I\u2019ll preface this article by saying that the closest I\u2019ve come to being vegetarian was doing Veganuary \u2013 once, a very long time ago. Despite being well aware of the environmental concerns, I am a confirmed omnivore. Not least because I\u2019d find it very hard to be a foodie without eating absolutely everything. That said, I\u2019m trying to become more flexitarian: eating less meat and more plants (especially at home) but never sacrificing flavour or pleasure. So bear in mind that these recommendations for vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Amsterdam are written in that context. Tastiness is top priority!<\/p>\n
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Best Vegan Restaurants in Amsterdam<\/strong><\/h2>\nBonboon<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nHoused in the Jordaan\u2019s elegant Hotel Mercier<\/a> but very much a culinary destination in its own right, Bonboon<\/a> brings fine dining flair to vegan cuisine. The evening I visited (June 2025), Bonboon had just introduced their summer menu: four or five seasonally inspired courses, with optional wine or tea pairings. It\u2019s hard to choose a favourite dish: fried courgette flowers with labneh took on sweetness from apricots and chilli jam (which tasted more like homemade ketchup than anything spicy) \u2013 a good match for the peachy Albari\u00f1o from Rias Baixas. Dolmades were soft and smoky, elevated with piquant walnut aioli, tart lemon, fragrant mint and dill, and crunchy, aniseedy fennel \u2013 a tricky pairing but the smoky, nutty Pecorino from Abruzzo worked a treat.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bonboon-Amsterdam-vegan-restaurant-500x667.jpg\")
Vegan fine dining at Bonboon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNext came \u201cmalfatti\u201d \u2013 Italian dumplings made, in this case, from Swiss chard and served with chickpeas, artichokes and gremolata butter \u2013 coupled with a tart, clarete-style wine from Catalunya. The first dessert (pictured above) was more savoury than sweet: French toast, beetroot, black garlic and cherries with a rich cashew cream, cut through with a cherry-led Pet Nat (an ancestral-method sparkling wine). And finally a vision in peachiness, served with a sweetly aromatic Sauvignon Blanc. An exquisite marriage of wine and food, which can be difficult to achieve without the protein structures of meat, fish and cheese. And an elegant ambience to add to the sense of occasion!<\/p>\n
Editor\u2019s note: I was invited to eat at Bonboon as a journalist, and I didn\u2019t pay for my meal. Obviously I try to be as objective as possible, but I always disclose when I\u2019ve had a freebie. <\/em><\/p>\nMADRE<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nTouting modern Mexican dining, MADRE<\/a> makes no mention of its vegan credentials on the menu \u2013 only that it aims to be sustainable, inclusive and respectful. Which is probably why I didn\u2019t even realise I\u2019d eaten a fully vegan Mexican meal until I came to pay the bill at the end. We ordered the Chef\u2019s Choice: a good-value selection of six dishes to share, although all dishes are available a la carte if you\u2019d prefer your own thing. From the spicy beetroot tostadas to the earthy ancho-tahini-ponzu green beans, everything was full of Mexican-fusion flavour. On the taco front, I couldn\u2019t get enough of the artichoke barbacoa \u2013 grilled artichokes, spiced with mojo de ajo<\/em>, topped with guasacaca<\/em> salsa, served on blue corn tortillas (pictured below). I was also mesmerised by the \u201c3D printed pork\u201d tacos with a smoky dipping broth. I have absolutely no idea how they did it, but the texture was pure pulled pork. I even loved Madre\u2019s funk-free natural orange wine \u2013 a Gr\u00fcner Veltliner from Austria\u2019s Nieder\u00f6sterreich region. The meal was magic \u2013 almost literally.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Madre-Amsterdam-Mexican-vegan-restaurant-500x327.jpg\")
