{"id":86523,"date":"2026-07-20T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=86523"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:12:53","slug":"omoka-afro-congolese-restaurant-vrachtschip-ndsm","status":"archived","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/omoka-afro-congolees-restaurant-vrachtschip-ndsm\/","title":{"rendered":"Omoka at the NDSM: Afro-Congolese cuisine on a cargo ship"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are few places in the city where you can sit on the water, savor Congolese flavors, and have a DJ spinning in the background\u2014all at the same time. Omoka is one such place. Every Friday and Saturday starting at 5:00 p.m., the floating restaurant Contrast at the NDSM site transforms into something completely different. Same ship, totally different vibe.<\/h2>\n

Behind Omoka is Akialles, the founder who conceived the concept and brings it to life on Chef I\u00f1aki Bolumburu\u2019s ship. Bolumburu runs Contrast, a restaurant with a modern Basque menu known for its refinement and precision. Omoka is deliberately the opposite. Not quiet and subdued, but loud and lively. Akialles has transformed the ship into a place where Afro-Congolese cuisine takes center stage, complemented by cocktails and music that goes on all evening. Two concepts, one boat: that\u2019s perhaps the most apt way to describe what\u2019s happening here.<\/p>\n

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The ship itself is well worth the visit. A former cargo ship, moored in the harbor of the NDSM site, featuring a pavilion designed by zU-studio\u2019s. Set against the industrial landscape of Noord, yet within a space that doesn\u2019t immediately give that away. The view across the IJ is wide and open, especially as evening falls and the lights on the opposite shore come on. The combination of the rugged NDSM site and the water below gives Omoka an atmosphere you won\u2019t find in the city center.<\/p>\n

Two concepts, one boat: that might just be the most apt way to describe what\u2019s happening here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For years, the NDSM site has had a reputation as a breeding ground for things that don\u2019t fit elsewhere in the city. Large warehouses, creative initiatives, and restaurants that take up just a little more space than average. Omoka fits right in. You can get there on the free IJ ferry from Central Station\u2014a crossing that takes just a few minutes and gives you the feeling of being in a different part of the city even before you step on board. Once you\u2019re at NDSM, you see the city in a different light. And on that cargo ship, with Congolese cuisine and music you feel more than you hear, that feeling is complete.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Er zijn weinig plekken in de stad waar je tegelijkertijd op het water zit, Congolese smaken proeft en een DJ op de achtergrond hebt draaien. Omoka is zo’n plek. Elke vrijdag en zaterdag vanaf vijf uur ’s middags verandert het drijvende restaurant Contrast aan het NDSM-terrein in iets heel anders. Hetzelfde schip, een volledig ander … <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":86641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[10966],"district":[20],"class_list":["post-86523","post","type-post","status-archived","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","tag-aziatische-restaurants-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-noord"],"acf":{"slider":[86643],"fotograaf":"ELLE \u00b7 Google \u00b7 www.elle.com \u00b7 Creative Commons (Google-rechtenfilter \u2014 check de bronpagina)","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Initiatiefnemer Akialles serveert bold Afrikaans eten met cocktails en DJ-sets","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"4.891358","cord_B":"52.399843","introductie_tekst":"Op het NDSM-terrein ligt een oud vrachtschip dat normaal thuisbasis is van Baskisch fijnproeversrestaurant Contrast. In het weekend verandert dat schip in Omoka: een Afro-Congolees eetconcept met cocktails, muziek en gerechten die je hier nergens anders vindt.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Omoka (boot Contrast)","adres":"Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 306","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/contrast.amsterdam","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86523","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86756,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86523\/revisions\/86756"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86523"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=86523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}