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Cafés in Oud-West

Kinkerstraat, the Overtoom and De Hallen, a former tram depot, with the city's densest cluster of roaster-run cafés.

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Oud-West grew in the 19th century along two roads out of the city, the Overtoom and the Kinkerstraat, and is bounded by the Singelgracht, the Vondelpark and the Kostverlorenvaart. As a borough it had about 31,700 residents on 1.7 square kilometers.1 The Overtoom is named after a wooden slipway built in 1515, where teams of 16 to 24 men hauled small boats between waters at different levels.2

In the 1980s the district was a center of Amsterdam's squatting movement; two former squats, OT301 and OCCII, are now cultural venues.3 Today it is the roasters' quarter: Monks, LOT61, Dak and CoffeeRoastery DaCosta all have cafés here, a short walk from one another.

Local tip: Pair coffee with the Ten Katemarkt: Toko Kopi Tuku at Tollensstraat 57Y opens at 09:00 (closed Tuesdays), and the market stalls are right outside along De Hallen.3

At a glance

50Cafés listed
29With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Fika Amsterdam, from 07:00 (Mon–Sat 07:00–18:00 · Sun 09:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Café de Vos, until 03:00 (Wed–Thu 12:00–01:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–03:00 · Sun 12:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (44%), indoor seating (38%), vegetarian options (22%).

Café Het Wapen van Ten Kate

  • Ten Katestraat 32
  • Mon 13:00–19:00 · Tue–Sat 09:30–19:00
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De Hallen, from tram depot to food hall

De Hallen was built in 1902–1905 as the Tollensstraat tram depot and served the city transport company until 1996. After a transport museum left in 2005, it stood empty for seven years. The rebuilt complex opened in stages from 5 April 2014, with a passage, the Hannie Dankbaarpassage, linking a cinema, a public library branch, a hotel and the FoodHallen.4

Belcampo, the library's reading café, is on the passage, and Toko Kopi Tuku has its counter at Tollensstraat 57Y. The Kanarie Club fills another part of the old depot and has power outlets throughout for anyone working over a coffee.5

Roasters and their cafés

Monks Coffee Roasters roasts on a 12-kilo Probat in the port area on Westhavenweg and pours its coffee at Bilderdijkstraat 46, open daily 08:00–17:00.6 LOT61, at Kinkerstraat 112, was started by two Australians who came to Amsterdam by way of some of New York's best-known coffee bars.7 Five Ways, a few blocks further at Kinkerstraat 186, has served coffee since 2017.7

Trakteren, at Jan Pieter Heijestraat 119A, pours a different single-origin coffee each month, roasted by Dutch Barista Coffee.8 CoffeeRoastery DaCosta is on De Clercqstraat, open from 08:00 on weekdays, and Dak runs a showroom café at Bellamyplein 16 with the same hours.

The Overtoom and the Ten Katemarkt

The Overtoom runs about 1.75 kilometers from the Stadhouderskade to the Amstelveenseweg, along the edge of the Vondelpark. Tram 1 covers its full length; the line began as a horse tram in 1877 and was electrified in 1904.2

The Overtoom and Bilderdijkstraat have the most cafés in Oud-West; on the Overtoom they run from &Japonism at number 255 (Wednesday to Sunday) to Toasty! at 437. Fika on Bellamystraat opens earliest, at 07:00 Monday to Saturday, with Fred's Koffie on Tollensstraat and Ikaria Food on Bilderdijkstraat from 07:30 on weekdays. The open-air Ten Katemarkt runs along De Hallen on Ten Katestraat.34

Terraces and late hours

Maracuyá, on Jan Pieter Heijestraat, is an all-day coffee and lunch café named after the Spanish word for passion fruit, with a mostly vegetarian menu.5 Karavaan on Kwakersplein is known for its big terrace and serves from 09:00 until 01:00, or 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.5

Café de Vos on Bilderdijkstraat keeps the same late hours from Wednesday to Sunday, and Bosco on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat serves daily from 08:00 to 22:00.

Sources

  1. Oud-West, Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  2. Overtoom (Amsterdam), Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  3. Oud-West then and now, I amsterdam (updated March 13, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. De Hallen (Amsterdam), Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  5. Restaurants and bars in Oud-West, I amsterdam (August 6, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Monks Coffee Roasters, Monks Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  7. Best coffee in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated October 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Our products, Trakteren, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Oud-West cafés: questions

What is De Hallen in Amsterdam's Oud-West?

De Hallen is a former tram depot on Tollensstraat, built in 1902–1905 and used by the city transport company until 1996. It reopened from April 2014 with a covered passage linking a cinema, a public library branch with the Belcampo reading café, a hotel and the FoodHallen. Toko Kopi Tuku has a coffee counter there, and the Ten Katemarkt runs alongside.

Which coffee roasters have cafés in Amsterdam's Oud-West?

Monks Coffee Roasters serves its coffee at Bilderdijkstraat 46, daily from 08:00 to 17:00, and roasts on a 12-kilo Probat on Westhavenweg. LOT61, founded by two Australians, is at Kinkerstraat 112. CoffeeRoastery DaCosta is on De Clercqstraat, Dak has a showroom café at Bellamyplein 16, and Five Ways is at Kinkerstraat 186.

Which cafés in Oud-West, Amsterdam, stay open late?

Karavaan on Kwakersplein, known for its large terrace, serves from 09:00 until 01:00, and until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Café de Vos on Bilderdijkstraat keeps the same late hours from Wednesday to Sunday. Bosco on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat is open every day from 08:00 to 22:00.

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