Artichoke barbacoa tacos at Madre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHearth<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nI actually went to Hearth<\/a>, tucked behind OLVG Oost, in search of vegan sushi (more on that below). But when I arrived, I found lots more to tempt me \u2013 including some delicious cocktails and natural wines. First, we tried the red quinoa roll with aubergine, tofu, spring onions and wasabi mayo, plus the green spirulina roll with avocado, black beans, chipotle mayo and sesame. Then we moved onto cauliflower tartare and broccoli gnocchi with cashew garlic cheese, paired with a biodynamic French blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. It\u2019s not fully fine dining, but it\u2019s a cut above your average eetcafe<\/em>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hearth-vegan-restaurant-amsterdam-500x531.jpg\")
Red quinoa rolls at Hearth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThe one and only time I did Veganuary, I ate a lot of veggie burgers. They all tasted (and felt afterwards) like carbs upon carbs upon carbs. Thankfully, a lot has changed since then, and you can now find vegan burgers that genuinely hold their own (indeed, are preferable to) their meaty predecessors. One such example is the kimchi burger at SOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/a>: I was told the patty\u2019s made from chickpeas, peas and soy protein, and I have no idea what they did to make it taste so good but it worked. Moreover, the brioche bun was the perfect size and texture, the kimchi was wonderfully spicy (you can see it fermenting away at the back of the caf\u00e9), and there was a hint of creaminess from some vegan cheesy mayo combo. My only complaint was that it was so juicy (I think from the kimchi) that I couldn\u2019t eat it like a sandwich without taking a bath in it, so I resorted to a knife and fork. I visited SOIL on Javastraat, but they have another caf\u00e9 in West as well.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SOIL-Vegan-Cafe-veggie-burger-500x471.jpg\")
The kimchi burger at SOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegan Sushi Bar<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nPossibly the biggest sushi trend in Amsterdam right now is vegan sushi \u2013 something I never thought I\u2019d like but strangely do. And no one is making it better than the aptly named Vegan Sushi Bar<\/a>. Two Amsterdam locations \u2013 in Oost and West respectively \u2013 offer up a menu of 10 meat-less and fish-less signature red rice rolls plus various other inari, maki, gunkan<\/em> and side dishes. Try the flamb\u00e9 salmon for an extremely convincing vegan replica of sushi\u2019s favourite fish, or the shrimp-less tempura for a roll that\u2019s more guilty pleasure than vegan virtue. The gyoza are excellent too.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Vegan-sushi-bar-Amsterdam-500x300.jpg\")
I-can\u2019t-believe-it\u2019s-not-fish sushi at Vegan Sushi Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegan Junk Food Bar<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nHangover Days generally require one thing: junk food. (Oh, and a hair-of-the-dog drink.) Enter Vegan Junk Food Bar<\/a>, which may be more sustainable than regular fast food but is certainly no healthier. We ordered three of the VJFB\u2019s most popular items: the kapsalon<\/em>, a burger and a portion of sweet potato fries. So far, so stodge. My hands-down favourite was the vegan kapsalon<\/em> \u2013 literally translating as hairdresser (long story) and usually comprising a mountain of fries topped with kebab meat, cheese, mayo, hot sauce \u2013 you name it. This was pretty much the same messy deal, but with some kind of soy-based fake meat (that was actually delicious) and \u2013 well \u2013 god knows how they made the cheese and mayo, but it tasted more or less like cheese and mayo. There were also plenty of jalapenos, regular red chillies and general stuff to amp up the flavour levels an extra notch. I liked it just a little bit too much.<\/p>\n![\"Vegan](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Vegan-Junk-Food-Bar-Amsterdam-kapsalon-500x623.jpg\")
