Amsterdam is world famous for its coffee shops, but as a non-smoker I have no interest in these “coffee shops”.

Cannabis coffeeshop displaying Coffeeshop license

The Netherlands doesn’t rate high in the coffee making stakes in Europe. The typical coffee of the Netherlands is filter coffee.

Coffee shops that aren’t coffee shops in a land of filter coffee may sound like a strange place for a coffee snob to like. Nevertheless, Amsterdam is an international city and there are plenty of places to find a good coffee.

If you are after a koffiehuis and not a coffeeshop, then here is a selection of my faves.

Cafe het Palais

Good coffee and international newspapers has made this one of my favourite cafes in Amsterdam.

Cafe Het Paleis

Cafe Luxembourg
For a classic Parisian style people watching cafe head to the Cafe Luxembourg on Spuistraat. It has theatre row seats out the front, which is a perfect spot for watching Dutch girls on bicycles riding by.

Cafe Luxembourg

Coffee Company

For take away coffee this American style coffee store does the job for me. They have a few locations around Amsterdam.

Coffee Company

Cafe Americain

For a bit of old school American style I like the Cafe at the Hotel Americain.

Cafe Americain

Cafe de Saloon

This place is more of a bar than a cafe but I like to come here on a sunny day and sit outside. The building is Flatiron shape and is next to a canal.

De Saloon