et CLAIRE in Apollobuurt

Amazing coffee and cookies. Super Lovely and kind people, definitely going back ☺️

I had a small strawberry cheesecake and a madeleine. They were good, but nothing particularly special. The matcha latte, however, didn’t taste like matcha at all and was far too sweet. The prices are also quite high for what you get.

Definitely worth a visit, the quality is good, we were certainly satisfied.

- Chai latte was good (okay) - cappuccino was not that great and definetly not worth it. The one i have at home is much better. - croissant and bakkery are quite poor. And no comparisson with the ones i had in france. I wouldnot recommend to be honest. And the ones in the supermarket are honestly even better☹️

Friendly service, very satisfied.

Great as usual, though the kimchi pastry wasn’t as good as others that I’ve had.

Good place to treat yourself to something tasty. A bit pricey, but you really get what you pay for. Quite small, so not much space to sit inside.

Excellent pastry shop. Everything was delicious! The cappuccino was amazing! Excellent service.

5 stars well deserved. Excellent breakfast, the Pan Suisse was out of this world.

The most fantastic pastries and matching coffee.

Was our 1st time in this place: I tried pecan and caramel croissant and it was just perfect! We alsohad an americano and a latte and they were both quite good.

They let the dogs enter where they bake the food. Gross

Honestly, it’s just overrated. The prices are ridiculous for what you actually get. Won't be returning

Delicious and not very expensive 🥐

The people who work there are really terribly unfriendly. The food isn't the best either, and their iced coffee is really not good.

You buy an overpriced pastry on kingsday from them and they still ask for money to use the toilet, try to be less money hungry

​Honestly, I’m not sure I get the hype. Sure, the branding is cute, but you can find pastries just as good as these all over Amsterdam. Between the high prices and the fact that it’s always packed (which makes the vibe anything but gezellig) it really just ends up being an average experience. ​It reminds me a lot of Pantopia in terms of quality, but Saint Jean, Grammes and Fort Negen continue to be the better choices in terms of hyped up pastry shops. Don’t get me wrong, the coffee and pastries were fine, but once you factor in the crowds and the price tag, I’m definitely not in any rush to go back.

I was here yesterday and had a croissant crème brûlée with a matcha strawberry. On the menu, the matcha latte was listed as €6.50 and the croissant as €7. But at the cashier, I paid €16.50. Which isn't right; that probably means they are charging about €4 for a bit of strawberry syrup while that isn't mentioned anywhere on the menu. Yes, fine pastry, but very hard on the bottom and I couldn't even cut it with a knife. Please do something about your menu, it makes absolutely no sense!

Delicious and their service is excellent

A top-notch pastry shop with exceptional products, and you can also order a coffee or juice inside. But the pastry shop is the shop's strong point.

Delicious baked goods 😍🤍 10/10 for the passion fruit!

Great service, great coffee and pastries. Vanilla cappuccino was specifically my favourite.

From crossiants to eclairs, we tried every classic pastry and it was amazing! ♥️

The dough is very flaky with good texture but was a bit overcooked, the creme brûlée 10/10 one was the best tasting item from their menu, with the pecan caramel one being the worst 3/10. the savory cheese one was good 7/10. The prices are on the steep side for the size/ filling ratio

Croissants are delicious, though their matcha used to be better.

You can smell the butter from down the street, and it’s impossible to just walk past et CLAIRE without going in. This place is a paradise for anyone who appreciates high-end pastry and a sophisticated atmosphere. ​The level of craftsmanship in their croissants and pastries is world-class. You can tell they use premium ingredients because the texture and flavor are just on another level—perfectly flaky on the outside and soft on the inside. It’s not just a bakery; it’s an experience for the senses. ​The interior design is beautiful and modern, making it a very Instagrammable spot, but the food actually lives up to the hype. Even when it’s busy, the staff remains polite and the service is quite organized. It’s the perfect place for a treat-yourself moment in Amsterdam. A solid 5-star spot that I’ll be recommending to all my friends!"

I had the passion fruit cube and a cortado. Both were reasonable. The cube was a bit overbaked, but the filling was excellent and not - unusually for Amsterdam - too sweet. The coffee was at least a decent attempt at a cortado albeit with mediocre beans. Not a five star experience but friendly staff raise it from three to four stars.

Amazing bakery and great coffee as well!

The place is nice, people nice too. The prices, in my opinion, are too much. Coffee was fine. The most I liked the cosmetics that they are using for hands, it’s amazing:)

Today I bought two sausage rolls and two strawberry shortcakes. I asked the gentleman who only spoke English if they could be heated up, but that wasn't possible. Then everything went together in a box. Back home, the cream on the strawberry shortcakes smelled of sausage, so the service wasn't great, which you'd certainly expect for this price.

