Hollands Hap Hmm Restaurant in Helmersbuurt

We love mediterrean food and we loved this restaurant. Excellent flavours, good wines and a special liquer tia maria at the end. It is understandable why you have to do a reservation due to the high quality Affordable prices and well served dishes. Very recommend to try dutch food.

It's a shame that a young foreign couple (me and my boyfriend) is not treated the same as a national adult couple (40-60 years old). To make a long story short, the treatment felt very different and even a little bad. Additionally, they omitted extra pricing information and we ended up paying more. They didn't offer us the daily specials or the option of which vegetables we wanted. I compare all this with the table next to me (I understand Dutch quite well and I listened to the conversation with the waitress), they were informed of all the extra prices, the specials of the day, the vegetable option they had and several other recommendations. Although the food was very delicious.

Excellent dishes, excellent prices, competent staff

Super cozy restaurant, we ate there 3 days a week for a few weeks because we were working in Amsterdam. The food is really delicious and plenty of it so your belly is nice and full. Owners and staff very friendly and it is as if you have known them for years. Greetings recycling company pol from Enschede, by the way, see you soon because then I will come with my wife 😂😂💪

We made a reservation in advance for 6 people and every single one of us loved our meals!

Great food and services. Price is right

Delicious food again!! Pulled pork with boiled and baked potatoes with ratatouille, then extinguished with a Zatte from the Het IJ brewery.

Such an incredible restaurant with extremely delicious food, super-friendly staff and amazing ambiance. I literally couldn't wait to leave the restaurant to comment. Highly recommended!

The schnitzel and all the boiled vegetables that came with it were amazing, our family loved it very much.

A perfect place to go after a long day. Warm and comforting. The stewed beef was extremely satisfying and the broth went well with the boiled potatoes. My wife and I left full and there were sides leftover. I would highly recommend it to everyone. They did have vegetarian options. Highly recommend making a reservation as it's very popular.

Amsterdam chicken stew is delicious, but may be a bit salty for non-Dutch travelers

Our best dinner at Amsterdam, thank you !

Delicious food for a fair price! Recommended, but make a reservation

We had a fantastic experience at this charming Dutch restaurant. The traditional dishes were delicious, hearty, and truly showcased the rich flavors of Dutch cuisine. The atmosphere was cozy, and the staff were friendly and attentive, adding to the warm and welcoming vibe. If you're looking to enjoy authentic Dutch food in a relaxed setting, this place is a must-visit. We'll definitely be coming back for more!

Portions are small and freezing taste in the fries

Freshly cooked. Personal service. No stress. Nice menu. Typical Dutch dishes. Interesting prices.

Typical and excellent food, good quality/price ratio

Delicious food and what old-fashioned friendliness, TOP service! 👌

Visited Amsterdam in 2019 and the meal I had here is still a highlight of the trip. Schnitzel was delicious, with vegetables - it was like a home cooked meal. Large portions as well. Found out about it from the front desk at my hotel - it was a top notch recommendation. Highly recommend.

Typical Dutch food at the highest level at a moderate price. This was the first but not the last time I will visit it. Hmmm….

Fantastic Local restaurant that serves authentic Dutch cuisine. The award winning Viennese Scitchzel was really good and the stewed beef exceptional. It is a small and cozy place so make reservations in advance as it is ofen full. The service was fast and friendly, we will definitely be back when visiting Amsterdam.

I emailed about 10 days beforehand & received a reply really quickly confirming my booking. Sadly they couldn’t find it when I arrived but accommodated us as we were there at 6.30pm. Phew The staff were friendly, approachable and made us feel welcome in “Yummy bites”. I had the stewed beef which was tasty, filling and just the right portion size. Also thought I’d try the home made pudding, sadly not to my type as it was really sweet and an odd consistency but I’m glad I tried it. Would recommend a visit but if you want a table and haven’t booked then go early.

