Arriving for a cheap weekend but still need to eat?

• For a cheap feed in Amsterdam you can't beat popping into one of the numerous New York Pizza places dotted around the ciy.  You can get a couple of slices and a soft drink for under 5 euros.  It always tastes good and they heat it up for you.
  
• Alternatively, try some vlaamese frites - crispy tasty chips with a range of sauces available. 
  
• Look out for Pannekoek, ie Dutch pancakes.  Tiny little pancakes served hot with butter and icing sugar..cheap and yummy
  
• Febo - fast food mainly self service are scattered about Amsterdam, don't be put off by the lack of translations, as long as you aren't a vegetarian you should be fine.  Make sure you have coins available to use the machines, a selection of mainly Krokets (ie deepfried food in breadcrumbs) are availble prices varying from 1.5euros to 2 Euros, try the Kassouffle.  If you need smaller coins there should be a change machine nearby.
• Wok to Walk - (wok your way)  4small shops dotted around Amsterdam selling a range of freshly cooked noodle , rice and vegetable dishes. As the name suggests, when cooked, the noodles are packaged in a waxed container and you are given chopsticks or a plastic fork and carry on walking.
• You chose your noodle or rice base, then add meat, chicken and extra veg - all of which are charged as extras but very reasonably priced. A choice of sauce is added free and the meal is cooked before your eyes. Base of noodles or rice with mixed vegetables costs4.90e, extras such as chicken 1.50e, veg 1e . Limited seating. Very crowded in busy periods but fast service.Excellent value for money.
  
• Another good place to try is KAM YIN (Nieuwebrugsteeg 10 - 12 Amsterdam - tel 020 4204563.. or for the uninformed.. pretty close to the red light district ;) ).  This is a Surrinam/Chinese restaurant, it looks nothing special from the outside but the food is amazing. There is a wide and varied menu, the service is great, the food cheap (around 6 - 7E a main course).
  Try Roti Kipfilet (chicken, potatoes and egg in curry with green beans and a pancake) 6 euros each and beer (1.5euro's 1/2 pint).  There is a photo below, although the meal was half eaten at this point.
• Tostis are a delicious toasted sandwich with meat and/or cheese.  Usually you get to pick what goes in it and they are usually inexpensive.  With a face on the Singel, the Replay Cafe located on the ground floor of the Kalvertoren indoor shopping centre at Kalverstraat, the most famous shopping precinct of Amsterdam, has a delicious ham & cheese tosti with Parmesan Cheese toasted on the outside.  Delicious with a lemonade on a warm spring day.