Where germany has there famous swarzwalder kirche, friesland has its own oranjekoek. Despite the…read morename, the cake is not orange but pink. This bakery is known by locals in the surrounding village as best bakery for oranjekoek...but also sukerbolle, dumkes.

Carb Heaven! We…read morecame across this cute local bakery while biking through Volendam & Edam. Nothing extraordinary from a visual standpoint...but the carbs! Its all about the carbs! Breads, cookies, pastries of many different delicious varieties. I ate a a cookie/biscuit filled with marzipan...heaven in my mouth! I also sampled some other cookies, all divine and delectable in their way unique way...and all were €.50-2 each.he Auntie running the bakery only spoke basic English, but was very friendly and welcoming. A perfect mini break from a cycling trip.

We were in a rush to catch a train but looking for good pastries when we stumbled upon this gem…read more The tartlets were delicious but the real stunner was the chocolate croissant. The rows of bread looked heavenly and we lamented that we didn't have another day to try it. Do be aware- the business only takes cards.

Not impressive at all. Poor quality bakery at high price…read more Would not visit again. The food was not tasty either.

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.

Nice little bakery to stop in for a snack & coffee. My SIL brought me here while we were out…read moreshopping on Saturday. The sausage pastries are to die for. They heat them up... they'll bring your treat & coffee to your table. The seating area is open & welcoming. The all glass walls are a great place to sit & people watch. We had coffee & the sausage pastry, bought an apfelflap to take home to my daughter. The coffee was fantastic. In Texas my friends tell me I'm a coffee snob, well...when you can get a damn good cup of coffee at a corner bakery anywhere in Europe, & it's better than most coffee shops back in Texas... yeah. I am. Nice bakery, the employees are patient & helpful. They speak English, just in case you don't speak Nederland's.

Aka the shop for all your stroopwafel needs. I honestly never knew they came in so many flavors. So…read moremany. If nothing else, come for all the samples. And if you're able to attend one of their short demonstrations. It'll happen either in the basement with the full theater kitchen or in the back of the shop at a little counter. Either way, they'll give you some of what is made for a taste, and I never realized just how good freshly made, warm stroopwafel was. It is amazing. O.o We were part of a tour group and the demo came as part of the package. If you're on your own, I think it may cost a few euros. Woltje's Backerij, or Woltje's Bakery, consists of a shop (1st floor), bakery (downstairs), and museum (upstairs). They sell chocolates, ice creams, and waffles, but their main focus are stroopwafels. This is a Dutch signature wafer consisting of thinner brown sugar wafers with a caramel filling that was traditionally laid over the top of a steaming cup of tea, hence the circular shape. The founder/original baker was a woman (who I get the feeling was a pillar of her community) who apparently took the original recipe and made it her own into the Volendamse wafel. Nowadays, Woltje's seems to have stuck with the base recipe but have expanded in terms of variety with four base categories (caramel, speculaas/cookie butter, honey, and chocolate-covered). Seriously, there was an APPLE PIE stroopwafel. And I REALLY love the chocolate covered ones. Those are really satisfying bites. Again, we came as part of a tour group. The majority of the group were led down for a presentation in the basement kitchen. Meanwhile, we were in the group of remaining people (who couldn't fit) and were given a much more intimate, close-up presentation at a little counter set up in the back of the store. I think the basement presentation was more of how the bakery makes or used to make stroopwafels in large batches. While I would have liked the see the kitchen myself, but seeing the actual process closely and also a lot of fun. I'd love to try to make some myself. Overall, this was a really fun stop and I loved tasting everything. Most importantly, I thought the short demonstration was great and the discovery that warm stroopwafels are AMAZING. Additionally, the packs and tins they sell make for great souvenirs. For cookies, they're actually pretty sturdy and could actually take a bit of pressure. All of ours got back to the States without any problems.

STROOOOOOOP WAAAAFFFLLLLEEEEE!!!…read more If you don't know what a stroop waffle is, you should. Its a classic Dutch dessert consisting of two very thin crispy waffles with some sweet warm caramel syrup between them...its pure magic. BUT! You need to get it fresh, don't fall for the cold, dry and inferior prepackaged stroop waffles. For a mere €2, one of Woltje's divine Dutch divas will hand craft you a hot, fresh, caramel crispy stroop waffle..a perfect ratio of carb crunch, sweet caramel, and joy exploding in your mouth. Eat this!