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Plant-based pastry shop in Jordaan, both sweet and savory. Cruffins (muffin shaped croissants), brioche, galettes, focaccia etc. Some seating inside. Open Mon-Sun 08:00-17:00.


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326 Reviews

First Review by Jennyncs

KaitlynModz

Points +174

Vegan
04 Aug 2024

Well worth waiting in line

Oh my god. Oh my god. I had 4 pastries and each was more delicious and flaky and decadent than the last. The mango cruffin and lemon curd filled pastries were my personal favorites. It’s out of the way and we had to wait 15 mins in line, but there’s no limit on what you can buy and they were bringing out fresh pastries all the time. Absolutely incredible

Pros: Outstanding pastries, Pretty reasonably priced , Friendly service

Cons: Kind of out of the way, You have to wait in line

janeeen

Points +24

Vegan
29 Jul 2024

Must visit

Amazing pastries! The cruffins and the pan au chocolate are perfect and a must try.

It's quite busy so they sell out quickly.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-29

Garonse

Points +824

Vegan
28 Jul 2024

the most sugary desserts

fine tasty crispy pastry
quite small and nice looking.
worth to try it.

Pros: pistachio crispy kinda muffin was nice

Cons: tooo sugary

Michellepaire

Points +1234

Vegan
27 Jul 2024

Must go!

Heerlijke pastries, super veel keuze (daardoor lastig om te kiezen;-))

KräuterJoe

Points +170

Vegan
22 Jul 2024

Super!!!

Fantastisch, alles vegan und unglaublich lecker!

Cons: Nicht günstig

mari.marola

Points +111

Vegan
22 Jul 2024

Delicious pastries and croissants

One of the best croissants I had in my life. Really crunch and buttery

Pros: Really good coffee as well

Cons: No space to sit down

SofieNilsson

Points +2160

Vegan
22 Jul 2024

Long line

To long line for me personally. It didn't move for 15 min and it was about 30 people before us

TrudiBruges

Points +25192

Vegan
19 Jul 2024

Nice pastry

There weren't that many options for pastry (3) although it was still early afternoon. I was hoping for more options.
A handfull of seating places, very cramped together, so that was not really comfortable (and not accessible - stairs going up).

Very friendly. Bright place.

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Updated from previous review on 2024-07-16

peanutplans

17 Jul 2024

Daaaagggg Trudi, We are heading to amsterdam Friday-Sunday for my birthday. We go to Bonboon as our 1 "fancy dinner" and planned to go to more casual joints like this one for the rest. Any top recommendations aub? grts

TrudiBruges

17 Jul 2024

We went to the vegan Sushi bar, and the food was fantastic. They have 2 locations.
Vegan shop Vega Life is also very nice!
Enjoy 💚👍

oatmealnik

Points +1182

Vegan
17 Jul 2024

Worth the hype

There was a terribly long line out the door, even though I visited on a rainy day. Luckily, it moved quite quickly. They kept on bringing out new pastries so everything was still in stock when I visited (around 12:30 pm). I’ve had vegan pastries like croissants, pain-au-chocolates and danishes before so I opted for the Pear Hazelnut Bostok to-go. I warmed it up and ate it the next day and it still tasted really good. Them already double-baking it keeps it from becoming dry. Though it’s definitely pricey and therefore only an occasional treat, I will definitely be visiting again (that salted pistachio soft serve is still high up on my list).
Oh and; please be respectful to the staff and don’t take pictures of them if they ask you not to. As someone who works in the service industry, it is really quite annoying and makes us uncomfortable. Thank you🫶

Pros: Delicious and unique pastries, Kind staff that really care about the experience.

Cons: Busy

BTheVegan

Points +125

Vegan
11 Jul 2024

Busy, busy

Visited this place and the line was out the door! Once inside, I had a hard time deciding what to try. I eventually settled on the Bostok Raspberry Pistachio and a pea latte, which I had never had before. It was quite good.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Limited seating

jackiebast

Points +571

Vegan
11 Jul 2024

Delicious

Absolutely delicious pastries! I got the pistachio cruffin and the pain au chocolat. They were flaky, buttery and super filling. I loved that everything was vegan but you’d never know, their marketing was subtle.

