{"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 loading=\"lazy\" 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=\"auto, (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>Van cafetaria naar buurtcaf\u00e9 Waar decennialang Broodje Veronica zat \u2014 een drukke, goedkope cafetaria-achtige broodjeszaak \u2014 kwamen na een flinke verbouwing de broers. Van kantine werd het een ruimte met een grote leestafel, losse tafeltjes, zitjes, bankjes en sofa&#8217;s. Industrieel in de details, warm in gebruik. Het soort interieur dat niet opvalt maar wel klopt. &hellip; <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":""},"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,"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}]}}