Last Friday Restaurant Betty’s in Amsterdam closed its doors after more than 35 years. Betty’s was the place to go if you wanted to enjoy delicious vegetarian food and excellent Vin Nature. The restaurant served a three course surprise meal. Each course was a culinary journey around the world and existed of five or more dishes, each one tasteful and interesting, eloquently introduced by Gido. In 1988 he and his mother Rifka started the restaurant. Rifka specialised in vegan cakes and Gido focused on savoury dishes. Later Gido and Lien transformed Betty’s into a petit bistro. A place where you could enjoy delicious food. The music and ambience were peaceful and relaxing. No rush, take your time, talk about the food and wine with Gido, have a chat with Lien about the spices from Olivier Roellinger, about their choice of organic, local ingredients, their self imported Greek olive oil.
We enjoyed so many delicious dishes, for instance:
- guacamole made with yoghurt, lime juice and roasted bell pepper
- date caramelised in salted butter with chili peppers
- borek with spinach, potato and garam masala
- slow cooked ratatouille
- saffron milk caps with artichoke and reduced tomatoes
- potatoes fried in mustard seed oil with chili peppers, fennel seed and dill, and of course their
- warm sticky toffee pudding
- chocolate-chocolate cake and the superb
- raspberry and white chocolate cake.
Everything homemade and super fresh, always served with love and attention.
Thank you, Gido and Lien, for so many wonderful evenings!
Cook and Drink 
What a wonderful tribute!
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Thanks John, it was the best vegetarian restaurant in Amsterdam and we will miss their creative and delicious food.
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It’s always sad to see long-time restaurants close, especially when they’re known for delicious food that everyone — vegan or not — can enjoy 😦
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Spot on Monch! Betty’s was known for its excellent food and many non-vegans (including the two of us) enjoyed a relaxing evening with delicious food.
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Never been there but it sounds really good….
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Sweet memories!
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it sounds wonderful and will clearly be missed
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They will be missed! They have shown us that delicious food is about flavors, aromas and textures. Their food was delicious without meat, fish, eggs and dairy products. Such creativity and so much talent!
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some restaurants are truly one of a kinds
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Agreed! During Covid they would mail regular customers a pick-up menu and a Spotify list of music, to go with the food when enjoying it at home. Amazing!
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that is amazing!
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🙂
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Oh, that’s so sad!
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Thanks Mimi! On the one hand it is sad, on the other hand we have many lovely memories! And we set ourselves the task to find out if we can recreate some of their dishes.
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It’s always sad when a beloved restaurant closes. I know you will do a good job recreating the dishes you liked best.
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Thanks! I think we’ve set ourselves a challenge!
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