# Best Cafes in Amsterdam

Verified specialty coffee bars and roasteries trading in Amsterdam today, not cannabis coffeeshops or brown cafes. · community starter list

A list of the 20 best cafes in Amsterdam, including Screaming Beans (Centrum, Amsterdam). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Netherlands](/netherlands.md) / Amsterdam
**Updated:** 2026-09-25 12:50:36

1. **[Screaming Beans](/e/screaming-beans---976.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee bar on Runstraat in the Negen Straatjes, Centrum, roasting its own beans since 2018; one of three Screaming Beans locations in the city. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://screamingbeans.nl/our-locations/, https://brewatlas.co/amsterdam/cafes/screaming-beans-amsterdam-centrum, https://www.screamingbeans.nl/pages/locations
2. **[White Label Coffee](/e/white-label-coffee---977.md)** (cafe) — Amsterdam's own roastery runs three bars: a West flagship on Jan Evertsenstraat, an outpost in Noord, and its roastery cafe on Jan van Breemenstraat. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.coffeeinsurrection.com/whitelabelcoffee-amsterdam.html, https://whitelabelcoffee.nl/, https://www.filternotes.com/amsterdam/white-label-coffee
3. **[Back to Black](/e/back-to-black---978.md)** (cafe) — Co-founder Inge Bulthuis installed a Giesen W6 roaster in the basement in 2014, then billed as the only woman roasting coffee in Amsterdam. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://sprudge.com/back-to-black-93088.html, https://backtoblackcoffee.nl/en/locations/coffee-bar-amsterdam-center/, https://www.coffeeinsurrection.com/backtoblackcoffee.nl.html
4. **[Bocca Coffee](/e/bocca-coffee---979.md)** (cafe) — One long black-topped counter runs 18 metres through Bocca's space, splitting walk-in coffee service from a wholesale training area; nearly all the beans arrive via Trabocca. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://sprudge.com/a-new-flagship-for-amsterdams-bocca-coffee-87599.html, https://bocca.nl/en, https://www.filternotes.com/amsterdam/bocca-coffee
5. **[Lot Sixty One](/e/lot-sixty-one---980.md)** (cafe) — The roastery's own origin story runs Sydney to Brooklyn to Amsterdam, where it roasts today. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.coffeeinsurrection.com/lotsixtyonecoffeeroasters.html, https://lot61.com/, https://thecoffeevine.com/reviews/cafes/lot-sixty-one-coffee-roasters-amsterdam-nl/
6. **[ASOP Café](/e/asop-cafe---1965.md)** (cafe) — This Jordaan wine-shop collaboration swaps its featured roaster every quarter rather than settling on one — Frukt and Swerl have both had a turn. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://coffeehunt.nl/cafes/asop-caf, https://thecoffeevine.com/reviews/cafes/thenetherlands/amsterdam/asop-cafe-in-amsterdam/
7. **[Rum Baba](/e/rum-baba---1966.md)** (cafe) — A roaster profile recalls Rum Baba as the first place it saw a thermal-shock processed coffee; it now roasts on a new IMF machine comparable to the Loring. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thecoffeevine.com/blog/rum-baba-colourful-and-unafraid-this-is-amsterdams-most-exciting-roaster-right-now/, https://rumbaba.nl/pages/our-locations
8. **[Friedhats FUKU Cafe](/e/friedhats-fuku-cafe---1979.md)** (cafe) — A rare three-group Kees van der Westen Mistral anchors this Bos en Lommer bar, which pours its rotating competition lots by V60 and keeps a natural, mostly French wine list. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://friedhats.com/fuku, https://sprudge.com/in-amsterdam-the-latest-from-friedhats-coffee-is-a-big-fuku-141320.html
9. **[Uncommon](/e/uncommon---1980.md)** (cafe) — Uncommon, in Amsterdam West, goes laptop-free to keep focus on its producers' stories, serving espresso and filter alongside an almost entirely plant-based brunch menu. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.filternotes.com/amsterdam/uncommon-cafe, https://uncommonams.com/pages/cafe
