A family of five.
Operating under the Dutch toleration system since 1984 — four shops in Amsterdam and one in Mijdrecht, each with its own neighbourhood and character.
One family, five doors
It started with one door on the Brouwersgracht in 1984 and grew, slowly, to five — four in Amsterdam and one in Mijdrecht, all still run by the same family under the Dutch toleration system. Each shop kept its own street, its own regulars and its own character; what they share is one standard of hospitality and one set of house rules at every door.
1984 · Siberië, Brouwersgracht
Siberië is one of the oldest coffeeshops in the Netherlands, on the Brouwersgracht in the canal district — the family's closest shop to Amsterdam Central Station. Inside you'll find a cozy atmosphere and shared tables, so pull up a seat and make a friend. Locals and visitors have come here for decades — for the coffee and for the ever-changing artwork on the walls.
1987 · de Republiek, Staatsliedenbuurt
Three years after Siberië came de Republiek, the second door, in the Staatsliedenbuurt just off Westerpark in Amsterdam-West.
2000 · de Supermarkt, Frederik Hendrikstraat
de Supermarkt is a bright, light-filled shop on the Frederik Hendrikstraat in Amsterdam Centrum-West, mostly frequented by locals — and the occasional visitor who often becomes a regular. The name fits: the shop originally sat between two small local supermarkets. Its furniture is crafted from the 'devil's tree', an invasive East-African species brought over through a social programme supporting orphans. With the city centre expanding westward, the shop happily points people toward local sights — the Westerpark and Kaasfabriek, the Noordermarkt, and one of the oldest windmills in the world, all within walking distance. Inside, rotating local-artist exhibitions support the neighbourhood's creatives.
2007 · Espresso, Mijdrecht
Espresso is the family's only shop outside Amsterdam, on the Rondweg in Mijdrecht. It is a light, open building — wide windows front and back, so the shop and the street look onto each other. It is also the greenest of the five: solar panels on the roof and a system that reuses its own water. It is the only coffeeshop for miles, and alongside people from Mijdrecht and the wider De Ronde Venen it also sees visitors from Utrecht, Woerden and Alphen aan den Rijn.
2007 · Loft, Jan van Galenstraat
Loft sits a little outside the city centre, in De Baarsjes, Amsterdam-West. It's a spacious shop welcoming both locals and visitors, and Erasmus Park is a short walk away. Broodje Dan, a neighbourhood sandwich shop, is a few doors down. Above all it's a neighbourhood of many cultures, and the regulars come from all over the world.
The same information at every door
Every address, opening time, telephone number and house rule on this site is confirmed by the family who runs the shops — door by door, not copied from a directory.