{"id":80438,"date":"2026-01-19T12:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=80438"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:23:09","slug":"brothers-rivers-neighborhood-cafe-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/broers-rivierenbuurt-cafe-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Brothers: Relaxed coffee bar and neighborhood restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From cafeteria to neighborhood cafe<\/h2>\n<p>Where Broodje Veronica sat for decades - a busy, cheap cafeteria-style sandwich store - came the brothers after a major renovation. From cafeteria, it became a space with a large reading table, individual tables, seating, benches and sofas. Industrial in the details, warm in use. The kind of interior that doesn't stand out but is right.<\/p>\n<p>The name says what it is: two brothers running a caf\u00e9 in the neighborhood where they work. No franchise formula, no external concept. The service is professional but relaxed, the atmosphere recognizable to those who live in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-80449\" title=\"brothers-coffee-bar-amsterdam\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-425x425.jpg\" alt=\"brothers-coffee-bar-amsterdam\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/broers-koffie-bar-amsterdam.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What's on the table<\/h2>\n<p>The menu runs from breakfast and brunch to lunch and drinks. Croissants, sandwiches, simple dishes for the afternoon. Plus a selection of specialty beers and gin tonics for the later hours. No extensive dinner menu - the kitchen closes when the day is done.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>From canteen to neighborhood caf\u00e9: the space changed, the function remained - a place where the Rivierenbuurt comes together between coffee and late afternoon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Those who want to work can. There is wifi and the atmosphere allows it - especially during the day, when it is quieter. The terrace on Roosevelt Avenue works well on days when the weather cooperates.<\/p>\n<h2>Riverside neighborhood, just outside the hustle and bustle<\/h2>\n<p>Because the location is a bit off-route, you'll run into mostly locals. Roosevelt Avenue is not a through tourist artery - those who sit here live or work nearby. You notice that in the crowd: people who walk in because they are here anyway, not because they have looked something up.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Cafeteria to Neighborhood Caf\u00e9 Where \u201cBroodje Veronica\u201d\u2014a busy, inexpensive cafeteria-style sandwich shop\u2014had been located for decades, the brothers took over after a major renovation. What used to be a cafeteria has become a space with a large reading table, individual tables, seating areas, benches, and sofas. Industrial in its details, yet warm and inviting. The kind of interior that doesn\u2019t stand out but just feels right. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/broers-rivierenbuurt-cafe-lunch\/\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":80450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Broers","rank_math_title":"Broers Amsterdam \u2013 buurtcaf\u00e9 op de Rooseveltlaan","rank_math_description":"Broers is een huiskamer voor de Rivierenbuurt met een caf\u00e9-achtige kaart en een informele sfeer."},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"district":[14],"class_list":["post-80438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","district-amsterdam-zuid"],"acf":{"slider":[80451],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Van eerste koffie tot eenvoudige avondhap: all-day buurtcaf\u00e9 waar Rivierenbuurt elkaar ontmoet","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"start_datum":null,"eind_datum":null,"cord_A":"","cord_B":"","introductie_tekst":"Broers is zo\u2019n plek waar je de hele dag kunt blijven hangen. Een buurtcaf\u00e9 en restaurant in de Rivierenbuurt, met koffie, ontbijt, lunch, taart en simpele maaltijden. De sfeer is laid-back, het tempo rustig en je zit er net zo makkelijk alleen met een laptop als met buren aan de borrel.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Broers","adres":"Rooseveltlaan 67HS","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80453,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80438\/revisions\/80453"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80438"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=80438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}