The dining room at 4850 with set wooden tables, black spindle back chairs and a lit wall of bottles behind

Amsterdam

52.3676° N, 4.9041° E

Canal side roasters and guest roaster cafes both thrive here, spread across a city that treats good coffee as a baseline expectation, not a novelty.

The dining room at 4850 with set wooden tables, black spindle back chairs and a lit wall of bottles behind

4850

Oost · Amsterdam

La Cabra coffeecinnamon buns

The long bar and a bright room with tall windows, large plants, round tables and wooden chairs at A Sense of Place

A Sense of Place (ASOP)

Jordaan · Amsterdam

coffee omakaseBeans to go

The teal corner storefront with a neon Back to Black sign in the window, a bicycle parked against the railing on the cobbled street

Back to Black Coffee

Centrum, near the Rijksmuseum · Amsterdam

specialty roasteryBeans to go

The Badeta storefront on the Helmholtzstraat and Van Marumstraat corner, pink BADETA sign above the awning and outdoor seating out front

Badeta Koffiebranders

Watergraafsmeer · Amsterdam

surf trip origin storyBeans to go

A barista behind the counter at Black Gold Amsterdam, a La Marzocco machine and cookie jars on the bar, a red racing bike hung on the plywood front and a turntable with headphones in the foreground

Black Gold Amsterdam

Centrum, Nieuwmarkt · Amsterdam

coffee bar and record shopcaffeine and crates

The bright Kerkstraat showroom, wooden counter and bar stools beside a window seat, ladder shelving stocked with retail bags

Bocca Coffee

Centrum, near Leidseplein · Amsterdam

showroomBeans to go

The Brandmeesters shopfront on Maasstraat under a black and white striped awning, with two long cushioned benches under the windows

Brandmeesters

Rivierenbuurt · Amsterdam

roaster since the ninetiesBeans to go

Cafecito (Beethovenstraat)

Zuid, Beethovenbuurt · Amsterdam

minimal calm roomown roasted coffee

The white painted brick corner of Cafecito on the Nassaukade with a gold sign, a wooden bench along the window and the shop interior behind the glass

Cafecito (Nassaukade)

Oud West, on the Nassaukade · Amsterdam

canal side coffee barDog friendly

Cafecito (Overtoom)

Oud West, near Vondelpark · Amsterdam

corner cafe by VondelparkBeans to go

The cream painted Cafecito shopfront on Van Baerlestraat with a wide open door, coffee bags hung in the window and a roaster visible at the back

Cafecito (Van Baerlestraat)

Zuid, near Museumplein · Amsterdam

where Cafecito beganopen until late

The brick storefront of Caffènation by Guji at number 120, a large street window and open door with pavement tables and plants in front

Caffènation by Guji

Schinkelbuurt, Zuid · Amsterdam

Antwerp roastedBeans to go

The red brick front of Clapham Specialty Coffee with a sage green awning, the counter visible inside and a wooden bench along the pavement

Clapham Specialty Coffee

Oud-Zuid · Amsterdam

coffee meets artBeans to go

The green fronted Coffee Bru storefront on Beukenplein, a small Christmas tree and sandwich board out front

Coffee Bru

Amsterdam-Oost, Oosterparkbuurt · Amsterdam

neighborhoodDog friendly

A street window of Coffee District with rattan pendant lamps over a light wooden counter, grinders and plants, framed by a black shopfront

Coffee District

Oud Zuid, near Vondelpark · Amsterdam

multi roaster cafeBeans to go

The shop window of Crew de la Crema with orange lettering on the glass, blue stools and red flowers on the pavement outside and autumn leaves on the climbing plant beside it

Crew de la Crema

Staatsliedenbuurt · Amsterdam

cafe and creative platformBeans to go

Two brushed steel wall shelves of white and navy coffee boxes beside a round steel topped counter and a potted tree by a sunlit window in the DAK Showroom

DAK Coffee Roasters Showroom

Oud West · Amsterdam

roastery showroomBeans to go

The pour over bar at Elevate Coffee Lab, kettles and drippers on the counter with a bean sample rack, staff walking past a plain white wall

Elevate Coffee Lab

De Pijp · Amsterdam

table service ritualDog friendly

The high wood slatted interior of Espressofabriek with the bar and espresso machine in the back, round tables and black chairs in front and a long communal table along the wall

Espressofabriek

Westerpark, Westergasfabriek · Amsterdam

former gas worksBeans to go

The long pale wood counter at Five Ways with a pastry case, blue hydrangeas and a large ink painting of a rider on a bull, under a mezzanine with a white railing

Five Ways Coffee Roasters

Kinkerbuurt, Amsterdam West · Amsterdam

Kinkerbuurt neighborhood roasterBeans to go

The oak fronted counter at Five Ways on Boerhaaveplein with a black espresso machine, two grinders, a menu board and a large leafy plant by the window

Five Ways Coffee Roasters (Boerhaaveplein)

Oost, near Oosterpark · Amsterdam

roastery cafe with kitchenBeans to go

The sunlit corner room of Footnote Coffee with round wooden tables, stools along a window bar and a view across Van Woustraat

Footnote Coffee

De Pijp · Amsterdam

roastery and coffee barBeans to go

Twin grinders loaded with branded beans beside a handwritten chalkboard menu, a Bottles Here mascot mural below

Friedhats FUKU Café

Bos en Lommer · Amsterdam

competition pedigree roasterBeans to go

The counter at Gentle Place Coffee, a barista behind a brick clad bar with a pastry case, a whiteboard menu and a green wall with a neon sign

Gentle Place Coffee

Buiksloterham, Amsterdam Noord · Amsterdam

peaceful neighborhood shelterDog friendly

The white framed shopfront of Good Beans with an open sign and hours chalked on the window, mugs and bags of beans on display and two people sitting outside

