The brown (eet)cafe with the red awning on the corner opposite Artis, called by YLBB one of Amsterdam's best-known traditional brown cafes. From the corner terrace, I amsterdam jokes, you can almost shake hands with the Artis elephants while trams and bikes go by.
- Address
- Plantage Middenlaan 37, 1018 DB Amsterdam
- Hours
- Mon-Thu 09:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 09:00-02:00; Sun 09:00-23:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The corner terrace lets you follow the sun through the afternoon.
- Pub quiz every other Tuesday; Het Parool picked it as one of the city's seven best (per the cafe's site).
- Breakfast from 09:00, a good stop before or after Artis or the Hortus.