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Jordaan · Netherlands · €€

Madre

4 · Recognised
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The essentials, at a glance

MenuFully plant-based
Vegetarian optionsFully plant-basedGluten-free optionsDairy-free optionsNut-free optionsCoeliac requests, ask ahead
AllergiesHighly attentiveCoeliac guidance available
SettingConverted cinema

Documented practices

  • Local sourcing
  • Low waste
  • Social impact
  • Plant-forward

Style, cuisine and good to know

Style

  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Trendy

Cuisine

  • International

Good to know

  • Terrace
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Terrace reservable

In the kitchen’s own words

“

This is a declaration of love. Come to Madre and become part of our stories.

—Paulo

The delicious details

Madre reimagines Mexican cooking through a fully plant based lens, set in a former Jordaan cinema where original architectural details still frame the dining room. The open kitchen sends out modern interpretations of tacos, tostadas and sharing plates built on corn, beans, roasted vegetables and house made sauces.

A wood panelled cocktail bar occupies the old box office, serving an elaborate menu of margaritas and mezcal drinks alongside non alcoholic options. The space is bright and high ceilinged, suited equally to weeknight dinners and weekend brunch.

Bread and pastry are supplied by Saint-Jean, a vegan bakery in the same neighbourhood.

A word from…

The people behind the plates

This is not just a restaurant. This is a declaration of love. The love for good food, fabulous drinks, and honest stories. Pull up a chair and join the conversation. You will feel right at home. We present Mexican cuisine in a way Amsterdam hasn't seen before. At MADRE, we always try to source everything locally, from our vegetables to our wines. Come to Madre and become part of our stories.

Paulo

Menu

What is on the table

Modern plant-based Mexican, served as dinner and weekend brunch. Every dish builds from corn, beans and roasted vegetables—tacos, tostadas, nachos—with inventive preparations like chipotle mole cauliflower and mushroom al pastor. The kitchen keeps refined sugars low and accommodates every dietary requirement, including coeliac and nut-free. Multiple spice levels available throughout.

The menu takes Mexican staples—corn tortillas, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, beans—as its foundation and builds inventive plant based dishes. Chipotle mole cauliflower wings, artichoke barbacoa tacos and mushroom al pastor nachos demonstrate the kitchen's approach to texture and depth of flavour.

The kitchen keeps its cooking mostly additive free, with refined and unrefined sugars used at a low level across the menu. Mexican cuisine is well known for being spicy; the menu offers several levels of spice so guests can choose their own intensity.

Every dish is plant based, making the entire menu accessible to vegans and vegetarians. Gluten free and nut free options are available on request, and the kitchen can accommodate any dietary requirement including coeliac. A weekend brunch adds lighter preparations alongside the full dinner offering.

Cuisine

  • International

Dietary options

  • Vegetarian options
  • Fully plant-based
  • Gluten-free options
  • Dairy-free options
  • Nut-free options
  • Coeliac requests, ask ahead

Health-intentional kitchen

The kitchen keeps its cooking mostly additive free, with refined and unrefined sugars used at a low level across the menu.

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Allergies & intolerances

Researched

How this kitchen handles the EU-14 allergens

Highly attentiveThe restaurant reports attentive allergen handling — an allergen list, trained staff, or accommodation across several allergens. Declare your allergy when booking.

Allergens the kitchen handles

Cereals (gluten)CrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoyMilkTree nutsSesameMolluscs

Ask about any allergen not shown. Kitchen separation isn't published — ask directly if you need a trace-free dish.

Free from

CrustaceansEggsFishMilkMolluscs

Not used in this kitchen — not a guarantee against traces; confirm with the restaurant.

The kitchen is fully plant based, so milk, eggs, fish, shellfish and molluscs are structurally absent. Staff are trained on allergens and can accommodate any EU-regulated allergen, including coeliac. Allergens are detailed on the menu and website for reference, and accommodation is offered at the time of ordering. A 24-hour advance notice is requested for garlic and onion sensitivities only.

Coeliac accommodation available on request.

Declared by the restaurant · August 2023 · not independently verified

This reflects the kitchen’s own declaration or public information; it is not independently verified and can change. Always confirm your needs with the restaurant before you visit.

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Jordaan · Netherlands · €€

Opening hours

Monday
17:00–00:00
Tuesday
17:00–00:00
Wednesday
17:00–00:00
Thursday
17:00–00:00
Friday
17:00–01:00
Saturday
12:00–01:00
Sunday
12:00–00:00

Contact

Westerstraat 186, Amsterdammadre.amsterdam

Reviews

Reviewed by My TreatsLast reviewed 27 Apr 2026

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Reviews · 1

4.5· 2,491 Google reviews

Loved for: Vibe, Delicious

My Treats reviews

MMichaël2024-08-20 15:003/5

Great food & atmosphere, service can be improved. A lovely restaurant with a very nice setting (good lighting!). The food was delicious, clearly innovative and thought out. The atmosphere was pleasant. What could be improved is the service, some things were forgotten and the staff simply didn't seem very attentive. Was hard to get their attention, wine tips didn't seem very thought out, and time between dishes varied a lot. They were very kind, but could become more competent.

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