Simon Meijssen

When I lived in Lyon I had three guilty pleasures: chocolate éclairs, quiche Lorraine and almond croissants. Loved these Frence classics then, still love them now. Unfortunately it’s a hassle to find good substitutes in Amsterdam, especially when it comes to almond croissants. I looked for them all over town and found the ultimate almond croissant at Simon Meijssen: a huge light crescent-​pastry of perfectly airy dough filled with a heavy dose of almond paste. Wow, hello, gorgeous! How you’re doing? I bet life is good with powder sugar and almond flakes on top. Really, this almond beauty almost made me sing a love song. How often do you meet the perfect match? It’s not a big surprise that I found this dairy butter queen at Meijssen. This famous Amsterdam bakery (est. 1910) is known to deliver to the Dutch royal household. Apart from the superb almond croissants, you shouldn’t miss the cheese ones straight out of the oven. Hangover food par excellence.

Really delicious croissants.
We got almond, pain au chocolat, and a ham and cheese. All fantastic.
On the way out we saw they had the rare almond-​and-​chocolate combo croissant, so now we have to go back to get that.
One of the best bakeries I’ve been to in a long time.
No line around 8:45 on a weekday morning.

So this particular store is really close to my work. And the set up always intrigued me. But honestly the pastries, cakes and coffee was all average, if not below!
Quite disappointed with the experience. I really expected it to be my stop before work for some coffee and goodies. Ah the search continues…

This little bakery was recommended to me by the hotel I was staying at, as it was just a short distance away. There was a lot of selection, and for someone who speaks zero Dutch, it was a little overwhelming to figure out what some items were. I ordered an almond croissant and it was perfect. Buttery, flaky layers with a great almond filling in addition to the almond slices on top. The interior is long with the counter on your left and a small bar on the right wall if you want to sit and eat versus taking your baked goods to go. I ate mine on the street in two seconds flat so I could go enjoy the rest of the city!

The sheer proximity of this place to my hotel meant that I came here multiple times. Had a chocolate croissant and a chocolate almond croissant. Both were really good and not terribly expensive. They have a pretty wide selection of yummies here. Based on the lines at the couple of different times I came in, this place seems pretty popular with the locals as well.
I kind of wish I tried more items — I bought more items but ended up giving them away to coworkers.

Perfect bakery, great location. Sweet people, and awesome pastries and coffee. Every morning while we stayed in Amsterdam this Spring I took a morning walk which inevitably lead me to the bakery to pick up warm ham and Dutch Gouda croissants and cappuccinos, and oh all right… a Citroen cake for later nibbling. I took the breakfast back to our hotel and we consumed it while listening to the birds in Vondelpark singing as we planned our day’s activities. perfect!

Stopped at the inconspicuous little Broodbakker Simon Meijssen (Nieuwe Vijzelstraat 5) for a quick breakfast of the most amazing ham and gouda croissants, and sat to eat them in the Weteringplantsoen, contemplating whether to walk back and get a few more.
Now that I am writing this review, I really wish I had…

Really delicious pastries, cakes and sandwiches. Serves coffee too! Has both sweet and savoury. Great staff, we had it on the way to the Van Gogh museum. (No food in the museum tho!)
Staff are really friendly and they speak English. They also welcome credit cards.

I thought it was absolutely great. Delicious desserts. :) I lived my chocolate explosion cupcake — it taster exactly like fudge. We then had two cappuccinos which were delicious. Very good experience and the staff was very nice.

This place is great for three reasons:
1. It’s a chain bakery with a local feel. All types of breads, sandwiches to go, and treats. No-​nonsense and quick, although a bit of a mess trying to order (no organized line or number system, just whoever stands by the glass display and captures the attention of the staff!).
Try their foccacia, or their rosemary bread, or their tijgerbrood.
2. Just around the corner from the «most famous shopping street in Amsterdam», the PC Hooftstraat, it is a cheap alternative to the pricey lunch places on the PC. Their sandwiches are delicious — even their ossenworst is handmade. What is Ossenworst you may ask? It’s a typical Dutch food that is minced meat, and delicious. Don’t look at it, just eat it and you will be pleasantly surprised with it’s flavor (warning! Not for vegetarians!).
3. They have the BEST sausizenbroodjes in Amsterdam. (sausage rolls in pastry, warmed in the oven). LEKKER!
There are quite a few all around Amsterdam — there is even one further down the road on Van Baerlestraat.

Yummy! This was one of the first places I went to with my awesome host Alli K.
Just a terrific assortment of fresh breads, desserts and these pizza breads that were delicious… or as they say in Dutch. Lekker!
Right next to Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum.
Drop by here for a quick snack.

this place is like the starbucks of bread in Amsterdam. there’s one on almost every street corner. i’m waiting to see if 2 of them open up across the street from each other.haha.
ok silliness aside i am a fan of this place. it’s not the top of the line type of bakery but everything here is very good. they also allow me to come in with my two dogs which immediately makes me want to be a loyal customer :)
they also have a small deli in the back where you can buy pre made or custom made sandwiches. oh and the prices are very reasonable.