{"id":73067,"date":"2025-09-29T23:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=73067"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:03:04","slug":"saam-restaurant-amstelveen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/saam-restaurant-amstelveen\/","title":{"rendered":"Saam brings together Dutch and South African flavors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saam (derived from \"South Africa on Amstel\") is located on the Amstelzijde in Amstelveen. Chef Jasper Hermans and Margot Janse work together in the kitchen, accompanied by a sommelier team that uses both South African and European wines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What makes Saam special is the way the cuisine brings cultures together without falling into clich\u00e9s. A dish can start with a Dutch seasonal ingredient and end in a marinade inspired by South Africa. This creates flavors that are both familiar and surprising - not a colonial mix, but true fusion.<\/p>\n

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The setting is modest and intimate: the first floor has room for 40 guests, with a Chef's Table for smaller gatherings. There is also an upstairs that serves as a bar for wine and sharing experiences.<\/p>\n

\"Saam doesn't let two cuisines coexist, but one that makes you sing to you in taste.\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Saam attracts people who want to explore - foodies, lovers of South African cuisine, as well as those who simply want a good night out. Because the menu is carefully curated and changes, each meal feels like its own story.<\/p>\n

When you dine at Saam, you taste more than flavors: you taste dialogues between landscapes, memories and innovation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saam (short for \u201cSouth Africa on Amstel\u201d) is located on the Amstel side of Amstelveen. In the kitchen, chefs Jasper Hermans and Margot Janse work together, supported by a team of sommeliers who pair dishes with both South African and European wines. What makes Saam special is the way the kitchen brings cultures together without resorting to clich\u00e9s. A \u2026 <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Saam","rank_math_title":"Saam restaurant: Zuid-Afrikaanse en Nederlandse keuken","rank_math_description":"Saam in Amstelveen serveert een mix van Zuid-Afrikaanse en Nederlandse smaken: fusiegerechten, kwaliteit, intieme setting en bijzondere wijnen."},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"district":[14],"class_list":["post-73067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","district-amsterdam-zuid"],"acf":{"slider":[73072,73074,73070,73071,73073],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Een culinair project waarin Zuid-Afrikaanse ingredi\u00ebnten vervoegd worden met Amsterdamse finesse","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"start_datum":null,"eind_datum":null,"cord_A":"","cord_B":"","introductie_tekst":"Saam is een restaurant dat niet kiest tussen thuisgevoel en exploratie \u2014 je krijgt de warmte van Zuid-Afrika gecombineerd met herkenbare Nederlandse producten.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Saam","adres":"Amstelzijde 59","stad":"Amstelveen","website":"https:\/\/saamrestaurant.nl","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73067"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86084,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73067\/revisions\/86084"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73073"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73071"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73070"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73074"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73067"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=73067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}