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From Buenos Aires
to the canal.
A family of grill masters, one parrilla, and a simple idea: bring the unhurried rhythm of an Argentinian sobremesa to central Amsterdam.
"A good cut of meat asks for two things: fire and patience. With us, it gets both."
La Colina (“the hill”) is our nod to the Argentinian tradition of asado: slow meat grilled over open flame, in the company of family and good wine. We didn’t invent the technique. We only follow the rules our forebears in Argentina kept.
Our parrilla is stoked an hour before every opening. Only hardwood, never gas, because the fire isn’t a tool; it’s a guest at the table. Cuts arrive whole, dry-aged in our own cellar, and rest under sea salt before they meet the flame.
The wine list is a tour of Argentina: full-fruited Malbecs from Mendoza, aromatic Torrontés from the north, and a few surprises from small Patagonian bodegas. Ask our staff. They’ll pair them with whatever you order.
And the most important part: at La Colina we don’t rush, and we hope you won’t either. An evening at our parrilla is a conversation, a still life, a glass slowly emptied. Welcome. Take your time.
The grill master
Our parrillero grew up with asado and has worked grills in both Argentina and the Netherlands. Every evening he stands at the fire in person: old-school, focused, calm.
Our kitchen
Argentinian cooking, dressed up a little for Amsterdam. Empanadas, ensaladas, traditional soups, and the parrilla, where our best cuts are grilled to the right “a punto”.
Our wines
Argentinian wines from the names you know and the small bodegas you don’t. Our staff will pair a bottle to whatever you order.
An evening at the parrilla.
The story tastes better at the table. Book ahead, or take a look at the cuts first. We’ll keep the fire warm.