Experience the grandeur of the past at Grand Café Restaurant 1e Klas. This surprising historic restaurant, dating from 1885 is located on platform 2B Amsterdam Central Station. The Central Station and restaurant 1e Klas is designed by famous architect Pierre Cuypers who also designed the Rijksmuseum. The old waiting rooms in Grand Café Restaurant 1e Klas were fully renovated and kept intact for the public to enjoy. You can still experience the old (waiting) times of the past and eat and drink in the same atmosphere as the Rijksmuseum. Rewarded as best train station restaurant according to the British daily newspaper the Guardian: 1ste place in the European top 10 Best Station Restaurants. Grand Café Restaurant 1e Klas and the 1e Klas Heineken Bar are freely accessible, without having to use a OV-chipkaart. This recently restored, monumental entrance can be reached using a staircase to the right of the central hall in the station. We are looking forward to your visit!
We recommend parking at Oosterdok parking garage. It takes abount 5 up to 10 minutes to walk to the restaurant.
Public transit
Restaurant 1e Klas on platform 2B is always accessible, even without public transport card. The gates are open, and you can walk right in. Grand Café Restaurant 1e Klas is easily accessible by metro, tram, train, boat or bus - these almost literally stop at the door of the restaurant.