Kartika

Long-running Indonesian restaurant on Overtoom known for rijsttafel and classic shared dishes.

Kartika is built for the kind of dinner where the table fills up. Rijsttafel is the obvious route in, with a spread of Indonesian dishes that lets you move between sweet, spicy, rich and sharper flavours rather than committing to one plate.

It makes sense after a Vondelpark or Oud-West afternoon when you want to sit down properly and share. This is more dinner destination than casual snack stop, so give it the time rather than trying to squeeze it between plans.