Friendly staff, food and coffee is nice, prices are quite high, but i think it’s worth going once

Basic, nothing special and everything was quite dry and forgettable. Tried: those pistachio cubes, croissant with chocolate and the nduja bakes with hardly any nduja

Dellllicious and well baked: Sweet and/or savory, Recommended

The food is fine, nothing special. The prices are quite high for what you get.

The ambiance is nice. The food is average, and the prices are quite high for what you get. Not really worth going out of your way to try, but it’s fine if you just need a place to meet someone for about an hour.

We live just around the corner and come here almost every weekend that already says a lot. Et Claire is such a lovely place and honestly has one of the best pain au chocolat in Amsterdam. I’ve tried many coffee spots in the city, and if you’re really looking for excellent coffee (not just another Instagram hype place), this is one of the best you can get. They work with a La Marzocco machine, which really shows in the quality of the coffee. The staff is incredibly friendly the women working here are always welcoming and kind. We usually come with our dog, and everyone is always so nice and relaxed about it, which we really appreciate. A true neighborhood gem. Highly recommended 🤍☕🥐

Great food and drinks. Everything is always great, and I’m always excited to see any new creations!

Delicious matcha and fresh pastries. Had a great experience with your colleague, Hande! :)

Lovely coffee shop. Initially, I thought everything was just for social media posts, but I gave it a try on a quiet day. It was delicious, and the coffee was well-flavored and hot.

Not sure why, but this plain croissant already makes me happy — you immediately feel that rich buttery taste and it’s just great. There are plenty of other desserts to explore too, and the coffee for here comes in a fun cup that at first looks like a takeaway one but is actually ceramic. Nice touch!

Incredibly delicious pastries, the cream is indescribably delicious. The coffee is one of the best I've ever had. Friendly staff, I highly recommend it to everyone

Nice bakery. The pastries were fresh, had a good texture and flavor. Not much room for sitting inside during a rainy day, but if the weather is nice you can sit outside and enjoy the sun. The products are a bit overpriced for what they are, but the quality is good nonetheless.

The baked goods are delicious and very refined, with interesting flavor combinations. The matcha is the best I've had in Amsterdam, with a variety of syrups to choose from. The place is beautiful and decorated in an interesting style.

We had breakfast at this place. It's very nice, and you can easily find a seat pretty quickly. We had two large cappuccinos, a classic flaky croissant, and a chocolate one, for a total of €21-23. I'm not a fan of flaky croissants or croissants in general; I'm more of a brioche person, but this one was really good. I recommend it above anything else. The chocolate one was also good, but I preferred the classic one. Finally, the cappuccinos are good, with a slightly more frothy milk. As for the Italian version, I wanted an espresso. The only thing I wouldn't recommend about this place is the espresso. It's a far cry from a real espresso in flavor, a little acidic and watery. For a coffee-free breakfast, it's a perfect place.

Everything is delicious! Beautiful French-style bakery.

The best pastry chef in Amsterdam

Super delicious croissants and pastries. It's already busy in the morning, so definitely don't go too late. Once you've been, you'll definitely be back for more.

Highly recommended pastry shop in Amsterdam. The pastry chef prepares the products daily, and you can see the precision in everything. The service is friendly, and the products are excellent, especially the apple and mascarpone pastry. Prices are high, at €7 per pastry, but they are worth it. The chai latte is delicious, with a hint of cinnamon, for €5.50.

This bakery is popular among social media. Pastries are bit on the pricey side, but they have a wide variety of options, so it's worth a try.

Go to France... it'll be cheaper. I understand Amsterdam is expensive, but here it's overkill. Perhaps downtown would be more convenient given the tourist traffic. At 4 pm, the counter didn't offer much variety.

Exquisitely made pastries and coffee. Outstanding!

Tasty and affordable, but it is a small shop, the staff is friendly but a smile every now and then wouldn't hurt

I orders two pastries, they were quite okay, the strawberry, was a bit burned, but crispiness was still there. Anyways I liked the matcha, it has a very strong taste. But besides that I didn’t like the vibe of the people who were working there. They looked quite cold and it felt genuinely a bit awkward.

The place is very nice and cosy, the pastries are delicious . The only thing that I personally found disappointing is that the pistachio croissant cubes lack the pistachio taste in the cream

Tried 4 different pastries. The fig one was okay but the pistachio, apple and pain au chocolate were quite dry. Food looks amazing but didn’t deliver in taste or texture.

Expensive but top noch quality!

