Restaurant & Pizzeria Lucca Due, Italian restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Restaurant & Pizzeria Lucca Due is an Italian restaurant in Amsterdam that focuses on traditional dishes with handmade pizzas built from carefully chosen ingredients. The kitchen also prepares fish selections and Mediterranean specialties like shrimp in the ways passed down through generations.
The restaurant began at its Haarlemmerstraat location and has kept to traditional Italian cooking methods since opening. The kitchen has stayed loyal to its original recipes over the years.
The restaurant shows diners how Italians approach meals, with each course arriving in its proper order from appetizers through main courses. This pace of eating creates a different rhythm that many visitors find refreshing compared to what they know at home.
The best time to visit is after 18:00 when the kitchen is in full swing and the full menu is available. It helps to call ahead or reserve a table, especially on weekends when the place fills up quickly.
The kitchen is known for preparing sea bass and shrimp using Mediterranean techniques that are uncommon at other pizza places around Amsterdam. These fish dishes show that the cooking goes well beyond the standard pizza offerings.
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