12x Hidden gems for vegan food in Amsterdam

Delicious vegan food at a restaurant in Amsterdam, but in a place that has not yet been discovered by the public. At this page you will find the hidden gems of Amsterdam

By KATELIJNE

| Revised on 18 December 2024.

What are the hidden gems of Amsterdam?

Amsterdam has so many Hotspots, it sometimes seems very hard to find a restaurant where you do not have to make a reservation weeks ahead. Many restaurants are fully booked, and it is not always possible to just grab a lunch or dinner somewhere. That's why RestauPlant has selected the restaurants where you can eat delicious vegan food, but which are still undiscovered by the public. We call them the hidden gems of Amsterdam.

These are the hidden gems of Amsterdam

The Meets Restaurant

The Meets is a plant-based restaurant. In 2016 they opened a small brunch café in De Pijp with a concept of 80% plant-based, 20% meat/fish. During covid they decided to switch completely to a plant-based menu. In this colorful, homely restaurant you eat delicious Italian inspired food with international influences and taste a good selection of homemade fermented drinks, organic wines, local beers or delicious cocktails. + More info

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International
Italian

·€€

19 vegan
100% plant-based restaurant

Sumatrastraat 28, 1094 ND · Amsterdam

8,0 Very good 6 reviews Very good (6)

Maz Mez

Maz Mez is a hidden jam in Amsterdam West. Here you can eat Lebanese food, drink Lebanese wines and cocktails. Lebanese food is often very suitable for vegans and vegetarians because in general a lot of beans and vegetables are used. This is also lik this at Maz Mez. There is an big à la carte menu, but you can also choose the Maz Mez menu, or Maz Mez Deluxe menu. Both menus can be adapted to a vegan or vegetarian menu. + More info

Lebanese
Middle Eastern

·€€

20 vegan
15 vegetarian
14 other

Jan Evertsenstraat 17-19, 1057 BL · Amsterdam

8,2 Very good 5 reviews Very good (5)

Koffie ende Koeck

Maartje Borst opened the doors of Koffie ende Koeck in 2014. She has been taught cooking and baking from her parents from a very early age and you can taste and see that in the cakes she bakes and the lunch you can eat here. Meanwhile, Koffie en de Koeck has been taken over by Leonie and Ruby. Koffie ende Koeck is a fully vegan lunchroom where you can drink coffee, taste the beautifull cakes and lunch that are all freshly made. Looking for a high tea? That's also possible, but please make a reservation in advance. Do you like the food and cakes? In addition to the lunchroom, Maartje has also written a number of vegan cookbooks that you can buy on her in the shop and at the website. + More info

European
Dutch
Biological
Bakery

·€€

14 vegan
100% plant-based restaurant

Haarlemmerweg 175, 1051 LA · Amsterdam

8,0 Very good 4 reviews Very good (4)

Papa Thang

Papa Thang is a Vientiane street food restaurant in Amsterdam Noord. After Thang Pham, the restaurant's chef, had cooked all over the world, he decided to go back to his roots. With traditional ingredients, flavours from the street and a lot of creativity, the dishes of Papa Thang are prepared. Papa Thang serves many vegan and vegetarian dishes but also meat and fish dishes. + More info

Vietnamese

·€€

12 vegan
0 vegetarian
9 other

Melkdistelstraat 94, 1031 JX · Amsterdam

7,8 Good 4 reviews Good (4)

TestTafel

Testtafel is a foundation that offers a seven-course dinner, completely vegan, several evenings a week. The menu changes every week, so it's always nice to get surprised. Reservations are required and guests are welcome from Wednesday to Saturday evening. Nice to know: there is no owner at the Test Table, so no one can pay themselves a profit. The finances are public and all profits from this experimental restaurant go to Sering (the organization of which Testtafel is part) itself. + More info

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European
International

·€€

7 vegan
100% plant-based restaurant

Rhoneweg 6, 1043 AH · Amsterdam

9,0 Excellent 2 reviews Excellent (2)

NAZKA

Chef Koosh Kothari and his team provide delicious Peruvian dishes, sometimes with a touch of India. In Peru, a lot of cooking is done with fish and meat, but because NAZKA cares about our food print, they serve a plant forward menu and the restaurant also serves an impressive vegan menu. Fancy an evening of vegan fine dining? Then you have come to the right place at NAZKA. + More info

