God, how I love Febo! My other half is Dutch and so on our regular trips to Amsterdam, I always partake of a little Febo goodness.

Be warned, there’s little in the way of healthy food here. It’s all fried, fried, fried. Think Homer Simpson. But my God, it’s beautiful. Forget about your cholesterol count and dig in.

The novelty factor is also part of Febo’s attraction. Self-service via little plastic windows - you pick exactly what you want, drop in the coins and pick up your food.

My favourites are the krokets (there are several different kinds) and the kaasouffle (deep-fried cheese). The frites are great too, served of course with mayonnaise.

Although the previous reviewer pointed out the labels are in Dutch, in my experience locals are only too happy to translate for you if you ask nicely.

And now I’m drooling…

These fried food snack shops in Amsterdam were a novelty for us since they were like vending machines staffed by people. The wall was covered withy little plastic lockers, each containing a croquette of some type. Unfortunately all the labels were in Dutch so we didn’t know what we were eating but to be honest they mostly tasted the same! You put your coins in the slot, which allow you to open the door for your selected snack box. Though I’m sure it’s terribly unhealthy and down at heel, it was great fun as well and the food was hot, cheap and tasty. So it’s good enough for me!