I don’t think I’ve tasted burgers like that since the 90s: solid grey lumps of greasy, processed, unidentifiable protein that remind you of cheap school BBQs and taste of salt and vaguely of ham flavourings. The burgers, however, were another story. To be fair to Hummbar, though, there was nothing wrong with the steamed lobster – it tasted fresh enough, even if its provenance was a little dubious. The lobster tanks were – well, umm – empty, so we weren’t entirely sure the surf half of our surf ‘n turf wasn’t just coming out of the freezer. Hummbar’s proximity to Starbucks and its evident sponsorship by Heineken didn’t bode well, but we crashed on in the vague hope that it might be something like Smokin Barrels. The Honey Badger had noticed the recent opening of an enormous new lobster and burger place called Hummbar (needless to say, we’ve been misnaming it as “Hummer Bar” ever since – frankly it was asking for it) on the east side of the Rembrandtplein. But still – there’s far more bad than good on the Rembrandtplein itself. Then of course there’s Salsa Shop – my September 2014 Restaurant of the Month. Ok, so the Reguliersdwarsstraat’s finer offerings are close by (I’m thinking of Lion Noir and Bar Huf, although both of those more or less count as chains these days). Yeah, right, thought all the Amsterdammers on my Facebook page. In the top five were Oud West (#5), Westerpark (#4), De Pijp (#3), Jordaan (#2) and at #1 (could we be reading this right?) Rembrandtplein. Please note that since writing this blog post, Hummbar has closed downīack in February, Thrillist published an article about the top 14 neighbourhoods in Amsterdam (surely that’s all the neighbourhoods in Amsterdam?) ranked according to their food and drink options.
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