The 10 best brunches in Amsterdam

Set within the pristine gardens of Hoftuin, behind the H’ART Museum, Dignita Hoftuin is the ideal chill spot for an alfresco brunch. The focus is very much on health and wellness here, with most dishes incorporating fresh organic produce and vegetables from their own garden. The menu features health bowls like wholegrain granola with nuts and chia pudding, zucchini and chickpea fritters and macrobiotic salads, plus the classics like umami avocado and eggs benedict. Kids are well catered for too, with a special menu and plenty of space to run around.

Price: Mid-range

Hidden down an alley in the heart of Amsterdam's Old Town, this tiny eatery is a testament to Slow Food. The cute couple that run Gartine are passionate about fresh food and sustainability (they even grow their own veg and herbs). Considering the quality, Gartine’s ‘French breakfast’ with buttery croissants, housemade jams, toast, charcuterie and a soft-boiled egg is a bloody bargain for €13.50. Sweet-toothed brunchers, go for the caramel pancakes with grapes and roasted coconut or the chocolate-spiked banana bread with cream cheese frosting. Unreal. 

Price: Affordable

If Little Collins’ hangover-busting fermented chilli Bloody Mary can’t wake you from your stupor, nothing will. This quaint address, near the Albert Cuyp market in De Pijp (they also have a branch in West for lunch, dinner and wine), takes its name and inspiration from Melbourne’s famous Little Collins Street, even though its brunch dishes have a more global feel. The spot does wondrous dishes like kimchi and gruyère scramble, hash browns with bacon and poached eggs, and for the health-conscious, bircher muesli with poached pears. 

Price: Mid-range

For Turkish breakfast, brunch and lunch offerings like you’ll find at Istanbul’s lokantas, head to the playfully named Belly Pepper which opened in January 2024. After stints at the famous Lokanta Feriye at the edge of the Bosphorus, and at Bakers & Roasters and Alba when it moved to Amsterdam four years ago, chef Esra Acar Koc wanted to show that there’s so much more to Turkish food than kebabs. She gives borek (crispy phyllo pastry parcels with spinach and beyaz peynir, a feta-like cheese) the Eggs Benny treatment with a poached egg, lashings of garlicky Turkish yoghurt and chilli pepper butter. Her tahini buns, with a sweet-savoury toasted sesame flavour, give regular old cinnamon rolls a run for their money. And her baked cheesecake comes with kataifi (crunchy shredded phyllo) and pistachio cream. There are also excellent meze spreads and traditional Turkish breakfasts, which are tip-top too.

Price: Mid-range

One of Amsterdam’s brunch pioneers, Bakers & Roasters blends a typical ‘Kiwi brekkie’ with punchy Central and South American flavours – meaning eggs benny and the New Zealand version of a full English sit alongside Navajo eggs and huevos rancheros on their eclectic menu. Throw in fantastic coffee and a good range of homemade cakes, and it’s no surprise queues start to form at both branches around 10am. Oh, and if the weather’s nice, head to the one on Kadijksplein – they have a huge outdoor terrace.

Price: Mid-range

This next-gen Indian restaurant is where to head for hearty, hangover-friendly comfort food with an Asian twist. The star of the show is the Goan masala omelette, which comes stuffed with goat’s cheese and swimming in spiced coconut sauce, with poee flatbread for dipping. Miri Mary’s butter chicken benny is a crowd favourite, but it also offers traditional Indian chickpea breakfast stew with buttered naan, yoghurt and pickled chilli. If the morning after is proving particularly vicious, order the Bloody Miri Mary – it’ll sort you out in no time. The Smokey Watermelon and the Spicy Margarita are tip-tier, too.

Price: Mid-range

Amsterdam is, of course, famous for its canals, and what better way to enjoy them than a leisurely two-hour brunch cruise? You heard us. G’s operates the world’s only brunch boat, apparently, and it sails every weekend come rain or shine. The menu covers the basics, from eggs benny to breakfast burritos and chicken and waffles. And sure, the portions aren't huge, but the food is generally decent, and really, there’s no more indulgent way to start the day than sipping on a mimosa as the world sails by. 

Price: Mid-range 

Those after a sweet start to the day should head to this large, open-plan bakery and café next to Weesperplein metro on Sarphatistraat. All manner of cakes, buns, loaves and treats are baked daily, and the alluring smell wafting out the door from 7am is enough to tempt any passerby. Bakhuys’s savoury goods aren’t bad either, with pizzas, fresh soups and a range of hot and cold sandwiches catering to a buzzy lunchtime crowd of students and office workers. Excellent coffee and a decent range of beers and juices seal the deal. 

Price: Budget 

There’s a Hawaiian vibe to this light-filled converted art deco cinema in De Pijp that promises ‘food for the soul’. The main focus at CT Coffee & Coconuts is the humble coconut – they come juiced, squeezed and blended in all manner of thirst quenchers, pancakes, bowls and cocktails – or served fresh and whole. When it comes to mains, expect  fusion plates like kimchi toast with avo and roasted pumpkin-quinoa salad with harissa-lime dressing, plus eggs done all ways and a wide range of healthy bites.

Price: Mid-range

Billed as ‘the Netherlands’ first omelettery’, it’s no surprise what the speciality is at this cute spot at the southern end of De Pijp (they also have a branch near Centraal, on Nieuwebrugsteeg). Starting at 7am, Omelegg serves every variation of omelette you could possibly imagine. Hungry? You’ll need the Farm Boy, complete with bacon, salami and chipolatas. Like it hot? The Spicy Mariachi has you covered. Or if you’re after something sweet, try the Banana Peanut Butter, which comes with lashings of honey and cinnamon. The coffee is pretty good too. 

Price: Mid-range