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Hours
Sun
10:00 - 1:00
Mon
10:00 - 1:00
Tue
10:00 - 1:00
Wed
10:00 - 1:00
Thu
10:00 - 0:00
Fri
10:00 - 3:00
Sat
10:00 - 0:00
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PRICE RANGE
£4.00 – £13.00
CUISINES
Dutch, Bar, Cafe, Street Food
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
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Named after graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, this bar dons a New York City theme with a beautiful colourful design. The bar opens at 9AM for breakfast, lunch and a good cup of coffee. From 5PM the dinner is being served by Viet View: a Vietnamese street food take-over. On the menu are curries, salad bowls, chicken sate, rice paper rolls and many more! Basquiat has a formidable terrace and hosts great urban parties on the weekends. A must-see in Amsterdam-East.
PRICE RANGE
£4.00 – £13.00
CUISINES
Dutch, Bar, Cafe, Street Food
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Cash Only, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.0
63 reviews
Excellent
21
Very good
28
Average
10
Poor
3
Terrible
1
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JimmyMack1973
Edinburgh30 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
This is a really excellent place to grab something to eat. So good, in fact, we paid two visits to it during our recent four-day stay in Amsterdam.
Our first visit was for a late lunch, where had sandwiches (beef and pork belly) and fries. Both were really tasty and the fries portion was spot on. A couple of days later we popped in for breakfast (scrambled eggs on toast, and a Croque Madame) and no complaints again. We would gone for a further breakfast on our last morning if we had left our hotel in time.
We thought about going in late one evening but headed home instead. The place looked lively, though.
A good selection of beers, wines and cocktails are on offer. All of the staff we met on both of our visits were incredibly friendly and nicely chatty.
Written 5 December 2023
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Kaylee S
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • friends
Esmee is sooo friendly makes the best cocktails!! Fries super tasty.! Snacks also well prepared. Too bad it's not bigger because it's always cozy at breakfast, lunch both dinner. Good service and friendly staff.
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Written 6 December 2024
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Glenn P
1 contribution
Feb 2024 • friends
Staff very accommodating and food was of a very high standard. We came for breakfast and enjoyed it so much we came back the very next day.
Written 4 February 2024
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william m
2 contributions
Jun 2022 • family
Nice friendly service and the draft Heineken was fantastic! Would recommend anyone that’s in the city to try this place out!
Written 27 June 2022
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Andrea E
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • friends
They close at 3.00 we arrived at 2.00 am and the bar was closed. The manager was very rude, not worth to visit if you are a tourist. They do discriminate if you are not Dutch.
Written 17 January 2020
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Rita H
Torremolinos42 contributions
Oct 2019 • family
Had a nice lunch here.Poached eggs with spinach and hollandaise sauce,good hamburgers and sweet potato chips.Filled tacos also very nice.Friendly staff in a cosy atmosphere
Written 10 October 2019
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Mzungubabe
Nairobi714 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
The sandwich here was tasty and my colleagues enjoyed their rice bowls, but a bit on the expensive side.
Written 6 October 2019
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Hermoine N
Uxbridge4 contributions
Sept 2019 • couples
We found this restaurant close to our air BnB. The server was very attentive to an allergy problem and suggested a change in a meal choice. The gado gado salad and chicken satays were amazing.
Written 26 September 2019
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ulangutan
Dereham256 contributions
Aug 2019 • friends
Just round the corner from a pal's place so we dropped in here a few times.
Lovely staff, super friendly. Food was good, although we only did breakfast. Good beer on tap & uber good mochas.
Would definitely recommend a visit if you're in the vicinity of Javaplein.
Written 25 August 2019
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TheChoclateFactory
Amsterdam360 contributions
Dec 2018 • friends
This place is always good for a weekend afternoon. Either lunch or just a drink, both are fine. The staff makes you feel right at home and the music is always pleasant. I had the banana pancakes, but they make a nice pulled duck sandwich as well.
Written 9 December 2018
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foodie300300
Amsterdam37 contributions
Nov 2018 • solo
Honestly - I dont know why this place doesnt have a better rating. I ALWAYS go here whether its breakfast, lunch, coffee, dinner or drinks. They have incredibly tasty food for evey time of day, their coffee is suberb and they make a mean cocktail or serve you a cold beer. Located on the vibrant Javastraat in the East of Amsterdam this is my absolute favourite.
Written 8 November 2018
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WalkersFox
15 contributions
Sept 2018 • friends
Could be a nice little place. Solid menu. Chances of getting your order correct slim to none...
You’d think it wasn’t hard to write down an order. But this place can’t manage it. Sometime during the “hearing customer order” and the electrical signal required reaching the hand there’s a block. Or it could be the challenge of giving the chef the piece of paper....lots of variables there. Plenty of chance of a balls up.
I’d recommend the following steps when eating here to avoid them ducking your order and giving your food to someone else:
1) usual visual and audio cues. I suggest saying and pointing. The more volume you use, the better chance the chef has of hearing you. Thus avoiding the waitress, paper, order loop and probable catastrophe.
2) keep it simple. One item orders such as ‘a coffee’ have a decent chance of arriving and you might even be impressed with the quality (i was). Still, the wait is likely to be eons so I’d recommend popping into order your post dinner coffee at breakfast time.
When it does turn up though it’s good. So if you’ve retired and have nothing else to do til next Tuesday it’s worth the wait.
Written 9 September 2018
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Tophool
Burntwood55 contributions
Aug 2018 • family
We visited here on a weekday evening and it was quite busy but we got served in good time. We ordered a dirty duck burger, pad Thai and the kids shared something that comprised of shredded beef and sweet potato fries. The food was good, the atmosphere was good and the service was good. I’d like to go again for the cocktails which looked nice.
Written 2 August 2018
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Scott J
Bolton861 contributions
Jun 2018 • friends
A tasty burger with lots of flavour and spice. Delicious sweet potato fries with a spicy dip and well dressed salad. Presented nicely to add to a ‘hip’ setting. A good recommendation if you are passing through the ‘oost’ of Amsterdam. Good options of beverages and coffees.
Written 2 June 2018
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stef-o
Barcelona44 contributions
Sept 2017 • solo
As many places now in Oost, Basquiat offers a cool location and it's very well refined when it comes to interiors and design. When it comes down to the menu and its prices, it's another pretty face with little substance. Breakfast is overpriced.
Written 12 May 2018
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