Kroket appears as a signature dish in 1 Netherlands cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Kroket · Amsterdam
The Amsterdam kroket is a cylindrical deep-fried snack with crisp breadcrumb shell and a molten beef or veal ragout inside, eaten from the FEBO automat wall hatch or on a soft white bun as a broodje kroket.
The kroket arrived in the Netherlands from France in the late 19th century and was industrialised by 1940s Dutch food companies. FEBO opened its first automat in 1941 on Ferdinand Bolstraat and codified the coin-operated hatch format the city still uses. Patisserie Holtkamp on Vijzelgracht runs the high-end version, the kalfsvlees kroket kept on the menu of the Krasnapolsky and Hotel de l'Europe for decades. The broodje kroket, served on a soft bun with mustard, is the Amsterdam-standard lunch.
Where to eat in Amsterdam:
- FEBO Leidseplein
- Patisserie Holtkamp
- Van Dobben