Café Winkel 43

Café Winkel 43 stands at Noordermarkt 43 in the Jordaan, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, on the square that hosts the Saturday organic farmers' market and the Monday flea market. It built its reputation on a single dish: the appeltaart met slagroom, a tall slice of Dutch apple pie served warm with a mountain of whipped cream. The pie is often described as the city's best, and a slice costs about €4.50. Beyond the pie, the kitchen runs a short, unfussy Dutch café menu built around eggs and coffee, with the uitsmijter, fried eggs on toast with ham or cheese, as the main savoury order. Full meals run from roughly €8 to €18. The room is a simple bakery-café with communal-style seating that spills out onto the square in fine weather, so the atmosphere is informal, sociable and often noisy. There is no wine list of note; coffee, tea and beer are the usual drinks. The café opens early, at 07:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 on Sunday, and stays open until 01:00, so it works for breakfast, an afternoon coffee or a late drink. Reservations are not taken. On Saturdays, when the farmers' market fills the square, the line for a table or a slice to go can run twenty minutes or more, whereas a weekday morning usually means no wait. The phone number is +31 20 623 0223. The location puts it a few minutes' walk from the Westerkerk and the Anne Frank House, making it a convenient stop within the Jordaan.