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]
Thanks for sharing these great cafes, James. Obviously I’m biased because I help out with the site, but I have to say that I think this list would make for a wonderful guide on nextstop. I think our blog widget would be really useful for you. You can check out some examples of embedded guides on our blog: http://blog.nextstop.com/
Josh
Aww….this post makes me very nostalgic for a place I call home! Cafe Het Paleis is great and was a block from my old flat.
Nice list and many of these tourists don’t frequent, so great tips.
@Josh thanks for the tip. I joined up nextstop and had a play. Looks like an interesting site.
@Andy lucky you for having lived near Cafe Het Paleis. They do a good hot chocolate as well, which my friends living there put me onto. You get the hot chocolate and a little tray with whipped cream.
I love Cafe Het Paleis, I’ve just discovered, but it’s definitely my favourite cafe in Amsterdam…just perfect!!
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Welkom in Nederland, allemaal! Welcome to the Netherlands, all. I hope you’re having or were having a great time over there.