van Avezaath-Beune — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Hubby and I were in the area, and the cakes in the window looked amazing. Needless to say, I had to go in and pick some up!

We got four small cakes - chocolate sponge cake covered in a dark chocolate ganache, strawberry mousse, strawberry tarte, and a hazelnut meringue cake. My favorite was the strawberry mousse, which reminded me of strawberry pocky (for those who have had pocky) and the hazelnut meringue cake. Least favorite was the chocolate cake. The flavor of the dark chocolate ganache was just not up my alley.

Overall, I would recommend this pastry place and would come back to get more pastries! I'd definitely like to try some of the other...

Very impressive pastry! 😋 My wife and I really enjoyed our little cups of coffee while sitting on the bench, watching the world go by on a lovely Saturday morning. The pastries were absolutely delicious! The staff are super friendly, and the owner, Patrick, even offered us a free sample of their house-made ice cream, such a nice touch! I would definitely recommend this place to all my friends in the US and fellow travelers. A charming spot...

Nice little surprise in a small corner store. The napoleon cake is crispy on the crust and the cream layers mash very well with the whole combination; the only trouble being it’s quite hard to eat since the fillings will spill out when you are trying to take a bite. The chocolate cream puff is a little bit too heavy for me especially with the dark...