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Cafés in De Pijp

The Albert Cuyp market, Sarphatipark and the painter-named streets south of the canal ring, with espresso bars on Eerste Van der Helststraat.

Photo: Melike B, Pexels License

De Pijp was built in the late 19th century on former polder land south of the canal ring, under an 1876 plan by Jan Kalff that left construction to private investors.12 Nobody is sure where the nickname, "the Pipe", comes from: an 1892 newspaper compared the commuters pouring out of its side streets to long pipes, and another theory points to a long, straight polder ditch. About 35,600 people lived here in 2024.1

Most streets are named after Dutch painters, from Jan Steen and Frans Hals to Ferdinand Bol.2 The Albert Cuyp market runs through the middle, Sarphatipark lies a few blocks south of it, and the coffee bars cluster on Van Woustraat, Eerste Van der Helststraat, Albert Cuypstraat and Ferdinand Bolstraat.

Local tip: Start at De Markt (Albert Cuypstraat 122B), which opens at 06:30 Monday to Saturday, walk the market toward Van Woustraat, then cut a few blocks south to Sarphatipark for a second cup at Nook.

At a glance

44Cafés listed
25With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: De Markt, from 06:30 (Mon–Sat 06:30–19:00).
  • Closes latest: Ami, until 03:00 (Mon–Wed 11:00–00:00 · Thu 11:00–01:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–03:00 · Sun 11:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (23%), takeaway (16%), partial wheelchair access (16%).

Café Dakduif

  • Eerste Sweelinckstraat 12-H
  • Mon–Wed 10:00–22:00 · Thu–Fri 10:00–00:00 · Sat 09:00–00:00 · Sun 11:00–18:00
  • +31 20 7370382
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Open late
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Coffee chains in De Pijp

The Albert Cuyp market

In 1905 the city set up a market on Albert Cuypstraat, at first only on Saturday evenings; since 1912 it has run in the daytime, six days a week.3 It stretches between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, has about 260 stalls and draws some six million visits a year, with tourists accounting for about a third of its turnover.4 Stroopwafels (syrup waffles) are made fresh at the stalls.3

The earliest coffee on the street is at De Markt, Albert Cuypstraat 122B, from 06:30 Monday to Saturday. Crema Amsterdam at number 82 opens at 10:00 and closes on Tuesdays, and Café De Groene Vlinder at 130 keeps going until 01:00, or 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Eerste Van der Helststraat and the old brewery

Eerste Van der Helststraat crosses the market and, with Albert Cuypstraat, Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, has the most cafés in De Pijp. De Wasserette at number 27 opens daily at 07:30, GoodNews at 82 starts at 07:30 on Mondays, and Ami at 51 stays open until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Elevate Coffee Lab, on Van der Helstplein, is a specialty bar that also opens on Saturday evenings, 19:00–23:00.

Marie Heinekenplein, at the top of Ferdinand Bolstraat, stands where much of the old Heineken brewery was, and it is ringed with cafés, as is Gerard Douplein.1 The original 1867 brewery building on Stadhouderskade stopped brewing in 1988 and reopened as a visitor center in 1991, now called the Heineken Experience.5

Coffee around Sarphatipark

Sarphatipark, about 4.5 hectares, was laid out from 1885 in the English landscape style by city engineer Van Niftrik. It was named in 1888 after Samuel Sarphati, the physician and city planner who proposed it, and his bust has stood on an artificial mound in the park since 1886.6

Two cafés face the park. Nook, at Sarphatipark 24H, is spread over three floors, with communal seating and room to work at the top, the coffee bar on the ground floor and a wine shop in the basement.7 Scandinavian Embassy, at number 34, pairs homemade pastries with coffee from specialty roasters in Scandinavia.8

Getting to De Pijp

The Noord/Zuidlijn metro stops at De Pijp station, under Ferdinand Bolstraat between Albert Cuypstraat and Ceintuurbaan; the line was built from 2003 and the station opened in July 2018.12 Locals Coffee is on the same street at number 21B, open from 08:00 every day.

Most cafés here open at 08:00 or 09:00 and close by 17:00 or 18:00. For a coffee after dinner, Café Dakduif on Eerste Sweelinckstraat stays open until midnight from Thursday to Saturday.

Sources

  1. De Pijp, Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  2. De Pijp, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Albert Cuyp Market, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Albert Cuypmarkt, Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  5. Heineken Experience, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Sarphatipark, Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  7. Best coffee in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated October 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Scandinavian Embassy, Scandinavian Embassy, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

De Pijp cafés: questions

When is the Albert Cuyp market open in De Pijp, Amsterdam?

The Albert Cuyp market has run in the daytime six days a week since 1912; it began in 1905 as a Saturday-evening market. It stretches along Albert Cuypstraat between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, with about 260 stalls. For an early coffee on the market street, De Markt at number 122B starts at 06:30 Monday to Saturday.

How do you get to De Pijp in Amsterdam by metro?

Take the Noord/Zuidlijn metro to De Pijp station, which opened in July 2018. It is underground beneath Ferdinand Bolstraat, between Albert Cuypstraat and Ceintuurbaan, so you come up next to the Albert Cuyp market. Locals Coffee at Ferdinand Bolstraat 21B is close by and opens at 08:00 every day.

Which cafés in De Pijp, Amsterdam, stay open late?

Café De Groene Vlinder on Albert Cuypstraat is open until 01:00, and until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Ami on Eerste Van der Helststraat also stays open until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Café Dakduif on Eerste Sweelinckstraat closes at midnight from Thursday to Saturday, and Elevate Coffee Lab opens on Saturday evenings from 19:00 to 23:00.

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