roti shops can draw a weekend queue and do not always take reservations, so calling ahead or timing a visit outside peak lunch hours helps.

Comparing options across the whole city, rather than committing to the first listing found, is worth the extra few minutes — A Guide to Eating Out in Amsterdam covers Amsterdam's dining scene more broadly, and the full Amsterdam Restaurants directory lists every category side by side. Anyone wanting to sample several kitchens in one afternoon rather than pick just one can also look at The Best Food Tours in Amsterdam, Compared.

Questions People Ask

What is Surinamese food, and why is it often grouped with Indonesian cuisine in Amsterdam?

Suriname was a Dutch colony, and after the abolition of slavery in 1863 Dutch plantation owners brought workers from the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, to Suriname, so Javanese people remain part of the Surinamese population today. That shared history is why Surinamese menus in Amsterdam are often grouped with Indonesian food, and why a single Surinamese kitchen can carry Indian, Javanese, African, and Chinese influences at once. A menu that lists both Surinamese and Indonesian dishes is not a mismatch — it reflects the country's actual food history.

What should I order on a first visit?

Roti, a flatbread wrap served with curried meat or vegetables, is the dish most restaurants in this category are known for, alongside pom, a baked dish built on cassava, and bakkeljauw, salted cod. Noodle and rice dishes such as tjauw min and gado gado, vegetables in peanut sauce, also appear widely on Surinamese-Chinese menus in the city. Asking staff which dishes their kitchen is known for is a reasonable way to narrow a long menu, and portions tend to run generous.

Do Surinamese restaurants and roti shops in Amsterdam take reservations?

Many of the category's roti shops and warungs are small, family-run counters built for quick lunches and takeaway rather than table service, and some of the busiest do not take reservations at all. A wait is common at peak times, particularly weekend lunch. Calling ahead or checking a listing's own page for hours before visiting is worth doing, since hours and booking policy vary shop to shop.

Where in and around Amsterdam are these restaurants located?

This category includes restaurants in Amsterdam itself as well as a few in neighboring towns such as Diemen and Zaandam, both reachable by a short train or bus ride from the city center. Surinamese food here is not concentrated on one strip the way some cuisines are, so it is worth filtering the listings above by neighborhood before choosing where to eat. Checking a restaurant's own listing for its exact address and opening hours is more reliable than guessing based on area alone.

How much does a meal cost?

Exact prices are not listed on this page and vary by dish and restaurant, so checking the menu board in person or asking staff before ordering is the reliable way to know before committing. Roti shops and warungs are generally set up for quick, casual meals rather than formal dining, which is worth factoring in when comparing against a sit-down restaurant. Portion size and whether a dish is takeaway or eat-in also affect what a meal actually costs, so it is worth asking both questions together.

Are there vegetarian or vegan options at Surinamese restaurants in Amsterdam?

Yes — Surinamese menus include vegetable-based dishes such as gado gado, vegetables in peanut sauce, and at least one restaurant in this category is a dedicated vegan kitchen. Anyone avoiding animal products entirely should still ask about stock or shrimp paste in sauces, since some vegetable-forward dishes use both even when the main components are plant-based.