Cafe

Amsterdam runs on cafés — bruine kroegen (brown cafés) for an afternoon beer, modern roasters for a flat white, brasseries for a long lunch, and a thick layer of neighbourhood spots that handle every role in between. This archive collects the Amsterdam Local Gems café picks across the full spectrum: 17th-century brown cafés like Café ‘t Smalle on Egelantiersgracht and Café Chris on Bloemstraat (the city’s oldest, opened 1624), specialty roasters like Lot Sixty One on Kinkerstraat and Bocca on Kerkstraat, brunch institutions in De Pijp and Oud-West, and the canalside terraces where afternoons run long. Each listing notes hours, seating style, and whether laptops are welcome.