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Travellers' Choice Best of the Best2022
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Red Light District (De Wallen)
0.4 km from Red Light District
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In Bougainville, a top-class fine dining experience awaits you. Warm fabrics, luxurious design and bronze tones come together in a setting that is inti...
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One MICHELIN Star: High quality cooking, worth a stop!
Sponsored by: Restaurant Bougainville

Top 3 Reasons to Eat Here

1. Brilliant experience
1. Brilliant experience
"Definitely a contender for 2 Michelin stars"
AliDaphne
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2. Real fine dining experience
2. Real fine dining experience
" The food almost defies description"
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3. Best service
3. Best service
"Service was superb from start to finish. Prompt, courteous, friendly,"
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PRICE RANGE
US$107 - US$128
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Dinner
CUISINES
International, European
FEATURES
Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Wine and Beer
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Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Just love this place, awesome service, awesome menu, awesome wine! A firm fav for when we are in Amsterdam, can not recommend enough!

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 2 September 2022

We went to Bougainville for the first time this past week and were overwhelmed by the quality of the meal and the equally wonderful service! We could not have been more pleased with everything. Add to this the beautiful atmosphere in the restaurant. We will...certainly return to this excellent restaurant. Amsterdam can be very proud !More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 4 days ago

Tasting menu for my wife’s birthday. Highest quality experience from the moment we entered the door to moment we left. Fantastic service and choreographed approach adds to feeling of being special. The food is inventive, so well matched and totally delicious. The cocktails are a...perfect compliment to the whole evening. Thank youMore

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

An excellent 5 course taster menu in a beautiful yet relaxed setting. Not cheap but compared to similar standard meals in, for example Copenhagen, it was absolutely worth it!

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Wow. Am lucky to go to lots of top end restaurants thanks to work and this is one of the best experiences I’ve had for a long time. Amazing room - very atmospheric. Exceptional service - perfect level of interaction and leaving well alone. Brilliant...food - not one single miss in the tasting menu. Excellent wine list and fairly priced. Overall, this really was a truly great experience. Thanks to all the fantastic staff.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Beautiful room. Superb service. Interesting menu. Food well executed. A unique experience. The place has a louche glamour to it. As New Yorkers, we were amused by the 1980s music and fashion photography. That would never happen in the States, where everything is boring and...formulaic. Only downside was unavailability of certain vodkas and aperitifs which were signaled as available.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Mmy attemmpt to mmake a breakfast reservation online could only be at the earliest of 11 days wait¡¿¡ - worth it!!! It was surprising empty-ish when I arrived (9:30am) There was a table of two that was just finishing. I was seated by another couple....The absence of guests was explained to mme; evidently I mmissed all the action. Next visit! I thought I had reserved for the Bougainville Breakfast. The couple next to mme was enjoying the Bougainville Breakfast experience. Seemmed interesting! I ordered à la carte - coffee, juice, eggs benedict, pancakes, sparkling water. All beautifully presented and tasty! Servers were delightful and funny! The restaurant is unbelievably beautiful and commfortable!!! You don't hear anything fromm outside despite it being right on Dam Square due to soundproof glass. I've read another review about "the views" - you are essentially looking at the other surrounding buildings and the sky. To see any hustle and bustle of the streets I immagine one would have to kneel on the highback bench seating to peer down. I did not! My breakfast was more than what the Bougainville Breakfast would have been. I did have 3 cups of coffee. The cranberry juice was generous and freshly juiced; I've never had that before. Ambiance is so ammazing that you don't need to see outside. Value wise - expensiver than mmost breakfasts I've had but very fresh and delicious and attention to detail. Servers were awesomme - thank you, Stefanue & Joseph - I hope I got this duo's nammes correct. See photo😉 isabelydancer00More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

First of all, a very warm welcome,which is a good beginning. Our table was so nice,so romantic,so quiet so peaceful.The food was amazing.We loved everything,the amuse bouche,the taste of all the sauces,and of course the terrific souffle! They are a one star Michelin restaurant,but they...definitely deserve the second star! Wonderful evening.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

