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Best tahini in Amsterdam, right now

Fresh-ground at Naturel Noten in Nieuw-West is the standard. Har Bracha from Mount Gerizim is the best jar. Chtoura Fields from Lebanon when you need a backup.

Last checked - June 2026

Good tahini is a superfood that works both ways - sweet and savoury. Hummus, baba ganoush, dressings, roasted vegetable sauces on the savoury side; halva, tahini cookies, date paste on the sweet side. High in calcium, protein, and healthy fats. The problem in Amsterdam is most supermarket tahini is stale - the oil has turned or it has been sitting too long. The three below are the exceptions.

01Fresh-ground / Nieuw-West

Naturel Noten & Turkse Koffie ground in-store

Burgemeester de Vlugtlaan 79, Nieuw-West · €

The shop is primarily a nut roastery - pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds, dried fruit, Turkish coffee ground to order - but the tahini is what makes the trip. They grind it in-store from roasted sesame. Fresh tahini has a different texture and flavour entirely from the jarred version: looser, nuttier, with no bitter edge. Buy it here if you are ever in Nieuw-West. The Burgemeester de Vlugtlaan is not far from Sloterplas if you are combining trips.

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02Jarred / de Pijp & Albert Cuyp

Har Bracha from Mount Gerizim

Mezzave, de Pijp · kosher supermarket, Albert Cuyp · €€

Har Bracha is made near Mount Gerizim, outside Nablus. The sesame is Palestinian-grown, the production small. The tahini is thick, stone-ground, and has none of the thin, slightly bitter quality you get from industrial versions. You can find it at Mezzave in de Pijp - a Middle Eastern grocery and deli - and at the kosher supermarket on Albert Cuyp. If you are already in de Pijp for the market, Mezzave is the stop.

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03Lebanese / Zuid

Chtoura Fields Lebanese, Bekaa Valley

Nuri Genco, Rijnstraat 47-49, Zuid · some Turkish shops · €€

A Lebanese tahini from the Chtoura area in the Bekaa Valley. Produced in small batches, stone-ground, with a clean sesame flavour and a good consistency. Available at Nuri Genco on the Rijnstraat and at some other Turkish supermarkets around the city. A solid backup when the fresh-ground version at Naturel Noten is not practical and Har Bracha is out of stock.

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Common questions

Where can I buy fresh-ground tahini in Amsterdam?

Naturel Noten & Turkse Koffie at Burgemeester de Vlugtlaan 79, Nieuw-West. They grind it in-store from roasted sesame - not a jar off a shelf.

Where can I buy Har Bracha tahini in Amsterdam?

Mezzave in de Pijp and the kosher supermarket on Albert Cuyp. Har Bracha is made near Mount Gerizim outside Nablus - thick, stone-ground, Palestinian sesame.

Where can I buy Chtoura Fields tahini in Amsterdam?

Nuri Genco at Rijnstraat 47-49, Zuid, and some other Turkish supermarkets around the city. A Lebanese tahini from the Bekaa Valley.

What can you make with tahini?

Both sweet and savoury. Savoury: hummus, baba ganoush, dressings, sauces for grilled meat and roasted vegetables. Sweet: halva, tahini cookies, date and tahini paste, stirred into honey on bread. High in calcium, protein, and healthy fats.

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