Vegan
Raw
Western
Juice bar
Take-out
European
Vegan and raw food cafe. Reported closed, Feb 2019.
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Van Baerlestraat, 45, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1071 AP
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Last update on 23 Feb 2019 by happyowl
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55 Reviews
First Review by Chrunchkin
Stropht
Points +63
food raw, service rare - Edit
When the salad came at last, it was very good. Though I was the only person in the restaurant, the host was doing a brisk business in smoothies at the front, so it took about seven minutes to take my order. Not bad, but it took him an additional seven minutes to break the news of my order to the cook. (That's how small this place is; he couldn't avoid my noticing this.) I suspect this level of service explains why I was the only person in the restaurant at about noon.
Read morePros: vegan, good food; they take their food seriously
Cons: expensive; they don't take their service seriously
Guest
hatmaker
Points +109
Decent - Edit
Ordered the pad thai. It was okay..may have enjoyed another dish more, so it'd be unfair to call the entire place mediocre. Might come back to try another thing here. The coconuts were amazing, though.
Read morePros: Nice atmosphere, Lots of options
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YogaBabeNYC
Points +16
Needle in a haystack - Edit
Local spot for raw vegan food. Chef understands raw vegan cuisine and the true essence of ahimsa. #jivamuktiyoga #offthemat #mindfulliving 🙏🏽🧘🏽♀️✌🏼
Read morePros: Great wraps 🥙 , Amazing green juice 🌱🌿🍃, Lovely chill vibe ✌🏼
Cons: Disappointed they ran out of taco wraps 😔
Guest
Simone-Engelen
Points +25
Expensive - Edit
Not the friendliest, but tasty
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ElizabethMontgomery
Points +110
Beautiful food all raw - Edit
Beautiful taco and wrap. Delicious raw cakes. Lovely chilled place. It says on here open till 10pm but shut early the Tuesday we went just after six. Its a very inventive, imaginative and tasty menu well worth a visit or five!
Read morePros: Tasty food, Local business nice people, Inspiring raw meals
LilacHippy
Hi, I checked and it seems they close at 6 every day that they're open. I've changed it now. Sorry about that, glad that you still managed to eat there in time.
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EfiB
Points +996
100% Raw - Edit
Great place but for some reason they don't offer their amazing pancakes! I ordered the blueberry raw pancake and it delicious. I ordered a wrap as well, I can't remember the name but it was tasty.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-11-02
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BryanCyrilWatt
Points +154
Zest for life gave us the zest for raw food - Edit
Great selection and awesome flavours
Read morePros: Raw food = always so fresh and tasty!, Delicious flavours in Pad Thai & Zest Wrap, Great selection of drinks
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SuppleVG
Points +343
Nice stuff - Edit
Nice smoothies and breakfast bowls. Good quality
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FredsNads
Points +36
Possibly the best Vegan raw food I’ve had. - Edit
We had an absolutely amazing meal here. Beautiful golden milk with raw food wraps and tacos and pad Thai. Would highly recommend a visit.
Read morePros: Amazing food. , Really friendly staff , Very reasonably priced.
Cons: Had to order 3 dishes because we couldn’t decide
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YvonneRakhorstMejias
Points +234
Lovely place with lovely people and yummie food - Edit
I went to a concert yesterday with my mom and sister. We had homemade summerrolls in the park at Museumplein.
Read moreWe had some space left for dessert and Happy Cow brought us to you! Lucky us!
We had smoothiebowls and a smoothie for mom. All were very awesome!
And the people are very friendly and sweet!
I will definetely come back next time I'm in Amsterdam!
Pros: Lovely people , Vegan and raw! , Lovely place
Cons: A bit expensive
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Nikorachi
Points +16
Negative vibes - Edit
On first visit we were unable order the Phad Thai before 1:00pm because of prep time. This, we had some nice fresh smoothies that were a bit small for 10 Euros. On the second visit the male proprietor complained that our energy was negative so we left. I suspect this place survives on their location near the museum. I will never go back.
Read morePros: Close to Museums, Female proprietor was friendly, Cardboard were cool
Cons: Expensive, Make proprietor was very uptight, Loud piano music made it hard to order
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Beemana
Points +106
Best raw restaurant in amsterdam - Edit
Loved the zest soup and the zest wrap!! The staff was super nice!
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RobertSheeran
Points +13
Delicious meal! - Edit
My wife and I stopped in today for lunch. The service was very welcoming, helpful, and the food was delicious! We started munching on some granola until our meal arrived.
Read moreMy wife had the Vegan Platter and I had the Zest Wrap.
We were both very satisfied! Very fresh, high quality, and delicious. The environment was very relaxing as well. A great place to have a great meal. Try it. You won't be disappointed.
Pros: Unique food choices, Very fresh, Tasty
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EmilePerron
Points +117
Good acai bowl! - Edit
The smoothies are quite small (and therefore very expensive for how much you get), but the acai bowl was very generous. Both were very good however!
