Where to Eat鈥� Tacos in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Every time I travel to the US (which, admittedly, has not been much lately) I find myself gorging on Mexican food. And that鈥檚 probably because, in the 15 years that I鈥檝e lived in Amsterdam, Mexico has been sorely underrepresented in the city鈥檚 food scene. Long-term readers of this blog will know that I first started my search for tacos in Amsterdam back in 2013. My quest led me to plenty of disappointments as well as a few gems. But many of the best taquerias were either pop-ups to begin with or have since closed down. It鈥檚 taken me eight years just to come up with a list of half a dozen decent places to eat Mexican food (and one of those technically doesn鈥檛 even serve tacos). In fact, I was almost ready to publish this in summer 2020, but then the second wave of the pandemic hit and restaurants closed down again. And we all know that takeaway tacos just turn into a soggy mess.
Hipster, industrial Amsterdam Noord has become the unofficial capital of Mexican food in the city, housing not one but two great taquerias. At Coba, you鈥檒l find a fiercely strong margarita as well as a range of off-the-beaten-path tacos, tostadas and more. The veal tongue tacos were my favourite, while Mr Foodie鈥檚 favourites were the black pudding on blue corn tortillas. But the carnitas tacos were fantastic too, with melt-in-the-mouth tender pork belly. While all the dishes were perfectly seasoned and sauced, we also received three salsas in little jars on the table, all of which were also excellent and deliciously different 鈥� plus, Coba鈥檚 chefs were blissfully unafraid of chilli heat! For some reason, no one would bring us any cutlery, which made it rather difficult to eat the tostadas and tetelas (corn masa stuffed pockets), both of which fell apart almost as soon as I touched them. But messy hands were a small price to pay for what was undoubtedly some of the city鈥檚 best Mexican food. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Hipster, industrial Amsterdam Noord has become the unofficial capital of Mexican food in the city, housing not one but two great taquerias. At Coba, you鈥檒l find a fiercely strong margarita as well as a range of off-the-beaten-path tacos, tostadas and more. The veal tongue tacos were my favourite, while Mr Foodie鈥檚 favourites were the black pudding on blue corn tortillas. But the carnitas tacos were fantastic too, with melt-in-the-mouth tender pork belly. While all the dishes were perfectly seasoned and sauced, we also received three salsas in little jars on the table, all of which were also excellent and deliciously different 鈥� plus, Coba鈥檚 chefs were blissfully unafraid of chilli heat! For some reason, no one would bring us any cutlery, which made it rather difficult to eat the tostadas and tetelas (corn masa stuffed pockets), both of which fell apart almost as soon as I touched them. But messy hands were a small price to pay for what was undoubtedly some of the city鈥檚 best Mexican food. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Where to Eat鈥� Tacos in Amsterdam
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Guide Location: Netherlands » Amsterdam
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Vicky Hampton
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Coba
- Bacalar
- 颁补产谤贸苍
- Local Dealer Food Inc.
- Cantina Caliente
- Bardita
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