Category: Coffee Houses

Amsterdam is blessed with many great specialty coffee houses, but few garner such consistent praise as Al Ponte.

This real Italian coffee kiosk (owned and staffed by Italians) also serves fantastic, freshly made sandwiches.

Bonus: gorgeous, panoramic views of the river IJ.

Sunny? Head for AL Ponte!

A good cup of coffee is not hard to find in Amsterdam.

Just stay away from Starbucks and the like — and get off the beaten tourist trail.

We’ve given the two Starbucks stores at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport a fair try — nine times, actually. But we’re still not impressed, and we’ll tell you why.

We’ll also point you to some alternative Schiphol stores that serve excellent coffee drinks.

Il Girasole is an Italian Grand Café and restaurant in the center of Amsterdam.