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Peruvian
South American

·€€€

7 vegan
1 vegetarian
5 other

Van Ostadestraat 354, 1073 TZ · Amsterdam

10,0 Wonderful 2 reviews Wonderful (2)

MOGU Malatang

At MOGU Malatang they serve - the name says it all - Malatang. This is a Chinese street food soup. They have three different types of stock as a base, and 40 types of vegetables that you can put in it. The nice thing is that as a guest you can choose which ingredients and how much you want to eat. This way you can order it exactly to your taste. The ingredients are almost all vegan, with a few vegetarian options. If you like mushrooms, you've come to the right place: they have more than 10 types of mushrooms to choose from. It is not without reason that Mogu means mushroom in Chinese. + More info

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Asian
Chinese
Soups
Street food

·€€

15 vegan
2 vegetarian
0 other

Admiraal de Ruijterweg 334A, 1055 MZ · Amsterdam

9,0 Excellent 1 reviews Excellent (1)

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Kannibalen en Paradijsvogels

At Kannibalen en Paradijsvogels you can enjoy the tastiest Indonesian dishes. You can pick up here, but you can also enjoy a seat in the restaurant or in the garden. The menu is very vegan friendly, so you will find a vegan rice table with lots of tasty snacks. + More info

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Indonesian
Asian

·€€

6 vegan
3 vegetarian
6 other

Van der Pekstraat 91 hs, 1031 CV · Amsterdam

9,0 Excellent 1 reviews Excellent (1)

Kitchen Impossible Amsterdam

Kitchen Impossible serves the tastiest vegan ramen. It is the brother (or sister) of Men Impossible and Ramen Impossible; two other ramen locations in Amsterdam. You can have lunch and dinner here, and you can eat the ramen on location or pick it up. + More info

Japanese fusion

·€€

7 vegan
100% plant-based restaurant

Van der Helstplein 2, 1072 PH · Amsterdam

9,0 Excellent 1 reviews Excellent (1)

Wild & The Moon - Elandsgracht

Wild & the Moon is a Parisian vegan concept. The location on Elandsgracht is the newest and now the fourth location in Amsterdam. With this location, the center of Amsterdam also has a healthy restaurant. Wild & the Moon believes in nutritious food that is good for the planet and also very tasty. They offer a selection of cold-pressed juices, vegetable drinks, smoothies, salads, soups, desserts, super bowls and snacks. All products are supplied by organic and responsible agricultural suppliers. They do not use refined sugars, additives, preservatives, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), gluten or dairy products. Happy healthy snacking, while also taking the planet into account. + More info

International
Dutch
Biological
Sustainable

·€€

32 vegan
100% plant-based restaurant

Elandsgracht 89, 1016 TR · Amsterdam

9,0 Excellent 1 reviews Excellent (1)

Yangon Delight

Yangon Delight serves authentic dishes from Burma/Myanmar cuisine. This cuisine is not yet well known in the Netherlands, but Thandar tries to put the flavors in the spotlight with her restaurant. The dishes are super vegan friendly, because more than half of the menu is vegan. + More info

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Asian

·€€

13 vegan
2 vegetarian
9 other

Linnaeusstraat 83, 1093 EK · Amsterdam

10,0 Wonderful 1 reviews Wonderful (1)

De Roos - Theehuis

After a walk in the Vondelpark, you can relax at Theehuis De Roos. De Roos is a tea house and lunchroom without too much fuss, located in a beautiful building on the Vondelpark. Whether you sit inside in the beautiful conservatory or want to read a book outside on the terrace, you are always welcome at De Roos in a relaxed atmosphere. Het Theehuis serves a vegetarian menu where organic products are used as much as possible. + More info

Dutch
Biological
Bakery
Local

·€€

10 vegan
13 vegetarian
0 other

Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat 183, 1071 BW · Amsterdam

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Katelijne

Katelijne is the founder of RestauPlant and talks about nothing more than eating out vegan and vegetarian. Vegan since July 2020, living in Amsterdam and always up-to-date about the best new places to dine. Before she started RestauPlant, she also blogged a lot about sustainable living on her website ZeroPlastics.nl

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