The best cafés in Amsterdam

The Dutch began growing coffee around 1700 Indonesia and shortly thereafter became the largest coffee importers in Europe. Today the Amsterdam coffee shops are among the most innovative and intriguing on the European scene. Let's find out together

Drupa coffee roasters Among the best cafés in Amsterdam we are Drupa coffee roasters. If you find yourself walking in the trendy Jordaan neighborhood it is likely that you will be attracted by the smell of coffee freshly roasted coffee of this – micro roasting. This specialty coffee shop named after drupa, or the fruit of the coffee plant. The Drupa owners Martin and Cristina Amadio, a pair of Colombian origin. Colombia Being one of the largest coffee producers, Cristina has learned at home a lot of knowledge about the specialty coffee before opening their café. The coffee, mostly from Colombia is selected among the best micro lots of small producers and toasted with a Aillio Bullet R1 machine Danish production. You can taste their coffee in espresso, cold brew or filter with V60 or Siphon.

first Anjeliersdswardstraat 16
1015 NO, Amsterdam – +31 828-777-4861

Caffènation If you have been to Antwerp the name of this café there will sound again. In fact, in the Belgian city has two other stores of the same brand. In Amsterdam, the restaurant is located in a suburban neighborhood Hoofdorppleinbuurt. The atmosphere of the bar is cozy, furnishings and ornaments retro pop surrealistic will make you take a leap in the magical years 80. The coffee shop manager is Bert van Wassenhove. Bert worked several years as a bartender and roaster at the site of Caffènation Antwerp, also he was in the Dutch championship Aeropress in 2015. The equipment that uses Bert are top notch, The coffee maker is a three groups Kees van der Westen Spirit, while the mills are Mahlkönig EK43, Anfim Super Caiman and Nuova Simonelli Mythos One. The filter coffee instead are prepared with a machine Bunn. All the coffee used by Caffènation Amsterdam are roasted in Antwerp with a car Giesen gives 25 Kg according to a precise philosophy: It should not be passed over 10 months from the date of the harvest to the roasting, The coffee used are specialty and finally on each bag shows the history of the beans we're buying (country of origin, aromas).

Warmondstraat 120, Amsterdam – E-mail: [email protected]

Monks coffee roasters If you are looking for a place to enjoy a good coffee you are in the right place, Monks It is definitely one of the best cafés in Amsterdam. The founder, Patrick Abbot has long worked in the coffee industry in Australia before settling in Amsterdam and open this café. His passion for this work exudes from every local detail. Monks It is not just a café but also a restaurant where you can relax and taste the delicious sandwiches in the cozy atmosphere designed by Patrick. Among the proposed coffee are two blends and single origins as Rwanda, Ethiopia and Costa Rica.

Bilderdijkstraat 46
1052 NB Amsterdam – [email protected]

Friedhats Fuku Cafè Behind the success of the coffee shop there are Lex Wenneker and Dylan Sedgwick. Lex is vice world champion café 2018 and former owner of the earlier micro roasting Headfirst while Dylan is a native of New Zealand and has previously worked in the coffee industry in Australia and the UK. Fuku is the name of the café and in Japanese is to mean “good luck”, meter Fried Hats is the name of their roaster which is located in another part of the city. Unlike many specialty coffee shops where the minimalist style is king, Fuku It is very colorful and decorated with illustrations Ivo Janssen who also works part time as a bartender. The coffee list also includes the Super Special or of very expensive varieties and hard to find as Colombia Gesha X.O., Colombia Sudan Rume ed Etiopia Gesha Village. All roasted coffee from Friedhats are available in reusable and recyclable cans and can be purchased online or at Fuku.

Forest and Lommerweg 136H, Amsterdam 1055ED – +31 655298976

Bocca coffee roasters The Simons brothers are among the pioneers of specialty coffee in the Netherlands. It all started about two decades ago with a trip to Ethiopia, Menno where one of the founders discovered the world of coffee. Mouth born first as a roasting, Now the company has about 300 customers worldwide. Subsequently, the Simons brothers have decided to open one of the best cafés in Amsterdam. The coffee is imported directly from source countries such as Ethiopia, Cape Verde and Indonesia from Trabocca, a property company Mouth. The coffee shop is nothing short of outstanding. The high ceilings and wooden furniture make it very warm and bright. The equipment is how much better you can find on the market, like a La Marzocco Street 4 groups specially made for Mouth. The restaurant serves not only bars but also training room where they held workshops on coffee.

kerkstraat 96H, 1017 GP Amsterdam – +31 321 314 667

Lot sixty one After opening several cafes between Australia and New York, Adam Craig and Paul Jenner opened in Lot Sixty One 2013 ad Amsterdam. As in many other specialty coffee shop is a tostarice, more precisely a try gives 12 Kg located in the floor below. In addition to espresso, Lot sixty one very it focused on the extraction filter, especially the Chemex. If you pass by them on a hot day you can not not try their coffee nitro, or cold coffee extract mixed with nitrogen and poured like a beer, really delicious!

Kinkerstraat 112, 1053 ED Amsterdam – +31 6 16054227