There are certain things we expect from the menu at an Italian restaurant, Mexican joint, or Middle Eastern eatery. But the Amsterdam Café prompted wild speculation. The new South End spot, the former digs of the Everyday Café, offers a run-of-the-mill sandwich selection, but in this Dutch context, it’s anything but standard.

Tile-top tables and knickknacks of windmills, tulips, and wooden clogs are scattered about the café, which, not surprisingly, is painted in all the bright hues of van Gogh’s sunflowers. And just as the artist came up with endless variations of paint colors for the palette, Amsterdam Café’s owner, Zefer Kuru, has created a wide variety of sandwiches and roll-ups for our palates. But first, there’s a garden of salads, from caesar ($4.25) to goat cheese and sun-dried tomato ($5.71). Then indulge in a sizable, fresh-pita roll-up of avocado and Brie; spicy Buffalo chicken with blue-cheese dressing ($5.71); breaded eggplant, mozzarella, roasted peppers, and sun-dried tomatoes ($6.50); or lots of other combinations.

Perhaps you’re more of a traditionalist and prefer your sandwich stacked. This section of the menu is where you’ll find such Dutch-spirited fare as the Rembrandt ($6.50), heaped with pastrami, corned beef, Swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing. And though tulips may dominate Amsterdam’s landscape, Rosie’s Bakery rules the dessert platters here. Go out with a bang with a cream-cheese-laced boom-boom brownie ($2).

Amsterdam Cafe, located at 517 Columbus Avenue, in Boston, is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call (617) 437-6437.