Doppio Espresso Amsterdam Zuidas — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Oh lord — a university with a campus this large should have a better coffee place.

We went to Doppio because we desperately needed coffee and for obvious reasons did not trust the in-uni coffee machines.

But this was barely any better. The coffee was burned too hot, the milk foamed too cold, the cookies were packed in plastic and the pizzas (yes don’t ask) were microwaved.

If I’m to be fed food that taste like it’s being cooked by a student who hadn’t quite gotten used to being responsible for their own dinner or ingredient quality — I would at least like to pay less.

The interior is half way between a gas station, a döner kebab place, and a coffee bar from the 80-ies.

The only redeeming quality was the very kind server, who might not know how to make a good coffee but made up for all of the drabness with a sense of humor and charm

And they do get bonus points for the freezer solely dedicated to “space rocket ice creams” a childhood fav for...

The food and coffee are top-notch. I tried the vegetable omelette and the oat-milk cappuccino; they were both delicious as well as the freshly squeezed orange juice. The place is pretty large, full of light and clean. The waiters are super friendly and attentive. I accidentally forgot my wallet in the toilet, and they kindly dropped it off at my place just a few minutes later (thanks again!). The location (Zuidas) is extremely convenient, and the place is great for working, studying and/or meeting friends. I will...

I had two excellent coffees there and an nice piece of cake. The personnel is really friendly and you're welcome to stay and work for a while. Great! The music isn't too loud to work or meet with some people and the location is terrific, close to the business area, the VU and the South station. One minus side, I asked about the single origin coffee and the waitress couldn't tell me much about it, seemed like I was the first to inquire about it rather...