TerraZen
Caribbean × Japanese, fully plant-based.
Slow-cooked from scratch. Two cuisines, one tiny dining room, the same family at the stove since 1973.
Made to order. Always.
Every plate is built when you order it. The video doesn't lie about the sauce.
What we cook
A short, seasonal menu — these are the regulars.
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No. 01
カリブ · Caribbean
Jamaican Plate
Jerk-spiced jackfruit, rice & peas, fried plantain, slow-stewed greens, scotch bonnet sauce on the side.
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No. 02
カリブ · CaribbeanVegan Lust Platter
A tasting platter to share — small portions of whatever the kitchen is most proud of today.
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No. 03
日本 · JapaneseShoyu Ramen
Kombu-shiitake broth, hand-pulled noodles, soy-cured tofu, scallion, bamboo, nori.
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No. 04
日本 · JapaneseJackfruit Karaage
Marinated jackfruit, crisp potato-starch coat, kewpie-style mayo, lemon. Crunch.
A note on slow food
Everything is made to order in a kitchen the size of a hallway. Come unhurried — that is the whole point.
Find us
Sint Jacobsstraat, a quiet street one minute from Centraal Station. Tiny room, big table, reggae playing.
Sint Jacobsstraat 19HS1012 NC Amsterdam
- Monday
- 13:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 13:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
- Thursday ·
- 13:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
- Friday
- 13:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 13:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
- Sunday
- 13:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
Times in Amsterdam timezone. Call ahead if you're running late — we'll happily hold a table.
"A bit of an odd little place — but truly delicious food. Booked full with flavor."
Izaba.
@terrazencentre
You'll likely find him at the stove. Reggae on the speakers, a story for every plate, fifty years of posters on the wall.
Chef, host, and the voice you'll hear before you see anyone. Behind the stove since the days when reggae was new.