La Contessa Amsterdam
La Contessa Amsterdam - main dining room, industrial-Mediterranean interior
Key charistaristics:
Max. capacity sit down:
105
Number of (semi)private areas:
Type of cuisine:
Italian, Seafood
Location:
Amsterdam
Area:
East, Waterfront
La Contessa Amsterdam is an Italian restaurant and gelateria in Amsterdam-East, set inside a converted former industrial pump house on the Cruquius peninsula. It suits birthday parties, private dinners and corporate group evenings looking for a distinctive, characterful setting away from the busier parts of the city centre.
The dining room pairs an industrial shell — high ceilings and exposed structure — with a warm, Mediterranean atmosphere, and opens onto a large outdoor terrace. The former harbour-island location is quieter than most Amsterdam addresses and offers good street parking, a point regularly praised by guests.
Group dining
- Capacity: up to around 100–105 seated guests indoors, plus a similarly sized outdoor terrace
- Cuisine: Italian, with a strong seafood and pizza offering, plus an in-house gelateria
- Events: birthdays, baby showers, private dinners and corporate group evenings, including full exclusive buy-outs
Opening hours:
Open Wednesday to Sunday from 12:00. The kitchen closes at 22:00 (21:00 on Sundays); the restaurant and bar stay open later. Closed on Monday and Tuesday.
Pane e Focaccia
- Pane (home-made bread)
- Focaccia (artisanal flatbread from the pizza oven, with olive oil, sea salt and rosemary)
Antipasti
- Antipasto Misto La Contessa (a selection of Italian starters, for two)
- Carpaccio di Manzo (thinly sliced beef tenderloin with capers, Parmesan and fresh herbs)
- Vitello tonnato (thinly sliced veal with tuna sauce and capers)
- Burrata con pomodorini, olio e basilico (burrata with cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and olive oil)
- Cozze alla Tarantina (mussels in a light tomato, white wine, garlic and chili sauce, served with croutons)
Paste
- Rigatoni alla carbonara (with guanciale, Pecorino, Grana and egg yolk)
- Lasagna (with beef and veal ragu, tomato sauce, Parmesan and mozzarella)
- Tagliatelle al tartufo (with butter, black truffle and Grana Padano)
- Calamarata Pasta La Contessa (with mussels, squid, langoustine, shrimp and tomato sauce, for two)
Le Pizze
- Margherita (tomato sauce, mozzarella, fior di latte and basil)
- La Contessa (tomato sauce, mozzarella, fior di latte, Parma ham, sun-dried tomatoes, rocket and Grana Padano)
Pesce e Carne
- Filetto di branzino alla mediterranea (sea bass with capers and olives in tomato sauce)
- Tagliata di Vitello alla griglia (grilled veal with Parmesan, cherry tomatoes and rocket)
Dolci
- Tiramisu
- Gelato misto con frutta e panna (a selection of house-made ice cream with fresh fruit)
- Panna Cotta with strawberry sauce
Example menu: