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

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Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street and attracting litter, gulls and rats 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,…

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Endless queues, seagulls, and even rats: TikTok fry shop Fabel Friet has been causing headaches for residents of the Amsterdam canals for years. They filed a lawsuit against the municipality as early as 2024, but the proceedings only started last Tuesday. The operators of Fabel Friet claim to have already taken many measures to limit the nuisance.

·Brussels, Belgium
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A total of 19 neighbours have used the license of the establishment for the inconvenience caused by the influx of tourists, from the occupation of the street to the accumulation of garbage and the presence of gulls and rats

·Madrid, Spain
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A desolating landscape appeared in an exclusive neighborhood in Amsterdam, after a shop that sells fried potatoes became viral on TikTok, the neighbors complain. Disturbed by the high tide of tourists, garbage and rats in the area, residents say that their lives were seriously affected by the local's popularity and asked in court to ...

·Romania
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A small local fries in Amsterdam became so popular on TikTok that it became the center of a conflict between tourists and residents of one of the city's most exclusive neighborhoods.

·Bucharest, Romania
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A small local fries in Amsterdam became so popular on TikTok that the tourist-made queues came to cause a conflict between the owners and residents of the neighborhood. Neighbors claim that the street and surrounding areas are constantly occupied by people waiting at the queue.

·Romania
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A place of fries became viral on TikTok reached the center of a conflict between tourists and residents of one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Amsterdam. Neighbors sued...

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BizToc broke the news on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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