<\/a>Vegan Junk Food Bar\u2019s kapsalon \u2013 a mess but a tasty mess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegetarian Restaurants in Amsterdam<\/strong><\/h2>\nMorris & Bella<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nLocated the trendy Spaarndammerbuurt, Morris & Bella<\/a> does what it calls in \u201cslow fine dining\u201d: offering a monthly-changing, seasonal menu made up of local Dutch produce served over four, five or six courses. The evening I dined there, I loved the starter of fresh peas and root vegetables with butter-bean pur\u00e9e and pea juice \u2013 it felt very clean, while still hitting the spot. My tussengerecht<\/em> was cabbage rolls stuffed with carrot and leeks, and served with a curried lentil and mustard seed dressing \u2013 delicious even without any meat. And lovely wines, to boot.<\/p>\n![\"Vegetarian](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Vegetarian-Amsterdam-restaurant-Morris-Bella-500x646.jpg\")
<\/a>Morris & Bella: vegetarian by design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSaravana Bhavan<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nAlthough there\u2019s only one branch in Amsterdam,\u00a0Saravana Bhavan<\/a>\u00a0is in fact a global chain of vegetarian Indian restaurants. The d\u00e9cor is bright and spartan, which means the ambience isn\u2019t great. But the dosas are what you\u2019re here for, and I\u2019ve been raving about them ever since I first visited Saravana Bhavan several years ago. If you\u2019ve never had a dosa before (or even if you have), this is the place to try one. A South Indian speciality, these enormous crepe-like discs are filled with everything from cheese to potatoes to lentils. One of those to yourself would probably fill you up till your next meal for just a few euros. But if you do have room left (I suggest sharing), order one of the\u00a0thalis<\/em>\u00a0for a full gamut of veggie-tastic Indian flavours.<\/p>\n![\"Amsterdam](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amsterdam-vegetarian-restaurants-Saravana-Bhavan-500x403.jpg\")
<\/a>One of Saravana Bhavan\u2019s special thalis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGolden Temple<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nI\u2019d biked past Golden Temple<\/a> on the Utrechtsestraat dozens of times before I ever went in. It looks like a hippie place, and I guess in a way it is \u2013 you could well be eating your dinner on a sheepskin rug with a small dog curled up next to you. But the food is something even us meat-eating folk can get on board with. I really liked their Mexican tacos, filled with beans, sweet potato, guacamole and salsa \u2013 they were fresh, citrusy and brimming with flavour. But there are also Indian dishes like the tofu tikka masala, and Southeast Asian dishes like fresh spring rolls and coconut curries. Something to please everyone.<\/p>\n![\"vegetarian-restaurant-amsterdam\"](\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vegetarian-restaurant-Amsterdam-500x375.jpg\")
<\/a>Indian thali at Golden Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWant to eat more than just vegetarian food in Amsterdam? <\/em><\/strong>Download my\u00a0Amsterdam Restaurant Guide<\/a>:<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThis article is now available as a mobile app. To download it for offline reading or travel directions to the attractions highlighted in this article, go to\u00a0Walking Tours and Articles in Amsterdam<\/a>\u00a0on GPSmyCity.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/p>\nBonboon<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nHoused in the Jordaan\u2019s elegant Hotel Mercier<\/a> but very much a culinary destination in its own right, Bonboon<\/a> brings fine dining flair to vegan cuisine. The evening I visited (June 2025), Bonboon had just introduced their summer menu: four or five seasonally inspired courses, with optional wine or tea pairings. It\u2019s hard to choose a favourite dish: fried courgette flowers with labneh took on sweetness from apricots and chilli jam (which tasted more like homemade ketchup than anything spicy) \u2013 a good match for the peachy Albari\u00f1o from Rias Baixas. Dolmades were soft and smoky, elevated with piquant walnut aioli, tart lemon, fragrant mint and dill, and crunchy, aniseedy fennel \u2013 a tricky pairing but the smoky, nutty Pecorino from Abruzzo worked a treat.