We really enjoyed our visit to Hap-Hmm. The interior is less a restaurant, more a home and has an atmosphere to match. We were warmly welcomed and appeared to be surrounded by locals and I would assume regulars. Meals were very good and great value, service was excellent. Would highly recommend

Excellent meal. The restaurant team is a family, and the atmosphere between them seems happy and peaceful. The place is out of the tourist areas, and that is positive. The à la carte dishes are typical Dutch dishes. It was very good. THANKS

Nice family restaurant serving hearty, simple, down-to-earth homemade dishes and frequented by locals. I liked the beef stew, which is delicious and comes with generous portions of beans and potatoes. The restaurant is very small and reservation is highly recommended. I tried to go to this restaurant twice: first time I showed up around 6pm and all the tables were occupied; second time I showed up around 5pm on a weekday night and managed to snatch one out of two empty tables, except that my table was spoken for starting from 6pm. So if you plan to dine there between 6-8pm, I highly recommend you make a reservation because all their tables get booked up starting from 6pm even on a random weekday. I really like the photos/pictures hanging on the walls.

I went there for dinner. I don’t eat meat, but I do eat fish. I asked for a fish dish, but they said they didn’t have any for today, so I went for a vegetarian schnitzel (one of the three vegetarian options on the menu). The taste wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. The main issue was that the portion was very small, and the side dishes weren’t anything special. My boyfriend’s meal (he ordered meat) was delicious. We mentioned this to the waitress so that maybe they could improve this in the future. Just because it’s not a vegetarian restaurant doesn’t mean the vegetarian dishes on the menu should be bad; they should have the same quality as the meat dishes. During the meal no one came to ask how the food was, but at the end, after paying, we told to the waitress. She offered me a coffee but I didn’t want it. She apologized

Traditional dutch restaurant that makes food with love and passion. Prices are also very fair!

All really good, typical food and welcoming environment! Frequented by locals.

This local spot was filled with people every night. The food was home made and Dutch. My husband got one large meatball and fixings and I had a chicken dish. Everything was good. Very authentic local experience.

Everything is excellent, from the welcome to the bill! The dishes are authentic, tasty and plentiful, served with kindness and a smile. The prices are very reasonable. We thank the whole team for the good time spent in their restaurant, and we recommend it without restriction, except to think about booking.

Had a great evening here with my mother. I have rarely eaten as well as we did here this evening and the 3 ladies who served here were friendly and hospitable and certainly not shy of a chat! This restaurant is 100% worth it!!

The fried potatoes are very good.

Wonderful and very cheap place to eat homemade Dutch food. A little far from the center but well worth it. Few tables and always full but with luck you will find a place.

We wanted to know a little about Dutch gastronomy so we stopped at this house-restaurant at 5 in the afternoon. Good service and good food, what we liked the most was the dessert, I recommend ordering the homemade pudding.

Great food, friendly services, just feel like home.

Great if you like Dutch food. Everything freshly prepared! Make sure you are there on time and make a reservation!

Great place, great food, nice atmosphere and good staff

Fantastic no-nonsense restaurant. Delicious freshly prepared vegetables and meat. Real old Dutch, such as stewed meat and veal liver. Super!

The first time I ate the stew here I was crying over my plate. I haven't eaten this so well since my mother's death. Stewed pears are also so delicious and then the macaroon pudding, so nostalgically delicious! The second time I ordered exactly the same thing again, luckily I kept it dry and I enjoyed it again.

Delicious Dutch food. You can't go wrong with the schnitzel. Be sure to make a reservation, email has worked best. It's a small place relative to the number of tables and you may sometimes have to wait a little while even with a reservation. They even have a vegetarian schnitzel!

I loved this place. I am a meat and potatoes type person and this places delivered. Great authentic Dutch dishes.

The amazing food and service is enhanced even more by the atmosphere and lighting, like a warm dinner party. Make sure to get "take-away" if you can't get a reservation!!

This restaurant was recommended to us, it has a great atmosphere, great service and delicious food. It felt like a real family restaurant, a real find.

Reserved a table a week in advance. Waited 45 minutes to get seated and left. Dissapointing

It was so much fun again and we had a delicious meal with the beach neighbors. Bas can cook Dutch cuisine so deliciously and Lia ensures a cozy living room atmosphere with the service and that the delicious food comes to the table quickly. Fantastic!!!

Delicious food and for a very reasonable price. Friendly and helpful service.

This is a real gem in the center of Amsterdam. Family owned restaurants with traditional, tasty Dutch food. Almost impossible to reserve, it's worth the effort :)

Really fantastic, requires reservation but the food is excellent, typical Dutch dishes at a super honest price, 21 euros per person for 4 dishes, 2 beers, a bottle of water and an ice cream.

