After ten years, goodbye to The Beef Chief. Long was the regular kitchen partner of Oedipus Craft Space on Schaafstraat in North, and that's no small beer. Ten years of beer and meat, weekend in weekend out. But now Sassy's is here, and it's looking good.
Behind Sassy's are the men from Box Social and Kipitreal. Two names familiar to Amsterdammers in the food scene. Box Sociaal is the brunch restaurant that has been showing for years that lunch can be taken seriously. Kipitreal began as a weekend pop-up from that same kitchen and grew into one of the city's most popular fried chicken concepts. Crunchy, crispy, with distinct flavors. Just what you want with a glass straight from the brewery.
Oedipus Craft Space is more than just a pub. The space on Schaafstraat combines an active brewery, a taproom, a Spätkauf with beer, merch and art, a studio and a stage for live music and events. And a sunny terrace, for when the weather cooperates. It is Oedipus Brewing's central home in North, and that space demands a kitchen that plays to the same level.
Kipitreal grew into one of the city's most popular fried chicken concepts. Crunchy, crispy, with distinct flavors.
The Beef Chief deserves an honorable mention. Ten years of being a kitchen partner at a growing brewery in North is no accident, that's perseverance. With a smile and a tear, as Oedipus itself says. But new chapters start somewhere, and this one starts with fried chicken and craft beer under one roof in Noord. Sassy's is now open at Oedipus Craft Space. Stop by.