<\/p>\nVegan fine dining at Bonboon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNext came \u201cmalfatti\u201d \u2013 Italian dumplings made, in this case, from Swiss chard and served with chickpeas, artichokes and gremolata butter \u2013 coupled with a tart, clarete-style wine from Catalunya. The first dessert (pictured above) was more savoury than sweet: French toast, beetroot, black garlic and cherries with a rich cashew cream, cut through with a cherry-led Pet Nat (an ancestral-method sparkling wine). And finally a vision in peachiness, served with a sweetly aromatic Sauvignon Blanc. An exquisite marriage of wine and food, which can be difficult to achieve without the protein structures of meat, fish and cheese. And an elegant ambience to add to the sense of occasion!<\/p>\n
Editor\u2019s note: I was invited to eat at Bonboon as a journalist, and I didn\u2019t pay for my meal. Obviously I try to be as objective as possible, but I always disclose when I\u2019ve had a freebie. <\/em><\/p>\nMADRE<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nTouting modern Mexican dining, MADRE<\/a> makes no mention of its vegan credentials on the menu \u2013 only that it aims to be sustainable, inclusive and respectful. Which is probably why I didn\u2019t even realise I\u2019d eaten a fully vegan Mexican meal until I came to pay the bill at the end. We ordered the Chef\u2019s Choice: a good-value selection of six dishes to share, although all dishes are available a la carte if you\u2019d prefer your own thing. From the spicy beetroot tostadas to the earthy ancho-tahini-ponzu green beans, everything was full of Mexican-fusion flavour. On the taco front, I couldn\u2019t get enough of the artichoke barbacoa \u2013 grilled artichokes, spiced with mojo de ajo<\/em>, topped with guasacaca<\/em> salsa, served on blue corn tortillas (pictured below). I was also mesmerised by the \u201c3D printed pork\u201d tacos with a smoky dipping broth. I have absolutely no idea how they did it, but the texture was pure pulled pork. I even loved Madre\u2019s funk-free natural orange wine \u2013 a Gr\u00fcner Veltliner from Austria\u2019s Nieder\u00f6sterreich region. The meal was magic \u2013 almost literally.<\/p>\nArtichoke barbacoa tacos at Madre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHearth<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nI actually went to Hearth<\/a>, tucked behind OLVG Oost, in search of vegan sushi (more on that below). But when I arrived, I found lots more to tempt me \u2013 including some delicious cocktails and natural wines. First, we tried the red quinoa roll with aubergine, tofu, spring onions and wasabi mayo, plus the green spirulina roll with avocado, black beans, chipotle mayo and sesame. Then we moved onto cauliflower tartare and broccoli gnocchi with cashew garlic cheese, paired with a biodynamic French blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. It\u2019s not fully fine dining, but it\u2019s a cut above your average eetcafe<\/em>.<\/p>\nRed quinoa rolls at Hearth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThe one and only time I did Veganuary, I ate a lot of veggie burgers. They all tasted (and felt afterwards) like carbs upon carbs upon carbs. Thankfully, a lot has changed since then, and you can now find vegan burgers that genuinely hold their own (indeed, are preferable to) their meaty predecessors. One such example is the kimchi burger at SOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/a>: I was told the patty\u2019s made from chickpeas, peas and soy protein, and I have no idea what they did to make it taste so good but it worked. Moreover, the brioche bun was the perfect size and texture, the kimchi was wonderfully spicy (you can see it fermenting away at the back of the caf\u00e9), and there was a hint of creaminess from some vegan cheesy mayo combo. My only complaint was that it was so juicy (I think from the kimchi) that I couldn\u2019t eat it like a sandwich without taking a bath in it, so I resorted to a knife and fork. I visited SOIL on Javastraat, but they have another caf\u00e9 in West as well.