Best Coffee and Pastries in Amsterdam

Hummingbird, Oslo, and Wakuli built their reputation on the pastry case as much as the espresso machine — cardamom buns, cinnamon buns, and a rotating cake selection that regulars order by name, not just "something sweet". These are cafés where the food is a real program, not a box of croissants next to the till.

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  1. South

  The Coffee District (Hendrik Jacobszstraat)

  The Coffee District (Hendrik Jacobszstraat): Banana cake or carrot slice.

  Roastery:

  Five Ways Coffee Roasters, plus a rotating filter selection from other Dutch roasters

  District:

  South

  Rating:

  4.8

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  2. East

  Wakuli

  Wakuli: Cinnamon buns and coffee ice cream.

  Roastery:

  House roasted

  District:

  East

  Rating:

  4.7

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  3. Center

  Rum Baba Coffeeroasters (Elandsgracht)

  Rum Baba Coffeeroasters (Elandsgracht): Scones singled out as a standout.

  Roastery:

  House roasted

  District:

  Center

  Rating:

  4.7 (452 reviews)

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  4. Center

  Oslo

  Oslo: Scandinavian cinnamon and cardamom buns.

  Roastery:

  Not publicly disclosed

  District:

  Center

  Rating:

  4.7

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  5. East

  Yusu

  Yusu: Fig cheesecake, croissants, queijada.

  Roastery:

  Back to Black Coffee (roasting partnership)

  District:

  East

  Rating:

  4.6

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  6. Center

  Hummingbird

  Hummingbird: V60 pour-over, or the Oatly iced latte.

  Roastery:

  Onyx Coffee Lab (exclusive house blend) plus rotating guest roasters

  District:

  Center

  Rating:

  4.6 (820 reviews)

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  7. South

  Caffènation

  Caffènation: Biscuits, cinnamon rolls, croissants.

  Roastery:

  Caffènation Roastery (Antwerp, Belgium) — imported beans, café independently owned

  District:

  South

  Rating:

  4.6