17 cafe rooms in Amsterdam we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Amsterdam | Cafe across every city.
Coffee in Amsterdam splits between the third-wave roasteries and the centuries-old brown cafes, and the city does both with conviction. Scandinavian Embassy by the Sarphatipark and Lot Sixty One on Kinkerstraat lead the modern roaster wave, while Winkel 43 on the Noordermarkt draws its long weekend queues for apple pie in the Jordaan.
Scandinavian Embassy ★ 4.8
Sarphatipark 34, 1072 PB Amsterdam
Scandinavian Embassy on Sarphatipark has been pouring Amsterdam's Nordic third-wave coffee since 2013, the cafe that set the city's filter standard.
Lot Sixty One ★ 4.7
Kinkerstraat 112, 1053 ED Amsterdam
Lot Sixty One on Kinkerstraat in Oud-West roasts its own beans in the basement, the canal-corner Amsterdam cafe that pioneered the third-wave wave.
White Label Coffee ★ 4.7
Jan Evertsenstraat 136, 1056 EK Amsterdam
White Label on Jan Evertsenstraat roasts in West, a sunny Amsterdam cafe rotating rare beans and a coffee-of-the-month, with a small terrace out front.
Friedhats Fuku ★ 4.6
Bos en Lommerweg 136H, 1055 ED Amsterdam
Friedhats Fuku in Amsterdam West is the roaster's tasting room, a small cafe pouring espresso and slow-pour filter from beans the team also wholesales.
Back to Black ★ 4.4
Weteringstraat 48, 1017 SP Amsterdam
Back to Black on Weteringstraat near the Rijksmuseum is the Amsterdam cafe pouring carefully sourced coffee in a tight, white-tiled room you treat.
Café de Jaren ★ 4.0
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22, 1012 CP Amsterdam
Café de Jaren on the Amstel runs a two-floor grand-cafe room, the Amsterdam terrace by the water students and locals occupy from morning into the evening.
Winkel 43 ★ 4.5
Noordermarkt 43, 1015 NA Amsterdam
Winkel 43 on Noordermarkt serves what most Amsterdam locals nominate as the city's apple pie, a thick crumb of slow-baked apples with a foam of whipped cream.
Toki ★ 4.3
Binnen Dommersstraat 15, 1013 HK Amsterdam
Toki on Binnen Dommersstraat in the Haarlemmerbuurt is the small Amsterdam cafe pouring careful pour-overs and one of the city's tighter single-origin lists.
Monks Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
Bilderdijkstraat 46, 1052 NB Amsterdam
Monks on Bilderdijkstraat is the Amsterdam Oud-West cafe pouring its own espresso roast alongside a brunch menu, the room locals book for a long weekend.
Rum Baba ★ 4.2
Pretoriusstraat 33, 1092 GZ Amsterdam
Rum Baba on Pretoriusstraat in Oost is the Amsterdam cafe Antipodean expats run, a brunch room pouring strong flat whites and an updated weekend menu.
De Koffieschenkerij ★ 4.1
Oudekerksplein 27, 1012 GX Amsterdam
De Koffieschenkerij sits in the former sacristy of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building, a specialty coffee bar pouring careful espresso alongside.
Espressofabriek ★ 4.1
Gosschalklaan 7, 1014 DC Amsterdam
Espressofabriek in Westergas runs as the cafe of the in-house Amsterdam roaster, an industrial-feel room next to the gas-works park with seating.
Café de Reiger ★ 4.1
Nieuwe Leliestraat 34, 1015 ST Amsterdam
Café de Reiger in Amsterdam: Locals' Jordaan eetcafe with a back kitchen, the room tourists walk past for the more famous brown cafes nearby.
In 't Aepjen ★ 4.0
Zeedijk 1, 1012 AN Amsterdam
In 't Aepjen is tiny wooden-fronted brown cafe on zeedijk, occupies one of two surviving 15th-century wood-fronted buildings in amsterdam, easily missed.
Wynand Fockink ★ 4.5
Pijlsteeg 31, 1012 HH Amsterdam
Jenever proeflokaal in Pijlsteeg behind Krasnapolsky, established 1679; 70 Dutch liqueurs and genevers tasted standing from tulip glasses, no chairs.
Stach ★ 4.0
Van Woustraat 154, 1073 LR Amsterdam
Stach on Van Woustraat is the Amsterdam organic grab-and-go counter, daily-pressed sourdough sandwiches, big salads, the deli the city eats at lunchtime.
The Soup Company ★ 3.9
Leidsestraat 60, 1017 PC Amsterdam
The Soup Company on Leidsestraat is the Amsterdam takeaway counter pouring three soups a day plus bread, 7 to 9 euros, the lunch budget play in town.