I visited Italian restaurant Vasso with my sister the other day. We were in the center of Amsterdam walking from Dam Square to an unknown destination. My sis is sometimes more picky than me when it comes to food. Not necessary in how a place looks like, but in a way that you’d like to visit a cool spot where the atmosphere is like you are on a holiday or she rather eat home. I remembered an Italian restaurant a friend Manuela had mentioned. She lived in Italy and mos def knows good food. Vasso near het Spui it is! 

Crime: Bruschetta, Spaghetti alle Vongole, Tiramisu della casa and sparkling water on the side.

Scene: Ristorante Vasso, Rozenboomsteeg 10-14, Amsterdam. This place was quite undercover. Lived in Amsterdam for years and didn’t know Vasso’s excistence. It’s in an alley near the American Book Center and Gartine.  We walked into the restaurant located in a typical ‘Amsterdam building’ with narrow stairs and wooden beams. I love wooden beams! The interior was traditional yet clean. Looks gezellig, right?

Investigation: We received a very warm welcome from Vasso. A friendly Italian guy welcomed us with something simple as buonasera! You probably think: that’s normal! Well, it’s not. Amsterdam service is quite bad and a lot of international restaurants are run by people who unfortunately don’t mastered the cuisines, yet. I love the multicultural Amsterdam I live in, but really appreciate it when my sushi is served and made proper by a Japanese guy like Jiro. 

Back to Vasso. We had the cutest Italian gal ever who served our table. She took the time to seat us and talk about the menu of day and where the dishes are made from. (So did her colleagues btw.) At the end I ordered spaghetti with Vongole (it’s one of my favorite dishes to eat) and my sister had the ravioli filled with spinach topped by tomato/ basil sauce. I felt full after the pasta and had no room at all for a main course. We didn’t want the evening to end so we ordered some delicious home made tiramisu with a cup of cappucino (which unfortunately, kept me awake). I recommend you to check Vasso out. Maybe join me when i’m checking the main courses out with a good glass of Italian wine?