I love bread... I…read morelove it to the point that I want to take a massive lovesak sized loaf, create an opening through the crispy yet delicate crust, and have my body be engulfed in warm spongy bread innards as I lay in fetal position sucking my thumb. However, my love for bread has cursed me until the end of time. The magic of yeast has turned my tongue into an overly critical bread monster lusting for loaves of baked dough delight. In my never ending quest for this age old staple, I decided to venture into a small Dutch village known as Hoofddorp to see if my carb cravings could be satisfied. My first stop is a little bakkerij called Gorthuis. I walked in during lunchtime and there was already a queue to the door! Good sign. There is nowhere to sit but you are definitely surrounded by temptation during your queue wait! Unfortunately, all the homemade cakes and marzipan evil resides next to the entrance forcing you to involuntarily drool. Rude! During my wait, I decided to take a box of tea cookies and help fatten the employees in my office. What are tea cookies you ask? Balls of marzipan with a crispy syrup crust around them. A more appropriate name should be sugar-bomb-of-yummy-death-"cookie". I digress. I decided to test this place by getting an old cheese sandwich with brown bread, a loaf of muesli-bread and homemade and supergezonde gevulde speculaas Sandwich: boring... as in limp bread that I could have gotten better at Albert Heijn... Muesli-bread: If there is something Dutch can do, it's stuff dough with kilos of berrys and nuts to the point where you aren't sure if you are eating bread or if someone punch your mouth with a fistful of raisins. This bread was definitely the highlight and I say the more fruity nuts, THE BETTER! Thumbs up here! Gevulde Speculaas - I mean... I'm not sure how you can go wrong with butter-marzipan squished between two gingerbread cookies. It's like a Dutch Christmas Oreo cookie gone horribly wrong in a good way! All in all, super nice service (non native Dutchies will need to practice your Dutch skills here), but nothing truly stands out as amAAAzing. My loafy lust was not satisfied here leaving my rising yeast addicted body hungry for more carbs. Three stars for a cute place, decent bread and nice peeps. Stay tuned for the next installment on my Hoofddorp bakkerij quest for the best!

The bread here is awesome! Talk about mouthwatering! They make their bread fresh, and often times,…read moreit is still warm! I was in the Netherlands for two weeks on business, and had this bread every day when I was there. I just couldn't get enough! Ik droom over dit! Erg goed, vers, en warm!

A very cosy and eco froendly cafe. Options for quick bite or also for a breakfast sandwich. You can…read morealso ask them to warm it up a bit. Love the fact that they use bio-degradable paper napkins.

Good music, calm and refreshing atmosphere. Great place to grab a coffee and eat something light…read more My favorite destination to go in Schiphol while waiting for boarding. Don't forget your magazine!

Good food I ate here every day for the last four days while visiting and taking the train to and…read morefrom Amsterdam. this would be a terrific restaurant if it wasn't for the grumpy blonde in the morning shift I don't think she likes anyone including herself. The other employees are all very friendly and nice.

I take the train to Utrecht Central Station almost every workday and Schiphol Airport is my default…read moretransfer. Once a week I am eating at this place in the morning or late afternoon. This time I took a banana smoothie and some sausage bread :). Quite simple, isn't it? Sometimes I miss the variety of some species, but I like the refreshment of the little breads. The service is very fast to takeaway and to hurry your train. Also for vegetarian people there is a lot of choice. You have the restaurant and express which is one the LaPlace. They have delicious healthy smoothies, salads, sandwiches, pizza and little snacks. But also cold drinks, cappucino and tea are part of the company. The personnel is very friendly and helpfull. If you want to bake your egg, they are prepared to do that for you :). Most of the visitors are staff from Schiphol, tourists, daily travel users or business people who are in conversation. Chargers are avaiable at the tabels for charging your phone or laptop.

Although I'm totally random to most cupcakes, they always seem look better than they taste (as if),…read morea cupcake does always bring a smile to my face Staff can be sweet but whatever... Seriously, it's a cute little shop. Just wouldn't hop on a train to Schiphol especially for a cupcake like I would for the spicy tuna rolls from Shirasagi Sushi Bar, but if you're there anyways....

