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Wi-Fi cafés in Amsterdam

Wi-Fi in the canal ring and Oud-West, weekend laptop rules and the library at Oosterdok.

Photo: Mathias Reding, Pexels License

Free Wi-Fi is easy to find in Amsterdam's coffee bars; a table for the whole afternoon is not. DutchNews reported in 2023 that "no laptops" and "no laptops on the weekends" signs had become increasingly common in Dutch cafés, and that some owners had unplugged the router or stopped giving out the password.1

The objection is economic: owners say laptop users hold a table for hours after ordering one coffee or the cheapest thing on the menu.1 Other customers mind less than owners do. In a 2016 poll by the consumer program Radar, 61% of more than 600 respondents said people working on laptops in a coffee bar didn't bother them, and 38% said they did.2

Local tip: At weekends, ask before opening a laptop in a small coffee bar, where weekend bans are common; the OBA Oosterdok, open 10:00–20:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, has more than 1,000 seats.15

Where these cafés are: Grachtengordel (9), Oud-West (8), Oost (6), De Wallen & Nieuwmarkt (6), Dam & Spui (5), De Baarsjes & Bos en Lommer (5), Noord (4), Plantage & Oostelijke Eilanden (3), De Pijp (2), Westerpark & Spaarndammerbuurt (2), Slotervaart & Overtoomse Veld (2), Slotermeer & Sloterdijk (2), Oud-Zuid (2), Oostelijk Havengebied (2), Haarlemmerbuurt & Westelijke Eilanden (2), Jordaan (1), Zuidas & Buitenveldert (1), Zeeburgereiland (1), Rivierenbuurt (1).

At a glance

64Cafés listed
46With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: LOT 61, from 06:30 (Mon–Fri 06:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–20:00).
  • 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 (41%), wheelchair access (28%), card payment (19%).
De Baarsjes & Bos en Lommer

Buongiorno Espressobar

  • Admiraal De Ruijterweg 23
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–17:30 · Sat 08:00–17:30 · Sun 09:00–17:30
  • +31204890436
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De Baarsjes & Bos en Lommer

BuonGiorno Espressobar

  • Admiraal De Ruijterweg 328
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat 08:30–18:00 · Sun 09:00–18:00
  • +31203319481
  • Wi-Fi
  • Partial wheelchair access
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Where the Wi-Fi cafés are

The canal ring has the most cafés with Wi-Fi, ahead of Oud-West, with Oost and De Wallen & Nieuwmarkt next. In the ring, The School of Life on Frederiksplein opens at 08:00 on weekdays and 10:00 at weekends, Screaming Beans has Wi-Fi at both its Runstraat and Utrechtsestraat bars, and MINA on Weteringschans closes on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Near the Dam, Sango on the Stromarkt serves from 08:30 Monday to Saturday, and Bistro Berlage on Beursplein stays open until 21:00 every day. The Stroopist on Warmoesstraat keeps going until 22:00 every day, and in Oud-West, Coffee Room at Kinkerstraat 110 stays open until 19:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.

Laptop-friendly rooms with outlets

I amsterdam's October 2026 list of laptop-friendly places is specific about what each offers. LOT61 at Amsterdam Centraal runs on the Hilton hotel's network and has outlets in its nooks, and Benji's Toko has reliable Wi-Fi at three addresses, including Baarsjesweg 188 in De Baarsjes, with outlets in its outdoor space.3

In Noord, The Coffee Virus at Overhoeksplein 2 is open to the public, with power outlets and good Wi-Fi. Bar Bistro Bureau, on the fifth floor of B.Amsterdam in Nieuw-West, lets anyone use its tables free of charge on working days, and the café at De Balie has a mezzanine looking out over Leidseplein.3

Working into the evening

Most cafés with Wi-Fi close by 18:00, so evening work means heading away from the canals. CREA café at Nieuwe Achtergracht 170 stays open until midnight from Monday to Saturday, KANIS on the Levantkade until 23:00 most days, and Subcult on Spreeuwenpark in Noord until midnight from Thursday to Saturday.

Also in Noord, Open Coop at Tolhuisweg 2 serves daily from 09:00 to 19:00, and Gentle Place Coffee on Distelweg opens at 08:00 on weekdays.

The central library at Oosterdok

OBA Oosterdok, the main branch of the public library, opened on 7 July 2007 in a building by Jo Coenen on the Oosterdokseiland, near Centraal Station.4 It has more than 1,000 seats and 490 internet computers, opens from 08:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 10:00 to 20:00 at weekends, and has a restaurant with a terrace on the seventh floor.5

Sources

  1. Loitering with a newspaper or a laptop: what's the difference?, DutchNews.nl (February 21, 2023), accessed October 2026
  2. Laptop in de koffiebar: weinig winstgevend, maar niet storend, Radar, AVROTROS (December 14, 2016), accessed October 2026
  3. Best laptop-friendly cafes and workspaces in Amsterdam, I amsterdam (updated October 19, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Wikipedia (Dutch), accessed October 2026
  5. OBA Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, I amsterdam, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Wi-Fi in Amsterdam: questions

Can you use a laptop on the Wi-Fi in Amsterdam cafés at the weekend?

Not everywhere. Signs reading "no laptops" or "no laptops on the weekends" have become increasingly common in Dutch cafés, and some owners have switched off the Wi-Fi or stopped sharing the password, because laptop users hold tables for hours. In a 2016 Radar poll, 61% of more than 600 respondents said laptop users in coffee bars didn't bother them. Ask the staff before you open yours.

Where can you work with free Wi-Fi in Amsterdam without a membership?

The OBA Oosterdok library near Centraal Station has more than 1,000 seats and 490 internet computers, open 08:00–22:00 on weekdays and 10:00–20:00 at weekends. Bar Bistro Bureau at B.Amsterdam in Nieuw-West lets anyone use its tables free on working days, and The Coffee Virus at Overhoeksplein 2 in Noord is open to the public, with outlets and good Wi-Fi.

Which Amsterdam cafés with Wi-Fi stay open in the evening?

Most close by 18:00. CREA café at Nieuwe Achtergracht 170 stays open until midnight from Monday to Saturday, KANIS on the Levantkade until 23:00 most days, and Subcult on Spreeuwenpark in Noord until midnight from Thursday to Saturday. The Stroopist on Warmoesstraat is open until 22:00 daily, as is the OBA Oosterdok library on weekdays.

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