Delicious Amsterdam

YOU CAN NOW TRAVEL AGAIN AND EAT OUT – SO COMBINE BOTH IN SUPER, DUPER AMSTERDAM

Due to covid postponements, my wife and I found ourselves with a pair of use-’em-o lose-’em Eurostar tickets We plumped for Amsterdam, booking three days in that lov y city. We’d heard great things about the vegan food scene there so decided to make this an entirely food-focused foray (indulgent or what?) We didn’t regret the decision

Organised I know but we scheduled breakfast, lunch and dinner for each day by researching online before we left, diligently scouring photos and reviews to choose the places that most excited us. We then emailed ahead to book and we were amazed by how many places there were to choose from!

We ruled out vegan junk food and sushi places and also chose exclusively vegan restaurants – because we could!

We arrived late afternoon so, without further ado, here is our Amsterdam food diary:

Dinner - H/eart h

Very popular cosy restaurant serving delicious Asian/Italian fusion cuisine. We had Nori Tempura to start, followed by charcoal ravioli and broccoli gnocchi (gnoccoli, surely?), which were both outstanding. The couple at the table next to us had something with blue foam that looked very Heston Blumenthal For dessert we had a semifreddo and a tiramisu which were also delicious

Breakfast - Rainbowls

Seriously decadent and outrageously colourful breakfast bowls that really pack a punch! Nutritious and delicious – highly recommend

Lunch - Maoz

A well-known European falafel chain that’s been around for years but is now 100 per cent vegan. Fresh falafel, mushroom shawarma or aubergine in pitta or salad box, with hummus and self-serve salad bar. Perfectly decent lunch option

Dinner - Mr & Mrs Watson

Charming restaurant named after Donald and Dorothy Watson who founded the UK Vegan Society and first coined the term ‘vegan’ back in 1944 We had a vegan cashew and prosecco cheese fondue and a mushroom bourguignon The bourguignon was rich, flavoursome and hearty while the fondue was incredible They make the cheeses in their own kitchen and you can buy them so we also took an Italian Herb Aged Wheel and Aged Fondue home with us

Breakfast - Mr Stacks

This is a savoury and sweet pancake restaurant so we decided to share a savoury Roasted (pancake) Taco Stack with vegan cheese, fresh guacamole and tofu, which was impressively tasty For dessert, the Choco Hazelnut Stack and Dutch Apple Pie Stack (complete with sesame seed candyfloss!) Unbelievably good

Lunch

We were too full from breakfast to manage lunch!

Dinner - Trevi s

Vegan Italian restaurant, traditional white and red chequered tablecloths, delicious pizzas, panini and fresh pastas – and dessert pizzas too! Chocolate and pistachio pizza or cinnamon-drizzled pizza pieces anyone?

Breakfast - Vegabond

Deli/café and shop Lovely fresh salads and menu items. We had acai bowls and a cinnamon bun to share. This was also the only place we found selling vegan stroopwaffels! (the classic crispy, waffled caramel wafer)

Departed 12pm