Sorry.. Just not impressed by the taste of it. I had a pink…read morespecial with strawberry jam in it and strawberry Cream on top. When I tried to get the cupcake out of the packkage it was already damaged. The cake was a little bit dry and for me not sweet enough. I had better in Amsterdam city. The little store is sweet and almost tempts you to buy everything because of The great lay-out. They have beautiful cupcakes (around E3,30) and if you buy more you get a discount. Also macarons, coffee and drinks. The staff was very very friendly!! Maybe next time I Will have a different cake.

Solid baked goods in a convenient location. Long hours too. Perfect for if you get munchies at…read moremidnight like I did. I got a custard filled strawberry croissant and a cranberry cake. The cranberry cake was actually tastier than the croissant. The croissant was pretty good too.

Omg!!! Everything we tried was so delicious. The waffles- the chocolate covered strawberries- the…read morecream puffs- all so good. Busy place but the staff gets you in and out quickly. Wish I been hungrier so I could have tried more.

Amazing flavor cookie shop. It has an amazing chocolatey outside with a melting gooey white…read morechocolate inside. Every bite is delicious and unforgettable. I wish I bought some to bring back to NYC. Will definitely try to make dupes of these delicious gooey soft cookies. Service is fast, grab and go. They fill your order while you're paying. Inside is very factory like. Line to order and grab and go. But I loved watching them making the cookies through the windows. Very cute experience and cookies were delicious.

I can see why this place is so popular. There was a small line to the door when I arrived but it…read moremoved quickly. Definitely worth it if the line isn't crazy long. There are glass windows where you can watch people making the cookies fresh while you're moving through the line. The cookie is decadent, soft, & warm when given to you. It is perfectly chocolatey with a gooey melted white chocolate center. It is so easy to eat multiple in one sitting- I feel like you can't just order one. You can order them by the single €3, 6 piece (€15 paper box, €20 tin) or 8 piece (€26 tin).

Although I have no idea how the pastries taste here because I am allergic to egg, nuts, and gluten…read more Dutchman said thumbs up. I picked up a few goodies in here for the family. A friend of mine recommended this place, so I finally decided to stop by to see how good they really are in tasty pastries.

I had a coworker of Dutch descent who would always bring prepackaged stroopwaffles to work. He…read morewould drop a few off on our desks and for him, they were the best things in the world. For me, they were some kind of strange thin crispy cracker with a layer of caramel. Nothing great. So when I saw this "freshly made" stroopwaffle store I had to stop in and see if I was really missing something. Yes, yes I was. These are downright delicious. They make them on the spot and you get it warm with the center slightly gooey. It's nothing short of amazing. I ate mine and most of another one my friend didn't want to finish (not that she didn't love it - she's trying to stay away from sugar). It's a good thing I don't live in Amsterdam as I would want to stop here all the time. I apologized to my Dutch friend and shared that I was a convert. He heartily agrees fresh made are best. If you're near, go get one... or two!

Can't come to Amsterdam and not have the stroopwafels! My boyfriend and I had to try and it did not…read moredisappoint! We ordered a fresh stroopwafel with strawberries and it was incredible. Service was very quick considering it's fresh! The stroopwafel was perfectly crisp on the outside, soft and chewy in the middle, with warm, gooey caramel that paired so well with the fresh strawberries. The combination was simple but the quality of the ingredients are top notch.

Post dinner dessert - recommended by several friends. We arrived around 7pm on a Tuesday. Place was…read morefull up. Waited a few minutes for table. Not sure what else is on the menu as we just ordered apple pie with whipped cream. A single slice is plenty for two people. It is not overly sweet, the crust is really good (a slight taste of Biscoff cookies to me), and it has a few raisins in it as well. It was a nice night nice so we sat outside. The patio is large and seats plenty. The service is good, not great, but I was okay with it. My needs were meager - get my pie! N*joy!

At Winkel 43, you can see frequent apple pies being made and baked through a clear kitchen glass…read moredivider. They make about 140 apple pies per day, so you would think that their apple pies are to die for. I thought they were good, but not spectacular (1 star off). I have had Dutch apple pie in other cafes in the area that are just as good. Service was poor. Servers were inattentive and unfriendly (1 star off). It took us awhile to get our apple pie slices, despite how many pies they make. Our server never checked on us.