Aakruti V.
Yelp
This place is really great! The concierge at my hotel recommended this place when I asked for a good non-touristy place to get a real Dutch lunch. When I went it was raining. I asked what the wait was for inside the restaurant and the lady said 30 minutes, so I sat on the terrace under the big table umbrella. Within 10 minutes, when a party from inside left, the lady invited me to move inside - after I already ordered - which I really appreciated (I did move).
I ordered a tomato mozzarella pesto broodje and a hot chocolate. The broodje was glorious - it was fresh bread with melted cheese, crispy at the edges, and topped with tomato, onions, sweet pepper, pesto, and spices. It came with a side salad topped with an olive oil dressing with a kick.
The hot chocolate came really hot, so be careful. It tastes like a hot chocomel, but the hot chocolate snob in me still liked it because it is a bit thicker than milk, and quite flavorful - what I like in a hot chocolate. When I still felt it was too hot to drink after 10 minutes, I asked if they had cold milk or ice they could put in to cool it down, but instead they put cold chocomel, so the flavor was not diluted!
This is a small place that feels like a busy bakery but both the food and the service are excellent! If you're ever in Amsterdam, this place is worth a visit.