Het Groene Veld

“The Green Field,” located at the northern edge of Amsterdam, is a small space with a large open kitchen, a bar, and an old-fashioned fireplace to keep all visitors warm during winter. In my experience, most people arrived around 19:00, and the place got busy soon after. Upon arrival, the volunteers gave each of us a token used to receive food. The restaurant works on self-service.

Het Groene Veld uses food from organic farmers and supports the farmers economically. They have their own garden where they grow fresh ingredients for cooking. When I visited, the menu included vegetable and potato soup, rice with vegetables, mushrooms, pumpkin, and beans, and apple cake with raisins and lemon sauce. This community space hosts weekly events. There’s coffee for the neighbourhood every Sunday from 13:00 to 18:00 with board games (and a ping pong table!). The agenda also lists movie nights, garden workshops, or even a Feminist Library event.

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