Tacos & Tequila

A genuine surprise in the Leidseplein tourist belt: Tacos & Tequila cooks its tacos with care — beef, chicken and a standout octopus — backs them with a habanero-pineapple salsa that improves everything it touches, and treats its agave list as a subject, with staff happy to pour a limited reposado taster mid-conversation. Every cocktail comes alcohol-free on request, the pork belly starter is the right opener, and the spicy crème brûlée the unexpected closer. Pricier than a taqueria, cheaper than regret. Book on weekend nights.

At a glance

Tacos & Tequila serves Mexican food in Centrum (Old Centre), at Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 75H. Open seven days a week; the earliest opening time is 12:00. Check tacosentequila.nl for current opening times and the menu. It's about a 1-minute walk from Amsterdam Pipe Museum.