The Anne Frank House sits right on the edge of the Jordaan, which happens to be one of the best parts of the city for something sweet afterwards. A visit there is often quiet and heavy, and a slow coffee and a good dessert nearby is a gentle way to round it off. Here are the best dessert spots near the Anne Frank House, all within a short, easy walk.
We are Ruma (formerly De Beste Lekkernij), a Mediterranean bakery in the Nine Streets, a few minutes south of the museum. We send a lot of visitors this way, so this guide is the one we would actually give a friend.
Getting your bearings
The Anne Frank House is on the Prinsengracht, where the Jordaan meets the canal belt. Walk south and within five to ten minutes you are in the Nine Streets (De 9 Straatjes), the densest run of cafes and dessert spots in the city. Walk into the Jordaan proper and you find quieter neighbourhood cafes. Either way, you are well placed.
The best dessert spots near the Anne Frank House
1. Trilece at Ruma (formerly De Beste Lekkernij)
A short walk into the Nine Streets brings you to us. Our trilece, a three-milk sponge soaked soft and finished with caramel, is the viral one, over 600 million views, baked by hand every morning. Cold, light, not too sweet. We also do baklava, simit and pistachio cannoli if you want a spread. New to trilece? See what it is.
2. The warm chocolate cookie at Van Stapele
Tucked down the Heisteeg in the Nine Streets, Van Stapele bakes a single warm dark chocolate cookie with a soft white chocolate centre. A few minutes from the museum and worth timing your walk around, since they sell out.
3. A neighbourhood cafe in the Jordaan
The streets just behind the Anne Frank House are full of small, calm cafes that do good coffee and a slice of cake. This is the right area if you want to sit quietly rather than queue. Our best cafes in the Nine Streets guide points to the standouts.
4. Dutch apple pie at Winkel 43
A little further into the Jordaan on the Noordermarkt, Winkel 43 serves the city's most famous warm apple pie under a mountain of cream. If you visit the museum in the morning, this makes a fitting next stop, especially on a Saturday market day.
5. A fresh stroopwafel
For the classic Dutch treat, you will find freshly pressed stroopwafels at stalls and bakeries around the area. Warm and gooey beats packaged every time. More in our stroopwafel guide.
Making a half-day of it
A simple plan: book your Anne Frank House slot, then walk south into the Nine Streets for trilece and a coffee, browse the little shops, and loop back along the canals. The whole thing is flat, walkable and very pretty. If you have longer, our things to do in the Nine Streets guide fills out the afternoon.
A note on timing
The area around the museum gets busy in the middle of the day. Mornings and later afternoons are calmer for dessert, and the small shops are less likely to have run out. We are open daily from 8am to 7pm, so you can fit us in before or after your slot.
Other sights within a short walk
The area around the museum is dense with things to see, so it is easy to build dessert into a fuller walk. The Westerkerk, with its tall blue-crowned tower, stands right beside the Anne Frank House and is worth a look. The Negen Straatjes shopping streets are minutes away, as is the Homomonument and, a little further, the Noordermarkt and the galleries of the Jordaan. None of it is far, and all of it is flat and walkable, which is the joy of this part of the city. A dessert stop fits naturally between any two of these.
A respectful note on the visit
The Anne Frank House is a memorial as much as a museum, and many people come out of it quiet and moved. There is no wrong way to feel afterward, but a slow coffee and something gentle to eat nearby gives you a moment to sit with it before carrying on. The Nine Streets and the Jordaan are good for exactly that: unhurried, human-scaled, and a short walk from the door. We are happy to be a calm stop on that walk whenever you need one.
Getting around the area
Most visitors walk, and walking is genuinely the best way to take in this part of Amsterdam. If you are coming from further out, trams serve the edges of the Jordaan, and Amsterdam Centraal is a pleasant fifteen to twenty minute stroll along the canals. Bikes are everywhere, but if you are not used to the city's cycle traffic, your feet are simpler. However you arrive, once you are here everything in this guide is within a few minutes of everything else. For more of the neighbourhood, see our things to do in the Nine Streets guide.
Where to find us
Ruma is at Herenstraat 24A in the Nine Streets, a short walk from the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam Centraal and Dam Square. Come in for the viral trilece and a proper coffee, see the menu, plan a visit, or order across the city. For the wider area, try our desserts near Amsterdam Centraal guide.