The roasters writing the coffee scene in Amsterdam: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Amsterdam. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Lot Sixty One has roasted in Amsterdam West since 2013, the Kinkerstraat cafe doubling as roastery and retail, supplying espresso bars across the city.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
White Label on Jan Evertsenstraat is the Amsterdam roaster rotating rare beans monthly, the cafe out front, the green-bean buying happening upstairs.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Rwanda, El Salvador
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Friedhats is the Amsterdam roaster supplying many of the city's third-wave bars, the Fuku cafe out front pouring whatever single-origin is on for the week.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Wholesale
Espressofabriek roasts on-site in Westergas, the Amsterdam industrial-park cafe pouring its own beans alongside guest bars from across Europe.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
DAK runs an Oud-West showroom on Bellamyplein, the Canadian-founded Amsterdam roaster pouring single-origin lots and rare varietals like Geisha.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Panama, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Rum Baba in Oost roasts a small lineup and pours it through espresso and filter in the Pretoriusstraat cafe, an Amsterdam Antipodean operation since 2014.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail