Bakery
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Breakfast

Plant-based pastry shop in Jordaan, both sweet and savory. Cruffins (muffin shaped croissants), brioche, galettes, focaccia etc. Some seating inside. Open Mon-Sun 08:00-17:00.


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332 Reviews

First Review by Jennyncs

Sandhomie

Points +439

Vegan
08 May 2025

One of the best cafés I’ve ever visited

Not only was the cheese and leek toast and the artichoke focaccia completely delicious but the coffee was perfectly made too. The white chocolate pistachio bar is maybe the best thing I’ve ever eaten and I will keep thinking about it. Also had the fantastic matcha cookie, the babka and the pistachio cream cruffin which my husband said was his favourite of all time. Too hungry to take pics of it all🥲

fschulz

Points +386

Vegan
07 May 2025

from classics to special pastry

they have croissants, cheese toast but also a savoury dish with crazy authentic feta

alexeym

Points +317

Vegan
30 Apr 2025

It's not as good as it used to be

Unfortunately Saint-Jain is not the same anymore. They put less and less cream in the buns, used frozen berries instead of fresh ones, pastries are overbaked. And they no longer allow you to wait for a table to be free to sit inside. Stuff become more rude and unfriendly… it's a shame.

Cons: Overpriced , Small amout of cream

Anastassiya

Points +867

Vegan
27 Apr 2025

Sad to see the decline

We used to love this bakery — the place is truly unique and the assortment was stunning. Expensive, but worth it. Sadly, not anymore.

They changed the recipes: their signature pastries now have almost no cream, the berries are soggy (probably frozen). The cream itself has become very heavy, more like sweetened whipped butter than the light, delicate filling it used to be. Very disappointing when you pay premium prices.

Also, they no longer allow waiting for a table inside. The queue is still huge, but it feels like they are trying to get rid of their loyal customers.

Pros: everything is vegan, Sweet

Cons: Quality dropped, Less friendly service

plantsforlife

Points +341

Vegan
23 Apr 2025

Delightful

We were lucky to have had the experience of enjoying a variety of their pastries... everything was so good, freshly baked. Our absolute favourite was the pistachio filled cruffins.... heaven on earth!

Pros: All vegan , Friendly staff

Cons: Limited seating

Seyona

Points +135

Vegetarian
20 Apr 2025

Very nice & popular bakery!

We went there on a Friday afternoon. It was quite crowded, but the line moved pretty quickly! I had a latte with pistachio milk (first time trying this kind of milk — really nice!), a Hoisin Bun, and a matcha cookie. The Hoisin Bun was delicious, though a bit heavy for my taste. The matcha cookie was heavenly good! My boyfriend had a croissant and really loved it as well. Definitely a great spot to check out when you're in Amsterdam! 🥐

Jordinaruscalleda

Points +217

Vegan
12 Apr 2025

Delicious

I had the chocolate raspberry french toast and the most wonderful pistacchio mascarpone tiramisu. Can’t wait to taste everything else they have

Martastian

Points +978

Vegan
03 Apr 2025

Love it

There can be a bit of a queue but goes fast and the pastries are delicious! Highly recommend the croffin with vanilla custard and coconut caramel YUM! It is a bit difficult to eat without a fork and knife but worth it. Matcha is also good here.

HappiestSteer24

Points +37

Vegan
25 Mar 2025

Great

The hazelnut snack was delicious, with orange and lemon notes elevating it beyond just a good snack.

The snack filled with pistachio creme was very nice, but I disliked how much creme was pit into it.

The herbal lemonade was refreshing and flavourful, a great drink.

Definitely pricey (5€ for most snacks, 3-6 for drinks), but also incredibly tasty, would recommend.

ayoung15

Points +1834

Vegan
21 Mar 2025

Good coffee, pastries are too oily

Great coffee! All pastries I tried were way too oily, cruffin didn’t had much flavour at all.

NicolasPirlet

Points +778

Vegan
15 Mar 2025

Very crowded but well worth it!

Best croissant and pain au chocolat I’ve ever had. It warms my heart that a vegan place can reach this level of success (we queued for 10 minutes).

TianaTheVegan

Points +186

Vegan
07 Mar 2025

Unbelievable pastries!

The pastries are amazing! We had the cruffins, cinnamon twist, pain au choc & almond croissant. They were cooked to perfection, super crispy and really tasty. There is hardly any seating and it’s always so busy so you will have to wait for a long time to sit and eat, which is such a shame. The pastries are so good that it’s worth the wait, though, and I definitely recommend this place.

Pros: Amazing pastries

Cons: Generally a long queue

schel112

Points +916

Vegan
05 Mar 2025

Best bakery ever!

I liked this bakery better than Margo’s. Excellent caramelized croissant and the hazelnut orange danish was amazing!

PeanutButterEle

Points +594

Vegan
02 Mar 2025

Miglior pasticceria vegana di sempre

Unico modo per descriverla è meravigliosa! Infinita scelta di croissant, cinnamon roll, sfogliati salati, krapfen tutto eccezionale. La loro crema al pistacchio è meravigliosa, autoprodotta ( io ho acquistato anche un barattolo o di crema da portare a casa!). Andatevi e vi innamorerete 😘

EmiliaLouers

Points +1077

Vegan
01 Mar 2025

Good bakery

unfortunately we arrived late and there wasn't much choice left. but it was very good

Alenuncamas

Points +130

Vegan
22 Feb 2025

Amazing!

Absolutely incredible vegan treats! I loved the danish and my daughter had the French toast. There was a Lon line to order but it was incredible and worth the wait!

Jacky-M

Points +46

Vegan
21 Feb 2025

Oh Lord let there be cake

Oh Lord, let there be cake by Saint Jean! That’s the place to be for everyone who loves the sugar side of live. Love the pistachio thingy. Want to try the French toast with chocolate next. Check it out!

Pros: Food, Stuff

Cons: Mir seats please :)

Clara_D_M

Points +20263

Vegan
21 Feb 2025

Very good but not worth queuing for hours

Went there on a weekday because I had noticed that on the weekends there can be a huge line outside and I didn’t want to queue for something I wouldn’t be sure was worth it. Yes their pastries were good, but I regret that they don’t advertise more the fact that it’s all vegan and as a consequence, this place has kind of become a TikTok/IG trend. People take pics of themselves with that food just because it’s cute and it gets views, without acknowledging the fact that it’s vegan. And prices are very expensive. I would recommend it, but wouldn’t queue for more than 15mins for this (I waited around 5mins on a Friday afternoon).

g_m

Points +109

Vegan
10 Feb 2025

Nice flavours, not warm setting, friendly staff

I ended up here because my first choice didn’t have any vegan desserts. It was 15 minutes prior the closing time and the staff was still welcoming and friendly. I took the cruffin with pistachio and raspberry (nice combination), the one filled with hazelnut cream (very nice) and a espresso (not particularly good I think). The seating space was scarce but I think it’s on purpose. The setting in general felt a bit cold in contrast with the relaxing atmosphere set by the staff. It was almost empty.

Pros: Hazelnut cream pastry

Cons: Not warm setting

Lux.Vegana

Points +241

Vegan
03 Feb 2025

Pastes molt bones però impossible seure

Menjar boníssim i espectacular, però molta cua i impossible seure.

Pros: Pastes molt bones, Local dolç i local salat

Cons: No hi ha lloc per seure, Molta cua

livlaughlove

Points +101

Vegan
31 Jan 2025

perfect!!!

the pistachio cruffin a tiny tiny bit dry, but get the cappuccino to go with it!

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-17

YotaKnl

Points +79

Vegan
31 Jan 2025

delicious Pistachio filling!

the pastry with the Pistachio cream was delicious! the coffee was really good as well!

Updated from previous review on 2025-01-31

JaninaAmendt

Points +59

Vegetarian
25 Jan 2025

Worth the hype

We were definitely not dissappointed. Croissants and pastries taste great. Our favorite was the pistachio cruffin

majka24

Points +222

Vegan
21 Jan 2025

we ordered almost everything!

great place and delicious pastries! the only con is that there might be a long waiting time due to the queue, but this is just a proof of the quality. great that they have both sweet and savoury options!

Mijs

Points +64

Vegan
18 Jan 2025

Yum!

Heel erg lekker chocoladebroodje gehaald en opgegeten😄#Veganuary

Leafn4give

Points +278

Vegan
06 Jan 2025

No refined-sugar-free pastries

Disappointed to find nothing without refined sugar. Cane sugar in a couple of items was the nearest to it.

Pros: Impressive at what they do.

Cons: Nothing free of refined sugar.

dhtwig

Points +138

Vegan
05 Jan 2025

Simply lovely

An incredible bakery with lots of great vegan treats.

The pistachio cruffin and pistachio paste were our favourites. If you leave outside of the EU and you can bring the paste home with you, defiantly do it!!

Pros: Pistachio Paste




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