6 euro for a small cappuccino in a paper cup, which was too hot to be consumed immediately . Pastry was a 4.5/5, good leavening and fresh, but way too little custard inside, almost empty. Small dirty tables…

Used to love this place, but the quality has gone downhill. Paid €6 for a cappuccino (even Starbucks is cheaper). It was scalding hot, and the barista didn’t care when I mentioned it. Pastries are also worse now, with barely filled croissants. For these prices, the quality just isn’t there anymore.

Wow, so much hype here! Coffee? Meh, not recommended. Matcha is "okay-ish." The pastries are good... if you like it dry 😅. Seating? Good luck, because it's always busy. Prices? Ridiculously high. And Oud-Zuid... gray, boring, and a bit corny. Seriously, you only come here for the staff and the matcha, which is excellent!

I got the matcha mango with coconut milk here last weekend. Halfway through, I got these strange, gel-like lumps in my mouth. I initially thought they were mango chunks, but they weren't. They were transparent, small, and stringy with a gel texture. I'm genuinely curious what it was.

Best pastries in all of Amsterdam. Really delectable, and we were sorry we couldn’t eat them all!

All the pastries were amazing it's the best

I miss ROA milk for matcha lattes; the matches aren't the same :( I'm going to Joe & the Juice now.

Charming French patisserie) Lovely, friendly and beautiful baristas) Good luck!)

1st time here and love the pastries! Beautiful and Good Quality!

Great food in a handy location, but can get very busy, so be prepared to wait for a table, or take away if you are going in peak times. Staff were very nice and the fit out is modern and stylish

The food was incredibly delicious, and I couldn't stop eating! Every flavor looked so tempting. The staff was also very friendly 🥰 I definitely recommend trying this when you're in Amu. There aren't many seats, but people come and go quickly. If you're not eating inside, they'll even give it a nice takeout box.

the pastries look amazing and i believe there is a lot of work behind them. i missed the more intense flavour of the butter..the coffee was honestly pretty average, the madeleine was good

My favourite coffee place! Amazing pastry items.

Pastries are great in shape, but as a person who has tried the best patisseries worlwide, it could be better in flavor. The crew doesn’t have a welcoming attitude. I went to this place several times, and each time, the crew was either rude or has that attitude of “let’s get this over with”. That’s why I don’t feel like going there even though I live in the same neighborhood..

We came specifically to try croissants, but at 5 p.m. there was nothing left Although the cafe is open until 6 p.m. You need to calculate and make enough desserts so that they will last until closing

Well executed but I do agree with se real comments the cost quality ratio is not the best. I will continue going to the other French pastries of Amsterdam like Grammes or l’abeille they are more generous and less costly.

I love baking, I love traveling and I love good food I think I also love to visit et CLAIRE. Very friendly welcome from the staff, good food and affordable price. Definitely will visit again!

If you want to have good pastry, try this place! One of my friends took me here and we tried different croissants! I dont have photos of them to share but it was delicious! Try them with good coffee in the morning 🌄

Looking for some of the best croissants in Amsterdam? Et Claire has you covered! But it's not just about croissants; the bakery creations here steal the show. From pan suisse to pain au chocolat and other pastries crafted by expert pastry chefs, everything is top-notch. Every choice is a winner, with seasonal and rotating offerings that rarely disappoint. Coffee is solid too, including excellent filter options. The indoor space is small, but there's outdoor seating and takeaway is available. A must-visit for anyone craving pastries that are a cut above the rest! One of the best croissants in Amsterdam? Absolutely! But not only that: here, the leavened pastries are the real stars. From pan suisse to pain au chocolat, to other creations by master pastry chefs, everything is top-notch. Any choice is a winner: there's no shortage of options, they change frequently, and it's truly difficult to find one less delicious than the others. The coffee selection, including filter coffee, is also very good. The interior space is small, but there's outdoor seating and takeout options. A safe bet if you're looking for croissants (and more) of significantly above-average quality.

Nice coffee and pastries, but quite expensive and not the warmest atmosphere

Very good and very pretty. The flavors are innovative and you can feel a real taste research. One point less for the prices which are still really high.

Last Sunday around 2:45 PM, I bought an iced caramel latte. Made with oat milk. The first few sips were okay, but then a sour taste emerged. Was it the milk, or was it new milk mixed with old milk in the jug? Or had the spout not been cleaned properly? You were all sitting behind the counter chatting and interacting, and there was no action. You should pay attention to the product you're giving away.

It was my first time in this wonderful bakery. I think what these people are doing here is very positive. The croissants are really great on a Parisian level. The service was also quick. The drinks were delicious and beautifully prepared. Everyone was very, very friendly. Unfortunately, the pistachio filling hardly tasted like pistachios.

