Amsterdam coffee scene

Single-origin cafés in Amsterdam

Cafés in Amsterdam that pour single-origin coffee only, no house blends. Traceable lots, named farms, seasonal rotation.

18 cafés · Netherlands

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Editor's pickLaptop-friendly
Centrum / Canal Belt

Bocca Coffee

Founded in 2001, Bocca is widely regarded as the Netherlands' first fully vertically integrated specialty coffee…

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Editor's pickSingle origin
Oud West

DAK Coffee Roasters Showroom

The DAK Showroom on Bellamyplein is the on-floor expression of one of Amsterdam's most talked-about roasteries,…

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Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Oud West

Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters

The café credited with igniting Amsterdam's third-wave movement, Lot Sixty One occupies a corner in Oud West where an…

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Editor's pickNo laptops
Centrum

Sango Specialty Coffee

Sango operates a micro-roastery inside a 1670 Dutch gable house on Stromarkt, with the 1.5 kg roaster visible through…

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Hidden gemLaptop-friendly
Bos en Lommer / West

Friedhats FUKU Cafe

Co-founder Lex Wenneker, Dutch Barista Champion and World Barista Championship silver medalist, runs FUKU more like a…

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Hidden gemOutdoor seats
Jordaan

Haku Specialty Coffee

Haku roasts all its own beans on-site, focusing on light-roast single origins that express distinct terroir and…

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Outdoor seats
Centrum

Back to Black Coffee

Tucked into a side street off the Spiegelgracht within walking distance of the Rijksmuseum, Back to Black has roasted…

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Single origin
Centrum / Centraal Station

LOT61 Amsterdam Centraal

LOT61's Centraal Station bar brings the roastery's single-origin programme to one of Europe's busiest rail hubs,…

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Single origin
Oud West

LOT61 Hendrik Jacobszstraat

The second Lot Sixty One cafe brings the roastery's celebrated espresso programme to the quieter streets of Oud West,…

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Laptop-friendly
Oud West

Monks Coffee Roasters

Melbourne-trained founder Patrick Abbott channelled his southern hemisphere coffee education into this…

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Brunch
Oost

Rum Baba Coffeeroasters

Rum Baba began as Coffee Bru roughly fifteen years ago before growing into a full-service micro-roastery and bakery…

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Outdoor seats
Jordaan / Canal Belt

Rum Baba Elandsgracht

The Elandsgracht outpost of Rum Baba brings the roastery's playful packaging and craft-bakery ethos to the western…

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Single origin
Centrum / Nine Streets

Screaming Beans

Screaming Beans has grown from a single Runstraat address in the Nine Streets into a network of four city-centre…

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Laptop-friendly
Centrum

Screaming Beans Amstelstraat

The Amstelstraat branch of Screaming Beans sits in a stretch of Centrum that balances tourist traffic with a genuine…

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Laptop-friendly
Oost

Stooker Specialty Coffee

B Corp certified and SCA-accredited, Stooker occupies a beautiful square on Kastanjeplein in Oost, combining a…

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Single origin
Jordaan

Toki

Nestled on a quiet corner in the Jordaan near Haarlemmerdijk, Toki has been committed from day one to serving…

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Laptop-friendly
Oud West

Uncommon Coffee

Roasting under the Common Greens label since 2018, Uncommon has built a following around sourcing lots that are…

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Laptop-friendly
Amsterdam Noord

White Label Coffee Noord

White Label's Noord outpost extends the brand's ethics-forward roasting programme to Amsterdam's creative north bank,…

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