<\/p>\nThe kimchi burger at SOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegan Sushi Bar<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nPossibly the biggest sushi trend in Amsterdam right now is vegan sushi \u2013 something I never thought I\u2019d like but strangely do. And no one is making it better than the aptly named Vegan Sushi Bar<\/a>. Two Amsterdam locations \u2013 in Oost and West respectively \u2013 offer up a menu of 10 meat-less and fish-less signature red rice rolls plus various other inari, maki, gunkan<\/em> and side dishes. Try the flamb\u00e9 salmon for an extremely convincing vegan replica of sushi\u2019s favourite fish, or the shrimp-less tempura for a roll that\u2019s more guilty pleasure than vegan virtue. The gyoza are excellent too.<\/p>\nI-can\u2019t-believe-it\u2019s-not-fish sushi at Vegan Sushi Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegan Junk Food Bar<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nHangover Days generally require one thing: junk food. (Oh, and a hair-of-the-dog drink.) Enter Vegan Junk Food Bar<\/a>, which may be more sustainable than regular fast food but is certainly no healthier. We ordered three of the VJFB\u2019s most popular items: the kapsalon<\/em>, a burger and a portion of sweet potato fries. So far, so stodge. My hands-down favourite was the vegan kapsalon<\/em> \u2013 literally translating as hairdresser (long story) and usually comprising a mountain of fries topped with kebab meat, cheese, mayo, hot sauce \u2013 you name it. This was pretty much the same messy deal, but with some kind of soy-based fake meat (that was actually delicious) and \u2013 well \u2013 god knows how they made the cheese and mayo, but it tasted more or less like cheese and mayo. There were also plenty of jalapenos, regular red chillies and general stuff to amp up the flavour levels an extra notch. I liked it just a little bit too much.<\/p>\n<\/a>Vegan Junk Food Bar\u2019s kapsalon \u2013 a mess but a tasty mess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVegetarian Restaurants in Amsterdam<\/strong><\/h2>\nMorris & Bella<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nLocated the trendy Spaarndammerbuurt, Morris & Bella<\/a> does what it calls in \u201cslow fine dining\u201d: offering a monthly-changing, seasonal menu made up of local Dutch produce served over four, five or six courses. The evening I dined there, I loved the starter of fresh peas and root vegetables with butter-bean pur\u00e9e and pea juice \u2013 it felt very clean, while still hitting the spot. My tussengerecht<\/em> was cabbage rolls stuffed with carrot and leeks, and served with a curried lentil and mustard seed dressing \u2013 delicious even without any meat. And lovely wines, to boot.<\/p>\n<\/a>Morris & Bella: vegetarian by design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSaravana Bhavan<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nAlthough there\u2019s only one branch in Amsterdam,\u00a0Saravana Bhavan<\/a>\u00a0is in fact a global chain of vegetarian Indian restaurants. The d\u00e9cor is bright and spartan, which means the ambience isn\u2019t great. But the dosas are what you\u2019re here for, and I\u2019ve been raving about them ever since I first visited Saravana Bhavan several years ago. If you\u2019ve never had a dosa before (or even if you have), this is the place to try one. A South Indian speciality, these enormous crepe-like discs are filled with everything from cheese to potatoes to lentils. One of those to yourself would probably fill you up till your next meal for just a few euros. But if you do have room left (I suggest sharing), order one of the\u00a0thalis<\/em>\u00a0for a full gamut of veggie-tastic Indian flavours.<\/p>\n<\/a>One of Saravana Bhavan\u2019s special thalis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGolden Temple<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nI\u2019d biked past Golden Temple<\/a> on the Utrechtsestraat dozens of times before I ever went in. It looks like a hippie place, and I guess in a way it is \u2013 you could well be eating your dinner on a sheepskin rug with a small dog curled up next to you. But the food is something even us meat-eating folk can get on board with. I really liked their Mexican tacos, filled with beans, sweet potato, guacamole and salsa \u2013 they were fresh, citrusy and brimming with flavour. But there are also Indian dishes like the tofu tikka masala, and Southeast Asian dishes like fresh spring rolls and coconut curries. Something to please everyone.