Best Bakeries in Amsterdam Centrum

Amsterdam's historic core splits into two distinct bakery scenes. Near Centraal, Gebroeders Niemeijer built its reputation entirely on technique — croissants regularly singled out as the best in the city. A few canals over in the Jordaan, Saint-Jean and Margo's run fully plant-based pastry counters, proof that vegan viennoiserie has a real foothold here, not just a token gluten-free shelf. Petit Gâteau adds an authentic French patisserie pedigree on the Haarlemmerstraat. Expect narrow, characterful shopfronts rather than open-plan cafés, and a genuine split between bread-first and pastry-first bakeries.

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  Best for a reliable everyday bakery

  Gebroeders Niemeijer

  A French bakery a few minutes from Centraal Station, built entirely around technique — croissants regularly singled out as the best in the city.

  THE ORDER — Croissant

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  Best for fully vegan pastries

  Saint-Jean

  A fully plant-based pastry counter in the Jordaan, opened after its baker found Amsterdam's vegan pastry underwhelming. The pistachio cruffin and flaky viennoiserie regularly draw a line down Lindengracht.

  THE ORDER — Pistachio cruffin

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  Best for a reliable everyday bakery

  Petit Gâteau

  An authentic French patisserie on the Haarlemmerstraat, opened by Meike and Patrice after six years running a shop in Paris.

  THE ORDER — Lime meringue tart

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  Best for fully vegan pastries

  Margo's

  A 100% plant-based, organic bakery in the Jordaan making French-technique croissants, pain au chocolat, and madeleines with no animal products at all.

  THE ORDER — Croissant or a madeleine

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  Best for a savory bite, not just sweet

  Bakkerij Wolf

  A bakery-café tucked into the Nine Streets, where breakfast (shakshuka, a ricotta omelette) shares the counter with fresh croissants and bread.

  THE ORDER — Croissant, or the shakshuka if you're staying to eat

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  Best for a reliable everyday bakery

  Stadsbakkerij As

  A bakery off the Czaar Peterstraat run by the team behind Restaurant As, opened in a former restaurant space, baking bread alongside daily-changing sweets.

  THE ORDER — Sourdough loaf or a croissant

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  Best for bread baked on site

  Kometen Brood (Marineterrein)

  Kometen Brood's second outpost — a small bread loket inside a former shooting range on Marineterrein, with a simple menu and a view of the water.

  THE ORDER — Fresh sourdough loaf or a croissant