Restaurants & Cafes · Amsterdam

La Vallade

La Vallade is a French restaurant on the Ringdijk in Amsterdam, and it's been around since 1989. Started by the parents of the current owner, it runs on a simple idea: good food, fair price, no fuss. The menu changes daily based on what's fresh, and it's built around a vegetarian base that you can top up with meat or fish depending on the day. So even if you're a carnivore, the veggie stuff isn't a compromise, it's the foundation. The vibe is pretty straightforward. It's not a place trying to be anything it isn't. They cook with ingredients from small, regular suppliers, and when the weather's nice, they serve outside between the flowers. Open every day from 17:30 to 21:00, and they don't take credit cards, so bring another way to pay. One thing that sets them apart: they're also restoring the original family home in France, the actual La Vallade, to turn it into a gathering spot. They're calling it Studio La Vallade, and they're open about needing help to get there. So this isn't just…