<\/p>\n<\/a>Indian thali at Golden Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWant to eat more than just vegetarian food in Amsterdam? <\/em><\/strong>Download my\u00a0Amsterdam Restaurant Guide<\/a>:<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThis article is now available as a mobile app. To download it for offline reading or travel directions to the attractions highlighted in this article, go to\u00a0Walking Tours and Articles in Amsterdam<\/a>\u00a0on GPSmyCity.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Next came \u201cmalfatti\u201d \u2013 Italian dumplings made, in this case, from Swiss chard and served with chickpeas, artichokes and gremolata butter \u2013 coupled with a tart, clarete-style wine from Catalunya. The first dessert (pictured above) was more savoury than sweet: French toast, beetroot, black garlic and cherries with a rich cashew cream, cut through with a cherry-led Pet Nat (an ancestral-method sparkling wine). And finally a vision in peachiness, served with a sweetly aromatic Sauvignon Blanc. An exquisite marriage of wine and food, which can be difficult to achieve without the protein structures of meat, fish and cheese. And an elegant ambience to add to the sense of occasion!<\/p>\n
Editor\u2019s note: I was invited to eat at Bonboon as a journalist, and I didn\u2019t pay for my meal. Obviously I try to be as objective as possible, but I always disclose when I\u2019ve had a freebie. <\/em><\/p>\n Touting modern Mexican dining, MADRE<\/a> makes no mention of its vegan credentials on the menu \u2013 only that it aims to be sustainable, inclusive and respectful. Which is probably why I didn\u2019t even realise I\u2019d eaten a fully vegan Mexican meal until I came to pay the bill at the end. We ordered the Chef\u2019s Choice: a good-value selection of six dishes to share, although all dishes are available a la carte if you\u2019d prefer your own thing. From the spicy beetroot tostadas to the earthy ancho-tahini-ponzu green beans, everything was full of Mexican-fusion flavour. On the taco front, I couldn\u2019t get enough of the artichoke barbacoa \u2013 grilled artichokes, spiced with mojo de ajo<\/em>, topped with guasacaca<\/em> salsa, served on blue corn tortillas (pictured below). I was also mesmerised by the \u201c3D printed pork\u201d tacos with a smoky dipping broth. I have absolutely no idea how they did it, but the texture was pure pulled pork. I even loved Madre\u2019s funk-free natural orange wine \u2013 a Gr\u00fcner Veltliner from Austria\u2019s Nieder\u00f6sterreich region. The meal was magic \u2013 almost literally.<\/p>\n I actually went to Hearth<\/a>, tucked behind OLVG Oost, in search of vegan sushi (more on that below). But when I arrived, I found lots more to tempt me \u2013 including some delicious cocktails and natural wines. First, we tried the red quinoa roll with aubergine, tofu, spring onions and wasabi mayo, plus the green spirulina roll with avocado, black beans, chipotle mayo and sesame. Then we moved onto cauliflower tartare and broccoli gnocchi with cashew garlic cheese, paired with a biodynamic French blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. It\u2019s not fully fine dining, but it\u2019s a cut above your average eetcafe<\/em>.<\/p>\n The one and only time I did Veganuary, I ate a lot of veggie burgers. They all tasted (and felt afterwards) like carbs upon carbs upon carbs. Thankfully, a lot has changed since then, and you can now find vegan burgers that genuinely hold their own (indeed, are preferable to) their meaty predecessors. One such example is the kimchi burger at SOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/a>: I was told the patty\u2019s made from chickpeas, peas and soy protein, and I have no idea what they did to make it taste so good but it worked. Moreover, the brioche bun was the perfect size and texture, the kimchi was wonderfully spicy (you can see it fermenting away at the back of the caf\u00e9), and there was a hint of creaminess from some vegan cheesy mayo combo. My only complaint was that it was so juicy (I think from the kimchi) that I couldn\u2019t eat it like a sandwich without taking a bath in it, so I resorted to a knife and fork. I visited SOIL on Javastraat, but they have another caf\u00e9 in West as well.