Can it be vegetarian too? 12 Amsterdam Restaurants With a Great Vegetarian Menu

Flexitarian, vegetarian, or just a meatless day? At these veggie-dominated Amsterdam restaurants, dining is a celebration — even for carnivores.

1. The reckless one

De Waaghals may be one of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in the Netherlands, but it's not old-fashioned. At this friendly restaurant, you don't eat fake meat, but rather pure, fresh, thoughtful seasonal dishes filled with fresh vegetables and herbs. There is a choice of a surprise vegetarian or vegan menu. Modal critic Mara Grimm rated the restaurant 8.5.
France Hallstraat 29 (South), waaghals.nl

2. Chez Nina Green Brasserie

Swedish food blogger Nina Olsson is more than just Instagram buzz. In its Scandi-chic restaurant, it serves original dishes and interesting combinations full of flavour. vegetarian comfort food, Prepared with attention to detail. Also here is 8.5 from Mara Grimm.
Van Limburg Strombelen 10A (West), cheznina.nl

3. Comfort

Beer, biterballen and burgers. A golden combination, you might think. It is, but at Brouwerij Troost they show that it can also be made without meat. For the past 1.5 years they have been experimenting with a vegetarian only menu. They've now come back from this, and there are also a number of meat dishes on the menu. But the range of vegetarian dishes is still very wide. From cauliflower tempura to this month's veggie burger.
Pazanistrat 25-27 (west)
Cornelis Trustplein 21 (South), brouwerijtroost.nl

4. My mother

We've known for some time that Mexican cuisine involves more than just tough taco shells with loosely fried ground meat. Madre, a vegan Mexican restaurant in the Jordan District, proves that it can also be done completely without animal products. Here you can order guacamole prepared right at your table and fajitas with vegetarian ribs that will please even the biggest carnivores. The big 8 that Madre previously received from our reviewer is well deserved.
Weststraat 186 (centre), madre.amsterdam

5. Coffee butter

If you don't know it, you'll almost forget that you eat only vegetarian at Café Beurre. The meals at this café are exceptionally good and plentiful, because in addition to vegetables, a lot of the food here is cooked in – you guessed it – butter. The menu changes regularly and prices are around €10 per dish. Arranging a last-minute table in Amsterdam seems almost impossible, but you don't have to worry about that at Café Beurre: reservations are not possible here.
Van Limburg Stairwaystraat 115 (West), Cafebeurreamsterdam.nl

6. Yerba

In the Plant forward Yerba dishes are primarily vegetarian. If you like, you can order small portions of meat or fish here and there. The menu changes regularly, but expect something like baked celery in a salt crust with mushroom crumble and fermented chili sauce. Or kimchi dumplings with pickled daikon and ginger sauce.
Ruisdelstraat 48 (South), yerbabar.com

7. Shaw

In many restaurants, vegetarians are still lagging behind and have to make do with stripped-down versions of meat-eaters. This certainly does not happen at Choux: vegetables play the main role here, although a piece of fish or game is not avoided. Guests can choose a five-course menu (€75), four courses on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (€65) and, for early birds, a three-course theatrical menu (€49.50). And it's not entirely unimportant: the restaurant scored a -9 on Het Parool in 2015.
De Ruijterkade 128 (centre), choux.nl

8. Corner store

Culinary critic Mara Grimm couldn't believe her luck when she dined at Cornerstore restaurant in Nord. The atmosphere is lively, the spirit echoes from the speakers, and at the end of the second shift, chairs are regularly moved aside. For €41.50, you can order a completely vegetarian menu. It's full of amazing vegetable dishes that are vibrant and lively with lots of Asian influences. This die-hard animal chooses the meat and fish menu for 48.50 euros, for a minimum of two people).
Papaverweg 11 (North), csnoord.com

9. Madras Diary

Not afraid of spice? So South Indian cuisine is one of those cuisines that makes you happy. They cook a lot with vegetables: from dosas made with lentil flour and rice to paneer from the tandoori oven. Please note: It is Hindi for advanced students and therefore not suitable for everyone.
Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 37-41 (centre), themadrasdiaries.nl

10. Four

Foer's team goes into the forests and sand dunes to collect what is growing at that moment. Abundance is dried, pickled or fermented. They make two swag led vegetables Lists in a beautiful and simple style: flora and fauna. Flora's menu is entirely vegetarian. There is a choice of at least 120 Old World wines and an amazing selection of locally made non-alcoholic wines.
Cruquiusweg 9 (east), foeramsterdam.nl

11. Article

Pita, falafel, hummus, halva, roasted cauliflower, sabich, tahini and thyme: Middle Eastern cuisine usually follows a vegetarian course and this makes Nene a great place if you go out to eat with a group. Order a mezze table or choose the chef's menu at Balagan, where your table is filled up to three times with lots of delicious food – and can also be ordered entirely vegetarian or vegan.
Stadionplein 8 (south), neni-amsterdam.nl