Best Vegan Fine Dining in Amsterdam 2026

Why Amsterdam does vegetable-led better than vegan-only

Dutch fine dining has spent a decade moving the vegetable to the centre of the plate, which turns out to be good news for a vegan diner. The kitchens that built their names on produce are the ones equipped to cook a full plant-based menu without cutting corners. What the city lacks is a starred vegan-only flagship. What it has instead is depth: two rooms holding both a Michelin star and a Green Star, a one-star greenhouse, a vegetable-forward Michelin Plate kitchen, a formal two-star, and a relaxed brasserie with dependable vegan options.

The list leads with Flore, the most ambitious plant-led room, then Bolenius, the clearest starred vegan answer, followed by the greenhouse De Kas, the vegetable-forward Choux, the two-star Ciel Bleu and the easygoing De Plantage. Every name links to its full review, with the price to budget and how to flag the menu. For the wider city, start with the Amsterdam dining guide, and for the plant-based field see the best vegan restaurants worldwide.

The vegan list

Flore

Conscious fine dining · Hotel de l'Europe · one star + Green Star

Vegan menu: on request — largely plant-based, full vegan version

Flore is the headline. Bas van Kranen cooks what he calls Conscious Fine Dining at Hotel de l'Europe on the Amstel, a vegetable-led, largely plant-based tasting that won a Michelin star and a Green Star in 2022. The kitchen builds a full vegan menu on request, and because produce is already the centre of the plate, the plant-based version reads as the headline meal rather than a substitution. It is the grandest room on this list; flag vegan when you book and confirm ahead.

Bolenius

Vegetable-forward · Zuidas · one star + Green Star

Vegan menu: full vegan menu — a standing plant-based tasting

Bolenius pairs a Michelin star, held since 2016, with a Green Star from 2021, and is the clearest answer for a vegan diner who wants a starred meal. Luc Kusters cooks a vegetable-forward menu in the Zuidas business district, offered either with meat and fish supplements or as a full plant-based vegan menu. The garden-driven cooking makes the vegan path a first-class option rather than an afterthought. Request the plant-based version when you reserve.

De Kas

Greenhouse-to-table · Frankendael Park · one Michelin star

Vegan menu: on request — daily surprise menu served vegan

De Kas is the most photogenic room here, a working greenhouse in Frankendael Park in the east of the city, awarded a Michelin star in 2022. Vegetables, fruit and herbs come from its own gardens, picked the same day, and the daily surprise menu is served vegetarian or fully vegan on request. It has been named the Netherlands' best organic restaurant for years running. It is the lunch-and-daylight pick; note the vegan menu when you book.

Choux

Vegetable-forward · De Ruijterkade · Michelin Plate

Vegan menu: always — a full vegan tasting on offer

Choux is the value-for-talent pick. The vegetable-forward kitchen on De Ruijterkade near Amsterdam Centraal holds a Michelin Plate and runs a seasonal surprise menu, three to five courses, with a strong vegan tasting always on offer rather than improvised. Reviewers rate the plant-based dishes the equal of the standard menu. Book up to three months ahead for weekends; the vegan option needs no special pleading.

Ciel Bleu

Contemporary · Hotel Okura, De Pijp · two Michelin stars

Vegan menu: on request — the formal two-star route

Ciel Bleu is the grand-occasion two-star, on the 23rd floor of the Hotel Okura in De Pijp, with a skyline view and the most formal service on this list. The kitchen will compose a vegan tasting on request, the plant-based route through a contemporary fine-dining menu, when you give notice. It is the splurge for a vegan diner who wants the full two-star theatre; flag vegan when you book and confirm a few days before.

De Plantage

Modern European · Plantage · brasserie

Vegan menu: on the menu — dependable vegan options

De Plantage is the easygoing entry, a light-filled brasserie beside the Artis zoo in the historic Plantage district, with consistently praised vegan options on a Modern European menu. It is a relaxed neighbourhood room rather than a tasting-menu temple, the pick for a dinner where nothing needs to be requested or adapted and the bill stays gentle. It is the value seat on this list, and the easiest same-day table.

How to ask for a vegan menu in Amsterdam

Amsterdam's vegetable-led kitchens make this easy. Bolenius, Choux and De Kas all run a full plant-based menu as a standing option, and Flore's cooking is already mostly plant-based, so the vegan version is the headline rather than an afterthought. At the two-star Ciel Bleu, give several days' notice so the kitchen can plan, and use the word vegan rather than vegetarian, since butter, cream and stock run through fine-dining cooking. For a meal where nothing needs adapting, go straight to De Plantage. Plan the rest with the Amsterdam anniversary dinners guide and the best vegetarian restaurants worldwide.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the best vegan fine dining in Amsterdam?

Flore at Hotel de l'Europe is the pick, a one-star and Green Star kitchen whose largely plant-based cooking turns a vegan menu into the headline meal. For a starred room with a standing vegan tasting, Bolenius pairs a star and a Green Star, while De Kas and Choux cook vegetable-led menus served fully vegan. Start with the Amsterdam dining guide and request the vegan menu when you book.

Does Amsterdam have a vegan Michelin-starred restaurant?

Amsterdam has no exclusively vegan Michelin-starred room, but several starred kitchens cook plant-based to a high level. Flore and Bolenius each hold a Michelin star and a Green Star and build a full vegan menu, De Kas holds a star and serves its surprise menu fully vegan, and two-star Ciel Bleu composes a vegan tasting on request. The vegetable-forward Choux holds a Michelin Plate and offers a standing vegan tasting.

Which Amsterdam restaurants do a vegan tasting menu?

Bolenius offers a full plant-based vegan menu as a standing option, Choux runs a vegan tasting always, and De Kas serves its daily surprise menu fully vegan from its own gardens. Flore builds a vegan version of its largely plant-based tasting, and Ciel Bleu composes one on request. State vegan in the booking and confirm a day or two before for the starred rooms so the kitchen can plan.

How much does a vegan tasting menu cost in Amsterdam?

It tracks each room's standard tasting price, since the kitchen does equal work. Two-star Ciel Bleu is the top spend, followed by the one-star rooms Flore, Bolenius and De Kas, whose multi-course menus run well over 100 euros a head before wine. Choux is gentler with its three-to-five-course format, and De Plantage is brasserie-priced. Confirm current pricing when you book.

Is there a fully vegan restaurant in Amsterdam?

No high-end Amsterdam kitchen on this list is exclusively vegan, but several serve full plant-based menus rather than improvising. Bolenius and Choux run standing vegan tastings, and De Kas serves its surprise menu fully vegan from its own gardens. For a relaxed meal where little needs adapting, De Plantage's Modern European menu has dependable vegan options. For the wider field see the best vegan restaurants worldwide.

Menus and prices verified against each restaurant's published information in June 2026; confirm vegan availability directly when you book. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.