| Are you visiting Amsterdam on a very tight budget? | | | | located all over Amsterdam, so should be pretty |
| Then you can only afford food that will cost a few | | | | easy to find one. But if you are really desperate, |
| euros. No fancy dining or gourmet restaurants for | | | | check their website for exact location. But, generally, |
| you. Luckily the city has a few very good options for | | | | when you are out and about, just keep an eye out |
| the budget-traveller. Here's a few specific tips that I | | | | for the white-on-blue AH sign. |
| hope will be helpful for any traveller with a tight | | | | Another good option for the hungry budget traveller |
| budget. | | | | is Pataat Frites. This is not a reference to a particular |
| One of the best choices for a cash-strapped traveler | | | | eatery. Rather, Pataat Frites is the Dutch phrase for |
| is any of the prepackaged food from Albert Heijn. | | | | potato chips (or as we know it, french fries). By far |
| Albert Heijn is a popular supermarket in Netherlands | | | | this must be the easiest meal to have when you are |
| that also offer a wide variety of ready-to-eat food. | | | | rushing about and on the move. At any of the stalls |
| Whether it is the AH Express Tuna Sandwich or | | | | scattered throughout Amsterdam, check out the sign |
| hard-to-resist Appelflappen (a kind of apple pastry), | | | | and sure enough you will find offer of Pataat Frites. |
| you can be guaranteed to find great deals for under | | | | A «meal» of Pataat Fries will always be |
| Euro 5. It's also pretty easy to find. Albert Heijns are | | | | available for under Euro 5! |