De Ballenbar in Kinkerbuurt

Good bitterballen served fresh.

Delicious bitterballen! Fresh and crispy!

Nice and the halls are basically great. But the bales themselves are not my thing. The taste of the individual varieties was only very weakly developed. The roux swallows up all the flavors.

Great ways to try Dutch food, I got the platter which was great for €15. Well, at least it was the roast beef one with my favorite being the truffles and others. I would come back.

I would have liked more flavor intensity. But it's just a matter of taste.

Surprisingly good. Tried old cheese with spinach and cashew together with a really good sauce. It tasted really good.

Located inside the Foodhallen, at the bottom left. Delicious meatballs.

The employee did his job so much that in the absence of people we waited more than 25 minutes for our order

Realmente sabroso y auténtico, los mejores que hemos probado en Amsterdam todavía! Genial que tengan opciones vegetarianas / veganas también! Vale la pena el precio, la trufa es deliciosa.

It's fine. Some of the flavors hit and some of them miss. I don't like that the beef is pureed rather than minced or an actual meatball.

If you want to try some local food, this is the place to do it. Very delicious. I wish we had more of the butter ballens rather than trying some of the overrated places in the Foodhallen.

Took the tasting menu, the next time I would order just a set of Thom KAH Kai, that bitterballen was absolutely the best one of them, and by a big margin. Yummy! But if you are a first timer there, try the regular tasting menu though, it is a must try in Amsterdam.

Tasty bitterballen, but they are on the pricey side.

On our first trip to Amsterdam, we knew we had to try bitterballen, and De BallenBar was the perfect place to experience them for the first time. These little bites absolutely lived up to the hype! The flavors were fantastic, with each ball perfectly crisp on the outside and creamy on the inside. While all the options were great, the truffle bitterballen stole the show—it was rich, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying. They came with one sauce, but we opted to add the truffle mayo as well, which was the perfect pairing. The pricing felt reasonable and the ambiance was great considering it is inside a food hall so there were lots of drink options around us. Must try!

Try the famous Dutch croquettes from there 😋 The atmosphere inside the food hall is nice The best ones were truffle balls and the spinach 👌

Bitterballen okay but the male waitress was extremely passive aggressive, overwhelmed with his life for no reason.

Wonderful to taste special balls. Very busy on weekends and difficult to find a place to sit.

I mean the Foodhalle place is awesome but this food truck in particular has an very unfriendly employee and... the food what kind of sheeet is this? I believe that this is traditional food, but it tastes like trashh. I need to be honest and say that it doesn’t taste rotten but you don’t enjoy eating this so called “balls”.

No hay mucho en este lugar, haces cola (me imagino que el tamaño de la cola debe ser mucho más largo los fines de semana) , haces un pedido en el menú limitado, eliges si quieres salsa/chapuzón y qué, pagas, te dan un recibo con un número y luego te haces a un lado y esperas varios minutos a que se prepare tu pedido. En realidad, lo mismo es cierto para casi cualquier otro restaurante en Foodhallen, pero tal vez con De Ballenbar probablemente no tendría el tiempo para, por ejemplo, comprar una bebida en otro lugar mientras espera a que su número sea llamado. El verdadero desafío aquí es encontrar un lugar para sentarse, incluso en una noche de media semana Foodhallen está ardiendo... y realmente casi incómodamente cálido en el interior, incluso en las noches más frías. Dado que estos son esencialmente bocados fritos muy pequeños, simplemente se puede comer de pie en una esquina en algún lugar. Pedí tres de la variedad Trufa y aunque se deslizaron bien con el encendedor de los dips acompañantes (hay que pagar un poco más por el dip pero bien valen la pena) debo admitir que no pude probar la trufa. Dudo que cualquier visita a Foodhallen pueda considerarse completa sin una orden de al menos un poco de Bitterballen, pero siendo realistas, solo van a ser un aperitivo antes de pasar a uno de los otros puntos de venta para algo más sustancial.

The waiter has an attitude problem.

Terrible, don’t waste your money. You get fried disgusting food in old oil for 15 euros. 5 meatballs the worst that i have ever tried. We couldn’t finish the portion

Food court inside a shopping mall.

We were in Foodhallen and had to try the bitter ballen. To try as many flavours as possible, we got the tasting platter, which comes with 5 preselected items (beef, bouillabaisse, thom kah kai, old cheese-spinach-cashew and truffle), and got both the mustard and the truffle mayonnaise as sauces. We loved thom kah kai (a really original combination with chicken), and also truffle and the one with cheese and spinach. The beef one, which is supposed to be traditional, wasn’t as good, and neither was the one with fish, but they were okay. If we were to order again we would try the one with goat cheese, and repeat the chicken one for sure!

