Best Brunch in Amsterdam: 10 Top Breakfast Spots, Amsterdam, Netherlands

While the Dutch were mostly eating bread with hagelslag for breakfast until fairly recently, the last decade has seen a trend in international brunch culture. Spearheaded by the Australian and New Zealand immigrants, there are now a plethora of great places offering breakfast and brunch dishes from the world over. Below are my top picks of the places serving the best brunch in Amsterdam…

You can’t have breakfast (or brunch, for that matter) without coffee. And while Amsterdam’s caffeine scene has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, it’s still worth doing your research when it comes to finding a proper cuppa. My favourite coffee spots in Amsterdam include 4850, Coffee & Coconuts and Back to Black. But I also have an excellent coffee machine at home, where I grind my own beans, froth my barista oat milk and generally get all pretentious about coffee. If you’re a fellow coffee snob, you might like the Koffiestore.nl, where you can buy beans, machines and accessories to perfect your home brewing technique.

I first discovered Little Collins’ excellent line in international brunch dishes, from kedgeree to waffles, at their cosy location in de Pijp, but I later discovered they also do dinner. The menu is very international, which I would usually avoid, but they do so many things well. The chef is Australian, and of course Australian cuisine is a melting pot of influences from Europe, Asia, America… you name it. I usually order a rhubarb bellini and/or a coffee while I’m waiting for brunch. You can’t go wrong with one of their Asian dishes, like smoked tofu or pork belly with kimchi, or one of their Middle Eastern brunch classics like cilbir or shakshuka. Little Collins was the first to bring Antipodean brunch culture to Amsterdam, and a few other copycats have sprung up since - but none are as good as the original. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).