Bakkerij Mama

Bakkerij MAMA is a sourdough bakery whose bread is baked every morning in Zwanenburg and sold at its second shop, on the Hoofddorpplein in Amsterdam-Zuid.

The loaves are desembrood (sourdough), mostly made from just three ingredients: unprocessed grain, water and salt. The range runs from a brown wholemeal (volkoren) through the light-brown Pain de Seigle to a white loaf called Bigas, and there are breads from the ancient grains emmer and einkorn. The shop also sells croissants and other viennoiserie, pastry made in house, filled rolls and coffee.

The shop at Hoofddorpweg 28-H is open Tuesday to Saturday from 8:00 to 15:00. To be sure of a particular loaf you can order through their WhatsApp shop at least two days ahead, giving a name, date and pickup location, and pay when you collect it.