Best Rooftop Restaurants in Amsterdam 2026
Six Amsterdam rooms where the altitude is real and the kitchen earns the lift ride - ranked on view, cooking and the bar.
Amsterdam has almost no skyline to look at, which is the first thing every rooftop list gets wrong. The canal belt is four storeys tall and protected, so the genuine high views sit where the city actually let towers rise: across the IJ in Noord, and out at the Zuidas business district. Chase a rooftop on the Herengracht and you find a fourth-floor terrace over someone's gable. The six rooms below, ranked, are where the height is real and the food is worth the lift ride, from a revolving floor a hundred metres up to a glass dome over the flower market.
1.Moon
Contemporary Dutch · Overhoeks, Noord · 4 courses ~€70
Moon is the revolving restaurant on the 19th floor of the A'DAM Toren in Noord, roughly a hundred metres up, turning a full circle over the harbour in about seventy minutes so the whole city passes your table once.
The kitchen serves a fixed four-course Dutch menu at around €70 before drinks. A dinner booking includes A'DAM Lookout entry, so you clear the observation-deck queue, and the sunset sitting catches the best light over the IJ.
Book it for a slow 360-degree turn over the harbour with a real kitchen. | Skip it if you get queasy on anything that moves.
2.SELVA
Latin American · Zuidas, Amsterdam-Zuid · ~€60
SELVA sits on the 24th floor of the nhow Amsterdam RAI in the Zuidas, the tallest single dining room in the city, with floor-to-ceiling glass over the southern skyline and Schiphol's runways in the distance.
The kitchen is Latin American - ceviche, open-fire mains - at around €60 a head. It is a business-district tower rather than a canal view, so come for the altitude and a window seat as the light goes.
Book it for the highest indoor view in Amsterdam. | Skip it if you want a classic old-city canal backdrop.
3.Mr Porter
Steakhouse · Spuistraat, Centrum · ~€80
Mr Porter is the rooftop steakhouse on the sixth floor of the W Amsterdam on Spuistraat, a short walk from Dam Square, with an open-plan room, a pool-deck terrace and a balcony over the centre's rooftops.
The menu is steak-led - the house cut, the tomahawk, the porterhouse - at around €80 a head before wine. It turns into a DJ-driven bar after dark, so book an early terrace table if dinner and the view are the point.
Book it for a stylish steak dinner with a central-rooftop terrace. | Skip it if you want a quiet, formal dining room.
4.Madam
Brasserie · Overhoeks, Noord · ~€55
Madam occupies the 20th floor of the A'DAM Toren, one level above Moon, a brasserie, bar and late club with floor-to-ceiling windows wrapping the whole tower and the widest sweep over the IJ and the old city.
Brasserie plates run around €55 a head. The room shifts from dinner to nightclub as the evening goes, so book the first sitting for the view and the food before the music takes over.
Book it for a panoramic dinner that can roll into a night out. | Skip it if you want a calm, lingering meal.
5.Floor17
International · Nieuw-West, near Rembrandtpark · ~€40
Floor17 is the rooftop bar and restaurant on the 17th floor of the Leonardo Hotel Amsterdam in Nieuw-West, looking back east across the whole city from outside the tourist core, with an enclosed lounge and an open terrace.
The menu is international sharing plates at around €40 a head, and the terrace runs year-round, switching to a covered winter setup when it turns cold. It is a tram ride from the centre, which keeps it local rather than crowded.
Book it for an off-the-trail sunset away from the canal crowds. | Skip it if you will not travel west of the Jordaan.
6.Blue Amsterdam
Cafe and brasserie · Kalverstraat, Centrum · ~€30 lunch
Blue Amsterdam is the glass-domed cafe and brasserie on top of the Kalvertoren on Kalverstraat, a rare central high room with a 360-degree view over the Bloemenmarkt, the canals and the old-city rooftops.
It is a daytime room - lunch, coffee and cake at around €30 a head - rather than a dinner destination. The window seats around the dome go first, so arrive off-peak and ask for the rail.
Book it for a central, daytime rooftop view over the flower market. | Skip it if you are planning an evening meal.
Avoid for a rooftop meal
The central canal-house 'rooftops.' Many downtown listings are fourth-floor terraces with a view of the gable opposite. If you want real altitude, cross to Noord or out to the Zuidas, where the city built tall.
View-only hotel bars that reheat the food. Several towers pour cocktails on a roof and outsource the plates to a warming tray. If dinner matters, pick a room with a working kitchen; if it is only drinks, that is fine, just don't expect a meal.
The A'DAM Lookout swing queue at peak. The observation deck and its over-the-edge swing are a great photo and a long line. Go for the view, but eat at Moon or Madam rather than queuing hungry on the deck.
Booking an Amsterdam rooftop
Amsterdam rooftops split into two worlds. The glass-enclosed rooms - Moon, SELVA, Floor17, Blue - take normal reservations a week or two out and run whatever the weather. The open terraces are summer-only and vanish in the rain, so book Mr Porter's pool deck and Madam's outside seats for May through September and ask explicitly for an outdoor table. Moon bundles a Lookout ticket into dinner, so you skip the queue the rest of the public waits in. For the A'DAM Toren, take the free GVB ferry from behind Centraal to Buiksloterweg; it runs every few minutes and lands at the foot of the tower in about four minutes, faster than any taxi across the IJ. Time a sunset table for roughly thirty minutes before the listed sunset.Frequently asked
What is the best rooftop restaurant in Amsterdam?
Moon, the revolving dining room on the 19th floor of the A'DAM Toren in Noord, is the top pick for a true high view with a real kitchen, at a fixed four-course menu around €70. For the city's highest table, SELVA on the 24th floor of the nhow RAI; for steak over Dam Square, Mr Porter at the W. All three are ranked above with views and prices.
Which Amsterdam rooftop has the best view?
The A'DAM Toren in Noord has the highest public views in the city - Moon revolves at about a hundred metres and Madam sits a floor above. SELVA at the nhow RAI is the tallest single dining room at 24 floors. Cross the free IJ ferry behind Centraal to reach the Toren; it takes about four minutes.
How much does a rooftop dinner in Amsterdam cost?
Plan on around €30 for a rooftop lunch up to about €80 a head for dinner before drinks in 2026. Blue sits near €30, Floor17 around €40, Madam around €55, SELVA around €60, Moon at a fixed four-course €70, and Mr Porter near €80. Wine and cocktails move the bill most.
When is rooftop season in Amsterdam?
The open terraces - Mr Porter's pool deck, Madam's outside seats - run reliably from May to September and close in the rain. Moon, SELVA, Floor17 and Blue are glass-enclosed and work year-round, so winter rooftop dining here means an indoor room with a view rather than an open terrace.
Do you need a reservation for an Amsterdam rooftop?
Yes for dinner and any summer sunset table. Book one to two weeks ahead and ask for a window or an outdoor seat. Moon sells timed dinner slots that include Lookout entry, which skips the observation-deck queue. Blue takes daytime walk-ins, but the dome window tables go first.
How do I get to the A'DAM Toren rooftops?
Take the free GVB ferry from behind Amsterdam Centraal to Buiksloterweg; it runs every few minutes and lands at the foot of the tower in about four minutes. A dedicated lift then serves Moon, Madam and the Lookout. No car or taxi is faster across the IJ.
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