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Hours
Sun
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mon
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tue
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Wed
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Thu
9:30 am - 9:00 pm
Fri
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sat
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
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CUISINES
Dutch, Cafe, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
features
Can a vegan person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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CUISINES
Dutch, Cafe, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
FEATURES
Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
421 reviews
Excellent
190
Very good
187
Average
31
Poor
9
Terrible
4
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Cherry_Wonderdog
New England4739 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
If you’re looking for something different, unique, and totally captivating, check out the brasserie at the Broerenkerk church in Zwolle. It dates to 1466, with construction by the Dominicans completed in 1512, and it’s the only religious monument of its kind in the world to have been converted to a bookstore. Within its midst, there’s a classy brasserie serving drinks, desert, and lunch, and it is here the Cherry Wonderdog ate a scrumptious meal while gazing in awe at the tall cathedral ceiling and elegant furnishings, now ingeniously filled with reading material for young and old.
I had a scallion-garnished, creamy, Zwolse mustard soup which was pretty good though probably not the best I tasted in the country. Next, I enjoyed a beautiful open faced salmon and anchovies sandwich, smoked and pickled, with marinated cucumbers, fennel, radishes, watercress, and tomatoes on fresh bread. My better half had oriental chicken on sourdough bread, with little gem, acar, sesame seeds, lime mayonnaise, No complaints at all. For dessert, we shared a cappuccino. Instead of one dedicated server, there was a staff of three or four young waiters who tended to our needs without hesitation.
All in all, it was extremely relaxed and pleasant. I couldn’t imagine eating at any other place while visiting the city for the first time. Clearly there were a lot of locals, too, hanging out drinking coffee and eating in the furthermost section of sofas and armchairs.
Written 7 May 2024
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lyduaobispo27
Willemstad127 contributions
May 2022 • none
I had a meeting with my friend in The Netherlands while on vacation. We decided to meet in Zwolle and we went to our favorite place for lunch being Waanders in de Broeren. The food very healthy and delicious and most of all I love the fact that it is in a bookstore. I love books and I love a good reading so this is a perfect place to be. After your meal you can wander in the bookstore to get some souvenirs or any item you can think off to find in a bookstore. Very beautiful architecture of an old church. My favorite the Club Sandwich😉
Written 20 May 2022
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Neha M
4 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
Beautiful restaurant and book store. Delicious food, great to catch up over a coffee or a meal.
Amazing collection of books to go through afterwards.
Written 3 January 2024
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Antoinette
12 contributions
Oct 2023 • couples
fine food, but when you receive a plate and cutlery without asking because you want to share your large club sandwich and therefore have to pay a surcharge for it, that is a reason for me to never come there again. For me, customer service is more important than the quality of the food.
All this was not communicated and not mentioned on the map.
When I mentioned this, the answer was that the cutlery also needs to be washed and that costs money.
Written 14 October 2023
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Henk V
2 contributions
May 2024 • friends
Bad experience, cheese sandwich with salad. Dry lettuce, a little dressing after tasting it carefully, 2 mini tomatoes and a sliver of cucumber on a dry roll without butter. And that for 12.50 euros! Terribly tasteless, we will never go there again.
Written 15 May 2024
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J_Cage
Malaga78 contributions
Oct 2022 • none
This church has been converted into a beautiful multi-storey bookstore and features a lunch room on the ground floor. We had lunch, The staff is quite friendly, but considering the price we paid the food is average - at best.
Taking into account the number of seats, the number of restrooms is too small, and to reach them, you'll have to climb several stairs.
All in all I suggest you enjoy the browse the book store, but for lunch of coffee I'd go somewhere else.
Written 25 November 2022
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xipto
Tel Aviv303 contributions
Jun 2023 • friends
Wonderful bookstore inside an old church. Gives a special atmosphere to the book shopping experience. Loved the stationery section and the small cafe as part of the space
Written 10 July 2023
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Jazmin O.
Canggu199 contributions
Aug 2022 • friends
Great looking church turned into a massive bookstore and cafe. Great selection of books. Very interesting place. So many options need time to explore the place more.
Written 8 August 2022
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hamel2019
Zoetermeer65 contributions
Jan 2020 • couples
The niciest bookstore in the Netherlands in an old church. Great architecture inside Helpful and nice staff. Tea/coffee place in the church.
Written 11 January 2020
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WvR
Nijmegen255 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Amazing bookstore in old church. The organ is still there. Rich choice of Dutch literature. There is also a cafe in there serving when store is open.
Written 22 December 2019
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FionaL_11
Amsterdam803 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
A fine selection of books, nice gift ideas and an attractive cafe housed in a re-purposed church. I could hang out here for hours!
Written 21 December 2019
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BIJhorst
48 contributions
Nov 2019 • couples
Superb location beautiful light and great bookstore. Highly recommended for a special breakfast and a glass of champagne
Written 8 December 2019
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WorldTravelOne
Amsterdam9257 contributions
Nov 2019 • couples
It is a wonderful spot for coffee or lunch. Had their soups, very tasty. Staff was friendly/efficient.
Written 26 November 2019
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Peter T
Boortmeerbeek192 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
Wonderful environment with a great offer in books I haven't found in other shops, nice new titles to read.
Written 28 October 2019
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EconoVision
Doorn161 contributions
Apr 2019 • none
Books and other beautiful stuff in an amazing setting: a beautiful church building. Very respectful to the former function of the building.
Written 7 August 2019
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