Arabic Lounge

Serving Moroccan cuisine, the Arabic Lounge restaurant on Amsterdam's Spiegelgracht offers fantastic views of the canals and the Rijksmuseum opposite.

The cosy interior of this first floor restaurant is typically Moroccan in style, as indeed is the menu. Starters are based on chicken, fish and prawns. For the main course, you can choose from various tajines, cous cous with meat and vegetables, or even catfish fillets and aubergine stuffed with goat's cheese. For dessert you could try the intriguing 'Sultan's turban', orange blossom flan or hand-made Moroccan biscuits. To accompany your meal there is a choice of wines and beers, as well as soft drinks.

An evening spent at Amsterdam's Arabic Lounge offers a truly authentic experience of Moroccan culture and, depending on when you go, you might even get to watch some exotic bellydancing.