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Senay Boztas in Amsterdam. Photographs by Judith Jockel

‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court

A man films a woman eating chips on the street outside a shop on his smartphone
People living near the chip shop have referred to the ‘TikTok queue’ that builds outside the premises on Runstraat. Photograph: Judith Jockel/The Guardian

People living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok.

On busy days, the queue for Fabel Friet on Runstraat stretches across a bridge on the Keizersgracht – one of Amsterdam’s most famous canals – a court was told last week. The narrow street itself is crowded by tourists waiting for their orders seven days a week. And loitering with intent – on parked cars, on the street itself, and on steps and porches – gulls wait to swoop.

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