Note: Eat the cruffin dining in and not as takeout. There aren’t many places to sit, so we had to eat it while walking and it had x10 more pistachio cream inside than I was expecting and it got absolutely everywhere 😂

There was a line when we arrived, but it moved quickly. I didn’t realize until after but they’ve got 2 locations across the street from each other, one with more sweet treat and the other with more savoury.

annyo

Points +32

Vegan
11 Jul 2024

Heaven

Loved everything, absolutely delicious

veganoteacher

Points +5471

Vegan
08 Jul 2024

Vegan patisserie

The one with pistachio cream inside was tasty.

JoshuaAtkins

Points +67

Vegan
25 Jun 2024

Incredible baked goods

Really lovely staff and such an amazing selection of sweet treats. I had the yuzu and berry cruffin and will be going back for another tomorrow.

HannahBenson

Points +121

Vegan
23 Jun 2024

To die for oh my GOD

I had quite possibly the best meal of my life here, if a pastry counts as a meal. I was sooo blown away by this place - so chic and stylish and not in your face about being vegan. My non vegan (and skeptical) mother was also absolutely blown away. Have my funeral here!!

Pros: Atmosphere, Selection, Customer service

AnnabelleArnold1

Points +167

Vegan
22 Jun 2024

so yummy

Some of the best pastries I’ve ever tried, the coffee was great too. Only fault is it’s quite small and gets super busy, there was a long queue down the street when I came

elenmai

Points +355

Vegan
10 Jun 2024

Excellent coffee and pastries

Very good coffee, great pastries, walking distance from station. Very busy.

LizMayo

Points +1494

Vegan
07 Jun 2024

Friendly Place

I adore the sweet smile on the cashier’s face. He served us three perfect pasties, and I’m grateful for him.

DaphD

Points +6417

Vegan
31 May 2024

Less good than before, but still nice

This used to be my favourite bakery in Amsterdam, but it has become less good and too busy. They have a toilet and a small seating area, but it’s become even smaller due to the removal of seatings around the central table.

Their cruffins have a rich filling and sugary coating. I tried the ones with pistachio, raspberry and blueberry: all of them were good. However, Zola’s Bakery in the UK has even better cruffins.
The bostocks with pear/hazelnut and apple, almond croissant and pastry with pistachio custard were also tasty. However, I liked the raspberry/pistachio/almond bostock less. This was also the case with their double-baked pecan/maple croissant.

Items I didn’t like were blueberry cake (too firm, too sweet and slightly bitter) and matcha cookie (bland).

vaneyna

Points +74

Vegan
29 May 2024

A must in Amsterdam!

The pistachio cruffins are to die for! I have tried a few more pastries (one with a limited flavour) and all were amazing.

Imogeneats

Points +88

Vegan
27 May 2024

Great cafe

Really good coffee, lots of delicious looking pastries (apple turnover is yummy) but a very popular place with not much seating. I think there are multiple in the same area though and some are bigger.

lh0p98

Points +514

Vegan
26 May 2024

Heavenly

Just pure heaven. I had the pistachio cruffin. I ate it by myself with an oat latte on a bench by the canal and it was a transcendental experience.

nishaaa

Points +5923

Vegan
26 May 2024

obsessed

the cruffin was so good !! also tried the babka but not as special

Updated from previous review on 2022-03-13

Dbird

Points +119

Vegan
23 May 2024

One of the best things I’ve ever tasted!

The caramel filled cronut was one of the best things I’ve ever tasted!
A definite must visit place when in Amsterdam - vegan or not

Lovely place with friendly staff - wish I could visit more often!

Pros: Food is delicious , The cronut is out of this world!, Nice interior

rukeiley

Points +98

Vegan
17 May 2024

Melt in your mouth pure joy

Everything I have just melted in my mouth and gave me pure culinary joy.

Pros: So good , So good , Did I mention so good

Cons: I

Catdogtor🐾

Points +496

Vegan
14 May 2024

went more than once🥐🥐

Picked up coffee/pastries from here a couple times during my last trip to Amsterdam. Very tasty and all vegan💜

49Hudson

Points +181

Vegan
13 May 2024

A must stop in Amsterdam

The hype is 100% deserved. The line out the door was a good sign. Some of the best pastries we’ve ever had, vegan or not. My favorite of the four kinds we tried was the croissant with chocolate and hazelnut. Amazingly flaky, and wonderful flavor and texture. Near religious experience. So good. And great coffee to go with it. Do not leave the city without giving SJ a try.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-13

Pros: Wonderful selection, Amazing pastries and coffee, Friendly staff

Cons: Small space, limited seating




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