The best Spanish restaurants in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is one of the stronger cities in our European map of Spanish food: we currently track 15 Spanish restaurants and tapas bars here, with 17,791 Google reviews between them. 15 of them have a menu or official source linked, and for 15 we have checked, dish by dish, which of the 17 classic Spanish dishes on this site actually appear on the menu. Below are the places that come out on top when you weigh the Google rating against how many people have reviewed them.

• El Pimpi Tapas
  Restaurant
  ★ 4.7 · 2,154 Google reviews
  📍 Stromarkt 4, 1012 SW Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Confirmed from its menu: Spanish omelette (tortilla española), patatas bravas, croquetas, Ibérico/serrano ham, garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo), fried calamari, pan con tomate, paella, albóndigas (meatballs) and chorizo.
  Menu / source · Google Maps
• Mamas & Tapas
  Tapas bar / restaurant
  ★ 4.8 · 1,404 Google reviews
  📍 Hugo de Grootplein 6, 1052 KW Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Confirmed from its menu: patatas bravas and croquetas.
  Menu / source · Google Maps
• La Boca – Tapas & Steaks Since 1995
  Spanish restaurant
  ★ 4.4 · 2,503 Google reviews
  📍 Paleisstraat 15, 1012 RB Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Menu / source · Google Maps
• Duende Tapas Bar
  Tapas bar / restaurant
  ★ 4.5 · 1,500 Google reviews
  📍 Lindengracht 62, 1015 KJ Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Confirmed from its menu: patatas bravas and fried calamari.
  Menu / source · Google Maps
• Café Josélito
  Tapas bar / restaurant
  ★ 4.2 · 2,362 Google reviews
  📍 Nieuwendijk 2, 1012 MK Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Confirmed from its menu: patatas bravas, croquetas, Ibérico/serrano ham, garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo), Galician-style octopus (pulpo a la gallega), fried calamari, pan con tomate, Padrón peppers, ensaladilla rusa and churros.
  Menu / source · Google Maps
• Pata Negra
  Restaurant
  ★ 4.2 · 2,024 Google reviews
  📍 Utrechtsestraat 124, 1017 VT Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Confirmed from its menu: patatas bravas, croquetas, Ibérico/serrano ham, garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo), Galician-style octopus (pulpo a la gallega), fried calamari, Padrón peppers, albóndigas (meatballs), chorizo, ensaladilla rusa and gazpacho / salmorejo.
  Menu / source · Google Maps
• Tapas Bar Català
  Tapas bar / restaurant
  ★ 4.2 · 1,698 Google reviews
  📍 Spuistraat 299, 1012 VS Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Menu / source · Google Maps

More Spanish tables in Amsterdam

• Tasca Bellota — ★ 4.6 from 832 reviews; the menu confirms paella.
• Peps — ★ 4.7 from 661 reviews; the menu confirms Ibérico/serrano ham and Padrón peppers.
• La Paella 🇪🇸 — ★ 4.2 from 1,053 reviews; the menu confirms garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo), paella and albóndigas (meatballs).
• SOL EL LUNA — ★ 4.5 from 630 reviews; the menu confirms Spanish omelette (tortilla española), patatas bravas, croquetas, Ibérico/serrano ham, garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo), Galician-style octopus (pulpo a la gallega), pan con tomate, paella, albóndigas (meatballs), ensaladilla rusa and gazpacho / salmorejo.
• Mesa Mesa — ★ 4.6 from 415 reviews; the menu confirms patatas bravas, croquetas, pan con tomate, Padrón peppers, albóndigas (meatballs), ensaladilla rusa, churros and torrijas.
• Patio — ★ 4.7 from 256 reviews; the menu confirms croquetas, Ibérico/serrano ham, chorizo and torrijas.
• Casa Lisa — ★ 4.8 from 192 reviews; the menu confirms patatas bravas, croquetas, Ibérico/serrano ham, garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo), albóndigas (meatballs) and chorizo.
• HORTA Restaurante — ★ 4.5 from 107 reviews.