De Taart van m’n Tante café tea room in De Pijp .

Taart van m'n Tante

De Pijp


One of Amsterdam's best-loved cake shops operates from this ultra-kitsch parlour, turning out apple pies (Dutch, French or 'tipsy'), pecan pie and wish-you-could-bake-like-this cakes. Hot-pink walls accent cakes dressed like Barbie dolls – or are they Barbies dressed as cakes?


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