01 — Kitchen
Cuisine
Modern Ghanaian tasting plates. Jollof, suya, grilled tilapia, waakye — reimagined with technique and restraint.
Amsterdam · Ghanaian Cuisine · Lounge
C'est La Vie Lounge
Ghanaian soul, Amsterdam nights. A candlelit sanctuary where west african fire meets european refinement — plated, poured, and paced to perfection.
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A Prelude
Where Accra meets the amstel.
C’est La Vie Lounge is a love letter to Ghana — its fires, its rhythms, its generosity of flavour — served in a room built for slow evenings. Our kitchen honours grandmother recipes with the precision of fine dining. Our bar pours spirit-forward classics with the swagger of west african nights.
Dine in, take away, or let us come to you. Every plate leaves the pass with the same intention: that you feel, if only for an evening, that this is the life.
Cuisine
Ghanaian
Setting
Lounge
City
Amsterdam
The Experience
Three ways to indulge.
02 — Bar
Cocktails & Lounge
A gold-lit bar pouring signature serves alongside classics. Late seatings, low music, longer conversations.
03 — Private
Private Events
The room can be yours. Birthdays, brand nights, intimate dinners — we curate the menu, service, and mood.
The Menu
A taste of what’s pouring.
Signature
Jollof with Grilled Chicken
Slow-smoked jollof rice, chargrilled chicken, scotch bonnet oil.
House Favourite
Grilled Tilapia
Whole tilapia, fried plantain, shito butter, lime.
Chef's Pick
Waakye & Suya Skewers
Rice & beans with beef suya, gari, spiced pepper sauce.
Reservations
Reserve your table
Tell us when you'd like to visit. We'll confirm your table by email or phone within 24 hours. For same-day bookings, please call us directly.
Visit
Come sit with us.
- Address
- Wisseloord 91
1107 NB Amsterdam
Netherlands - Reserve · Enquire
- +31 6 8540 1950contact@cestlavielounge.nl