Vegan
Italian
Bakery
European
Vegan focacceria that offers a wide variety of sweet and savory baked goods. The location also functions as a studio to display local art and design. Open Tue 11:00-16:00, Wed-Sat 10:00-16:00, Sun 11:00-16:00.
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Hardebollenstraat 9, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3512 TP
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Last update on 06 Jan 2025 by MayaM.
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Added by EmmyVD on 06 Jun 2019
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206 Reviews
First Review by whepper
DaphD
Points +6285
Excellent for focaccias, farinatas and pastel de nata - Edit
They have the best focaccias I’ve tried and offer daily specials on top of their regulars. I especially like the ones with artichoke, fungi, pumpkin, mozzarella, eggplant and peach. The Autunno, N’duja, Ciccia, Pere, Tre formaggi, Caponata and olives are nice as well. They also have great classic and filled farinata, made of chickpea flour.
Read moreA few of their pastries are great as well: pastel de nata, carrot cake, danishes, swirls (cinnamon, cardamon, pumpkin spice, lemon/lavender), pain au chocolat, fig pie and apricot beignet.
Quite nice are their cheesecake (more sticky than creamy), cinnamon donut, apricot/berry pie and banoffee pie.
Some of their pastries taste bland, a.o. croissants (although great crispyness), (gluten-free) banana bread, fruit crumble and bombolone.
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Cat27
Points +588
Delicious pastries - lovely vibe - Edit
This is a lovely place - perfect for sitting in for a coffee and pastry or for takeaway.
Read moreWe had a pastel de nata, pistachio croissant, danish pastry (jam and cream) and coffees. All were delicious, flaky pastry, perfect breakfast!
Pros: Great options, Friendly staff
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SilviaMarchesan
Points +165
Everything is vegan - Edit
They had such an incredible list of choices between savoury and pastry. All hand made all delicious! So bad that I’m not living in Utrecht , I’ll be a regular for sure.
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Yvette.hfn
Points +2493
very tasty focacceria - Edit
We opted for a selection of focacceria. We found them all very tasty (nice and fluffy). The cheese alternatives were delicious and had a good texture. For sweets, we ordered the pistachio croissant, pastel de nata and a cinnamon bun. All 3 were very tasty.
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EddyMaya
Points +937
Closed Sunday 16 March - Edit
So disappointed to find this place closed when we visited today. It's supposed to be open on Sunday according to Google maps & the sign on their door but alas it wasn't. No explanation on their website about a temporary closure either. Not sure what's going on. Maybe call ahead to confirm that they are open.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-16
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joana556
Points +51
Amazing food, people and place - Edit
Delicious food (the foccacias are fantastic), nice staff and very cute place!
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Saagie165
Points +17
Just wonderful - Edit
Amazing foccacias, warm, crispy and fluffy. The cornetto and pastel de nata were also just perfect. I also loved the flavor combinations (like cardamom and chocolate combo)
Read moreThe bombolone, however, was not the best I ever had.
Updated from previous review on 2025-02-22
Pros: Perfect foccacias!, Excellent flavors
Cons: Bombolone was not amazing
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Klouplant
Points +480
A must visit in Utrecht - Edit
Such a hidden gem tucked away down a side street. They have incredible foccacia and pastries, often rotating their specials so you always get to try something new. Friendly staff, great atmosphere- a must visit!
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ShayleenVegan
Points +20
Amazing! - Edit
Echt lekker en super vriendelijke dames.
Read moreEcht een aanrader! #Veganuary
Pros: Eten, Bediening , Sfeer
Guest
SophieFiesoli
Points +142
DELICIOUS - Edit
Food is absolutely delicious. I visited many times and it never disappoints. The other day I had the most delicious vegan pastry of my life! I highly recommend Life’s a Peach.
Read moreThe only small negative aspect to point out is the efficiency of the service. All the staff are absolutely lovely, however, a smoother service, especially in terms of timing, would really improve the overall experience. Having said this, I still 100% recommend this spot - it is a true gem!
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majka24
Points +222
quite disappointed - Edit
heard a lot of good opinions about this place, however for us it was quite a disappointed. focaccias were heated up in a microvave what made them soggy and chewy.
Read moreon the other hand, very cute interior.
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MayaM.
Points +152
Simply great - Edit
Small café offering fresh, home baked plant based pastries and savoury treats (focaccia and farinata), including some gluten free options.
