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Hours
Sun
9:00 - 1:00
Mon
9:00 - 1:00
Tue
9:00 - 1:00
Wed
9:00 - 0:00
Thu
0:00 - 23:59
Fri
0:00 - 3:009:00 - 3:00
Sat
9:00 - 1:00
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CUISINES
Bar, European, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
features
Is this restaurant wheelchair accessible?
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About
A caravan was originally used as a means of trading between two far-flung areas. This connecting aspect is also central to Karavaan. At this location in the Da Costa area, our priority is the neighbourhood! Everyone is welcome, 7 days a week. From early in the morning you can visit our coffee corner for your morning (take out) coffee fix and croissant. Karavaan is a large open space in Amsterdam's thriving west side. From the morning until the later hours in the evening, we offer a flex working spot, living room, café, restaurant, bar and neighbourhood hangout in one. Our urban oasis is a breath of fresh air amidst the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam. Our menu includes a carefully curated mix of dishes from the route on which we travelled. Think homemade, fresh, local, comfort. Enjoy a wide range of wines, specialty cocktails and craft beers. Our bar is the central point of the large space and is made to gather travellers from all over the world.
CUISINES
Bar, European, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.0
27 reviews
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Very good
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Average
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The_Dunelmian
118 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
We were visiting family in the area and ended up twice here for lunch as it was so good. There's a decent selection of food, great range of drinks and the staff are friendly and efficient - made us tourists feel relaxed and welcome. The pulled chicken is especially tasty as is the apple tart. The coffee is good quality which is always reassuring. It is probably more of a bar in the evenings, but for lunch or breakfast at reasonable prices this is hard to beat.
Written 6 July 2024
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Jodie1237
London690 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
Stumbled upon this place for breakfast whilst visiting Amsterdam a couple of days ago. It was moderately busy and we were seated quickly.
The girl serving us was okay but we ordered oat milk coffees and we did not get this (it tasted like chai and was not dairy free milk). We ordered Shakshuka and another veggie breakfast, however we received a shackshuka with meat (we’re both veggie). The waitress had messed our order again. The guy bringing it out was very kind however and got us a free coffee whilst we waited and didn’t charge for the one dish.
The food was okay but nothing memorable.
The atmosphere was loud and for those who know London well, it had a similar vibe to a Slug and Lettice.
Staff were friendly enough though!
Written 4 February 2023
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Richard M
Ross-on-Wye59 contributions
Mar 2024 • friends
An excellent locals cafe/restaurant with a reasonably priced menu, buzzing atmosphere and fantastic beers. Although it’s a short walk from the city centre it is well worth the trip! The cauliflower frittatas were particularly delicious! I’m not sure why this place has so few reviews!!!
Written 26 March 2024
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Joe Z
7 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
We visited twice during our stay in Amsterdam. The staff, food and scene was great. We had a few different dishes and everything was prepared well. Closer to the weekend it was much busier and service took a bit longer but overall was worth it! The fried feta was amazing!!
Written 3 April 2023
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Vasyliy I
Moscow119 contributions
Jul 2020 • couples
Crowded place with a horde of locals drinking, laughing and spiking with each other. About food: I tried cow ribs and lager. Ribs was unbelievable and I'm really waiting for the next visit to try it again. Price for ribs - 9 euro (wow!), and for beer - 4,5euro, the glass was bigger than 0,33 but I'm not sure it was 0,5. As I can see, many people ordered burgers and mussels so now it is in my short list.)
Written 4 July 2020
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anynomous
Amsterdam2 contributions
Nov 2022 • none
Noisy, WAY TOO BIG, too many bicycles, unkind staff, mismanagement, exploiters of the place. They will also block you if you don't respond the way they want. Dear people, NEVER go here (anymore)! 🤮 this one star is even too much!!
Written 3 November 2022
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David Pinckney
34 contributions
Aug 2022 • friends
Lively bar in the evening. We were staying nearby and were drawn by the buzz when we walked by. Good range of beers. Young vibe with groups of friends as well as couples. Friendly staff as you would expect from the Dutch.
Written 18 August 2022
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blueigloo56
Manchester130 contributions
Mar 2023 • couples
We had booked a restaurant nearby and decided to stop here for a drink. It was such a pleasent and relaxed atmosphere we cold have stayed all night. Will 100% revist when back in the area.
