OKO Café — Restaurant in Amsterdam

I would have loved to like this place since I just moved into the neighborhood, but I can unfortunately not second the good reviews. I ordered the buckwheat pancakes and a cappuccino. The coffee was mediocre, very milky, but that would be okay. What really didn’t work for me were “the pancakes”. What they served a three huge patties of dry buckwheat- nothing like a fluffy pancake at all. I didn’t find the fresh fruits, nor the homemade yam advertised on the menu. When I asked, the waiter said that this is how the serve the pancakes 🥴 I guess they mean the 3 pieces of apple baked into the patty. I tried to eat half, my boyfriend ate 1/3. We both were disappointed. The service wasn’t unfriendly, but incredibly slow. The second coffee we ordered (food took long time),...

My first time coming here was to pick up pierogi, which ended up being very tasty! I also happened to take away a banana bread and energy ball on a whim, and I'm so glad I did. The banana bread was honestly the best I've had in Amsterdam. I didn't even mind that it was vegan. (Normally I go for the real butter pastries...) The energy ball was surprisingly good as well, with a nice hint of orange zest. The woman working at the register was very friendly and they also had some attractive handmade ceramics for sale. The only thing I am disappointed by is that there is not an OKO in Oost closer to where I live. Seriously, it exceeded my...

First of all, amazing, unique atmosphere - great music, nice art works in the space, creative environment.

Then food! Really homemade, and you can really tell...

I've felled in love with OKO's cakes, especially the spinach one. Coffee made me grab another one, so I went for the chocolate one. DELICIOUS!

Really love the vibe, super nice people working over there. I've actually met some amazing people over there who already knew about this spot and we had spontaneous conversation - I guess this place naturally attracts interesting human beings ;)

Thank you for this...