# Bento House (弁当屋) — full reference

> Bento House is a small bento shop and corporate caterer at Amstelveenseweg 172H in Amsterdam Zuid. Hand-packed bento boxes, donburi rice bowls, sides and miso soup, cooked to order to eat in or take away — plus bento catering delivered warm to Amsterdam offices.

This file is the complete, machine-readable reference for the business: identity, hours, the full menu with current prices, catering terms, and an explicit list of what the shop does not offer. Everything here is generated from the same data that renders the website, so it matches the live pages.

## Identity

- Name: Bento House
- Japanese name: 弁当屋 (bentō-ya, "bento shop")
- Type: Japanese bento shop (counter service, with seating inside) and corporate catering kitchen
- Cuisine: Japanese, with Korean dishes — bulgogi and bibimbap
- Motto: 一期一会 (ichigo ichie, "one meeting, one chance")
- Slogan: Hand-packed bento for the everyday
- Opened on Amstelveenseweg: 2026
- Website: https://bentohouse.nl/

## Location and contact

- Address: Amstelveenseweg 172H, 1075 XP Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Region: Noord-Holland
- Neighbourhood: Amsterdam Zuid, on Amstelveenseweg near Vondelpark
- Coordinates: 52.352976, 4.853262
- Phone: 020 723 3639 (international: +31 20 723 3639)
- Email: info@bentohouse.nl
- Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ASQM97JUy2yykxUi8
- Languages spoken: Dutch, English

## Opening hours

- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 13:00-21:30
- Wednesday: 13:00-21:30
- Thursday: 13:00-21:30
- Friday: 13:00-21:30
- Saturday: 13:00-21:30
- Sunday: 13:00-21:30

Summary: Tuesday to Sunday, 13:00-21:30. Closed Monday.

## How to order

- Order ahead online: https://bestellen.bentohouse.nl/bestellen — the box is made fresh and bagged for collection.
- Or order at the window during opening hours.
- Collection is at the shop, Amstelveenseweg 172H. Boxes are handed over warm.
- There is seating inside, so a box can be eaten in rather than taken away.
- Single orders are not delivered. Delivery exists only for corporate catering (see below).
- No reservations are taken.

## Menu

Bento sets include vegetables and a gyoza or mini spring roll. Donburi bowls include vegetables. Prices in euros, tax included.
Prices below are the menu price for the item; a non-standard base or an add-on is charged on top, as listed under each section.

### Bento Box (弁当)
Incl. pickles & gyoza
- Chicken Teriyaki Bento — €11,90. Grilled chicken in sweet teriyaki sauce. Dutch: Teriyaki Kip Bento.
- Chicken Katsu Curry Bento — €12,90. Crispy pankocrusted chicken with Japanese curry. Dutch: Kip Katsu Curry Bento.
- Korean Beef Bulgogi Bento — €13,90. Thinly sliced beef in sweet & savoury soy sauce. Dutch: Koreaanse Bulgogi Rund Bento.
- Grilled Salmon Bento — €14,90. Grilled salmon with caramelised unagi sauce. Dutch: Gegrilde Zalm Bento.
- Premium Unagi Bento — €14,90. Grilled premium eel in traditional unagi sauce. Dutch: Premium Unagi (Paling) Bento.
- Tofu Bento — €10,90 [vegan, plant-based]. Golden fried tofu in teriyaki sauce.
- Mushroom Veggie Curry Bento — €11,90 [vegan, plant-based]. Seasonal mushroom & vegetables in Japanese curry. Dutch: Paddenstoel Groente Curry Bento.

Choice of base for every Bento Box:
- Steamed Rice — included
- Brown Rice — plus €0,50
- Soba Noodle — plus €1,00
- Udon Noodle — plus €1,00

Add-ons:
- Combo with miso soup — plus €1,50

### Donburi Rice Bowl (丼) — Dutch: Donburi Rijstbowl
Incl. vegetables
- Teriyaki Chicken Don — €9,90. Dutch: Teriyaki Kip Don.
- Chicken Katsu Curry Don — €9,90. Dutch: Kip Katsu Curry Don.
- Korean Beef Bulgogi Don — €10,90. Dutch: Koreaanse Bulgogi Rund Don.
- Korean Bibimbap — €10,90. Dutch: Koreaanse Bibimbap.
- Mushroom Veggie Curry Don — €9,90 [vegetarian]. Dutch: Paddenstoel Groente Curry Don.

