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Cafés in Jordaan

Canals and side streets west of the Prinsengracht: Noordermarkt market days, Winkel 43's appeltaart and the city's oldest brown cafés.

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The Jordaan was laid out from 1612 as Het Nieuwe Werck (The New Work), between the Prinsengracht, the Brouwersgracht, the Leidsegracht and the Singelgracht. The most common explanation of its name is the French jardin (garden), since many of its streets and canals are named after trees and flowers. It was a working-class district, and the February strike of 1941 began with meetings on the Noordermarkt.1

The filled-in Rozengracht is the main road through it.1 The canal was filled in 1890; trams 13 and 17 have been the only lines on it since July 2018, and Rembrandt lived on the street from 1656 until his death in 1669.2 The coffee is spread across small streets rather than one strip, with the Prinsengracht, Westerstraat and Lindengracht each holding a few cafés.

Local tip: Winkel 43 opens at 07:00 on Mondays and Saturdays, the two market days: go early for a slice of appeltaart before the market queue builds.45

At a glance

32Cafés listed
16With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Winkel 43, from 07:00 (Mon 07:00–01:00 · Tue–Thu 08:00–01:00 · Fri 08:00–02:00 · Sat 07:00–02:00 · Sun 09:00–01:00).
  • Closes latest: Het Monumentje, until 02:00 (Mon–Thu 08:30–01:00 · Fri 08:30–02:00 · Sat 09:00–02:00 · Sun 11:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (34%), outdoor seating (22%), vegetarian options (19%).

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Coffee chains in Jordaan

Noordermarkt on Monday and Saturday

The Noordermarkt was laid out in 1616 and took its name from the Noorderkerk, finished in 1623.3 Markets are held on Monday mornings and on Saturdays, and since 1987 part of the square has hosted an organic farmers' market on Saturdays.3 On Mondays the textile market spills into the Westerstraat as the Lapjesmarkt.4

Winkel 43, the corner café at Noordermarkt 43, serves hundreds of slices of appeltaart every day, and the queue is longest on market days.5 In 2026 a slice cost €5.30, with whipped cream €1 extra; the café opens at 07:00 on Mondays and Saturdays and stays open past midnight every night.4 Café 't Papeneiland, a brown café in a gabled building from 1642, is a few minutes' walk away and is known for its large slices.5

Brown cafés and the Westerkerk

Café Chris at Bloemstraat 42 opened as a beer house in 1624, which makes it the oldest café in the Jordaan; builders working on the nearby Westertoren are said to have collected their pay there.6 The Westerkerk was built from 1620 to 1631, and its 87-meter tower is the tallest church tower in the city. Rembrandt was buried in the church on 8 October 1669, in a grave whose exact location is unknown.7

Café 't Smalle on Egelantiersgracht occupies the premises where Pieter Hoppe opened his liqueur distillery around 1780, and its waterside terrace fills on sunny days.6 For coffee into the night, Het Monumentje at Westerstraat 120 opens at 08:30 on weekdays and closes at 01:00, or 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and Café Kalkhoven serves until midnight from Tuesday to Sunday.

Espresso bars on the side streets

The earliest starts are in the northern Jordaan: Bruno's coffee and tea on Tweede Goudsbloemdwarsstraat opens at 07:30 from Tuesday to Saturday, and Moods coffee corner on Lindengracht at 08:00 on weekdays. NU koffie & delicatessen on Tweede Egelantiersdwarsstraat also opens at 08:00 on weekdays, and Kafenion on Bloemgracht stays open until 19:00 on weekdays.

A Sense of Place, on Willemsstraat, is a coffee and wine bar in a former garage, run by Lucas Hernandez from Barcelona. It pairs its coffee with seasonal toasts and doubles as a listening bar, with resident selectors playing vinyl.8 It opens from Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00–18:00.

Sources

  1. Jordaan, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Rozengracht (Amsterdam), Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  3. Noordermarkt, Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  4. Winkel 43: café and appeltaart on the Noordermarkt (menu and opening hours, 2026), Winkel 43, accessed October 2026
  5. Best appeltaart in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated April 17, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Best brown bars in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated August 14, 2025), accessed October 2026
  7. Westerkerk, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  8. Best coffee in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated October 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Jordaan cafés: questions

Where can you get apple pie in the Jordaan, Amsterdam?

Winkel 43, the corner café at Noordermarkt 43, serves hundreds of slices of appeltaart a day; in 2026 a slice cost €5.30, with whipped cream €1 extra. Queues are longest on the Monday and Saturday market days. Café 't Papeneiland, a brown café in a building from 1642, is a few minutes' walk away and known for its large slices.

When is the Noordermarkt held in the Jordaan, Amsterdam?

The Noordermarkt is held on Monday mornings and on Saturdays. Since 1987, part of the square has hosted an organic farmers' market on Saturdays, and on Mondays the textile market extends into the Westerstraat as the Lapjesmarkt. Winkel 43 on the square opens at 07:00 on both market days.

What is the oldest brown café in the Jordaan, Amsterdam?

Café Chris at Bloemstraat 42 opened as a beer house in 1624 and is the oldest café in the Jordaan. According to local lore, builders working on the nearby Westertoren collected their pay there. Café 't Smalle on Egelantiersgracht, where Pieter Hoppe opened a liqueur distillery around 1780, is another old brown café with a waterside terrace.

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