Read moreWe tried the mushroom and “goat cheese” focaccia, the farinata, the pastel de nata and pistachio filled croissant. All of them were very tasty. I personally had a big crush on the mushroom focaccia. Both sweet pastries were actually rather low on sugar, which is good from a health standpoint but could do with a bit sweeter taste (and with a stronger vanilla flavour for the pastel) in my opinion.
Service is very friendly and informative.
The café is small and has limited seating.
Coffee can be served with a choice of oat, coconut or sprouts milk.
Pros: Very good food, Large selection of savoury snacks and pastries , Friendly staff
Cons: Closes quite early, Small, hence limited seating
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JennH
Points +60
Delicious little gem - Edit
Lovely little cafe with delicious baked treats and good coffee. All plant-based and lots of choice. They seem very popular so definitely worth coming earlier on the day to avoid disappointment (they only bake a limited amount each day, which makes sense and keeps everything fresh). Not that much space to sit inside but there's a table in the back if you are with more than two people.
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marcellavanleeuwen
Points +16
Amazing Pastel de Nata - Edit
Never had such good pastel de nata, even in Portugal.
Read morePros: Sfeer, Prijs, Kunst
Cons: Helaas bijna geen terras, ?, ?
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embii
Points +145
Slay - Edit
The best dessert ever, your sfoglia is outstanding!
Read moreToday there was a very sweet girl at the counter that wished a lovely day to a guest and that made me happy.
Pros: La sfoglia, Not too sweet, But very crunchy
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Tamkla
Points +110
Geweldig! - Edit
Heerlijk! Ik had een Danish pastry en de olijf focaccia. En keuzestress! Alles zag er superlekker uit. Heel knus zaakje, gezellige sfeer met plantjes en mooie muren. Aanrader!
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EllaB14
Points +86
Great pastries - Edit
Very busy cafe with a great range of pastries and sweet treats. Didn't try the pizza slices but they looked great.
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carine12345
Points +257
Cozy place with all sorts of bakings - Edit
Very cozy and kind people. It was difficult to choose between the sweet and savoury options.
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captain_carrot
Points +117
Delicious pie, excellent coffee - Edit
Incredibly delicious pie, the coffee was good too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-16
Pros: Delicious pie, Good coffee
Cons: Small space, not a lot of places to sit
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milcheto
Points +2084
Amazing bakery - Edit
The place is really small and cute so be ready to take your food to go! The foccacias are amazing, the staff is friendly. The vibe is so artsy and cozy. They have daily specials and I couldn’t decide, took both. Very happy with my choices, will go back again.
Read morePros: The food!, Pastel de nata!!, The coziness
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JerryWdm
Points +1217
Cute! - Edit
Super cute and lively place with a wide selection of vibrant looking snacks. Loved the Pastel de Nata and Veggie Farinata. Definitely remembering this place when I'm looking for a - also reasonably priced - snack in Utrecht!
Read morePros: Cute, Cheap, Vibrant snack selection
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WT161
Points +114
cute! - Edit
cute little cafe with amazing cakes, foccacia and other stuff 🥰
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erik3003
Points +26
Very good - Edit
Exelent Pastel de Nata, right in the centre of Utrecht!
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CursingQuokka
Points +346
Lovely! - Edit
Super cute and small. Lovely decorated and beautiful and cute interior.
Read moreTheir Pastel de Nata are the best I've had so far! Absolutely Delicious! Dirty Chai was okay but not my favourite, good amount though! Not tiny like you sometimes get.
Pistachio cornet was good too, though I was expecting a pistachio croissant, which is entirely different and thus a bit of a shock, because I couldn't read with my caffeine deficient head...😅
Apparently a cornet is a much more oil heavy, and a bit savoury, dough. Good taste though! The pistachio filling was however very centred and once at the centre it could not be eaten without the pistachio filling dripping all over... Which is probably part of the experience😉
Their Peach Latte was good as well, surprising taste!
Took a pair of Pastel de Nata and a cardamom bun home with me. They held good the whole day out in the 27 celcius sun and were still very tasty the day after!
Will return to try their other delicious goods and their Focaccia!
Pros: Delicious Pastel de Nata and other baked goods, Good drinks, lovely interior and cute place overal, Kind and friendly staff. Fully vegan!
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erwindirks
Points +163
Vegan lunchroom - Edit
Mooi ingericht lunch room met vriendelijk personeel de foccacia en kardemom broodje smaakte lekker
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Ninade
Points +298
Super delicious - Edit
We tried different things and everything was super good. Especially the different focaccias were super delicious!😄
Read moreAlso friendly staff and fair prices
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Meltron
Points +1010
Great treats - Edit
This place has some great baked goods and drinks. I always drop by when I’m in Utrecht.
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