I was so pleasantly surprised when I came to this restaurant. Nothing pretentious, nothing fancy or over the top, just a simple small place where people come for a home cooked meal with simple yet high quality ingredients ( and with a helping of love for the craft of cooking). If you get hot easily, do not come here because the restaurant does not have air conditioner and it gets stuffy. It absolutely gave me the endearing impression of a meal at home. Creamy mushroom soup elicited nostalgic emotions. The delicious and cooked to perfection schnitzel with a balck pepper sauce was a celebration of quality meat. The simple sides of cooked leeks and fried ( real, not French fries) potatoes made it so much homier. For dessert , we went for the pudding of the day, which was a tapioca pudding ( not the nursing home kind, but the delicious and thick kind) with whipped cream and a liqueur-used thinl layer of sauce with have a gourmand bitterness, toning down the sweetness. My sister had an airy chocolate souffle ( which is exceptionally hard to make, despite the seemingly easy recipe) with a cherry preserve, sweet, yet tart. Two things to note, you absolutely need a reservation here!!! To the owners, please change "whippet" cream to "whipped", because it gives the wrong impression;).

1 downside, had too few potatoes for 2 people, actually better 1 bowl of potatoes per person. Rest is ok

First time of Dutch. Impressive stewed beef, prize winning-schnitzel. Cannot stop eating the mashed potato. Chocolate souffle is awesome btw.

Very good food with a great atmosphere and serving!

Such a cosy restaurant with wonderful food. The perfect thing after a day of travelling!

A true Dutch place. I had the asparagus, ham and eggs. It was good as it was in the past.

DELIGHTFUL!!! All around, great! I recommend a reservation. Even then, you may wait a minute or two because they serve walk-in as well. Well worth the short wait!

This was excellent food and felt very authentic. The owner was very friendly and was working hard making sure everybody was enjoying themselves. Highly recommend.

Very nice place and delicious food

A very great, small and cozy restaurant. Almost like in the living room! The food is simple, honest, down to earth and very well prepared! The service was very friendly! We would be happy to come back and thank the chef and the service for a great evening ☺️

Humble cozy food that feels like you’re at the family dinner table. It was perfect to try authentic Dutch cuisine.

Amsterdam is not Texas because bigger is not necessarily better. Case in point is Hollands Hap Hmm restaurant. This tiny restaurant is truly a gem, and if you're lucky enough to get a reservation, you'll see why local folks rave about the traditional delectable meals, awesome service and like home vibe.

My favourite restaurant in Amsterdam since I moved to the Netherlands 3 years ago, simply because it knows what it is and doesn't try to be anything else (hard to find in this city). They are the best at what they do. Food is great quality, nothing too fancy but its all delicious and comforting. Seasonal vegetables so you always get to have something different every time you go. The prices are so reasonable and such a breath of fresh air in a place where you feel you are getting ripped off at every corner. I brought my dad here when he visited me over 2 years ago-and we have been coming together ever since, and have brought other family members who have come to visit me in the Netherlands too. He talks about it to anyone he knows who is visiting the city. The families who run it are so lovely and have amazing, old school service. I have never been disappointed here. Special mention to the Amsterdam Beer Chicken and the Chocolate Fondant!!!!

Great experience of local cuisine, tasty food, excellent service, family and welcoming atmosphere. Very fair price, I recommend it to everyone who visits Amsterdam.

Simply wonderful. Staff is the best. Food excellent and affordable. Just a bit noisy because the place is not big. But it is defnitely worth a visit for dinner. Reservation is recommended

Fantastic food and great service. Nice local beer. Reasonable price.

Had the meatballs and stewed beef. Absolutely delicious!

Highly recommend this beautiful little restaurant. The staff were incredibly friendly, and the atmosphere during our meal was that of a typical Dutch family meal served at home. I can not recommend this place enough.

Very cute and cosy family restaurant. Our first meal in Amsterdam! Yummy beef stew and grandma's meatball. Thank you!

Restaurant where you can taste typical Dutch food. The food is very good and the service is fast and efficient. Highly recommended if you want to try the local cuisine.

Very cosy restaurant that feels like a family home. Authentic dishes that felt like your grandmother had just cooked for you. The only improvement for me would be the dessert menu as it’s was a bit lacking.

So glad we found this restaurant! The service was great and the food felt like a little piece of home. The dining area is set up in a space that feels like someone’s home (and probably was) and had a cozy feel. I got the award-winning schnitzel and highly recommend getting the sauce. It was tasty and not overly oily with a good ratio of meat to breading. The fried potatoes were crispy and worked well with the mayo and the sauce! My partner ordered the beef stew and high was delicious with the boiled potatoes and had a great depth of flavour.