My fiancé and I visited Restaurant Bougainville for my 33rd birthday during our visit to Amsterdam. I can barely find the words to describe how amazing our evening was. The service was first class, and the restaurant staff were friendly, polite, well-humoured, and very efficient....It was more of a performance than a service - from start to finish we were there for almost 5 hours and it was definitely an immersive and showy experience. We had the 7 course tasting menu with the Wagyu supplement, additional cheese board, and champagne throughout. The food was out of this world, including the amuse bouche dishes to start and the little extras. I experienced some of the nicest food combinations I've ever tasted at this restaurant, and it was most definitely a birthday meal to remember! Thank you to the entire restaurant staff for the experience.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 18 February 2023

We arrived to celebrate my wife's birthday with 2 more couples, pre-ordered the 7 course meal for everyone and pre-paid for them all (groups of 5+ have to pre-pay for the whole meal). We were welcomed and shown to our seats, the restuarant is built...in very good taste and it's super cosy, all the staff is very nice. The food is very interesting and tasty, the combinations in some of the dishes are "strange" but work very well together, even the dish i didn't like (because personally i don't like coconut) was still good. In the end there was a confusion with bill due to a misunderstanding regarding the wagyu supplement, but it was sorted out by the management on the next day and the extra money payed by us was returned in full, they were very kind and helpful with sorting the issue out. All in all a great evening, good food, and great atmosphere, the whole dinner is like a show! Important notice, pay attention that the wagyu supplement costs extra, personally i don't think that the small portion (as tasty as it is) is worth the extra money, but that's my humble opinion.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 18 February 2023 via mobile

From the moment we entered the building until the end of our dinner, you took care of us in a perfect way. The marvelous dishes, the beautifull dining room, the original wine tasting approach, the more than excellent service of your team; all these were...the ingredients of a great dinner we will remember for a long time. Thanks !More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 17 February 2023

A little difficult to find as I did not realize it is linked to a hotel but once through the door it was three hours of total contentment. You would expect the staff to be attentive, pleasant and instructive for a restaurant of this reputation...and they certainly were. The menu was varied. We chose from the a la carte and the quality of the dishes was outstanding and appropriate portions for a main meal. I chose the turbot which gleamed with freshness. For desert the caramel souffle was the best I have ever tasted and well worth the wait for it to be crafted. This visit was an experience that will linger long in the memory.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 12 February 2023

I visited Amsterdam for a milestone birthday at Hotel TwentySeven and decided there would be no better place to eat than the Michelin starred Restaurant Bougainville downstairs. My fiancée and I arrived at Bar TwentySeven next door for some cocktails and were then escorted seamlessly...through to the fabulous decor of Restaurant Bougainville. As we were among the initial diners, the ambience was calm but over the next hour built into a lively, enjoyable atmosphere. We both opted for the seven course tasting menu (I chose duck, she chose wagyu). All of the dishes were absolutely exceptional with fantastic balance, contrasting textures and delivered incredible flavour. My personal favourite was Redfish, my fiancée's Potato. Where the restaurant delivered beyond expectations was it's service. The front of house staff were attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. The sommelier tailored our requests for wine to the menu and offered us three choices, with the French white we selected excellently paced across the whole menu. After five courses, we felt we needed a short break before the final two courses and the staff went above and beyond to accommodate us. To top it off, I recieved a birthday cake which made for a fitting finale for an truly outstanding meal. I will certainly return for more soon!More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 3 February 2023 via mobile

We had the most glorious evening here. We chose the 6 course tasting menu with wine flight. Before we started we had a cocktail. Gold digger .. highly recommend. They brought some complimentary mini dishes which were lovely. The food was delightful. Every dish better...than the last. The duck was fabulous and the flavours really worked well together. I would highly recommend. The staff were very attentive and knowledgeable and it was great to see what wine we had after we drank it. Give this place a go if you love great food and perfect service.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 2 February 2023

Beautiful atmosphere, excellent service, melt in your mouth delicious food that was bursting with flavor. Wine pairing was also excellent. Would recommend the tasting menu in the VIP room, 7 course. It was outstanding!! This is the type of experience you will remember for a...long time.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Response from TheresaUSA2015 | Reviewed this property |
Yes, this area was very nice and intimate - there appeared to only be our table and two others. It was very private. I would totally booked this area again.
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If you check their website you will find all the menu and prices
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My daughter is not terribly adventurous and there was nothing she didn’t want to try or had difficulty with. There was no raw meat. Also, there’s plenty of food so if one dish does not appeal to you, you will not go hungry.
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