One of my favorite meals in Amsterdam was our last lunch before flying out.  Restaurant Breda was recommended by the bartender at the Pulitzer Hotel bar and it was a great suggestion.  It was the most beautiful day so we were able to sit outside overlooking the canal and enjoy a leisurely last meal.  Word of warning, service everywhere we went in Amsterdam was relatively slow, so plan ahead if you have somewhere to be!  Breda let’s you choose between a set menu of 3, 4 or 5 courses.  We opted for the 3 course and it still took close to 2 hours!  However, for under $50 with 2 glasses of wine it was a phenomenal deal for the delicious and perfectly executed food experience.    

The wines were also a treat.  As it was lunchtime and a sunny day, I opted for the Alsatian Pinot Blanc from Ruhlmann Dirringer.  Light and refreshing, these wines tend to be lower in alcohol which makes for a nice mid-day sipper.     

 

The wine is made by a 4th generation wine-producing family in the northern part of Alsace.  Natural winemaking procedures allow for the terroir and vines to show through.  This wine in particular showed notes of stone fruit:  apricots and peaches and a freshness that made it a great food wine.