The best bitterballen I've ever had

El plato de degustación fue agradable, probando los diferentes sabores. Bueno para un aperitivo mientras se detiene para una bebida en el Foodhallen!

Does what it says on the tin: gourmet bitterballen expertly done.

The boss is super invincible! ! ! Follow the recommendations on the Internet to taste traditional Dutch snacks~ I ordered the tasting platter and it was delicious beyond imagination😋 Definitely worth a visit! If there are more than two people visiting, it is recommended that each person order one flavor and share it with each other (beef flavor is highly recommended!)

Got the 3 fish balls for about €6.50, in my opinion it’s not really worth it, but I think it’s ok to just try it as a tourist.

Tasty deep fried meatballs, lots of different varieties to try.

All interno del food Hallen si trova questo spazio che fa queste polpette tipiche...niente di eccelso però comunque sono da provare...prezzo comunque nella media visto che sono prodotti tipici. A proposito nel food hallen probabilmente questo è il prodotto più tipico.. il resto non ha niente a che fare con L Olanda... comunque da provare

One of the best parts of travelling is experiencing foods in other cultures! Bitterballen are a thick meat based stew type ball, and I thought they were pretty tasty! I tried five different kinds, and all had such unique flavour profiles. I would absolutely stop here on your visit to Amsterdam.

Das Sortiment mit 5 Bitterballen und die Senfsauce waren sehr lecker. Mein persönlicher Favorit war Spinazie-Oude Kaas.

Delicious bitterballen! I had some of the beef ones and some of the goats cheese and LOVED them both. Fresh out the fryer. The truffle mayonnaise was a perfect addition.

We wanted some Amsterdam Balls and we got some Amsterdam Balls. It was nice to have a little selection of different ones to sample. The bitterballen were delicious, hot and crispy. Service wasn't the fastest, but for fresh out of thr fryer, you can't complain. De Ballenbar should be on your itinerary to try some great Bitterballen.

Excellent bitterballs, take the mix ones. Prices higher than those found elsewhere!

Great little snack to share while walking around! Waited around 5mins, fresh, warm and tasty! Highly recommend trying bitterballen while in Amsterdam

Loads of flavin and good with a beer.

Worst butterballs ever. No taste, zero meat.

Service was rather unmotivated and unfriendly. 10min wait is fine for lunchtime. Food was warm and tasty. The consistency of the balls with meat was rather strange - the ones with cheese were very cool! You can try it out altogether :)

Tasty well fried bitterballen. Tasted the original beef, fresh off the frier. Had to wait a bit but it's worth the freshness as they cook it as u order. I couldn't taste the meat that well but happy w the texture

Delicious. You can't go to Amsterdam without trying this!

Typical Dutch dish, it depends on taste, some very good, others a little less, but obviously it depends on everyone's taste.

Incredible discovery! It's super good and not as greasy as we might think, I discovered the BallenBar with friends and we will come back when we return to Amsterdam with great pleasure :) A little extra for the rather fast service even during busy periods

Was quite slow considering only got 3 and people after had theirs before but good hot freshly fried food. Wide variety of flavors got the goat cheese and tasted ok. Good for a try but would not specifically come again just for this

Netter Service, drei vegetarische Varianten zur Auswahl. Preisleistungsverhältnis noch okay.

Great Bitterballen! Very tasty, and quite reasonable too. The service is a tiny bit slow, but we were told to go away and come back in a certain amount of time, and the order would be ready. It was! De BallenBar is within the De Foodhallen and is a great 'indoor market' style venue. Great atmosphere around, and some other great vendors too! Sad I didn't get time to sample the rest but 100% when I come again.

Locale all’interno del FoodHallen. Bitterballen niente di particolare ma da provare essendo tipiche olandesi. Noi abbiamo preso quelle al manzo ma ce ne sono vari gusti e un “menu” dove ti permette di provarne una di ogni gusto. Prezzo 7.75€ per 6 bitterballen.

I saw the recommendations on Instagram. They are located in Foodhallen. We tried their sampler offer. Loved it. I would definitely go there again.

Tipiche palline di carne (e non solo) fritte. Abbiamo provato la classica, al formaggio e con spinaci. Buone e cotte al momento. Suggerisco anche il mix da 5, da provare. Foodhallen poi è posto vivo, dinamico e perfetto per una serata ad Amsterdam

Basic fried garbage, hey amsterdam learn to deep fry

This was absolutely amazing and a complete must-do if you are in Amsterdam. The Bitterballen are fantastic! Truly the best I have ever had and the mustard that it comes with is also phenomenal and ties together so well with the Bitterballen. The service is great too! There was only one person there, but the wait time was reasonable and very much worth it. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there and might visit again before I leave. The foodhall in which it is located is also great, not too busy that you can't find seats, but busy enough that there is a good vibe. Also has a lot of options.

