Bakkerij Louf De Molen

Bakkerij Louf De Molen is a branch of Bakkerij Louf located at Gillis van Ledenberchstraat 74 in Amsterdam-West. The location sits on the edge of the Jordaan and is situated next to De Otter, a historic sawmill. Louf lists De Molen as one of four Amsterdam locations. The opening hours for this branch are Monday through Sunday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Bakkerij Louf started in 2022 on Bilderdijkstraat, next to Café Binnenvisser. De Molen was later established as the fourth Amsterdam branch. Key figures involved in the development of the original project included Mourad Saber, Maarten, Bob, Guus, and Fien. Mourad Saber is mentioned in public information as a co-owner.

The original building previously housed separate functions such as a café, a bakery, and a vegetable shop. The entrepreneurs involved combined these functions into a single bakery and delicatessen space. This created a formula where bread, pastries, coffee, and retail sales coexist. De Molen follows this broader line but has its own spatial context due to its location next to De Otter.

The concept of Louf revolves around sourdough bread, patisserie, and specialty coffee. The bakery highlights craftsmanship and community connection as recurring themes. For its bread, Louf uses techniques involving long fermentation times. The company states a fermentation period of 18 to 20 hours for its sourdough. This practice is part of Louf’s general bakery approach and is not specifically described separately for De Molen.

Louf’s coffee offering aligns with the broader product range of the bakery. Louf mentions that baristas prepare coffee using a selection of specialty beans. The company’s public information does not provide detailed brewing methods for De Molen. Therefore, there is no confirmed list of equipment, recipes, or fixed filter preparations for this branch.

However, several roasters are mentioned with whom Louf regularly tests and tastes. These include Rum Baba, Friedhats, and Manhattan. Rum Baba is thus publicly linked to Louf’s coffee program. In public social media posts, drinks such as flat white, cappuccino, latte, matcha, chai, and hot chocolate are also mentioned. Cold brew from Rum Baba is also publicly noted, available while supplies last.

For coffee drinkers, it is particularly relevant that Louf treats coffee as part of a bakery concept. Available information shows that coffee is not separate from bread, patisserie, and retail products. At the same time, documentation remains limited. No public data has been found regarding a fixed coffee profile, origin per bean, extraction times, or De Molen-specific tastings.

In addition to coffee, Louf mentions various suppliers for other product categories. For cheese, the bakery collaborates with Kef. For meat, Lindenhoff is named. For vegetables and fruit, Louf mentions Jimmy Loves Food. According to its own description, Jimmy Loves Food connects the bakery with local growers for fresh seasonal produce.

Regarding grain and bread, information is available about the original Louf location. It was reported there that the breads used organic grains, primarily from France, with spelt also sourced from the Netherlands. No separate data is known for De Molen regarding grain procurement, waste policy, energy use, or other location-specific sustainability measures.

Rum Baba describes itself as an independent Amsterdam coffee roaster and states that the coffee is sustainably sourced. Within the available information, this remains a general statement from the roaster. There is no further public specification regarding the exact coffees served at De Molen, or about contracts between Louf and individual coffee producers.

Louf notes that it regularly organizes special events with restaurants, bakers, and coffee roasters. There is also visual material mentioning a coffee takeover at Bakkerij Loof Andy. However, no separate workshops, cuppings, or tastings have been publicly documented for De Molen. Therefore, the general event lineup cannot be attributed to this location without qualification.

The bakery also appears in a broader neighborhood context. It has been reported that Louf donates bread to BuurtBuik, Moeders van West, De Regenboog Groep, and a shelter for homeless children. Additionally, in 2026, attention was drawn to residents in the Staatsliedenbuurt, who started a petition regarding Louf Westerpark after complaints affected baking at De Wittenkade. That case did not specifically concern De Molen, but it does highlight Louf's place in local discussions.

De Molen received attention in October 2025 as a new bakery shop at molen De Otter. In November 2025, “Louf de molen” was included in an overview of new coffee shops in Amsterdam. Another profile from October 2025 described Louf as a bakery with four Amsterdam locations and mentioned a silver award at De Broodsalon 2025.

For the Dutch specialty coffee sector, Bakkerij Louf De Molen is primarily interesting as an example of a bakery where coffee is a fixed part of a broader artisanal offering. The available data shows a combination of sourdough bread, patisserie, barista coffee, and supplier relationships. At the same time, much coffee-specific information remains limited to general mentions. A factual reading therefore requires a distinction between what is publicly documented and what is not specified per location.