<\/p>\n Possibly the biggest sushi trend in Amsterdam right now is vegan sushi \u2013 something I never thought I\u2019d like but strangely do. And no one is making it better than the aptly named Vegan Sushi Bar<\/a>. Two Amsterdam locations \u2013 in Oost and West respectively \u2013 offer up a menu of 10 meat-less and fish-less signature red rice rolls plus various other inari, maki, gunkan<\/em> and side dishes. Try the flamb\u00e9 salmon for an extremely convincing vegan replica of sushi\u2019s favourite fish, or the shrimp-less tempura for a roll that\u2019s more guilty pleasure than vegan virtue. The gyoza are excellent too.<\/p>\n Hangover Days generally require one thing: junk food. (Oh, and a hair-of-the-dog drink.) Enter Vegan Junk Food Bar<\/a>, which may be more sustainable than regular fast food but is certainly no healthier. We ordered three of the VJFB\u2019s most popular items: the kapsalon<\/em>, a burger and a portion of sweet potato fries. So far, so stodge. My hands-down favourite was the vegan kapsalon<\/em> \u2013 literally translating as hairdresser (long story) and usually comprising a mountain of fries topped with kebab meat, cheese, mayo, hot sauce \u2013 you name it. This was pretty much the same messy deal, but with some kind of soy-based fake meat (that was actually delicious) and \u2013 well \u2013 god knows how they made the cheese and mayo, but it tasted more or less like cheese and mayo. There were also plenty of jalapenos, regular red chillies and general stuff to amp up the flavour levels an extra notch. I liked it just a little bit too much.<\/p>\n Located the trendy Spaarndammerbuurt, Morris & Bella<\/a> does what it calls in \u201cslow fine dining\u201d: offering a monthly-changing, seasonal menu made up of local Dutch produce served over four, five or six courses. The evening I dined there, I loved the starter of fresh peas and root vegetables with butter-bean pur\u00e9e and pea juice \u2013 it felt very clean, while still hitting the spot. My tussengerecht<\/em> was cabbage rolls stuffed with carrot and leeks, and served with a curried lentil and mustard seed dressing \u2013 delicious even without any meat. And lovely wines, to boot.<\/p>\n Although there\u2019s only one branch in Amsterdam,\u00a0Saravana Bhavan<\/a>\u00a0is in fact a global chain of vegetarian Indian restaurants. The d\u00e9cor is bright and spartan, which means the ambience isn\u2019t great. But the dosas are what you\u2019re here for, and I\u2019ve been raving about them ever since I first visited Saravana Bhavan several years ago. If you\u2019ve never had a dosa before (or even if you have), this is the place to try one. A South Indian speciality, these enormous crepe-like discs are filled with everything from cheese to potatoes to lentils. One of those to yourself would probably fill you up till your next meal for just a few euros. But if you do have room left (I suggest sharing), order one of the\u00a0thalis<\/em>\u00a0for a full gamut of veggie-tastic Indian flavours.<\/p>\n I\u2019d biked past Golden Temple<\/a> on the Utrechtsestraat dozens of times before I ever went in. It looks like a hippie place, and I guess in a way it is \u2013 you could well be eating your dinner on a sheepskin rug with a small dog curled up next to you. But the food is something even us meat-eating folk can get on board with. I really liked their Mexican tacos, filled with beans, sweet potato, guacamole and salsa \u2013 they were fresh, citrusy and brimming with flavour. But there are also Indian dishes like the tofu tikka masala, and Southeast Asian dishes like fresh spring rolls and coconut curries. Something to please everyone.<\/p>\n This article is now available as a mobile app. To download it for offline reading or travel directions to the attractions highlighted in this article, go to\u00a0Walking Tours and Articles in Amsterdam<\/a>\u00a0on GPSmyCity.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMADRE<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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SOIL Vegan Caf\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Golden Temple<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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