Bar Waldorf in the Jordaan district is a major port of call for creative Amsterdam residents. The interior of the long narrow room is deliciously snug with its wallpaper, standard lamps and Persian rugs covering the tables, but nevertheless the feel is modern. An enormous photograph of a snow-clad Neu Schwanstein- the castle belonging to the mad Bavarian King Ludwig- dominates the room. The Italian food is surprisingly good and inexpensive to boot.