I found a grocery story in Amsterdam, which is equivalent to Whole Foods Market and Trader Joes! I…read morealmost fell out when I saw that they had a whole row of gluten-free foods.Amsterdam is known for being very health food friendly. If your one of those people with many allergies, or just want to eat healthy while your on vacation, then I would suggest doing your grocery shopping at Natuur Winkel. There are "health food" stores all over called "Natuur Winkle" and most of the regular super markets such as Albert Heijn, also sell plenty of Gluten-free items. They even know the proper way of recycling bags from the store. I wish more stores would try this recycling method. http://www.natuurwinkel.nl

This is the best named grocery store ever. A gluten-free-gold-mine!read more

The food was excellent - we had the full menu, including the soup. Our daughter had the pancakes…read more Nothing was left on the plate. It was that good! Everything in the shop is for sale, including tables and chairs. There is a kinderhoek for the children. This is a must - not only for the gluten-free set - but for those that are interested in good food, great household items, good stuff to take to eat. Make this place part of your life when you are in or around Amsterdam West!

Not bad. Not bad at all…read more Small selection of organic items ranging from fresh breads to cereal to wine and veggies. Best item in this shop: a chocolate loaf. Seriously, if you are happy/sad/hungry/full/alive/dead/horny/disgusted/old/young/breathing/coughing/shopping/biting-your-nails/afraid/fat/skinny/excited/wearing-perfume...it's the RIGHT time for this chocolate loaf. It...is...ridiculous. And, if Adam and Eve had the chance to do it all over again, Eve wouldn't eat the apple...she'd reach for the chocolate loaf instead. Found in the bread section. Go there. Today. Enjoy!

Organic food for you has all the staples, an organic lover or bio food enthusiast would need. From…read morepastas, to dairy to veggies they have it all. Obviously on a much smaller scale, but I've never been disappointed by their selection. They have good breads too!! I work in the neighborhood so for me it's a great stop to grab a quick bite. They even have some prepared meals which are delicious. Pop in the oven for a few minutes and you got some yummy/healthy lasagne TA-DA!!!!

Alright. Phhooooooo....okay…read more I'm a stuck-up, super-spoiled, vegetarian-mega-brat. Why? I come from Los Angeles where if you want a macrobiotic, vegan, raw, super-green slice of ANYTHING, we've got it. It's pretty much amazeballs. Really. We do it up in California without any pretentious vibes at all. We're just super stoked to be healthy and that's that. Oh, we also like options. So, when I heard about Unlimited Health yesterday from my holistic masseuse (Massage Marin - I've reviewed her, she's ridiculously great), I was so pumped. Their website looks stellar - they have a cafe+juice bar+restaurant. Yoga and detox center, too, but I'm not a stretchy kind of gal. So, I grabbed a friend this morning, hopped on our bikes and rode over there, so elated for the insta-health we'd find here. The setting is bland. No music. Feels like a cold cafeteria in a hospital. Granted, it was only around 11:30am, so maybe the older women working there just don't know ambiance is a 24-7 kinda thing? Not sure. Anyway... The grocery store. It has a small, but neat assortment of raw snacks. An okay assortment of supplements. Water bottles. Green powders. Skin care. Okay, good. So, there's stuff I can buy to feel awesome. Oh, but wait. 10euros for 300 grams of a raw cereal? You're, like, kidding right? Right? 40euros for a small green powder. Um, you are SO funny, store! What a crackup. Right? Right? Bottom line: the concept is ok. However, you're getting ripped off. The same products in the US go for half the price. Maybe more. It's nice to have a small grocer with even more upscale raw/vegan, etc. products...but come on. Is the wallet-raping necessary? I left with some kale chips and a shot of wheatgrass. I'll go back. For Liquid Aminos. After my paycheck. ;)

This is the best green juice in Amsterdam. The owner is 73 years old and glowing of health. Dont…read moreget turned down by the quietness. Just order the juice. Organic, fresh. Great shop with an enormous variety of superfoods etc.

Oh I am such a fan of Stadmarkt. I am so happy to see the positive turn over with them. Service…read morewas friendly and professional. They had all kinds of goodies in here that caught my eye. I had to make sure I was selective of what I put in my little basket, because a lot of items caught my eye. The shop is definitely well maintained. I would love to see more shops like these spread out in more communities, in the NL. The shop is small, but sometimes small is better than big, if they are offering quality verse quantity.

After taking the ferries across with our bikes, everyone went left while we took the road less…read moretraveled towards the right as advised by our hotel concierge. After missing this small side street a number of times, we finally go on route towards maarken and ultimately found our way to this farm market. The small restaurant was crowded and the servers spoke little English. We muddled our way through the French menu, but when I asked for a vegetarian recommendation she suggested a delightful grilled woody mushrooms on thick multigrain with cucumbers and salad with cuts of Parma Sean and it was heaven on earth! My husband loved his ham sandwich too. Unfortunately we were on bikes so we couldn't shop and buy but the produce bread etc all looks great!

This used to be an Natuurwinkel but has been converted to an EkoPlaza and expanded to almost twice…read morethe size. It's a welcome addition to the neighborhood filling in the gaps left by the Albert Heijns and Dirks. There are fresh fruits and veggies as well as prepackaged and frozen foods. There's a nice do it yourself machine that will squeeze fresh orange juice. I like the juice selections and there are a couple of nice varieties of ginger beer. Anyone up for a dark and stormy? There's some bio beer and wine as well as a great selection of "milks" ie: soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, hazelnut milk, and macadamia nut milk. There's a row of teas, coffee and coffee substitutes. Theres a nice selection of breakfast cereal, lots of nut butters and even a small section of "health" junk food chips and a nice selection of chocolate. I'm always a bit disappointed with the pasta selection but with Feduzzi's just a couple of doors down it's not an issue. The people that work there always seem friendly and by the cash register there are a couple of bins with specials where I'm encouraged to try something new at a bargain price. There are also selections of soaps and shampoos and recently some packets of underwear, socks and t-shirts?!

I am a total new fan of this biological shop in the pijp. Love coming across biological shops that…read morecater to a healthier diet and lifestyle. Customer service was awesome, for a moment i felt like i was back in Cali...Loved the positive and friendly energy in here. I look forward to coming back again. They also have a nice selection of Gluten-free foods at the back for the Celiac folks.

Today I went to this store for the first time. It is not in my direct neighborhood so I never went…read morebefore but I've cycled past this place so often that now I decided to go in and see if they had any interesting products. The place is pretty small and the super foods like goji berries and hennepseeds are pretty expensive here. There was a nice cheese section with also of stuff you could try. There were also fresh pastries and even vegetarian sushi's rolls. It seemed nice for lunch. I went home with some coconut flour, agave syrup and paprika spread (this stuff is the best and sooo addictive!) and paid 10 euros. Yeah, biological isn't that logical if you are a student. But still, I need my healthy food. Unfortunately the AH doesn't sell all these great things like coconut flour, goji berries and chia seeds.