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Best Cafés in Netherlands (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

6 places · Updated October 23, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Netherlands

  1. Winkel 43 Café, apple pie, JordaanA corner café on the Noordermarkt in the Jordaan, best known for its tall Dutch apple pie served with whipped cream.
  2. Café de Jaren Grand café, CentrumA spacious grand café between Muntplein and the Muziektheater, open since 1990, with a balcony and waterside terrace over the Amstel.
  3. The Pancake Bakery Dutch pancakes and breakfast, JordaanA pancake restaurant in a 17th-century canal warehouse on the Prinsengracht, serving more than 75 sweet and savoury pancakes since 1973.

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1. Winkel 43

Café, apple pie$Jordaan

A corner café on the Noordermarkt in the Jordaan, best known for its tall Dutch apple pie served with whipped cream.

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6. Back to Black

Speciality coffee bar$Weteringbuurt

A speciality coffee bar on Weteringstraat, close to the Rijksmuseum, serving coffee roasted at the company's own roastery and bakery.

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