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D' Vijff Vlieghen Review
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D' Vijff Vlieghen 
$$$-$$$$, Continental, Dutch, Old City Center
Fodor's Review:
The "Five Flies" is a rambling dining institution that takes up five adjoining Golden Age houses. Yet the densely evocative Golden Age vibe -- complete with bona fide Rembrandt etchings, wooden jenever (Dutch gin) barrels, crystal and armor collections, and an endless array of old-school bric-a-brac -- came into being only in 1939. You'll find business folk clinching deals in private nooks here, but also busloads of tourists who have dibs on entire sections of the restaurant: book accordingly. The overpriced menu of new Dutch cuisine emphasizes local, fresh, and often organic ingredients in everything from wild boar to purely vegetarian dishes. Lack of choice is not an issue here: the menus, the wine list, and the flavored jenever are -- like the decor -- all of epic proportions.
INFO
- Address: Spuistraat 294-302, Centrum, Amsterdam, 1012 VX
- Phone: 020/530-4060
- Keep in mind: Jacket and tie.
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
- Closed: No lunch
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