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Great place for coffee and bagels in Netherlands

4 Posted on 08 / 17 / 2012

Go in here and order a large soy cappuccino and a bagel, and sit there happily for an hour or so, you won't regret it.

There are suggested bagel sandwiches on the menu, but you can just create your own - I'm a big fan of hummus with sun-dried tomatoes and rocket on a sesame bagel myself, and this place didn't disappoint. (Nor did the Utrecht branch, though they'd run out of sesame bagels there.)

It's a bit weird that your fillings come in little dishes on the side instead of a ready-made sandwich, but it's quite nice and there's always enough left over to munch on afterwards.

They also have some great fresh juices - try the raspberry! (Though it's not the cheapest thing, it is delicious.)

If you're vegan but don't like hummus, though, you might find the choices lacking somewhat. If you're veggie rather than vegan, they serve faux-tuna and lots of cream cheeses, so plenty of choice for you.

The company is also quite good on fair-trade and sustainable matters, if the info at the back of the menu is to be believed.

Pros: location, good veggie choices, soy cappuccino

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Visiting Bagels and Beans

4 Posted on 07 / 25 / 2012

I went into Bagels and Beans, because it seemed like a place that could serve vegan food. I asked if they had anything vegan on the menu, and the waitress went up to the bar and came back with a list with the title "vegan". I ordered a bagel with grilled veggies and hummus instead of cream cheese. It was very delicious, and it seemed like there were much to choose from, even if you're vegan.

Pros: Nice staff, Much to choose from, Tastes good
Cons: Crowded

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Vegan.. with milkprotein? eh..

3 Posted on 07 / 16 / 2012

At first it seemed like a really nice place. Servers were busy, but there were full, at it was a rainy day, so that was ok. My omnivor-parents found something to eat, and I was surprised; they had mega-vega 'tuna'salad! wow, I asked if it were vegan. The server asked in the bar, and yes yes, no milkproducts, cheese, eggs, anything. I ate it with pleasure - in facts, it was really Delicious.. The price was fine, and I enjoyed the latte with soymilk and hazelnutsyrup.. mmmh. Yum.
Then I came home, and I wanted to tjek out the website - The Vegetarian Butcher, were they get their tunasalad. And I was really sad to read about the milk and milkprotein in the salad. Right now, I feel really bad about this restaurant, because they did not know what they were serving..

I am vegan - and I am happy I am not lactose-intolerant!

Pros: Friendly staff, Ok price, Good latte
Cons: Few vegan things, The tunasalad

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Great breakfast place

4 Posted on 05 / 18 / 2012

Short of an all-vegan cafe, this has been my favorite breakfast place so far. They have coffee with soy milk and can prepare the Tuscany bagel with hummus, as mentioned before. The tuscany bagel is just great, their pesto comes with whole roasted pine nuts, the hummus is one of the best I've tasted, and the sundried tomatoes appear to be fresh, if that makes any sense. They definitely taste better than the regular oil-packed kind. You can get an extra bagel for very little money (I think it was 1 Euro), as the spread is well enough for two.

The staff was very friendly, too. I felt bad for them, as another customer was giving them a hard time, but they handled it well.

Pros: delicious, has soy coffee latte, friendly staff
Cons: small vegan selection

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Great bagels with vegan options!

4 Posted on 10 / 12 / 2010

I went to Bagels & Beans for breakfast after the owner of a nearby vegan restaurant recommended it as one of his favorite places in town. I was really craving good vegan breakfast food and this place definitely hit the spot. Simply replace almost any bagel with hummus and its vegan (obviously there are some exceptions to this). I ordered the Tuscany, which came with came with hummus (it tasted so good!), sun dried tomatoes (yum!), and black tapenade (tasty!), on an everything bagel. It was so good that I attempted a second visit on my way to the airport. I really liked this place, it's also a good place to go if you're traveling with people that are not vegan as a compromise.