BAK — Restaurant in Amsterdam

BAK started in 2012 as a pop-up in a squatted building and breathed new life into what was then a rather tame Dutch restaurant scene. Now it is co-owner of the warehouse building in the Houthavens (third floor, ring the bell in the evening), with a wooden-beamed ceiling and a spectacular view over the IJ. Set tasting menus that change daily depending on what their own suppliers deliver that morning. Local, seasonal, organic, from parsnip to skate wing. Chef Benny Blisto combines lightly sour rhubarb and beetroot sauce with venison into something that takes the whole dish to new heights. The wine list is varied and playful, with a good selection of natural wines and fair prices, strong in France and Italy, put together by owner-sommelier Alessandro da Fies.