Café Hoppe
Hoppe is the brown café at its most Amsterdam: dark wood, casks of jenever behind the bar and a crowd that spills out on to the Spui on a fine evening. It has, by its own account, been here since 1670.
- What it is
- Brown café
- Opened
- 1670, by its own account
- Area
- Spui
- Nearest museum
- Rembrandt House Museum, 850 m
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What Café Hoppe is known for
Two rooms
Number 18, the older half and a listed monument inside and out, is standing Hoppe. Number 20, joined to it through a doorway in the 1930s, is sitting Hoppe.
The casks
Old casks of jenever and liqueur stand behind the bar, the drink the café was known for long before beer.
Politics at the bar
The café's own history says Hans van Mierlo laid the groundwork for the D66 party here, and that Princess Beatrix came in before she was queen, collecting for the Salvation Army.
What to know
- The café gives 1670 as the year it came to the Spui
- The older half, at number 18, is a national monument, inside and out
- On fine evenings the drinkers stand outside on the Spui
Where Café Hoppe is
Address
Spui 181012 XA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nearest station
Koningsplein, on the tram, about a minute away. Rokin, on metro line 52, is five minutes away
Museums and sights nearby
- Rembrandt House Museum850 m
- Rijksmuseum1.0 km
- Our Lord in the Attic1.0 km
- Moco Museum1.2 km
- Heineken Experience1.2 km
Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
On the Spui since 1670
By its own account the café has been on the Spui since 1670. In the 1930s Harry Mustert gave it the name it has now, joined numbers 18 and 20 through a doorway, and closed the hotel that had been part of it.
The two rooms are still called standing Hoppe and sitting Hoppe, and the older one is listed as a national monument.
Café Hoppe: common questions
- Where is Café Hoppe?
- At Spui 18, in the Centrum district of Amsterdam. The nearest station is Koningsplein, on the tram, about a minute away. Rokin, on metro line 52, is five minutes away.
- Which museums and sights are near Café Hoppe?
- Rembrandt House Museum is 850 m away, Rijksmuseum is 1.0 km away, Our Lord in the Attic is 1.0 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
- What is Café Hoppe known for?
- Two rooms, The casks, Politics at the bar. A brown café on the Spui that dates itself to 1670, with old jenever casks behind the bar and two rooms, one for standing and one for sitting.
- When did Café Hoppe open?
- In 1670, by its own account. The café gives 1670 as the year it came to the Spui.
What visitors say about Café Hoppe
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Tickets and tours near Café Hoppe
Things to do near Café Hoppe
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 10Step through a doorway into the Begijnhof150 m awayWalk, 20 to 45 minutes, free
- 4Cruise the canal ring by boat250 m awayOn the water, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket for the boat
- 6Walk through the city hall that became a palace500 m awayMonument, 1 to 2 hours, ticket for the palace, the square is free
- 3Climb to the Secret Annex at the Anne Frank House800 m awayMuseum, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket sold only on the museum's own site
Artists to see near Café Hoppe
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Rembrandt House Museum, 850 m away
Rijksmuseum, 1.0 km away
Hotels near Café Hoppe
The five-star hotels closest to it, of those this site lists in Amsterdam. Distances are in a straight line.
- Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht4.7Five-star hotel, Prinsengracht400 m away
- Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam4.7Five-star hotel, Oudezijds Voorburgwal550 m away
- Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky4.6Five-star hotel, Dam Square550 m away
- Pulitzer Amsterdam4.6Five-star hotel, Prinsengracht600 m away
Where to eat near Café Hoppe
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Amsterdam. Distances are in a straight line.
- d'Vijff Vlieghen4.4Restaurant, Spuistraat50 m away
- Café De Dokter4.8Brown café, Spui150 m away
- Vleminckx de Sausmeester4.5Fries counter, Spui200 m away