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Best cafés in Amsterdam

Where Amsterdam works — the cafés that take their coffee seriously

Specialty cafés across Amsterdam where the coffee is properly made, the Wi-Fi holds, and you can stay for the second-best part of working remotely — a long flat white and someone else's playlist. Curated for business travellers and weekend slow mornings.

Top 10 cafés in Amsterdam

Ratings & reviews via Google

  1. De Koffieschenkerij01

    1. De Koffieschenkerij

    4.7· 3,527 reviews₹₹··

    Oudekerksplein 27, 1012 GX Amsterdam, Netherlands

  2. Café de Jaren02

    2. Café de Jaren

    4.2· 5,504 reviews₹₹··

    Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-20, 1012 CP Amsterdam, Netherlands

  3. Kafenion Amsterdam03

    3. Kafenion Amsterdam

    4.9· 3,584 reviews₹₹··

    Bloemgracht 49, 1016 KD Amsterdam, Netherlands

  4. Winkel 4304

    4. Winkel 43

    4.5· 15,586 reviews₹₹··

    Noordermarkt 43, 1015 NA Amsterdam, Netherlands

  5. Ceintuur Theater05

    5. Ceintuur Theater

    4.3· 5,680 reviews₹₹··

    Ceintuurbaan 282, 1072 GK Amsterdam, Netherlands

  6. Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam06

    6. Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam

    4.3· 25,906 reviews₹₹₹·

    Max Euweplein 57-61, 1017 MA Amsterdam, Netherlands

  7. LOT61 Amsterdam Centraal Station07

    7. LOT61 Amsterdam Centraal Station

    4.5· 1,368 reviews

    Oosterdoksstraat 4, 1011 DK Amsterdam, Netherlands

  8. Sango Specialty Coffee Roasters08

    8. Sango Specialty Coffee Roasters

    4.7· 1,181 reviews

    Stromarkt 15, 1012 MZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

  9. Bar Botanique09

    9. Bar Botanique

    4.3· 2,728 reviews₹₹··

    Eerste Van Swindenstraat 581, 1093 LC Amsterdam, Netherlands

  10. Luuk's Coffee Noordermarkt10

    10. Luuk's Coffee Noordermarkt

    4.8· 1,002 reviews

    Westerstraat 3, 1015 LT Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam's café culture

Specialty coffee found Amsterdam late but it's settled in — single-origin pour-overs, properly extracted espresso, and the kind of pastry programme that suggests a baker rather than an ordered-in tray. The cafés below all do at least two of those three well.

Working from cafés

Most premium cafés in Amsterdam are explicit about laptop hours (typically 10 AM–6 PM) and quietly discourage long sessions at peak weekend brunch. Power outlets are the main differentiator — we've noted which spots have them at most tables.

Breakfast and brunch

Weekend brunch in Amsterdam is a sport. Reservations help between 11 AM and 1 PM; arrive at 9 or after 2 if you don't want one. Weekday breakfasts are quieter and the kitchens are sharper before they hit the rush.

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