The 10 best brunch spots in Amsterdam in 2026

Amsterdam takes brunch more seriously than any city in continental Europe and you can argue about whether that's a good thing. The list below is the ten spots I'd actually send a friend to on a Sunday in 2026, with notes on what each is for. Half are in De Pijp because that's where the brunch density genuinely is. Two are in the Jordaan, two are in the east, and two are central with views worth queueing for.

The institution at one

Bakers & Roasters in De Pijp is the answer to most brunch questions in Amsterdam. Brazilian-Kiwi cafe culture, mental portions, real coffee, a queue that moves faster than it looks. If you're hungover, this is the right move. If you have visiting friends, this is the right move. If you've never had brunch in Amsterdam, this is also the right move. The queue is the queue, and that's fine.

The visitor-friendly pick

Dignita Hoftuin in Plantage is the spot for visitors. Garden tables when the weather holds (and from late April it usually does), reliable Antipodean-style plates, walking distance from the Hermitage and the Botanical Gardens. Book the larger groups, walk in if it's two of you. The bread basket is genuinly worth ordering on its own.

The pancake answer

Mook Pancakes is what it says it is — pancakes done seriously without being fussy about it. The fruit-and-yoghurt option is the play, the chocolate one is for when you've recieved bad news the night before. Multiple sites, all reliable, walk-in works.

The canalside bread place

Buffet van Odette in the centrum is small, canalside, and the bread is the actual reason. Book a window seat for a late breakfast that turns into lunch — the menu lets you slow into the day rather than being shoved through it. Proper coffee, real juice, a place that makes a Sunday feel like a Sunday.

The destination cafe

CT Coffee & Coconuts in De Pijp is in an old cinema, three storeys high, and it looks the way it looks. The food is solid rather than transcendent, but the upstairs seating with the natural light is genuinely a place worth being in. Walk-in usually fine on a non-peak Sunday.

The Australian-cafe answer

Drovers Dog in the east is the Australian-style cafe done properly — cosy, eggs the way you'd want them in Melbourne, real coffee, a small enough room that you can hear the conversation at the next table. Walk-in only, get there before noon to avoid the brunch peak.

The summer pick

Hannekes Boom on the waterfront isn't strictly a brunch place but on a sunny Sunday it's the best place in the city to eat slowly with a drink. Outdoor harbour-side seating, the kind of place where you arrive for a coffee and leave four hours later having had three meals. Walk-in, summer only.

The grown-up version

Cafe de Klepel in the centrum is primarily a wine bar but does weekend brunch genuinely well, with proper wine pairing if your Sunday calls for that. Smaller, calmer, more adult. Book ahead, the room is small.

The Jordaan pick

Bar Bouche in the Jordaan is small, locals-only, and exactly what brunch should be — eggs done the way you want them, fresh juice, the kind of place where the same staff have been there for years. Walk-in works, sit by the window, recieve sun.

The variety pick

Yumitos in the east is Asian-fusion brunch that actually works rather than feeling forced. Different from the Australian-cafe template that dominates the rest of this list, and useful when you've had eggs-on-sourdough four weekends running and need a change.

How to use this list

A useful sequence: hangover at Bakers & Roasters, visiting friends at Dignita, slow Sunday at Buffet van Odette, summer at Hannekes Boom. Pair any of them with the Amsterdam this-week page to see what's on after — markets in the Jordaan, gallery openings, slow gigs at the smaller venues. The "long brunch then something easy" Sunday is one of Amsterdam's actual best qualities, and the ten spots above are how you do it well.

What I've left off

The chain operations that have crept in over the last few years and don't deserve the rent they pay. The hotel brunches that charge €40 for the same Australian-cafe template you can have for €18 at any of the ten above. Anywhere with a queue that doesn't move. The list above is what I'd queue for, and that's the test.