ArtDeli

This imposing Rokin building is home to a café and restaurant with a relaxed vibe, affordable dinners, friendly staff, a great terrace and a cool design and interior shop. And it’s worth revisiting regularly: every two months, the interior is subjected to a complete overhaul. WEBSITE

KOKO Coffee & Design

Located on Amsterdam’s Oudezijds Voorburgwal, this place sells artisanal coffee and wonderful treats such as homemade banana bread. Its walls are adorned by prints by Dutch illustrators that change every season. In addition to enjoying coffee, cake and art, you can also shop for fashion by local, up-and-coming designers. WEBSITE

Volkshotel

Formerly home to Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, this refurbished hotspot in Amsterdam’s Oost is open 24/7 and filled to the brim with art and creative sprit. Werkplaats on the ground floor serves up delicious lattes, or take the lift up to the seventh floor and soak up Amsterdam’s skyline from the roof terrace of Canvas op de 7de. The Volkshotel regularly hosts exhibitions showcasing analogue photography and experimental art and also screens short docs. WEBSITE

Betty Blue

It’s not only the playful illustrations on the wall, the coffee and cakes at Betty Blue are little artworks, too. The modern interior – all chic concrete and white pentagonal pillars – is interspersed with playful 1950s elements. Located neatly between Nieuwmarkt andWaterlooplein, it’s a perfect pit stop for a coffee and design fix. WEBSITE

Cloud Art & Coffee

Cloud Art & Coffee, situated on Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht, puts young, talented photographers and other artists in the spotlight. Exhibitions change monthly and can be enjoyed with a cup of delicious Brazilian fair-trade coffee in hand. WEBSITE