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

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 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

female founded 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

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

Coffee Bru

Amsterdam-Oost, Oosterparkbuurt · Amsterdam

neighborhoodDog friendly

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 Five Ways counter with a Retail Coffee neon sign, retail bean shelf, twin grinders and a pastry case in the foreground

Five Ways Coffee Roasters

Kinkerbuurt, Amsterdam West · Amsterdam

Kinkerbuurt neighborhood roasterBeans 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

An interior corner at Gentle Place Coffee with a hand lettered chalkboard question, a trailing potted plant and a breeze block counter

Gentle Place Coffee

Buiksloterham, Amsterdam Noord · Amsterdam

peaceful neighborhood shelterDog friendly

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

Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters

Oud-West · Amsterdam

industrialBeans to go

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 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

Retail shelves stocked with Uncommon and Rum Baba beans beside brewing gear boxes

Morning Owl Coffee

Zeedijk, De Wallen · Amsterdam

multi roaster showcaseBeans to go

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 outside the shop's canal house facade in Amsterdam Centrum

Sango Specialty Coffee

Centrum, near Centraal Station · Amsterdam

screen free ritualBeans to go

A retail shelf of bagged beans from Drop Coffee and Koppi, reusable cups, and brewing gear at Scandinavian Embassy

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

Two hot pink acrylic bar chairs against Toki's terrazzo tiled counter, sunflowers in a metal vase in the background

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 branded White Label Coffee bag, Colombia Exotico washed, standing on a wooden shelf

White Label Coffee

De Baarsjes · Amsterdam

third wave labBeans to go