Amsterdam Bistro

Here’s a bistro that’s just what it should be, though we would have liked bigger crab cakes for eleven bucks. The spanking new Amsterdam, with its brick-and-wood interior, tin ceiling and little corner-shaped bar looking out onto the Third Street terminus, seems destined to become a favorite jumping-off spot for a night on the town. One could finish up here, too, given the good sized wine selection and great entrees like maple-bourbon glazed salmon, not to mention the best French onion soup around. The homemade gelato merits a separate blessing.