Some of Europe's finest hacker girls called me over the weekend. I love when hacker girls call me, and they sometimes do when they find themselves in Amsterdam. Many of them are former or future residents of this fine city.
So when they call me to meet them, I know it will be somewhere good. Sure enough they tell me to go to the Ponteneur to meet them for post dinner and drinks.

Now the Ponteneur is the cafe-restaurant jewel of Amsterdam Oost, a place where even if no one knows your name, you still get the feeling they do. Where tables are long and made of wood. Where newspapers and magazines can be read or politics can be debated. Where you can surf the internets to your heart's content on the free wifi. Where the good looking wait-staff treats you better than the average Dutch service.

When I arrived the hacker ladies had polished off a veggy dinner and it looked delightful. I asked them how it was and they made yummy sounds. Looking over at the big board, the prices are about average with the veggie option hovering around 10 euros. Meat and seafood lovers will find options as well that are sure to satisfy. Having missed out on the main course, together we chose a toffee cake that comes with a lovely scoop of vanilla ice cream, which most certainly hit the spot.

So if you're anywhere near the Tropenmuseum or Amsterdam Oost, the Ponteneur is the perfect place to meet your favorite hackers or even just to sit alone and plan your life.