Monks Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
Monks on Bilderdijkstraat in Oud-West is the Amsterdam coffee-led brunch room, the avocado-on-sourdough and flat-white slate locals book a weekend morning around.
Order: Avocado on sourdough with poached egg, flat white.
MOAK on Ferdinand Bolstraat in De Pijp is the Amsterdam pancake-brunch room with the throwback hip-hop vibe, American and Dutch pancakes, the queue building by 10:30.
Must order: Stack of three with bacon, maple, blueberries.
Address: Ferdinand Bolstraat 11, 1072 LA Amsterdam
Monks on Bilderdijkstraat in Oud-West is the Amsterdam coffee-led brunch room, the avocado-on-sourdough and flat-white slate locals book a weekend morning around.
Order: Avocado on sourdough with poached egg, flat white.
Pluk on Reestraat in the Nine Streets is the Amsterdam all-day brunch room, light, plant-forward plates and good coffee, the small dining room a daily catch-all.
Order: Smashed avocado with feta, eggs and chilli.
Little Collins in De Pijp runs the Amsterdam Melbourne-cafe brunch script, hot eggs, sharp espresso, the room small enough that you wait outside on Saturday.
Order: Eggs Benedict on house-made English muffin.
Rum Baba on Pretoriusstraat in Oost is the Amsterdam Antipodean cafe brunch, bacon-egg roll, big-bean breakfast, the brunch room locals book over weekend mornings.
Order: Bacon and egg roll with chipotle on bun.
Kafe Kontrast in De Pijp runs an Amsterdam Swedish-Indonesian brunch room, chef Ellinor Strinnholm's kitchen pushing smorrebrod, kaya toast and weekly rice plates.
Order: Whichever rice dish is on the board, or the kaya toast with poached eggs at brunch.
Bakers and Roasters on Kadijksplein is the Amsterdam brunch pioneer, Kiwi-Brazilian plates, big terrace, queues from 10:00, the room every Antipodean expat books.
Order: Whichever benedict is on the board today, or the Navajo eggs benedict variation.