Klassiker geht immer. Gibt auch andere Varianten der Beliebten bällchen hier

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The food was really tasty. The girl served us was alone and really busy but worked hard.

If you want to try something local and you are a tourist is a great option. First try to find a table and order!

Definitely do the sampler! I was surprised by which flavors I liked the most- the vegetarian ones! The food hall is fun, and this is a unique food option to try here. Nothing life changing, but the cashew ones are pretty tasty.

Creative interpretation of the bitterballen. Really recommend the truffle one and the cheese and spinach one. The others pretty standard. Just saw one ball dropping on the floor and was put back by the cook and served to a customer (not to me) instead of being trashed, if it was mine I would have complained directly. Apart from that it's the most dutch experience to have in the Food hall.

Picked up 5 balls to try (all different flavors). We enjoyed them all. The crunchiness is wonderful, but be careful with the filling.. it’s really hot (I know, we should’ve been more careful), so we both got a burn. Was worth it tho! Only disliking the hall itself. It was very difficult to find a place to sit to eat.

Langweilige fritiertes "Etwas". Ballen sind vorgefertigt und werden nur noch fritiert. Das hat nichts mit hochwertigen Essen zutun. Da haben die food hallen mot Abstand mehr zu bieten.

Es gibt ein Propierpaket mit 5 verschiedenen Bällchen, das ist sehr gut um die verschiedenen Füllungen zu probieren. Die Zubereitung dauerte 5 Minuten. Geschmacklich waren die Bällchen gut aber mit 7,95 € doch relativ teuer.

A resounding meh. We were really hoping for something special, but the traditional bitterballen were just so bland. Not completely flavourless, but not far off. Indifferent, standoffish service that we would have forgiven had the food been any good.

Muito legal poder provar diversos tipos de bitterballs em um só lugar. Sugiro o combo degustação. Adorei a de espinafre com queijo de cabra .

Cibo tipico, palline fritte con vari ripieni, noi abbiamo preso la degustazione composta da 5pz diversi al prezzo di 7,25€ I più buoni sono stati quello alla carne e quello con formaggio e spinaci. L’attesa è un po’ lunga, dopo aver ordinato fate prima a cercare un posto per sedersi e poi tornare dopo 15 minuti circa

Non mi sono dispiaciuti, pero se proprio devo trovare un difetto, siccome vengono messi tutti insieme a friggere poi capita che ti vengano serviti gli stessi gusti o comunque che non corrispondano a quelli scritti(cosa che è capitata alla mia ragazza), alcuni non erano un gran che, per di piu non vende neanche le bibite. Quindi concludo col dire che c'e di meglio per quel prezzo

Sehr leckere Bitterballen Variationen. Jede einzelne war toll!

The crisp outer shell is perfect to match the soft cheese and spinach inside! I would never tire of eating these!

I honestly don’t understand the hype over those fried balls. They are good, but really nothing special. I recommend this place to you only if you are looking for an okay snack when you happen to be hungry around the food market area.

Great and efficient service. Fab food!!

Le polpette erano esternamente croccanti ma il sapore era poco deciso. La salsa non mi ha stupito ma non era cattiva. Il prezzo è più elevato rispetto ad altri posti della zona.

Verkäufer war sehr unmotiviert & mussten länger warten. Haben die 4 vegetarischen Bällchen probiert; das vegane & mit Spinat war gut, das mit Trüffel & das mit Ziegenkäse nicht so unser‘s. Kann man machen, muss man nicht.

To die for, not the biggest fan of the Thai one though

Nice Dutch balls (bitterballen). We had the sample set with 5 balls. All was good and tasty. Grab your bitterballen here and have a beer from the bar. Enjoy!

Excellent Dutch food! I highly recommend this place. Nice atmosphere, nice people and very good food.

Ottima esperienza quella delle polpette olandesi in questo carretto. Le opzioni con numero di polpette sono diverse. C'è anche la possibilità di ordinare polpette olandesi vegetariane. Il personale è gentile e sorridente, i tempi di attesa non sono lunghi e il cibo molto buono, noi abbiamo preso il bis!

Definitely try a few flavors. I went with the Classic and a staff recommended one - spinach & cashew. Gotta say, personally I really liked the second one better. Either way, my first Bitterballen ever and it was a great start.