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
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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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