10. **[Sango](/e/sango---1981.md)** (cafe) — Sango roasts light-to-medium single origins on an IMF roaster inside a 1670 canal house on Stromarkt, its traditional Amsterdam clock gable still intact. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.brian-coffee-spot.com/2023/04/10/sango/, https://www.sangoamsterdam.com/pages/about
11. **[Cafecito](/e/cafecito---1982.md)** (cafe) — Zuid espresso bar on Van Baerlestraat that roasts its own beans and brews at a precise 93°C for consistent, refined espresso and pour-over. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://cafecito.nl/coffeebar-amsterdam/, https://brewatlas.co/amsterdam/cafes/cafecito-amsterdam-zuid-2
12. **[Stooker Specialty Coffee](/e/stooker-specialty-coffee---1983.md)** (cafe) — Oost roastery and SCA-certified training academy pouring small-batch single origins that score a minimum of 84 points, alongside its own coffee bar. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.coffeeinsurrection.com/stookercoffee-amsterdam-nl.html, https://www.amsterdamnow.com/en/stores/stooker-roastery-specialty-coffee-chestnut-square/
13. **[Clapham Specialty Coffee](/e/clapham-specialty-coffee---1984.md)** (cafe) — An art-deco bar on Willemsparkweg, Clapham runs its own art space for local visitors while pouring Stooker-roasted coffee. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://laptopfriendlycafe.com/cafes/amsterdam/clapham-specialty-coffee, https://claphamcoffee.com/about-us/
14. **[BLCK Coffee and The Masters](/e/blck-coffee-and-the-masters---1985.md)** (cafe) — Work-friendly by design, this Zuidas bar pours Archers-roasted coffee via V60, Chemex and AeroPress alongside espresso, batch brew and cold brew. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://cafeandcowork.com/amsterdam/blck-coffee-and-the-masters/, https://brewatlas.co/amsterdam/cafes/blck-coffee-and-the-masters-amsterdam-zuid
15. **[Café Keppler](/e/cafe-keppler---1986.md)** (cafe) — Named after Arie Keppler, a social-democratic champion of public housing in Amsterdam, this Noord cafe roasts its own beans on a six-kilo Giesen. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://amsterdamnoordinfo.nl/en/activities/cafe-keppler/, https://sprudge.com/cafe-keppler-amsterdam-128454.html
16. **[Scandinavian Embassy](/e/scandinavian-embassy---1987.md)** (cafe) — Founded by Nicolas Castagno, Sweden's 2013 Brewers Cup champion, this De Pijp bar keeps long-running partnerships with three Nordic roasters: Coffee Collective, Koppi and Drop. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thecoffeevine.com/reviews/cafes/thenetherlands/amsterdam/scandinavian-embassy-amsterdam-reviewed-by-the-coffeevine/, https://sprudge.com/build-outs-of-coffee-scandinavian-embassy-in-amsterdam-netherlands-181106.html
17. **[Toki](/e/toki---1988.md)** (cafe) — Toki's interior takes its cue from Japanese design, tucked into a quiet corner of Haarlemmerbuurt and pouring Bonanza-roasted coffee. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.meltingbutter.com/cafe-find-toki-amsterdam/, https://misterbarish.nl/toki-koffiebar-amsterdam-centrum/
18. **[Espressofabriek](/e/espressofabriek---1989.md)** (cafe) — Espressofabriek is a specialty coffee roaster running several cafes across Amsterdam, including this one at Westergas. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://espressofabriek.nl/pages/our-cafes, https://www.coffeeinsurrection.com/espressofabriek.html
19. **[Hummingbird](/e/hummingbird---1990.md)** (cafe) — Since 2021 this Spuistraat bar has poured an exclusive Onyx Coffee Lab blend as house roaster, inviting customers to taste every bag in-store before they buy. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://brewatlas.co/amsterdam/cafes/hummingbird-coffee-amsterdam-amsterdam-centrum, https://www.hummingbird.amsterdam/
20. **[Five Ways](/e/five-ways---1991.md)** (cafe) — Five Ways bags each batch of coffee only after it's ordered, then posts parcels across Europe every Monday, Wednesday and Friday — alongside its own Boerhaaveplein coffee bar. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://restaurantguru.com/Five-Ways-Coffee-Roasters-Amsterdam-2, https://fivewayscoffee.com/collections/coffee

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