Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters

Specialty coffee roastery and cafe in the heart of the Jordaan, and one of the spots that helped kick off Amsterdam's third-wave coffee scene. The space is minimal: exposed brick, a La Marzocca machine, a small roaster visible behind the counter, and not much else. The coffee is excellent. They roast in small batches, rotate single origins regularly, and the baristas know what they're doing.

The pour-over and filter options change weekly depending on what's been roasted. The espresso-based drinks are consistently good, with a house blend that balances fruit and chocolate without the aggressive acidity that some specialty roasters lean into. There's no real food menu beyond a pastry or two, and that's fine. You come here for the coffee.

Lot Sixty One is on Kinkerstraat in Oud-West (they also have a Jordaan location on Haarlemmerdijk). The space is small and doesn't have much seating, so most people take their coffee to go or perch on the bench outside. If you need to sit and work, this isn't the spot. If you want genuinely good coffee prepared by people who care about extraction and origin, it's one of the best in Amsterdam. The beans are available to buy and make excellent gifts.