Grandma Coby's Oliebollenbar is not just any oliebollen stall, but a good reason to buy an oliebolDuring the December months, 99-year-old Grandma Coby bakes her secret family recipe to raise money for the De Tijdmachine Foundation, an organization that brings lonely elderly people together with live music and dance during the winter. You can order the famous Cobybollen (with or without raisins) online and pick them up at one of the pickup locations throughout the Netherlands, where you'll usually be served hot chocolate during pickup. The idea? With every bag of oliebollen, you help a senior citizen have an unforgettable afternoon at a "Golden Oldie" party.

Grandma Coby's Oliebollenbar

Crispy on the outside, check. Nice and airy, check. Not greasy, check. And the taste is – you guessed it – check! The oliebollen from the bakers' sons are exactly as we want them. How could it be otherwise with two real baker's sons. Owners Martijn and Johan are 1) sons of bakers, 2) passionate about the baking trade and 3) started baking according to their own – and their father's – recipes. From sourdough bread and croissants to tarts and the unmissable oliebollen: everything is delicious! The secret? What the men sell is actually made (and prepared) in the bakery themselves. Think of the touring (rolling out and folding) of croissant dough, grinding (whole wheat) flour and the self-developed recipe for the oliebollen. Many (read: every) customer returns to the Bakkerszonen every year. The bakery has also previously been awarded as the most delicious oliebollen baker. Will you go for filled oliebollen with currants and raisins or oliebollen without?

Extra nice: for such a tasty ball you can go to one of the three (!) locations in Amsterdam (Noord, Oost and Oostpoort). And while you are there, don't forget to take an apple beignet - with extra thick apple slice and almond gingerbread paste - with you. Do you want to be sure of the most delicious oliebollen, apple beignets and apple turnovers this year? Then order them now via

www.debakkerszonen.nl

Mosveld 113 (North) / Beukenplein 8 (East) / Waldenlaan 2 (East Gate)

What is more tempting than a doughnut stall? Well, they always attract you during that winter walk. You better not linger too long at one stall, but at another you should definitely stop. If we may give you a few tips, these are the absolute musts.

Are you in the north of Amsterdam and are you walking along the Haarlemmerplein? Then stop by the Bollenbakkers Oliebollen stall. And even though it is Leidseplein maybe not the place to be, the lines for the oliebollen stall there are always long - and that's not without reason. The oliebollen are really well-baked! This is the place to go for a classic currant bun or oliebol, but you definitely shouldn't skip the nutella bun either. Yummy!

What is the sign of a successful business? Lines outside the door. And they are there, always. Outside the door of Hartog's Whole Wheat It's busy on Wibautstraat. Not just for the famous bread of this bakery, but also for the oliebollen. And these are just a little bit different than usual. The oliebollen are made of whole wheat batter. No, they don't taste like a fried sandwich. Yes, they are super tasty. Come on, to Oost and enjoy!

Wibautstraat 77

Vlaamsch Broodhuys, who doesn't know it? Yes, Vlaamsch Broodhuys does indeed have multiple locations. It's all the better that there's always one nearby. And the oliebollen don't disappoint. They're already open in the morning on New Year's Eve and you can pick up the last ones until the afternoon. If there's still stock, of course. Want to be sure of your oliebollen? So go on time.

Flemish Broodhuys

Only on December 31st you can visit Fort Negen for oliebollen. Because when we talk about a real, genuine bakery, we're talking about Fort NineThe bakery In Amsterdam west is pure craftsmanship. And yes, that also applies to the oliebollen. The sourdough oliebollen are fantastically good and oh so tasty.

Fort Nine

Jan Evertsenstraat 31, Amsterdam West