Written 26 March 2023
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55 contributions
Mar 2022 • none
Food is good but the items on the menu make you expect bolder flavors. Staff is friendly. Don't expect anything excessive and your experience here will be excellent.
Written 11 March 2022
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Renard Y
5 contributions
Oct 2021 • friends
Great place, great food. Perfect for a sunday lunch, food is great and service is really good. I recommended it
Written 3 October 2021
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Ana C
20 contributions
May 2021 • couples
We were passing by, looking for a quick breakfast, and Karavan turned to be a great option. We’ ve had a ham toast, croissants and coffee. It was really tasty!
Written 28 June 2021
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HereAna
11 contributions
Sept 2020 • none
TL;DR: Yes. Standards here are that bad. Don't go unless you want food poisoning or Covid.
Full review: The food itself is between fine (spicy chicken pity) and bland (falafel, also filled under 'dry'). Side salad came with rotten leaves, which I returned (because I actually wanted the salad) and the replacement came out with a suspicious amount of topping (pomegranate seeds, roasted red pepper slices and dressing)... sure enough it still had rotten leaves throughout. Once is a mistake, twice is negligent. I don't know who was in the kitchen, but it wasn't a chef (or at least not one with any respect for themselves or their guests).
Staff were pleasant by Amsterdam standards (which are low) but did a great job at:
- avoiding customers (surprising difficult to do when there were so many of them and not that many customers... to be fair, they were no worse than the average Amsterdam cafe)
- making as much noise as possible when bussing tables (tip to the manager: add silicone stickers inside the cupboard doors to soften the noise of staff slamming them shut then you just have to do a training on not chucking plates in plastic trays next to customers)
- avoiding basic hygiene protocol... with a pandemic going on you'd think it's a nice excuse to clean your hands frequently but no, it's a nice excuse to eat ice cream directly from the serving station between serving and bussing tables (shout out to the waitress in dirty tracksuit bottoms and a spaghetti strap top- maybe the rest weren't as bad as you). It also would have been nice if they had a QR code to a digital menu or sterilised the ones on the tables, but no. I didn't see a menu changed or cleaned once.
It's a shame... the location is nice enough, the decor is lovely but writing this 16 hours later I'm haunted by that salad (and based on the stomach cramps I'll continue to be haunted for a while yet).
Maybe the owners should 'eat their own dog food' instead of adding another place to their combined portfolio (what is it? Panache, Bukowski, Botanique, Ramona, Waterkant, Ebeling, Pacific?). I get it, it's Amsterdam, as long as the beer is good and the place is cool you can get away with a lot but there's a reason this location has had a high restaurant turnover in the recent past (high rent, high costs, large space to fill I suppose and the standards weren't fabulous at the last ones either but at least LouLou and Du Cap only caused me hangovers not sickness).
There's nothing that couldn't be solved by decent staff (or training) and a bit more thought to the details. (Owners, managers: Just sit there with a notepad and observe what's working and what's not.)
Maybe chucking out lettuce that's gone bad costs less than mixing it with fresh stuff and sending it out to customers? (The beer they took off the bill as an apology is the immediate loss of revenue, but if half the customers got sick last night how many will be back? I'm happy to pay for my beer but I'm not happy to suffer the consequences of a jerk who sends out rotten food... twice... and tries to cover it up.)
Maybe a well-paid, well-trained member of staff will serve more tables (and have a better influence on others) than cheap, inexperienced but friendly servers?
Entrepreneurs and restaurateurs need support right now (it can be tough at the best of times) but wow, this place is not worth the pain.
Written 15 September 2020
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Alphen aan den Rijn1 contribution
Aug 2020 • friends
Spending multiple hours with friends at Karavaan is very easy - great waitering and very tasty food.
Written 15 August 2020
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Jurgen C
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • family
Tasty and healthy lunch together with our boys. Staff very friendly and helpful. Correct price / quality, highly recommended!
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Written 28 September 2024
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Jack R
Amsterdam44 contributions
Jul 2024 • friends
Very smooth and attentive service. Nice that terrace is open for not reserved. Lunch was varied and fine! Nice terrace in the sun!
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Written 29 July 2024
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