This is where it all began. In the fairytale called Amsterdam. This is where The Coffeevine first saw the light of day in 2013 and from where we set sail to discover the world of specialty coffee. Much has changed over the years, coffee places came and in recent years, some really exciting new concepts have opened their doors.

Here’s our updated March 2025 guide to the best coffee places in town. This guide is always changing based on what’s new and what’s hot. Be sure to also check out our Instagram and Tiktok accounts for more. @thecoffeevine

DAK Showroom

The beautiful showroom from one of Amsterdam’s most prolific roasters is more of a shop than a café. Here, you can buy all of DAK’s seasonal coffees and really cool merch. In addition, they have a secret cupping room in the back where they host tasting events. The capable and lovely team will prepare any coffee of your choice and help you find the right beans that match your preferences.

Elevate Coffee Lab

Located on a lovely square in De Pijp, Elevate Coffee Lab offers a really fantastic coffee experience. Owner Ahmed Alshik designed the space to create calm and focused environement where coffee is the real star of the show. He has a varied menu showcasing the finest picks from the best Dutch roasters and a small selection of pastries to accompany your beverage.

Van der Helstplein 10H, 1072 PH Amsterdam – Read our full review of Elevate Coffee Lab

Five ways West

Right on the corner of the Kinkerstraat, commonly referred to as Kinky, and the busy Ten Kate market is Five Ways West. This lovely coffee shop is run by my dear friend Ben Benjamin Kozica-O’Callaghan and is a lovely neighbourhood spot that serves epic coffee, delicious pastries and offers impeccable service. They also have a second location in East where there is brunch and dinner service.

Kinkerstraat 186, 1053 EM Amsterdam – Read our full review of Five Ways West

Uncommon Bar & Café

Since Uncommon opened its first café near Overtoom, it has been a fixture on the coffee circuit. At the café, the focus is on breakfast and lunch while its newer sister outlet across the road, Uncommon Bar, specializes in extravagant pastries and dinner service from Thu – Sat. Coffee is obviously the star at both outlets too. At the Bar, you can order a really interesting coffee flight consisting of a Geisha flower tea, a Cascara soda and a shot of espresso.

Uncommon Café: Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat 63H, 1054 BT Amsterdam – Read our full review of Uncommon Café

Uncommon Bar: Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat 86H, 1054 BX Amsterdam – Read our full review of Uncommon Bar

FUKU

Lex Wenneker and Dylan Sedgwick opened FUKU earlier this year after Lex’s incredible 2nd place in the World Barista Championships. FUKU is a fun and friendly café that in the Bos en Lommer neighbourhood of Amsterdam where the two owners serve their epic Friedhats coffees, natural wines and sourdough bread with artisan cheese.

Bos en Lommerweg 136 HS, 1055 ED Amsterdam – Read our full review of FUKU

Morning Owl Coffee

This is a little hole in the wall café and bakery on the Zeedijk, a street that crosses through Amsterdam’s small Chinatown area in the Red Light District. Run by Casey Kooyman, Morning Owl showcases the best local roasters from the city and sources most of his supplies from very local providers. His American heritage also inspired him to offer really delicious cookies and pastries more commonly found in the southern United States. This is also a great place for Matcha!

Zeedijk 71, 1012 AS Amsterdam – Read our full review of Morning Owl

Saint Jean

Vegan pastries have had a hard time taking off. Truth be told, real butter is still very hard to imitate but there are some people who have come extremely close to fooling our senses. One of them has to be Saint Jean, the friendly neighbourhood café in the Jordaan.

Run by a friendly international team, Saint Jean makes some of the tastiest cruffins and pains au chocolat in the city, completely plant-based. And they serve coffee from our dear friends at DAK. Tasting is believing.

Lindengracht 158h, 1015 KK Amsterdam – read our full review of Saint Jean

Skina

This stylish café overlooking the pretty Kwakersplein in Oudwest is run by a lovely couple – Michael & Lizzy – who always make sure that you’re feeling welcome and looked after. They make a lot of their own pastries and have fun seasonal drinks like slushies in the summer. They serve exclusively coffee from RushRush in Antwerp.

Bilderdijkstraat 113, 1053 KN Amsterdam – Read our full review of Skina

ASOP Café

Lucas Hernández has been a familiar face in the Amsterdam coffee scene for years. Many moons ago, he worked at Uncommon and most recently, he ran a very interesting coffee concept in Haarlem called Taru. Now, he has a new café inside a cute wine store called A Sense of Place, which is tucked away at the top of the Jordaan. Lucas serves a lot of interesting Nordic roasters like Frukt an Swerl.

Willemsstraat 141, 1015 JC Amsterdam – Read our full review of ASOP Café

Haku Coffee

This Japanese-inspired coffee shop on the Rozengracht is an oasis of calm in the center of Amsterdam. Owner Mohammed brews and pours excellent coffee and offers a regularly changing selection of beautiful ceramics by local artists. The coffee is roasted at Stean’s Beans, a local Amsterdam roastery run by Africans.

Rozengracht 69, 1016 LT Amsterdam – Read our review of Haku Coffee

If you’re keen to discover more great places that serve excellent specialty coffee,

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