Where to get food in Amsterdam

Organic food markets

Noordermarkt
Saturdays 9:00 - 16:00. Found at the junction of Westerstraat and Prinsengracht, this boerenmarkt (farmers market) besides the Noorderkerk must be Amsterdam's most enjoyable and liveliest shopping experience! Besides the Raw Superfoods stall with fresh wheatgrass and many other good things, there are many different fruit and vegetable sellers plus a variety of specialist traders for example, olive oil, nuts and grains and a mushroom stall.

Nieuwmarkt
Saturdays 9:00 - 16:00. 5 minutes from Central Station at the bottom of Zeedijk and Gelderskade is another slightly smaller organic farmer's market. Next to Oriental supermarkets (for durian and coconut - see below).

Healthfood stores

De Belly
Nieuwe Leliestraat 174- next to Vliegende Schotel restaurant (see below). One of (if not) Amsterdam’s oldest health food store. Run by a wonderful group of people dedicated to their ethics.

Biomarkt
One of the biggest and best stocked health food stores is on Weteringschans near the famous Leidseplein. (Almost opposite Rijksmuseum) It's open 7 days a week.

De Natuurwinkel
This is a chain of health food stores all over the city. Each 'Natuurwinkel' is individually stocked so you may find items in some stores but not others. Find them also at Haarlemerstraat, Elandsgracht, Westerstraat, Constantijn Huygenstraat and Jan Pieter Heijestraat

De Weegschaal
Jodenbrestraat 20,
Near Rembrantshuis and Waterlooplein, this is apparently central Amsterdam's only vegetarian wholefood shop.

Juice bars

Frood
Korte Lijnbaanssteeg 4-6
Situated on a side street connecting Spui and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, just 5 minutes from Central Station, this is a great juice bar offering fresh smoothies, fruitshakes and vegetable juices. Offering fresh wheatgrass juice.

La Fruteria
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 141
Just behind Dam Square at the back of the Nieuwe Kerk. Also open 7days, this easy to find juice bar serves various fruit juices and shakes starting at 2,40euros. Optional additions include ginseng, guarana, bee pollen, ginko biloba and spirulina.

Jays Juices
Haarlemmerstraat 14
This is on a really lively shopping street not far from Central Station. Its good to stop here for a juice between browsing the clothes shops and visiting the Noordermarkt. The highpoints of this juice experience are the friendly service and variety of concoctions all with beautiful exotic names.

Durian and young coconuts

Wah Nam Hong Supermarket
Gelderse Kade 90-92
020-6270303

Toko : Dun Yong
Between Zeedijk 88-90 and Gelderse Kade 84
020-6221763

Oriental Commodities
Nieuwemarkt 27
Exotic fruits can be found at Asian shops around the city, there are a number of good ones in the vicinty of the daily (apart from Sunday) street markets which are always a source of a wide variety of cheap but not organic fruits. Such markets exist at Dapperstraat, near Oosterpark; Ten Kate, off the Kinkerstraat, and the famous Albert Cuypmarkt in the Pijp neighbourhood.

Eating out

Bolhoed
Prinsengracht 60-62
020-626-1803
Open 12:00 - 22:00. 'De Bolhoed' is a vegetarian restaurant with many vegan choices. They only use organic foods. They offer afew different salads and will make these all raw on request. For 9,50 you get a huge plate of salad with some sea vegetables and rocket and extra avocado and olives. Interesting shaped interier with a view onto the canal and few tables outside. They're located about 2 minutes from the Noordermaarkt organic market and 10-15 minute walk from Central Station.

Vliegende Schotel
Nieuwe Leliestraat 162
020 6252041
Raw/vegan-friendly vegetarian restaurant next to De Belly Natuurwinkel in the heart of the Joordan. Large rainbow coloured salads with a lot of ingredients, good value for money too. Open till 22.30 will make it all raw to order. Down to earth atmosphere, comfortable place to go with friends or book.

Green Planet
Spuistraat 122
020 625 82 80
More than 90% of all ingredients used at Green Planet are organically grown. The tiny vegetarian restaurant opens 5.30pm to 10.30pm you also can take out. For 10 euros you have a tasty all raw, vegan salad with mixed leaves, beansprouts, seeds, nuts and herbs. Claims to be the only restaurant in the Netherlands using bio-degradable packaging for take-away!

De Jaren
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20.
Stylish modern grand cafe next to University, overlooking the Amstel, with salad bar. Social but smoky atmosphere.