.. after my woefully misjudged recommendation over the Burger 'Tent' at Muiderpoort Station I would normally be a little apprehensive of 'serving up' another Burger 'Tent' suggestion. However, this place - located at Kolksteeg 2 (between the Damrak and the Nieuwendijk - was recommended to me, it's ALWAYS packed and it ROCKS!!!

http://burgerbar.nl/

By Dutch standards one of the better burgers in town,by US standards(west coast only,good ones are rare in the east) a high 6 out of ten.Haven't been there in six months ,at the time the burger was fine ,but the fries were greasy and somewhat undercooked.If I was in a real burger mood I'd go out of my way to get one here,but if you need fries either walk to Mannequin Pis(sp?) on the Damrak or down a little further toward the Munt ,there's a little place on Voetboogstraat(an alley off Heiligeweg) that is really outstanding.Don't remember the name ,but it's take out only and a real dump-just look for the lines.

Burger Bar have introduced Kobi Beef Burgers to their repertoire, but at 8 Euro something for a small burger I baulked at the price. However, on a typical visit, after 20+ Heinekens and Two Packs of Luckies would I really be able to tell the difference over their ground-up chud-fed Friese-born cousins' flesh? I think not!

That said, having never sampled their fries I can only agree with your recommendation that the Manneken Pis IS a good place for REAL Vlaamse Frietjes ... personally speaking, best accompanied by their green pepper sauce.

I wonder if it's really Kobe beef?Seems a bit of a waste to make a burger out of it,but at eight euros I suspect it's something else or a mix.Steaks are routinely 150-200 euros per kilo.(And from the on time I've tried it ,not worth it)The green pepper sauce sauce sounds interesting,will give it a try next time I'm in the center.