Where baristas drink coffee in Amsterdam
We started from the places someone who truly cares about coffee would be sent to in Amsterdam. Then we checked each place against its own website and channels, wrote down only what we could verify, and published the ones we could stand behind.
A Dutch roaster's Amsterdam espresso bar, doubling as its coffee school.
A long white room with a wooden counter and stools along one side, shelves and a ladder along the other.
Centrum, Amsterdam
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The one place to drink DAK at the source, since its roastery is closed to the public.
A brick shop front lettered "Taste + Shop", with a bar for the current menu, shelves of the full collection and a private tasting room at the back.
Oud-West, Amsterdam
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A De Pijp coffee lab built around guest roasters rather than one house roast.
A grey bar with a grinder, kettles and a sink, run as table service, with laptops and sugar left out.
De Pijp, Amsterdam
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The West branch of an Amsterdam roaster, pouring its own coffee on Kinkerstraat.
A white counter with two grinders and a vase of flowers, the roaster's own bags shelved behind.
West, Amsterdam
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Friedhats' own café, the one place that pours almost its whole range.
A yellow counter painted with cartoon characters, two grinders and a cake case under a white-tiled wall with the menu written up by hand.
West, Amsterdam
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The smaller of an Amsterdam roaster's two brewbars, built for a quick cup at an open counter.
An open bar with a living-room feel, the machine at the end of the counter and guests sitting and standing around it.
Centrum, Amsterdam
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A micro-roastery's own store, where the beans, the gear and the cup share one room.
An espresso bar with cups stacked on the machine, in a 1670 canal-house store that also sells beans and brewing gear, with seats.
Centrum, Amsterdam
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A roaster's own brunch café near Vondelpark, with its bar across the road.
Round black tables and wooden chairs before sheer curtains, with UNCOMMON lettered on the window; walk-ins only, laptop-free.
West, Amsterdam
Recommended by a coffee person View spot →Every spot on this page was recommended by at least one barista, roaster, or coffee professional working in or connected to the Amsterdam coffee scene. We check each recommendation: verifying the coffee program and confirming it meets our criteria. No café can pay to be here.