Market snacks
Albert Cuypstraat
Surinamese-Javanese
Gerard Doustraat
Indonesian takeaway
Van Woustraat
Brunch and a walk
Around Sarphatipark
In short
For food in De Pijp, use Albert Cuypstraat, Gerard Doustraat and Van Woustraat as three different starting points. The market offers daytime snacks; nearby Surinamese-Javanese and Indonesian kitchens provide fuller meals. Brunch cafés and Dutch dinner restaurants keep the neighbourhood useful after the market closes and on Sunday.
- Market days: the regular Albert Cuyp market runs Monday–Saturday; individual traders have narrower schedules.
- Surinamese food: Spang Makandra is at Gerard Doustraat 33, with rolls, roti and rice dishes.
- Indonesian takeaway: Toko Bersama on Van Woustraat closes at 20:00.
- Sunday: choose a café or restaurant; Heemelrijck De Pijp starts its Sunday service at 17:00.
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Albert Cuyp market: daytime snacks and fresh stroopwafels
The Albert Cuyp market stretches through the neighbourhood on Albert Cuypstraat. The regular market operates Monday–Saturday, making it a daytime food stop rather than an evening dining destination. De Pijp station on the M52 is a useful arrival point for the surrounding streets.
Use the market for a short purchase such as a warm stroopwafel or a savoury snack, then decide whether you still want a seated meal. A food trader’s own operating days matter: the market can be open even when the particular stall you came for is absent.
Albert Cuyp market
Outdoor market on Albert Cuypstraat, combining food counters, fresh produce and neighbourhood shopping.
Rudi’s food truck is near Albert Cuypstraat 182. Its published schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00–17:00. Wednesday and Thursday are regular market days but not Rudi’s listed days. If that stall is the reason for coming, choose one of its trading days rather than relying on the broader market calendar.
A stroopwafel workshop is a different activity with a separate venue and booking. Rudi’s does not run workshops. The workshop guide below lets you compare other operators and their meeting points; buying a market stroopwafel does not require booking a class.
Spang Makandra: Surinamese-Javanese meals on Gerard Doustraat
Spang Makandra at Gerard Doustraat 33 is useful for a meal before or after the market. The menu includes filled rolls, saoto soup, roti and rice or noodle plates. These formats give you more choice than treating every food stop in De Pijp as another snack stall.
Spang Makandra
Neighbourhood restaurant on Gerard Doustraat, serving saoto soup, roti, filled rolls and mixed rice or noodle plates.
On the current menu checked on 26 October 2026, a chicken-curry roll is €5.50, a tempeh roll €5 and an egg roll €4.50. These are light orders. A chicken main with white rice is €13.50; a chicken roti is €14.50. Choose the format that suits your appetite before adding other stops.
For relevant rice mains, replacing the included white rice with nasi, bami or tjauwmin adds €1.50. Saoto comes in two sizes, listed at €8 and €12 for the regular version, with vegetarian versions priced separately. The named base, size and additions explain why two similar-looking orders can produce different bills.
The restaurant lists Monday–Saturday 11:00–22:00 and Sunday 13:00–22:00. It accepts online reservations for one to seven people; larger groups contact the restaurant. Terrace places are not part of the ordinary online reservation. Sunday therefore remains a practical restaurant day here even though the market is closed.
Indonesian takeaway on Van Woustraat: choose a rames plate
Toko Bersama’s De Pijp branch is at Van Woustraat 86. It opens from noon and closes at 20:00 daily. It is a useful address for Indonesian takeaway when you want a composed plate rather than a multi-dish restaurant rijsttafel.
Toko Bersama De Pijp
Van Woustraat takeaway with Indonesian rames plates, vegetable choices, meat dishes and smaller filled rolls.
The published takeaway menu, checked on 26 October 2026, lists a standard rames at €15.50: a base, two vegetable choices, one meat dish and egg. Rames Compleet at €18.95 includes two meat choices and satay as part of its larger selection. These are different combinations, not two prices for an identical plate.
The vegetarian rames is €14.95, with either four vegetable choices or three vegetables and egg. An egg-free selection needs to be discussed explicitly if you are eating vegan. Smaller options include filled rolls, while the posted gado-gado and soto prices refer to their own portions rather than the full rames.
