Le Pain Quotidien — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Le Pain Quotidien was the first place we stopped at in the Netherlands to eat. After our time in Germany we were excited for some Cafe food.

We arrived at the locations after parking on the street around the corner. Street parking is few and far between and is paid parking. If you have ADA placard displayed there is no charge for parking in the EU.

Fist off there is a lot to take in with the food display. Wow so many pastries. We said we wanted to dine in and inside and was taken to our seat.

The table seating was plentiful and with the back side courtyard the options are endless.

after looking over the menu we decided on a light Brunch. We did order Orange Juice and sparkling water. The OG was great but not sure if it was fresh squeezed.

My wife decided on a Hard boil egg with a baguette and chocolate pastry.

I choose to get the ham and cheese croissant with a waffle with fruit and sugar topper.

our food was enjoyable and not to filling. That allowed us to share and taste what each of of got.

The toilet is down a set of stair that feels like you need a climing rope for but its can be done. If you require mobility assistance there will be an issue.

We would encourage you to...

There are a handful of Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ) cafes around Amsterdam including this branch along Beethovenstraat. Opening hours 8am to 6pm daily.

We stopped by here for a quick breakfast recently and were happy with our meal. Here you find expected LPQ menu items, outdoor and indoor seating including a nice sized communal table. The environs are casual, relaxed and staff friendly mannered.

During this breakfast we found the hazelnut flute (bread product) to taste as expected. We also had the avocado toast with extra smoked salmon. This was delicious. All ingredients were fresh and tasted very nice. We also very much enjoyed the Lemon-Ginger infusion tea, wishing they would serve this at our LPQ branches back home in Hong Kong.

In the end, this was a very good morning stop at Le Pain Quotidien on Beethovenstraat. Wouldn't think twice about having...

Excellent service, atmosphere is nice and wifi works well. Some table are face a garden on the back. What's not great is seeing people from the kitchen going back and forth to the garden to (i think) wash ustensile off on the back of the garden. The food was better in my memories when I discovered Pain Quotidien in London. The croissant was dry and you only get tiny 10g of butter for a whole basket of bread. It wasn't fresh butter so I did not bother to ask for more. I do not recommend the Avocado toast. It wasn't freshly mashed Avocado with seasoning. It was more like a spread made of Avocado pretty sour with a lot of lemon juice which I suspect allow you to keep it longer. The avo spread is probably "home" made in the kitchen (I hope) but it isn't a good quality one. I also order a latte macciato. Not the best...