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Yemen Seafood

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Yemen Seafood

Yemeni fish house on the Javastraat — whole crispy fish, fragrant rice and bean stews, in portions built for sharing.

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Photo: Yemen Seafood Restaurant مطعم اسماك اليمن / Google

On the ever-livelier Javastraat, this family-run spot brings Yemeni coastal cooking to Amsterdam: whole fish fried crisp and spiced with a sure hand, prawns and calamari platters, warm flatbread and a fasolia bean stew that deserves its cult following. Presentation is generous rather than dainty — platters land family-style — and hospitality, on a good night, is of the insist-you-take-more school. Order the mixed seafood platter between two and add the bean dish regardless. A genuine one-of-a-kind in the city.

Where to find it

Javastraat 23H, 1094 GZ Amsterdam

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