Pipes & Beans — Restaurant in Amsterdam

This place saved my mood after a terrible experience at LOT61 coffee corner (I left my review there, you can have a look at my experience).

My resume:

Friendly and nice staff 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️ Customer service is 🔝 Laptop friendly 💻✅ Food & Drinks - tasty big portions 🫰🏻 Atmosphere is busy, fun, casual 💟 Music is lounge and chill - super good for both laptopers and book readers.

Details:

Entering first thing I noticed is a chill vibe music (already nice start), lots of people working with their laptops. I noticed 2 clients entering and talking to the staff, exchanging good vibes and smiles (seems like they’re loyal customers). 21 people sitting in the place here and there and my order was made correctly despite the crowd. Attentive and super friendly staff, giving a personal approach to every client.

They offered a free tasting of carrot cake and I was recommended to have a toasted carrot cake! Whoa! 😄 the staff said if I don’t like it they will change it for free. Super selling technique. The staff friendliness and good vibes give trust, and I ordered it 😇 and I actually loved the toasted warm carrot cake.

Chai with oat milk is in large cup and staff asked in advance if I want it hot or cold, also double checked with me the milk I want.

So for big carrot cake and big chai oat milk i paid = €9

I accidentally sat at the laptop free table, and the staff nicely escorted me to the big laptop friendly table and helped with creating a space, asking nicely other people sitting around if they will make a room for me. (Finding a solution is TOP). I see tables of different sizes, shapes and forms for everyone, some are enjoying the reading sitting on the couch. They also have a terrace outside.

Feels cozy, like you are sitting in a super creative zone with your colleagues or feels like community / home where like minded people are having their best experience combining career (laptops), leisure (books and talks).

I’m definitely...

P&B hosts a cosy, vibrant and relax space to meet, great and eat. Wind down, get your fix and fly or ease into your week. P&B will make your day.

The boys and girls at Pipes and Beans run a very smooth sailing experience.

Whether you're coming around for a coffee and to catch to break from your working day, hang around to catch up with them or your best friends, taking your in-laws for some cake on their next visit, doing some focussed work or reading with a headphone on while it's your partners day to look after the kids or you just want to enjoy their hustle and bustle - P&B will serve you their signature coffee and food goodies to have you feel at home and at ease.

The exquisite coffee is handcrafted by true baristas so naturally it wasn't surprisingly that it serves the best I've tasted in the coffee corners in Amsterdam. The menu ranges from a (vegan) breakfast bite to a lunch platter and it contains some healthy options and some comfortable options.

Enjoy it there, or take it home - either way it's delicious.

Tip: early morning or late afternoon their terrace catches some beautiful sun light - perfect to ease into or wind down...

It’s been 2 months since I left Amsterdam and boy do I miss this café, Pipes and Beans may very well be my favorite café I’ve ever been to. In a transient city where depth only seems real from the sidewalk, it is hard to come by a place that feels genuine all around. Mike and Leonardo became friends of mine upon my first day in the shop. Both of them are masterful in creating a great atmosphere, as well as serving a great cup of coffee.

They take the time to slow it down and converse with people. Unlike the scores of revolving doors that are far too easy to come by in the city. If you intend on rushing around and ordering a shot of espresso to go then you are carrying out an injustice to yourself and the great people of Pipes and Beans.

I have been to many cafes all around the world. My brother and I both loved this café, as did my girlfriend when she joined us weeks later. As a deep lover of cafes and coffee I could not regard this shop any higher. Now that I am back in the states it is hard to find a café worth frequenting.

Many thanks for the great coffee & conversations that have turned into the most fond...