Eat back in time with dinner at Old School Amsterdam, a restaurant as the name suggests located in an old school building in Amsterdam South.

Part of the quirky new Art O’tel, the 5and33 Amsterdam restaurant serves Mediterranean tapas-style dishes you won’t want to share.

Don’t be fooled into thinking the Butcher Amsterdam just serves burgers. It’s also one of Amsterdam’s hidden gems, a secret cocktail bar.

You’ll find traditional Dutch pancakes galore at Upstairs, a quirky restaurant in Amsterdam – if you can get up the stairs that is!

Here’s my pick of my favourite hidden gems from the last year.