One of my favorite meals in all of Europe. If I could give 6 stars I would. Everything was amazing, stewed beef, beer chickens, mushroom soup (soup of the day). Service was excellent. Finished with some amazing deserts and a pleasant walk back to the hotel. If you find yourself in Amsterdam this is a must visit restaurant.

Local and welcoming. The pork and veal liver were very tasty.

I felt at home, the local food was delicious and plentiful, the small and cozy place is very familiar. Precisely because of its size, however, it is a must to call to book, because it fills up immediately. Mandatory stop!

the most incredible, lovely, gezellig (cosy) restaurant in Amsterdam. Run by a family for really long time. It offers nicely, lovingly home-made Dutch food. It's worth while trying to get there, best to call in advance cause it's always full of locals. Just been there last week and my son loved the vegetarian hamburguer (best I've ever had), he said. So, yes we highly recommended!

The space is small and you must book in advance. However, it is worth doing. The food is very good (I highly recommend the beef stew, fantastic), the prices are more than reasonable and the portions are generous. For us, the dishes were accompanied by a very generous side dish of potatoes (boiled or fried) as well as two further side dishes, one based on courgettes and one based on cauliflower, which were also quite generous. The service was quick and the waiters were very kind (and they spoke excellent English so we had no communication problems)

The food was delicious! The service was great and the environment is nice. It can get a bit noisy because it is a small space, but that didn’t ruin the experience at all. Do make a reservation, otherwise you will not be able to get a table.

Delicious Dutch food. Booked at 7:00 PM, almost only tourists eating there on Saturday.

Friendly staff really helping even though it is between local and tourist spot. The concept is simple à la carte, main course comes with boiled potatoes (if you want fried extra cost) and 1x of vegetables what is on a list on the wall. They have some specials. The place is where you eat on a bit higher paced than your standard restaurant but still enjoyable, no rush. The food is really basic nothing special really home feeling portion is not big, but the prices are not high. With the hype of tourist it is a pity or else I will come in once in a while for a quick meal after work to go back to work afterwards. 3-/10

We rode the bus 30 mins to get here and it’s closed. Please update your open time !!!!!

best food and friendly service thank you…

Enjoy a nostalgic meal Like eating at your grandma's. Cozy, delicious and very reasonably priced. The calf liver is great!!

Excellent typical Dutch restaurant. We made a reservation for dinner. They are open from 5pm to 8.30pm. After that they don't feed anymore. The dishes are plentiful and the prices are average. It's not the usual place for tourists. More of a local place, frequented by locals too. Easy to reach by tram from central Amsterdam. Kind and friendly staff.

Thanks for our delicious authentic Dutch home cooked dinner last night. You made us feel so welcome!

The place is like being in grandma's house. Local cuisine at a good price and in a curious and pleasant atmosphere.

Deliciously, friendly and not expensive. Definitely recommend.

Cozy, friendly, great food and service, and very reasonably priced.

A perfect 5 star restaurant, great food, great value, great service team. Remember to reserve a table before you come! *Credit card is accepted, but they prefer cash.

Anyone thar goes to Amsterdam gere the place for the best food service a quality 💯

Wonderful restaurant, wonderful food, wonderful atmosphere. It was nice holidays!

One of the best schnitzel (with their house sauce) I’ve ever tried! Beef stew and Amsterdam chicken were great as well. A must-try if you’re looking for local Dutch food.

Super schnitzel 😋 and good service. Only the schnitzel could have been a bit bigger and the vegetable (broccoli) was cooked through, but that's how mothers used to make it 😀

Small restaurant, nice service and really tasty food

You haven't eaten good meatballs if you haven't eaten them here. Absolutely recommended!

Very cozy and authentic atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious! The portions had perfect sizes. One of the best restaurants I ever was and my new got to go in Amsterdam!

The food was delicious. They deserve more than 5 stars!

Amazing food, brilliant service!

Our group had a fantastic evening here, the food was amazing and the service was wonderful. It felt like we were having dinner in their home not a restaurant, and I would highly recommend a visit

Great restaurant with great service in a perfect location. Highly recommended. I

Everything from food to service was really great! Very homely atmosphere.

A small busy restaurant that you need reservations if you want to dine in. Food was very homely and delicious and the prices were great.