Something topped with cheese or stuffed with cheese. Times are changing, because now there are many more delicious vegetarian or vegan dishes on the menu in restaurants. There are now also many vegetarian or vegan restaurants in the Netherlands. Here are 10 tips!
Because October 1 is World Vegetarian Day, restaurant reservation platform The Fork has listed 10 vegan restaurants:
At the age of 24, Roos started a plant-based restaurant, Groenten van Roos, where she serves dishes that are organic, local, gluten-free, lactose-free, vegan and free of refined sugars. From breakfast to lunch and dinner, from fresh juices and smoothies to a large salad buffet. Cherry on top are the rhubarb strawberry tarts. Roos now also has a cookbook called - how could it be otherwise - Roos' vegetables. So you can continue the restaurant experience at home.
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At BlaBla, it is neither meat nor fish, literally. Vegetarian indulgence in which the chef does not use meat substitutes, but shows that by cooking creatively and with a feeling for the ingredients, the tastiest dishes can also be served without meat or fish. The card changes regularly. The cuisine is worldly and all dishes are inspired by flavors from different countries and continents. And, not unimportant, there is a wide choice of desserts.
In Bistro 't Bloemendaeltje new style you don't get the vegetables, but they form the basis of the dishes. Dutch asparagus, potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbages, tubers:chef Bas Janssen knows how to handle it. We say; put it to the test.
Dumbo is a street chic vegan restaurant with delicious food without a heartbeat. They describe themselves as 'rebellious, original, cheerful, modern and artistic'. Think of meat (tomato) tartare, celeriac with salty vegetables or Bao crispy oyster mushroom.
High-profile, vegan salads and vegetable dishes consisting of, for example, nuts, tofu, tempeh, grains and added unsaturated good fats such as coconut, sesame and olive oil. That's what you'll find at Black and White Kafe. Chef Jurgen gained years of experience in the vegetable kitchens of various star restaurants. Even the most seasoned carnivore will be surprised here.
Herbivores pay attention, this is a mockery of the WOU factor, because it is located on the van Woustraat in Amsterdam. The Meatpacking District, the old slaughterhouse district of New York, is a major source of inspiration for the Meatless District. However, you only see this in the interior, not on the menu. The place is equipped with meat hooks and has an industrial look, but you can only eat plant-based at Meatless District. So healthy salads and unhealthy comfort food. The most striking on the menu is the smoked fake salmon tartare. The tartare is made from tomato and marinated in seaweed to create a fishy taste.
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The popular vegan burger chain from Milan, Flowerburger, opened a branch in Rotterdam last year. You look your eyes out. Be surprised by blue, pink and even black 100 percent vegan burgers made with natural ingredients. Take the Cherry Bomb Burger colored pink with cherry extract or the Spicy Chickpea Burger, yellow thanks to the addition of turmeric. Tasty and above all very attractive to see.
Hearth is the project of two Italians, Valetino and Marco, who met at the Amstel Hotel, where they worked as a chef and manager respectively. This meeting led to a place where, in addition to offering great vegan and vegetarian food, they also showcase art, streetwear, design and music performances. Vegan sushi, parsnip gnocchi with zucchini pesto and cashew tarragon cheese or a delicious soup while looking at art. Sounds like the perfect mix.
Gare du Nord is - how could it be otherwise - also called the train restaurant. A sustainable, organic and vegan restaurant, located in an old train car from 1980. The restaurant serves dishes prepared with local and seasonal ingredients. For example, there is a large vegetable garden in front of the train carriage, which is maintained together with local residents. Can it be even more special?
A combination between East and West, you will find that at UIT INDIA. Cooks in Indian chef's jackets, waitresses in Indian clothes and a menu that only consists of dishes without meat or fish. Tandoori aloo grilled in a tandoor (clay) oven, Pahadi kebab, and of course chicken masala from chicken pieces marinated in Indian spices. The vegetable curry is also to die for. The best Indian on the vegan spectrum.