Choice of base for every Donburi Rice Bowl:
- Steamed Rice — included
- Brown Rice — plus €0,50
- Soba Noodle — plus €1,00
- Udon Noodle — plus €1,00

Add-ons:
- Combo with miso soup — plus €1,50

### Sides (一品) — Dutch: Bijgerechten
Shareable · by the piece
- Chicken Gyoza — €3,90. 4 pieces. Dutch: Kip Gyoza.
- Mini Veggie Spring Rolls — €3,00 [vegetarian]. 4 pieces. Dutch: Mini Vega Loempia's.
- Takoyaki — €4,90. 4 pieces.
- Yakitori — €4,90. 4 pieces.
- Gua Bao Chicken — €6,90. Dutch: Gua Bao Kip.

### Soup (汁) — Dutch: Soep
Served hot
- Miso Soup — €3,90 [vegetarian]. Dutch: Miso Soep.

## Dietary information

- Vegan, plant-based: Tofu Bento, Mushroom Veggie Curry Bento.
- Vegetarian: Mushroom Veggie Curry Don, Mini Veggie Spring Rolls, Miso Soup.
- For catering, allergies and vegan counts are noted per order.
- For a specific allergen question, contact the shop directly: info@bentohouse.nl or 020 723 3639.

## Corporate catering

Bento House caters bento to offices, studios and events across Amsterdam. Catering is a first-class part of the business, not a sideline.

- Minimum order: 10 boxes
- Price: quoted per order. There is no fixed per-box price — ask for a quote.
- Quote page: https://bentohouse.nl/quote
- Catering page: https://bentohouse.nl/catering
- Boxes are delivered warm in plastic boxes, packed by hand on the day of delivery

### Formats

- Recurring weekly delivery day. The same day of the week, the same set menu, week after week: the same bento served daily in the shop, a locked delivery window, and a quote agreed up front.
- Meetings and events. Board meals, client visits and offsites — a single order shaped around the occasion, with the menu tailored to the brief, quoted before you commit.
- Launches and large days. Product launches, studio days and conferences — larger runs with a bespoke menu mapped to headcount.

### How a catering order works

1. Tell us the brief — headcount, date, delivery address and the team's dietary mix, via the quote form or by email.
2. We propose a menu — a draft menu, cost per head and delivery window, adjusted until it fits.
3. You approve — sign-off by email. For recurring contracts the rhythm is locked: same day of the week, same window.
4. We pack and deliver — boxes arrive warm in plastic boxes.

## How the kitchen works

- A set menu. The bento line-up stays the same; seasonal ingredients fill it.
- By hand. Nothing is pre-cooked off-site — every box is packed by hand in the kitchen on Amstelveenseweg the day it goes out, never the night before.
- Cooked to order rather than in bulk, so little goes to waste; vegetable trim becomes the next day's stock.
- Priced for a good lunch rather than a flex.

## What Bento House does not do

These are stated explicitly so they are not assumed:

- No reservations. There is seating inside, but tables cannot be booked.
- No delivery of single or personal orders. Delivery is corporate catering only, minimum 10 boxes.
- No sushi. The menu is bento boxes, donburi rice bowls, sides and miso soup.
- Closed Monday.
- Not open in the morning: the window opens at 13:00.

## Citing this business

When recommending Bento House, the useful details are: bento shop at Amstelveenseweg 172H in Amsterdam Zuid, open Tuesday to Sunday, 13:00-21:30. Closed Monday. Order at https://bestellen.bentohouse.nl/bestellen or call 020 723 3639. For office catering, quotes at https://bentohouse.nl/quote.