Van Woustraat also provides a useful geographical boundary for planning: this branch belongs to the eastern side of De Pijp. The Bersama address on Bilderdijkstraat is in Oud-West and closes later. For a meal after the Albert Cuyp market, use the De Pijp address and its 20:00 closing time.
Dutch dinner at Heemelrijck: stamppot and stews in De Pijp
Heemelrijck at Van Woustraat 23 offers Dutch comfort food close to the market area. Its De Pijp opening pattern is especially useful when choosing between lunch and dinner: Sunday–Wednesday service starts at 17:00; Thursday–Saturday it starts at noon. The kitchen is listed until 22:00.
Heemelrijck De Pijp
Comfort-food restaurant on Van Woustraat, with stamppot, pea soup and slow-cooked Dutch dishes.
Its current De Pijp menu lists pea soup at €9.50, stamppot at €19.50 and braised beef at €25.50, checked on 26 October 2026. A three-course selection is listed at €35. These are menu examples for this branch, not a general price for all Dutch restaurants.
The pea soup includes pork and sausage, while the stamppot is served with meat accompaniments. Ask about the complete plate when choosing vegetarian food; mashed vegetables alone do not describe everything that arrives at the table. For a Dutch dinner, these details are more useful than simply labelling the restaurant “traditional”.
Heemelrijck also has central branches with different opening times and menus. A morning or lunchtime opening shown for Singel does not establish a lunchtime service at Van Woustraat on Monday. Choose the De Pijp branch when reserving this meal.
Brunch around Sarphatipark: Little Collins or Bakers & Roasters
For a seated daytime meal, Little Collins on Eerste Sweelinckstraat and Bakers & Roasters on Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat offer two established brunch addresses. Little Collins fits the streets around Sarphatipark; Bakers & Roasters is towards the north-western side of the neighbourhood.
Little Collins
Neighbourhood café near Sarphatipark, with changing brunch dishes, baking and locally roasted coffee.
Bakers & Roasters
New Zealand–Brazilian café serving egg dishes, pancakes, baking and coffee on Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat.
Little Collins opens daily 09:00–16:00, with the kitchen closing at 15:30. It operates on a walk-in basis and changes its dishes, so choose from the current menu when you arrive. It works as a late breakfast or lunch rather than a dinner reservation.
Bakers & Roasters opens at 08:30, closing at 15:00 on weekdays and 16:00 at weekends. Its De Pijp café is walk-in with a waitlist. The limited reservation option belongs to its other café on Kadijksplein, not this address. Current menu examples include three pancakes at €13.50 and Eggs Florentine at €14.50; drinks and additions are separate.
Combine either meal with a walk around Sarphatipark or the surrounding shopping streets. On Sunday this café-and-park plan works without the regular market. If a later museum entry has a fixed time, leave enough room for a walk-in queue or choose an earlier breakfast.
Eating in De Pijp on Sunday and after the market closes
Sunday changes the food plan in a concrete way: the regular Albert Cuyp market is closed, while the named cafés and restaurants have their own Sunday service. The useful distinction is when each kitchen starts, rather than assuming the whole neighbourhood follows the market.
For a weekday evening, the market is also no longer the main food destination. Spang Makandra and Heemelrijck provide later restaurant service, while Bersama is an earlier takeaway choice. Pick the actual kitchen for the meal you want before arranging the rest of the evening.
Frequently asked questions about food in De Pijp
Is Albert Cuyp market open on Sunday?
No. The regular market runs Monday–Saturday. Little Collins, Bakers & Roasters and restaurants such as Spang Makandra have their own Sunday service.
Is Rudi’s stroopwafel stall open every market day?
No. Its published regular schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00–17:00. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday are listed as closed.
Can I have lunch at Heemelrijck De Pijp every day?
No. The Van Woustraat branch starts at 17:00 Sunday–Wednesday and at noon Thursday–Saturday. Other branches have different opening times.
Can I reserve Bakers & Roasters in De Pijp?
The De Pijp café is walk-in with a waitlist. Limited reservations at the Kadijksplein café refer to that separate branch.
Food walks and stroopwafel workshops to book separately
A guided food walk or a hands-on workshop is an optional activity with its own meeting point and inclusions. Check the selected operator: these bookings do not reserve a table at the restaurants above, and the workshop is not run by Rudi’s market stall.