Excellent breakfast pastries. The desserts are incredibly fresh and delicious. The puff pastry is incredibly crispy and fragrant, with a perfect balance between the buttery flavor and the lightness of a well-made dessert. Personally, the dessert with cream and strawberries had an excellent puff pastry base, and the cream filling with strawberry jam underneath was truly spectacular. The rest of the pastry is excellent, though a little pricey even for Amsterdam. You have to factor that in and be honest, but the quality is worth the price.

More like bread not croissant. Very disappointed.

It all looks pretty, but the taste isn’t what you hope it to be

The price of Matcha is incorrect. The sign says €6, and at checkout, I paid almost €9. I've never paid this price before; the employee said the price on the sign is incorrect. I used to come here regularly, but I don't plan on coming back. You now have to pay extra for the syrup and the plastic cup. They should put the extra prices on the sign. They've lost me as a regular customer anyway.

Don’t believe the hype. Ongezellig (ie. not cosy, not friendly, not helpful or welcoming), laughable service - four members of staff with a half full café and terrace and needed to wait over fifteen minutes for a tea we had ordered to drink with the pastry. Staff’s attitudes even less engaging than the most disinterested and more self conscious than the most cliché self important Parisian waiter (possible the most truly French detail of the establishment) Pigeon inside the premises to boot. Four pastries sampled by our group; only one was anything close to “excellent” (but absolutely nowhere near outstanding) and the others were either slightly stale and / or insanely sickly with little discernible taste (the pistachio cream was decidedly disappointing) or any other detail worth savoring or even commenting on; aside to share hours later still feeling nauseous from said sickly, sugary overload. Four pastries and two drinks, almost forty euros - to then feel hurried out without any pressure of the time of day / people waiting; make it make sense. Save your time, energy, expectations and taste buds - head around the corner to Le Fournil and the coffee bar next to it for a takeaway; that’s true artisanale skill, flavour, texture, taste and experience. Et Claire - simply overblown, pretentious social media hype. So very disappointing.

Great range of pastries 🥐 coffee is ok. I tried Pain Suisse au Chocolat and it’s awesome !

Very nice pastry, I really like pain Suisse Coffee is alright, they use Minor Figures brand for oat milk and I really do not like the taste

Sorry, but I found his hair in the crème brûlée :( The smell of the coffee is not nice, and I ordered black coffee and it came out cold

There was some confusion about the price of the matchas, and as a true matcha lover, it was unfortunately a huge disappointment—absolutely undrinkable, and we left full cups untouched. There were flies on the pastries; we chose the ones without, but they weren't anything special either. For three drinks and two pastries, we paid 50 euros. Absolutely not worth the hype.

Terrific desserts and good coffee

et CLAIRE is a stylish patisserie with friendly staff and a beautifully designed space — no doubt, it’s an Instagram-friendly location. But when it comes to what really matters — the pastry — it doesn’t fully deliver. The location is a bit far from the city centre, and the prices feel overinflated for the quality you get. I tried their signature pistachio croissant, and while it looked great and tasted fine, it lacked the depth and texture I expected. Compared to something like Andersen & Maillard in Copenhagen — which sets the bar very high — et CLAIRE’s version just doesn’t compete. A nice place to visit once, especially for the aesthetic, but not worth going out of your way for if you’re chasing truly exceptional pastry. Good, not great.

Do you also have plans to open et Claire Patiserrie in Rotterdam? I'd love to hear from you. Sincerely, Yvonne Sol.

Overpriced place, nothing special to go again. The staff is friendly.

First time I went to Et claire, I went 16.30 and there was no more pastries, but I went more times, earlier and got to tried them. They were really good. That’s why I am changing my review to 4.

We ordered 6 pieces. They were tasty. They were light. We didn’t feel very full as we usually feel after having pastry.

Wow, what delicious pastries! I tried several, but the caramel and pecan filled croissant really stood out! It's truly the best thing I've had in my drive, and I'd love to go back tomorrow!

Ok, that was very good, and very friendly staff

The place itself was very nice but the hot water was very mild in taste and was not tasty at all, my matcha did not taste good either

The place is overhyped; after some positive comments on social media, I'm not sure if these are truly honest opinions. The place is small and minimalistic, at first glance. The prices are too high for the quality you get. It looks beautiful, but it tastes terrible. The homemade drinks, including the iced tea, were so bitter I couldn't drink it. Unfortunately, we didn't finish it. Unfortunately, we won't be returning... a shame.

Amazing passion fruit croissant cube!

Since Et Claire opened in Amsterdam, it's become one of my favorite coffee spots. The cortado here is simply one of the best in the city. And madeleines are a chef's kiss (only available on weekends).