🕐 Hours
Mo-Su 16:30-23:00
About this spot
't Zwaantje serves as a historic Dutch institution where you can expect classic dishes like herring with onions and raw oysters straight from the market. The intimate Centrum location feels less like a tourist trap and more like stepping back into old Amsterdam, perfect for those seeking authentic local dining.
💡 Tips before you go
- Order your herring immediately upon arrival to avoid long waits for this fresh delicacy.
- Expect to pay around €25-€35 per person for a simple lunch of soup and fish.
- Ask the server about daily specials like 'oeverkruid' (shoreweed) which changes based on market catch.
Menu49 items
soup
Bound lobster soup
Gebonden kreeftensoep
€8.75
Creamy fish soup
Romige vissoep
€8.75
Creamy tomato soup
Romige tomatensoep
€6.75
French onion soup
Franse uiensoep
€7.25
Grandma's traditional vegetable soup
Ouderwetse groentesoep van oma
€6.75
Snert (Pea soup)
Snert (Erwtensoep)
€7.25
Appetizers
Beef carpaccio
Carpaccio van ossenhaas
€13.75
Duck liver pâté
Paté van eendenlever
€11.75
Dutch shrimp cocktail
Hollandse garnalencocktail
€14.75
Fried mushrooms with garlic on toast
Gebakken champignons met knoflook op toast
€11.75
Melon with Ardennes ham
Meloen met Ardenner ham
€12.75
Mussels cooked in white wine and herb cream
Gekookte mosselen in witte wijn en kruidencrème
€15.75
Niçoise salad with tuna
Salade niçoise met tonijn
€11.75
Smoked eel
Gerookte paling
€15.75
Smoked Norwegian salmon
Gerookte Noorse zalm
€12.75
Snails in garlic butter
Slakken in knoflookboter
€10.75
Sourdough bread with herb cream
Stokbrood met kruidencrème
€4.5
Mains
Beef tenderloin (± 200g)
Kogelbiefstuk ± 200 gram
€20.75
Chicken in a pan with fries and salad
'Kip in 't pannetje' met frieten en salade
€18.75
Classically cooked mussels with sauces, sourdough bread, fries and salad
Klassiek gekookte mosselen met sausjes, stokbrood, frieten en salade
€24.75
Cordon bleu (pork schnitzel filled with ham and cheese)
Cordon bleu (varkensschnitzel gevuld met ham en kaas)
€18.75
Creamy fish stew with mashed potatoes and vegetables
Romig vispotje met aardappelpuree en groenten
€19.75
Fried mussels with fries and salad
Gebakken mosselen met frieten en salade
€18.75
Fried or grilled salmon fillet
Gebakken of gegrilde zalmmoot
€18.75
Fried or grilled trout
Gebakken of gegrilde forel
€17.75
Grandma's braised meat with mashed potatoes, vegetables and homemade applesauce
'Oma's suddervlees' met aardappelpuree, groenten en huisgemaakte appelmoes
€19.74
Haddock fillet in mustard sauce
Kabeljauwfilet in mosterdsaus
€20.75
Hake fillet (fried in butter)
Scholfilet*
€18.75
Pork loin satay with peanut sauce, fries and salad
Saté van varkenshaas met pindasaus, frites en salade
€20.5
Pork loin with mushroom cream sauce
Varkenshaas met champignon-roomsaus
€20.75
Prime rib (± 400g)
Prime rib ± 400 gram
€29.75
Ribeye steak (± 250g)
Entrecote ± 250 gram
€22.75
Sea tongue (± 500g, daily price)
Zeetong*
Skate rolls filled with salmon in chive sauce
Tongrolletjes gevuld met zalm in bieslooksaus
€13.75
Spare ribs with sauces, fries and salad
Spareribs met sausjes, frieten en salade
€20.75
Three lamb chops
Drie lamskoteletten
€20.75
Tournedos (± 225g) with fries and salad
Tournedos (± 225 gram) met frieten en salade
€27.75
Two skate tongues (fried in butter)
Twee sliptongen*
€20.75
Veal liver with bacon and onions
Kalfslever met spek en uien
€20.75
Wiener schnitzel
Wienerschnitzel
€17.25
Desserts
Chocolate mousse
Chocolademousse
€6.75
Coupe 't Zwaantje (specialty dessert)
Coupe 't Zwaantje
€7.75
Crème brûlée
€6.75
Dame Blanche (egg custard with caramelized sugar)
Dame Blanche
€7.5
Fritters filled with vanilla ice cream, strawberry sauce and whipped cream
Flensjes gevuld met vanille-ijs, aardbeiensaus en slagroom
€8.5
Homemade Bastogne cheesecake with red fruit and vanilla ice cream
Huisgemaakte Bastogne cheesecake met rood fruit en vanille-ijs
€8.5
Semolina pudding with warm berry juice and whipped cream
Griesmeelpudding met warme bessensap en slagroom
€5.75
Vanilla ice cream with whipped cream
Vanille-ijs met slagroom
€5.75
Warm apple pie with cinnamon ice cream and whipped cream
Warm appelgebak met kaneelijs en slagroom
€8.75