Good Beans

Centrum, Haarlemmerbuurt · Amsterdam

pocket sized coffee barBeans to go

Haku's brew bar with a Mahlkonig grinder and pour over gear beneath framed ink brush artwork, a calm dimly lit interior

Haku Specialty Coffee

Jordaan · Amsterdam

quietly sophisticatedBeans to go

The view from inside Hummingbird's window seat, the shop's own lettering on the glass and the Spuistraat street scene beyond

Hummingbird Coffee Amsterdam

Centrum, near the Dam · Amsterdam

multi roaster rotationBeans to go

The brick corner entrance of Ikinari Coffee with an arched window above, the door open and the fox and shop name painted on its glass

Ikinari Coffee

Oud-West · Amsterdam

coffee bar inside SauvageDog friendly

The dark green corner shopfront of Lot Sixty One on Kinkerstraat in the sun, a green awning over the window and people sitting outside

Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters

Oud-West · Amsterdam

industrialBeans to go

Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters (Hendrik Jacobszstraat)

Oud-Zuid · Amsterdam

Sydney meets BrooklynDog friendly

The blue La Marzocco espresso machine at Luuk's Coffee Noordermarkt with branded cups stacked on top and retail coffee bags on the shelf behind

Luuk's Coffee Noordermarkt

Jordaan, Noordermarkt · Amsterdam

cafe first roastingBeans to go

A barista behind the La Marzocco machine at Lyublu, a looping light tube strung across the ceiling above the counter and bags of beans on the bar

LYUBLU

Centrum, Waterlooplein · Amsterdam

coffee inspired by artrotating photo exhibitions

A roaster at Monks Coffee Roasters checks a batch of beans cooling in the tray of a black and brass Probat drum roaster

Monks Coffee Roasters

Westpoort, near Sloterdijk · Amsterdam

working roastery floorBeans to go

Morning Owl Coffee

Zeedijk, De Wallen · Amsterdam

multi roaster showcaseBeans to go

The curved green glazed brick corner of Nous on Docklandsweg with its bay window, hanging sign and an orange wall light

Nous (Docklandsweg)

Amsterdam Noord · Amsterdam

neighborhood living roomDog friendly

A wall of lilac painted arched and round niches at Nous on Haarlemmerplein, holding a vase of flowers, brewing gear, mugs and glasses

Nous (Haarlemmerplein)

Haarlemmerbuurt, by the Haarlemmerpoort · Amsterdam

neighborhood living roomDog friendly

The corner shopfront of NU koffie and delicatessen with a red nu sign, ivy over the door, green benches and a chalkboard that says koffie

NU koffie & delicatessen

Jordaan · Amsterdam

coffee and delicatessencosy corner shop

The pale facade of the building at number 51 on Prins Hendrikkade with a rack of postcards by the open door, a Look Up sign and a Specialty Coffee chalkboard on the pavement

Priesthood

Centrum, near Centraal Station · Amsterdam

volunteer runinside a bookshop

The Rum Baba Coffee Roasters storefront window with the shop's pink lettering, customers seated on the bench out front

Rum Baba Coffee Roasters

Jordaan, Elandsgracht · Amsterdam

playful serious roastingBeans to go

The oval black and white Sango sign hanging beside an ornate street lamp outside the shop's canal house, with the tree lined canal behind

Sango Specialty Coffee

Centrum, near Centraal Station · Amsterdam

micro roastery showroomBeans to go

The Scandinavian Embassy shopfront on a brick street, the black fascia sign and the cream awning both lettered Scandinavian Embassy above a window with two glowing filament lamps

Scandinavian Embassy

De Pijp · Amsterdam

minimalistBeans to go

Screaming Beans' wooden menu board listing drinks and prices under a globe pendant light, grinders on the counter below

Screaming Beans

Nine Streets, Grachtengordel · Amsterdam

nine streets flagshipBeans to go

A row of white Skina mugs printed with the name in dark red lettering on a plywood shelf against bright red cabinets

Skina

Oud West · Amsterdam

art led neighborhood cafeRush Rush coffee

The window of Taal Coffee with the taal Coffee and More lettering on the glass, a red table and a flower arrangement inside and reflections of the street

Taal Coffee

West · Amsterdam

multicultural neighborhood cafeBeans to go

The white framed corner window of Toki with a large circle smile on the glass, a palm in a terracotta pot and a terrazzo counter with stools inside

Toki

Jordaan, Haarlemmerbuurt · Amsterdam

Scandinavian meets Japanese designBeans to go

Retail shelving stocked with Uncommon's own roasted coffee bags beside a fig plant against a warm plaster wall

Uncommon

West, near Vondelpark · Amsterdam

own roasteryBeans to go

A bright corner of Wakuli on Jan Pieter Heijestraat with a monstera plant, a blue cushioned bench, the glass door and bikes outside in the rain

Wakuli Coffee (Jan Pieter Heijestraat)

Oud West, near Jacob van Lennepkade · Amsterdam

bright room, tall windowsBeans to go

The white corner entrance of Wakuli on Wagenaarstraat with a pillared arched doorway, the door open and yellow Wakuli lettering on the windows

Wakuli Coffee (Wagenaarstraat)

Oost, near Dappermarkt · Amsterdam

cosy bar by DappermarktBeans to go

The glass storefront of White Label Coffee at dusk, with a wooden bench outside, shelves of bagged beans and a raised counter glowing inside

White Label Coffee

De Baarsjes · Amsterdam

third wave labBeans to go

The curved white brick counter at YUSU with a La Marzocco machine, green menu boards on a white wall and a fiddle leaf fig by the window

YUSU

Oost · Amsterdam

the new coffee cultureBeans to go