Café Krom — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Cafe Krom is an original Dutch pub. In Dutch, they call this a type of cafe "Brown cafe." Why? First, it literally has to do with the interior color: the pub is dark brown. The bar is made of dark brown wood, and it is dark inside the cafe because there is little lighting. If you imagine such a pub, you might also imagine some clouds of smoke. This brings us to the second explanation of the term "brown." You are now no longer allowed to smoke in bars, but of course, this was allowed in the past. Brown cafes are called brown cafes because the wallpaper and curtains of such a business have often literally turned brown from all the smoke. Their old-fashioned, homely interior can also recognize the brown cafes. This style has a funny history. The brown cafes arose in the living rooms or front rooms of people's homes. This was at the beginning of the 19th century. Many city dwellers furnish part of their home, usually their front room, as a kind of living room café. This way you could earn extra pocket money. Later on, of course, permits were required, and most of these cafes disappeared, but the intimate, homely style has always remained. The cafe Krom is 10 minutes away from Rembrandt Square. Has a small terrace. The prices of the drinks are a lot cheaper than on Rembrandtplein. You can also order some small Dutch snacks, such...

We had such a nice Sunday with my friend and we decided to go for a tea to this cozy cafe. However, after finishing our tea the waiter came to us (speaking dutch) although he knew we speak only english and asked us to order something else 'cause we can't just sit there without ordering. Honestly, we sat there maybe 10 min after we finished, but this waiter (old guy with grey hair) clearly wanted us to leave. A really bad experience and this waiter managed to ruin our...

Awful personnel. Wanted to have a rest for half an hour, sat outside and ordered a beer (1, although there were 3 of us). The waiters/bartenders were highly disrespectful requesting to order more to sit at the table. Later on, while we were leaving, they requested an additional 1 euro for using the toilet, although we still were their customers. When we tried to defend ourselves we got offended and shouted at. “That’s why we hate you foreigners”. Absolutely...