Good Brood. Amsterdam's bread bar is fast, friendly and far from crusty.
Just a short hop for hungry travellers emerging from Amsterdam's Centraal Station, and closer still to Nieuemarkt if you're looking for landmarks, you can find satisfyingly simple Brood Bar on the corner of Centrum's Kloveniersburgwal and Koestraat.
Offering a three step sandwich system (not a million miles away from Subway), simply choose your bread from a range of delicious continental options, filling and dressing and take in the canal view and cobbles while you wait for your sandwich to arrive.
If you're visiting the city as a tourist Brood can wrap you up a sandwich to enjoy as you dash between the city's many sights, or you can sit in (out of the perpetual winter rain or to rest your weary feet) and enjoy the friendly, low-key atmosphere in this cosy little unit.
Make a meal, or a picnic of it, by adding a slice (or more) of Brood's mouthwatering home-made cakes, or a warming bowlful from the soup of the day barrel.
We recommend Brood Bar as a breakfast haven in a city where it can be tough to find somewhere inviting to enjoy the most important meal of the day.
Choose from breakfast staples like fresh cooked bacon and eggs, toast, French toast or, the slightly more Dutch, raisin bread with cheese.
Simple but carefully cooked and presented Brood's breakfasts hit our spots precisely, and we cleaned our plates. We also drained a glass of fruity pink stuff which turned out to be a combination of natural yoghurt and fruit purée. It was deliciously tart and creamy and probably would have done as a filling breakfast in itself had we been in more of a hurry.
We enjoyed the friendly informality of Brood, where the convenience of fast food meets the quality and care you get with home made, independent ventures; it's a great place to sit and acclimatise to the pace and pitch of Amsterdam, while getting adjacent to a sourdough sandwich.
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