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Brunch cafés in Amsterdam

Uitsmijters and hagelslag, Kiwi-Brazilian brunch on Kadijksplein and walk-ins in De Pijp.

Photo: Reinaldo Franks, Pexels License

The Dutch breakfast is bread. Hagelslag, chocolate sprinkles on buttered bread or rusks, goes on an estimated 750,000 sandwiches a day in the Netherlands, and Venz has made its chocolate version since 1936.1 The café classic is the uitsmijter: one or two slices of bread with ham or cheese under at least two fried eggs. The name dates from 1899 and may refer to a dish eaten just before guests were thrown out at closing time.2

Pannenkoeken, thin pancakes topped with fruit, cream or syrup, and poffertjes, small buttery ones dusted with powdered sugar, complete the Dutch side of the menu.3 Brunch itself came from abroad. Time Out's 2026 roundup of Amsterdam brunch spots runs from British and Turkish to Israeli-Colombian, Indian, Australian and Kiwi kitchens, and notes that queues form around 10:00 at some places, several of them walk-in only.4

Local tip: Get to walk-in brunch places such as Little Collins or the De Pijp branch of Bakers and Roasters before 10:00, when Time Out says the queues start forming.4

Where these cafés are: Plantage & Oostelijke Eilanden (2), Oud-Zuid (2), Grachtengordel (2), Dam & Spui (1), Slotermeer & Sloterdijk (1), Oud-West (1), Westerpark & Spaarndammerbuurt (1), Oost (1), Haarlemmerbuurt & Westelijke Eilanden (1), De Pijp (1), Rivierenbuurt (1), Jordaan (1), Zeeburgereiland (1).

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  • Most common features: outdoor seating (44%), vegetarian options (38%), wi-fi (38%).

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Kadijksplein: two brunch cafés on one square

Bakers and Roasters, at Kadijksplein 16, was founded by a New Zealander and a Brazilian who met on a night out in West Hollywood, and serves a New Zealand-style café menu with a dose of Brazil.5 Time Out calls it one of Amsterdam's brunch pioneers and put its dishes at €9–20 in 2026.4

The Kadijksplein branch takes a limited number of reservations; the second, on Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat in De Pijp, is walk-in only, with a virtual waiting list. Both open at 08:30 every day and close at 15:00 on weekdays and 16:00 at weekends.5 Café Orloff is on the same square, at number 11.

What brunch costs in 2026

Time Out's June 2026 list gives price ranges. Little Collins on Eerste Sweelinckstraat, an Australian-inspired place that takes walk-ins only, charges €6–21; Box Sociaal on Plantage Middenlaan €9–22; and Florentin, an Israeli-Colombian kitchen on the same street as Little Collins, €12–19.4

Dignita Hoftuin, in the garden behind the H'ART Museum at Nieuwe Herengracht 18a, serves a health-focused brunch for €8.50–16, opens daily at 09:00 and takes no reservations.4

Brunch cafés across the city

Brunch cafés are spread out rather than clustered. In Oud-Zuid, De Roos on Pieter Cornelisz. Hooftstraat starts at 09:00 at weekends, and Chimney Cake Bakery & Café on Van Baerlestraat serves daily from 08:00 to 22:00. In the canal ring, Café Wolf is on the Wolvenstraat in the Nine Streets and Van Leeuwen at Keizersgracht 711.

Vinnies, open since 2012, serves breakfast and lunch from locally sourced ingredients at Scheldestraat 45 in the Rivierenbuurt, from 07:30 on weekdays.7 Coffee & Juices on Hugo de Grootplein in Westerpark also opens at 07:30 on weekdays, and Paul & Ninette Vinotheque on Hemonystraat in De Pijp serves daily from 09:00 to 18:00.

Brazil on the Haarlemmerdijk

Lova, at Haarlemmerdijk 182, serves all-day breakfast and brunch with Brazilian roots, with specialty coffee from Brazilian beans and vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. It opens at 09:30 and closes at 15:30 on weekdays and 16:00 at weekends, and the kitchen takes last orders 30 minutes before closing.6

Sources

  1. Hagelslag, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Uitsmijter (gerecht), Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  3. Dutch foods to try in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated October 8, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. The best brunch in Amsterdam, Time Out Amsterdam (June 4, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Bakers and Roasters, Bakers and Roasters, accessed October 2026
  6. Lova, Lova, accessed October 2026
  7. Vinnies, Vinnies, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Brunch in Amsterdam: questions

What traditional Dutch breakfast dishes can you order at brunch in Amsterdam?

Look for an uitsmijter, one or two slices of bread with ham or cheese under at least two fried eggs, a name first recorded in 1899. Hagelslag, chocolate sprinkles on buttered bread, is the everyday breakfast, eaten on some 750,000 sandwiches a day in the Netherlands. Pannenkoeken are thin pancakes with fruit, cream or syrup, and poffertjes small buttery ones with powdered sugar.

How much does brunch cost in Amsterdam in 2026?

Time Out's June 2026 list puts brunch dishes at €9–20 at Bakers and Roasters, €6–21 at Little Collins in De Pijp, €9–22 at Box Sociaal on Plantage Middenlaan and €12–19 at Florentin on Eerste Sweelinckstraat. Dignita Hoftuin, in the garden behind the H'ART Museum, charges €8.50–16 for its health-focused brunch.

Can you book brunch in Amsterdam, or is it walk-in only?

Many popular brunch places in Amsterdam take walk-ins only, including Little Collins and Dignita Hoftuin, and queues form around 10:00 at some of them. Bakers and Roasters takes a limited number of reservations at Kadijksplein 16, while its De Pijp branch on Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat is walk-in only, with a virtual waiting list.

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