Ciel Bleu
“Two stars held since 2007, 23 floors above Amsterdam. Menus €215 to €695; book a window table for an anniversary.”
About Ciel Bleu
Amsterdam is a low city, which makes the 23rd floor of the Hotel Okura the closest thing it has to a throne. Ciel Bleu has looked down on the canals and rooftops from up here for decades, and it has held two Michelin stars without interruption since 2007, one of the longest unbroken double star runs in the Netherlands. The elevator ride up through a Japanese owned grand hotel is part of the ceremony; the sunset through the glass wall is the rest.
Executive chef Arjan Speelman leads the kitchen with chef de cuisine Mike Klaassen, building on the classical foundations laid through the long Onno Kokmeijer era while pushing the plates lighter and sharper. Menus run from the Discovery at €215 to the Caviar Experience at €695, contemporary French at the base with global technique folded in, and the tasting formats leave room for serious supplements when the table wants to climb.
The wine service matches the altitude: the list earned Wine Spectator recognition in 2026 and the sommelier team handles pairings across every menu tier. Around the restaurant sits the rest of the Okura's food estate, including the Japanese fine dining of Yamazato downstairs, and reservations run through OpenTable or the hotel, with window tables the currency worth planning for. Book ahead and say the word window twice.
The Room
A glass walled room on the 23rd floor, tables angled so the skyline does the decorating: canals, church spires and the port glowing at dusk. Service carries the formal warmth of a Japanese grand hotel, spacing is generous, and dress leans elegant. Time the reservation to arrive half an hour before sunset; the room performs its best trick on schedule.
Why book it, occasion by occasion
An evening here is an investment of hours as much as money. Spend them on these occasions.
For the anniversary that deserves the whole skyline
Height is the oldest romantic trick in dining and Amsterdam has exactly one room that plays it at two star level. Book the window at sunset, tell the team the year you are marking, and let the Okura's service choreography, unhurried, precise, quietly kind, carry the evening. The Discovery menu at €215 is the smart tier; spend the difference on the pairing and the toast.
For the guest who needs to see the city conquered
A window table here gives a visiting client the entire city as a backdrop, and two stars held since 2007 give the meal an institutional weight no pop up can match. The Okura's international polish translates across every business culture, and menus tiered from €215 to €695 let you calibrate the statement precisely. The Caviar Experience exists for the nights when the message is abundance.
For a first date staged for effect
If the connection is promising and you want an evening neither of you will shrug off, the 23rd floor delivers spectacle without gimmick: sunset, skyline, and courses paced for conversation. The formality gives structure to early nerves, and the elevator descent at the end is a natural closing scene. Keep to the Discovery menu; grandeur on a first date should whisper.
What to order
The tiers, the timing and the window are the levers here. The kitchen handles the rest.
- The window table, requested twice
Ask at booking and confirm the day before. The glass wall is the difference between dinner in a great room and dinner above an entire city.
- The Discovery menu at €215
The entry tier reads modest beside the €695 ceiling but carries the full kitchen. First visits belong here, supplements optional.
- The Caviar Experience for a statement
€695 per person of tins and technique. It exists for closed deals, round anniversaries and the rare evening where excess is the message.
- Sunset seating over late seating
Reserve so the first courses land in golden hour. The room's greatest course is served by the sky, and it is not on the menu.
Practical
- Address
- Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, De Pijp
- Floor
- 23rd floor, panoramic glass walls
- Reservations
- OpenTable or through the hotel; request the window
- Menus
- Discovery €215 · tiers rise to the Caviar Experience €695
- Chefs
- Arjan Speelman with Mike Klaassen
- Dress
- Elegant; the room rewards effort
- Wine
- Wine Spectator recognised list, 2026 · pairings by tier
- Also in the hotel
- Yamazato, Japanese fine dining, downstairs
Questions diners ask
Is Ciel Bleu worth it?
Yes: two Michelin stars held continuously since 2007, a kitchen refreshed under Arjan Speelman, and the only two star view in Amsterdam. The €215 Discovery entry is fair for the level; the €695 Caviar Experience is a choice, not a requirement, which keeps Value at seven.
How do I get a window table at Ciel Bleu?
Request it when booking through OpenTable or the hotel, then confirm by phone or email the day before. Window seats are limited and sunset slots go first, so reserve one to two months ahead for a weekend and aim your arrival half an hour before golden hour.
What does dinner at Ciel Bleu cost?
Menus run from €215 for the Discovery to €695 for the Caviar Experience, before wine. With a mid tier pairing most tables land between €330 and €450 a head. Supplements can move the number quickly, so decide your tier before the first pour.
Where exactly is Ciel Bleu?
On the 23rd floor of the Hotel Okura Amsterdam at Ferdinand Bolstraat 333 in De Pijp, south of the canal ring. The hotel also houses Yamazato, the Japanese fine dining room, downstairs, which makes the address a two restaurant destination for a longer stay.