Silk Road Uyghur - Jordaan

Ordered salty milky tea and regular milky tea, big plate chicked, aubergines and lamb skewers and samsa. Lamb skewers were juicy and right off the grill. Big plate chicken was really big. Enough for 4 persons. It uses free range chicken hence the bones are more firm and meat more tasty. Samsa were a bit too salty for our tasting and has that distinctive goat fragrance. Overall nice experience. Everything should be ordered using a qr code which is a bit of a hassle.

Very well received by the staff, very friendly and cheerful too. In addition, the food was well explained and we helped with our choice. The result was delicious, we really enjoyed the food. The tea makes it complete: Rose tea There is also a nice play corner available for the children. Definitely worth repeating, highly recommended. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner

The food is delicious, the place looks very messy and nobody cares about it. It’s a strange combination of the exact furniture of the previous owners, but with qr codes stuck on beervilts so that you can order yourself. No music, and when you come in the door you are greeted by the delivery packages at the front door, the dusting broom in the umbrella rack. Also good to know that it is an alcohol free establishment. Though we will definitely order the wonderful food as a takeaway, the messy ambiance made me feel like the owners of the restaurant are not keen on local customers and i dont see why we would spend our evening here.

Vegetarian options: De meeste gerechten zijn met vlees, maar er staan ook een aantal heerlijke vegetarische gerechten op de kaart (zoals pittige tofu) Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: €20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

Part of the recent renaissance of great authentic Chinese restaurants in the Amsterdam area. In the Netherlands we are familiar with the Chinese indisch restaurants that creates a unique Dutch mix of Chinese and Indonesian cuisine. In the 80s there was the rise of the authentic Cantonese dim sum restaurants. Pretty much like what’s served in HK and Singapore. Lately there has been an increase of authentic Chinese restaurants that’s from mainland china. Rotterdam and The Hague had the first such restaurants, but lately Amsterdam seems to have become the center of this Chinese cuisine boom. Silk Road has been in Amsterdam for a few years already. But They recently moved to this beautiful location in IJburg. Bit far from the amsterdam center, but easily reached by a tram. What makes Silk Road unique is that as an Uyghur restaurant it is Halal. So the clientele is unlike any other Chinese restaurant in NL. its a mix of local moslims , Chinese expats and a sprinkling of locals. The food is nothing like what you expect from a “regular” Chinese restaurant. There specialities are the skewers, handmade noodles and spicy dishes,. IMO the lamb skewers is the best in Amsterdam area. So succulent without any gamey smell. Even my wife who cants stand the gaminess and smell of lamb loves it. These kebabs are served as appetizer without rice or noodles. I would love to eat it with a side dish. Don’t make the mistake to let the kebab cool down. I love the hand made noodles. You can’t taste it in its structure of the noodles. Springy with a good bite to it. It’s not perfect. It’s quite chaotic and during Ramadan don’t come here after they break the fast. It’s so full. Even though everything was computerized they messed up our order and we had to wait hours for our food. And we order a new oneit was too spicy even though we asked for a non spicy dish. They seem to be understaffed and that can cause chaos and delay. Luckily when the food comesit s great. But better not come during Muslim holidays as its incredibly busy. Foodwise its really good. IMO better then the Uyghur restaurant in Düsseldorf that was regarded as the best in Uyghur restaurant. For the unique combination of Kebabs and Noodles.this is a must eat place in Amsterdam. Just writing this reviews makes me want to come back. Bring a big appetite of come with a large group so you can taste different dishes.