Read morePros: Good smoothies & acai bowl, Nice staff
Cons: Small/expensive smoothies
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AdeleC
Points +14
Cozy, delightful vegan café - Edit
Appeals to vege-lovers of all ages. We really enjoyed the vegan platter and pasta here! Keep it up :)
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Vlad269
Points +364
Fair - Edit
We went here for a snack and coffee. I asked if berry smoothie can be made without Goji, but they told me that smoothies are pre-made, which is odd. Selection of cakes was quite limited, so we had a wrap, which was fresh and tasty, decent portion too. We ordered three items from the menu (coffee, smoothie and wrap) and sat outside. The staff brought one item at a time and it was a different person each time, which was really weird.
Read morePros: Tasty food
Cons: Limited selection, Pre-made smoothies, really?!
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regirayful
Points +53
Beautiful Brunch - Edit
We went for breakfast/brunch and loved it. Had the pancakes and coconut cream bowl and they were both wonderful. Staff were very attentive and friendly and the good was yum. Quite a slow pace here which is nice - very very relaxed environment where nothing felt rushed. Slightly over priced juices ( in my opinion) given that portion sizes were quite small and inconsistent around sizing - we both ordered juices and coffees and they came in mismatched classes which was odd. Otherwise, would recommend - very close to Van Gogh museum and a lovely spot of calm and escape from the sea of tourists.
Read morePros: Great location, great environment, really good quality ingredients
Cons: Bit pricey
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GekeKeuter
Points +187
good vibe, healthy food - Edit
Zest has nice and friendly vibes, good staff.
Read moreThe menu is not that big(the menu online is bigger with pizza, a second wrap which sounds better than the one they have), but still a variety of some different things.
I liked the raw burger, but it could've been a bit bigger. My friend had the zest wrap which was big, but tasteless.
We shared 2 desserts. A lime cheesecake and walnut fudge. I had raw pie at many different places and these were definitely the most expensive ones. Serving size was good though and taste was fine, but not amazing.
Pros: friendly staff, good vibes, healthy food
Cons: bad lighting, price is sometimes not worth what you get, small menu
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LizMurphy
Points +259
Raw food! - Edit
Went here for breakfast one morning - had the delicious chocolate pancakes with a freshly made smoothie. My friend had the breakfast burrito. The food was delicious and there was a lovely relaxed atmosphere - a nice way to start your day. Only downside was it was a little pricey but the portions were decent.
Read morePros: Fresh, delicious food.
Cons: Slightly expensive
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iremeri
Points +82
Raw food - Edit
I am not a fan of raw food. I didn’t like soup and burger, but pasta is good. Different taste.
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chb-pbfp
Points +10641
Nice raw food restaurant! - Edit
A raw food place anywhere in the world should for me personally always deserve 5 star's, now it's of course not the goal of a review, it should provide some more objective inside for future visitors.
Read moreThe location and interior are very nice, the staff is lovely and the food is amazing.
They propose a lot of raw food choices and some nice juices.
There is also a little shop so you can buy some desserts to take with you.
Updated from previous review on 2018-02-23
Pros: Amazing Raw food, Great taste, Lovely staff
Cons: None
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Eline3911
Points +75
Very tasty and healthy food - Edit
Went here for lunch and had the sushi, which was amazing! You can see and taste that the cook is a perfectionist.
Read moreAs a desert some chocolate cake, very very good!!
The place itself looks really nice and the staff is very friendly, but honestly my focus was more on the good food ;)
Pros: All vegan, all healthy, very tasty!
Cons: A little bit too expensive to go there very often.
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Mikeando
Points +162
Amazing raw food - Edit
I myself am a vegan (not a raw vegan quite yet), and i have tried cafes which are so so when it comes to raw food. But this place is amazing. I had the zest pancake which was a totally different type of raw pancake to what I’ve had before! The only thing I would say about it is that it’s probably better to get the pancake as a desert! My girlfriend had the zest soup which on the day we went was spinach, cashew and spices. Highly recommend this place!
Read morePros: Quality food
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Moniclucky
Points +24
Online order - Edit
great meal, tasty and healthy
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NickiOLeary
Points +36
Very lovely food! - Edit
Very nice food, shortage of sushi on our visit but after trying some of my friends I can confirm it was delightful
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Damodon
Points +266
Great find in Amsterdam - Edit
Modern, funky cafe/restaurant. Really friendly staff in a down to earth environment. Had the pumpkin spice latte with home made almond milk and a crepe.
Read moreThe food is mostly raw and all terrific.
The menu has a pretty good selection of sweet and savoury as well as filling and light. 10/10 would go again.
Pros: Worry free raw vegan menu, Modern, edgy atmosphere, Friendly, very cool staff
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small_trees
Points +453
Unusual, creative and delicious - Edit
Zest for Life is a really delicious all raw, all vegan place. I've eaten here many, many times and will keep doing so for as long as they're open! Everything I've tried here has been outstanding in taste, quality and creativity. Particular favourites are the pad thai and the banana cream pancakes but I've been happy with everything I've ordered from their menu, the pizza is v small though, is beware of that if you've got a proper hunger on. Their hot drinks are amazing, with the turmeric latte being the queen of them all. Expect fresh, tasty food in highly comfortable and pleasing surroundings. A highlight of Amsterdam!
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