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Winkel 43
The Jordaan corner café behind Amsterdam's most famous appeltaart — best after a wander round the Noordermarkt.
Photo: Ken Liu / Google
On the corner where the Westerstraat meets the Noordermarkt stands Winkel 43, a classic Amsterdam corner café in the heart of the Jordaan. It has been here since the late 1970s, and it is the appeltaart — Dutch apple pie — that made it famous.
This is the thick, cake-like Dutch version with a cookie-crumb crust, served warm with a mountain of whipped cream. They sell hundreds of slices a day, and it is reason enough to visit on its own. Beyond the pie, it is a proper all-day café: breakfast, a monthly-changing lunch and dinner menu, and drinks late into the evening.
Come on a Monday for the fabric market or a Saturday for the organic farmers' market on the square — the atmosphere is at its best, though the apple-pie queue is longest then too. The terrace is one of the sunniest in the Jordaan.
Signature dishes
Dutch apple pie (appeltaart) with whipped cream
All-day breakfast
Monthly-changing lunch & dinner
Where to find it
Noordermarkt 43, 1015 NA, Amsterdam
Open in Google MapsFAQ
- Where is Winkel 43?
- On the Noordermarkt in the Jordaan.
- What's it famous for?
- Its apple pie (appeltaart) — widely considered among the best in Amsterdam — served with whipped cream.
- When is it busiest?
- On market days at the Noordermarkt (Mondays and Saturdays), when the terrace fills up.
- Is it just a café?
- It's an all-day café serving breakfast, lunch and dinner too, but the apple pie is the main draw.
- Do I need to book?
- It's mostly walk-in and can get busy, especially on market days, so expect a possible wait for the pie.