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Vegan & vegetarisch · Amsterdam

Vegan & vegetarian cafés in Amsterdam

Vegan options on the Overtoom and in Oud-Zuid, bubble tea on the Haarlemmerdijk, late tables in Noord.

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HappyCow, the plant-based restaurant guide, ranked Amsterdam eighth among vegan-friendly cities in 2025, with 73 vegan venues and 1,145 reviews, behind London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Tokyo, New York City and Kyoto.1 The city held the same place in 2022, when HappyCow counted 78% growth in its vegan businesses over three years and pointed to the Vegan Junk Food Bar chain.2

City hall pushes the same way. Amsterdam's action plan for the protein transition aims for a diet in which 60% of protein is plant-based by 2030, and since late 2020 the municipality's own catering has offered 80% vegetarian food.3 On menus, vegan means no animal products at all, while vegetarisch (vegetarian) can still include milk, eggs and cheese.

Local tip: For vegan options after dinner, go to Mads on Zoutkeetsplein (daily until 22:00) or Pakhuis de Zwijger, open until 23:00 on weekdays; most other cafés with vegan menus close by 18:00.

Where these cafés are: Oud-West (11), Oud-Zuid (9), Jordaan (6), Grachtengordel (5), Noord (3), Rivierenbuurt (3), Oost (3), De Pijp (3), Plantage & Oostelijke Eilanden (2), De Baarsjes & Bos en Lommer (2), Westerpark & Spaarndammerbuurt (2), Zeeburgereiland (2), Haarlemmerbuurt & Westelijke Eilanden (2), Slotermeer & Sloterdijk (1), Dam & Spui (1), Oostelijk Havengebied (1), De Wallen & Nieuwmarkt (1).

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  • Opens earliest: Winkel 43, from 07:00 (Mon 07:00–01:00 · Tue–Thu 08:00–01:00 · Fri 08:00–02:00 · Sat 07:00–02:00 · Sun 09:00–01:00).
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Plant milk in the cup

Milk drinks drive the change. NOS reported in 2020 that milk-based coffees, mainly cappuccino, made up almost 30% of the coffee drunk outside the home and had grown 8% in a year, with soy and oat milk increasingly popular.4 Ask for havermelk (oat milk) or sojamelk (soy milk).

Oud-West, from the Overtoom to Jan Pieter Heijestraat

Oud-West has the most cafés with vegan options, ahead of Oud-Zuid, with the Jordaan and the canal ring next. On the Overtoom, Toasty! at number 437 opens at 08:00 on weekdays, and on Jan Pieter Heijestraat, Rosti at number 88 and Trakteren at 119A are on the same stretch.

taal.coffee on J.J. Cremerplein starts at 08:00 on weekdays and 08:30 at weekends. MARGO'S has a branch at Bellamyplein 18 and another, Margo's, on Eerste Tuindwarsstraat in the Jordaan, and Café COOS on the Bilderdijkkade serves daily from 11:00 to 19:00.

Oud-Zuid, the Rivierenbuurt and the Haarlemmerdijk

In Oud-Zuid, Buno Coffee on Hoofddorpplein has vegan options and air conditioning, De Bakkerswinkel on Roelof Hartstraat opens at 08:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, and De Roos on Pieter Cornelisz. Hooftstraat opens at 08:30 on weekdays. Further south, in the Rivierenbuurt, Brandmeesters at Maasstraat 84 serves daily from 08:00 to 17:00, and Vascobelo on Rijnstraat from 10:00 to 18:00.

Not every stop is a coffee bar. On the Haarlemmerdijk, Nomu at number 96 and Tea Stories at 122 serve bubble tea with vegan options, and Moychay on the Rozengracht stays open until 20:00 on most days.

East and north of the center the choice thins out but doesn't vanish. Dignita Westerpark on Spaarndammerstraat opens at 08:30 every day, Coffee Bru on Beukenplein in Oost has vegan options and a terrace, Hortus Café in the Plantage serves daily from 10:00 to 17:00, and Boka's on Van der Pekstraat in Noord opens Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00, with Wi-Fi.

Vegan options after 18:00

Most cafés with vegan options close by 18:00. Mads on Zoutkeetsplein in the Spaarndammerbuurt is open daily until 22:00, Pakhuis de Zwijger in the eastern docklands until 23:00 on weekdays, and Subcult in Noord until midnight from Thursday to Saturday.

Winkel 43 on the Noordermarkt also has vegan options, and closes at 01:00 most nights and at 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Sources

  1. Top 25 Vegan-Friendly Cities 2025, HappyCow, accessed October 2026
  2. HappyCow's top 10 vegan-friendly cities, VegNews (November 4, 2022), accessed October 2026
  3. Amsterdamse raad wil meer plantaardige keuzes in de kantine, Binnenlands Bestuur (September 22, 2022), accessed October 2026
  4. Nederlanders zijn minder koffie gaan drinken, maar van betere kwaliteit, NOS (January 13, 2020), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Vegan & vegetarian in Amsterdam: questions

How does Amsterdam rank as a city for vegan food and cafés?

HappyCow ranked Amsterdam eighth among vegan-friendly cities in 2025, with 73 vegan venues and 1,145 reviews. It was also eighth in 2022, when HappyCow counted 78% growth in the city's vegan businesses over three years and pointed to the Vegan Junk Food Bar chain. The city's protein-transition plan aims for 60% plant-based protein in residents' diets by 2030.

Where are the vegan and vegetarian cafés in Amsterdam?

Oud-West has the most, with Toasty! on the Overtoom, Rosti and Trakteren on Jan Pieter Heijestraat and taal.coffee on J.J. Cremerplein. Oud-Zuid follows, with Buno Coffee on Hoofddorpplein and De Bakkerswinkel on Roelof Hartstraat. In the Rivierenbuurt, Brandmeesters on Maasstraat and Vascobelo on Rijnstraat have vegan options, and Nomu and Tea Stories serve bubble tea on the Haarlemmerdijk.

Which Amsterdam cafés with vegan options are open in the evening?

Most close by 18:00. Mads on Zoutkeetsplein in the Spaarndammerbuurt is open daily until 22:00, Pakhuis de Zwijger in the eastern docklands until 23:00 on weekdays, and Subcult in Noord until midnight from Thursday to Saturday. Winkel 43 on the Noordermarkt closes at 01:00 most nights and 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

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