Amsterdam

Recently I had a little trip to Amsterdam, which is a very interesting and pretty place. There's lots to see and do, and a lot of lovely food! On my wanderings I found a few gluten free and dairy free places to eat, and everyone speaks English, so it's very easy to find a decent meal. I'll share with you some of my favourite finds.

Pancakes Amsterdam

There are a few of these dotted about the city, one is very close to the main station, Amsterdam Centraal, and the tourist information centre so very handy. Another is right by Anne Frank's house, so great if you're a little early for your time slot or need some comfort food after having a tour. They make Dutch/European or American style pancakes, but only the European ones are gluten and dairy free. If you ask for gluten free they're automatically dairy free too, but it's made with soya milk, so bear this in mind if you have an intolerance to soy products. The chocolate sauce is unfortunately not dairy free, but there are a lot of other yummy toppings, both sweet and savoury. (I tested both, main course and pudding...you have to really!) I'd definitely recommend the goats cheese with spinach and pine nuts, I could easily have eaten another it was so addictive!
(No photos I'm afraid as I ate it too fast...)

Jaz hotel

This is a hotel near the stadium where we were staying. I didn't eat anything in their restaurant, but I thought it was worth sharing the breakfast tips in case anyone else stayed there too.
They do soya milk on request, and will make a variety of eggs. They also provide a gluten free bread board if you ask. Impressively, it wasn't just a couple of slices of normal bread, but also had a gluten free croissant! Not often you see those...

Gluten free bread board

Bagel and Beans

This is another place you'll find dotted all over the city. They do gluten free bagels which you can also buy to take away and heat at home, handy if you're staying in a self-catering apartment.
The bagels are delicious, I had a chicken and avocado bagel with pine nuts which I loved so much I had it again on another day.

Chicken and avocado gluten free bagel

They do the most delicious hot chocolate as well. It comes as warm milk (soya milk in my case) with a dish full of chocolate drops which you stir in. There's a choice of different types of chocolate, but choose the dark if you can't have dairy, as the others contain milk. Unfortunately they do charge extra for soya milk, but it was so nice I felt it was worth the extra coins.

Soya dark hot chocolate

Bagel and beans also make fresh salads and smoothies, which looked lovely, I might have to go back and sample these if I'm ever there in warmer weather!

Wok to Walk

This is a great place if you want food in a hurry. They make up the meal as you like it, so you can choose your noodles or rice, your protein and veg and any sauce you'd like. The sauces which are gluten free are sweet and sour and yellow curry sauce. The sweet and sour is also suitable for vegans. They wash the woks in between each dish they cook, so contamination-wise it seemed OK, although there's a chance of ingredients accidentally making it into different tubs (although this didn't happen when I was there, I can imagine it would with a slack chef) so bear this in mind if you have a nut allergy or anything. They don't use MSG which is reassuring, and all the ingredients looked and tasted fresh.

Rice with chicken and vegetables and sweet and sour sauce

There were a lot of gluten free options in supermarkets too, particularly Albert Heijn, where I grabbed a lot of snacks, and would have visited more if I was self-catering. There were also a lot of cafes which had gluten free and vegan options, but I didn't get round to trying, so go explore and see what treasures you see!