Amsterdam TikTok hit Fabel Friet, where large groups of tourists wait to pick up French fries with exotic toppings, does not yet have to cut its queues, a court in the Dutch capital has decided.

The city council wanted to restrict the number of people waiting to pick up their orders to 10 in a new operating licence, but court ruled that would be unworkable and has suspended the new licence pending a full court case.

In addition, given the tourist season has now begun, forcing the snack bar to close one till at busy periods, as the city council wants, would bring financial disadvantages, the court said in its provisional ruling.

The snack bar in the Runstraat is so popular that the queue of people waiting to order crosses the bridge over the Keizersgracht, leading locals and other shop keepers to complain. The owners now employ monitors to control the crowds and try to reduce the nuisance to others.

Meanwhile, some of the 77 locals and other businesses who want action to stop the congestion told the Parool they will take legal action to have the company closed down altogether, if the court fails to stop the problems.