Ashes to Snow Hair atelier and gallery | East area

The Eastern part of Amsterdam is welcoming many young entrepreneurs lately. One of them are the owners of Ashes to snow, an hair atelier with a relaxed, artistic atmosphere where you will also find selected design, objects and art pieces from like-minded creatives from various disciplines.

The gallery presents, promotes and sells the work of young artists, photographers, designers and craftsmen. You can get you hair done by one of the stylists but also pop in for a coffee and a read and enjoy the various exhibitions and installations.

At the moment we visited them to make these pictures, almost six months ago, the Dream Scapes | Memory Lapse exhibition with photography by Ramona Deckers and Liza Nijhuisthe was displayed in the totally white space, a beautiful contrast with the huge window that is covered with black paint, an amazing environment! 

Ashes to Snow
Javastraat 72
1094 HL Amsterdam
tel: +31 (0)20 3621480
Opening hours:
Monday closed
Tuesday to Wednesday 10AM - 7PM
Thursday to Friday 10AM - 9PM
Saturday 10AM - 6PM
Sunday Noon - 5PM

website: Ashes to Snow 
area: East | Oost

               pictures © silvia falcomer for amsterdam next

Photography... Coffee & Coconuts | Pijp area

Love to take you one more time to the Pijp area where I had a little meeting with some fellow bloggers the other day and finally got to hang out a bit on one of the top floors... and had two! really great apple, carrot and ginger smoothies! The place is really packed all the time but has a great laid back atmosphere... many people working on their laptops, friends talking in a quiet corner and bigger groups gathering around one of the many tables or hanging on the . I am sure the furniture by Atelier Sukha is creating an overall laid back atmosphere

This time I brought my camera and made a few snap shots from the amazing photography hanging on the tall brick walls ....  Musicians like David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and good old Roxy Music give the 3 stories cafe, restaurant, , just that needed touch of Rock & Roll.

CT Coffee & Coconuts
Ceintuurbaan 282-284
1072 GK Amsterdam

Opening hours: 
Monday - Friday 7AM - 10PM
Saturday - Sunday 8AM - 10PM 
Area: de Pijp
Website: CT Coffee & Coconuts
former blogposts: CT Coffee & Coconuts|Pijp area

pictures ©Amsterdam Next

Scandinavian Embassy | de Pijp area

Scandinavian Embassy is the perfect spot to have a coffee break when shopping on Albert Cuyp market or exploring de Pijp area. This coffee bar has a real Scandinavian feeling by the use of wood and white painted walls.

They offer a range coffee from small Scandinavian coffee roasters, Drop coffee, being one of my favourites I learned to drink in Stockholm. Expect healthy lunches with Scandinavian flavours and other Nordic specialities.

During the Hospitality & Style awards last month (December 2014) Scandinavian Embassy was awarded in the category Best Coffee Concept, offering everything we can expect from a, so called ‘third wave’-coffeebar, perfect made coffee and different choices |Nicolas Castagno, is an awarded Swedish barista| What the jury thought was really outstanding, and not yet seen that much in Europe are the culinary dishes perfectly matching the coffee.

Scandinavian Embassy
Sarphatipark 34
1072 MB Amsterdam
+31 619518199

Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday 8AM - 6PM
Saturday - Sunday 10AM - 5PM
Website: Scandinavian Embassy
Area: De Pijp

pictures © Amsterdam Next

Headfirst coffee roasters | Westerstraat

My first cup of Headfirst coffee I had some years ago on a cold winter night from the Espressobus, a super cute grey citroen bus, parked outside Sourced & Sold during a gathering at their former location in the Jordaan area | see this blogpost from 2012.

Since some time they have their own location at Westerstraat where they offer a great selection of coffees and beans that they serve and roast inside the shop for both their own store as clients like Filter, Stach and others. Pop in for a quick coffee and small sweets. 

Headfirst coffee roasters (Closed down - november 2015)
Westerstraat 150
1015 MP Amsterdam
+31 611641654
website: Headfirst
area: Jordaan | Noordermarkt - Westerstraat

Pictures © Amsterdamnext.com

Lot Sixty one | Old west

Another Lot Sixty one coffee roasters corner, previously with the Fietskantine and a hairdresser they now share the space with the new Made showroom. Find them at Overtoom 141 in the Old west area This Lot Sixty One coffee corner is a perfect spot to enjoy a good cup of coffee and work on your laptop.

Lot Sixty one
Overtoom 141
1054 HG Amsterdam

Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday 11AM - 5PM

Saturday 1PM - 5PM

Website:Lot sixty one  

pictures © Amsterdam Next

CT Coffee & Coconuts | Pijp area

I haven't had the time to go here myself yet! but Bien Schols was so kind to let me use her pictures to give you a sneak peek of this brand new spot in De Pijp Area. Just around the corner of the busy Albert Cuyp market in a former cinema built in the roaring 20s – called the Ceintuur Theater – CT coffee & coconuts  opened it's doors today.

The place looks raw and industrial and has been decorated by different creative people. Atelier Sukha, part of Sukha Amsterdam, being one of them adding a natural touch to the cafe-restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch, coffee and dinner!

CT Coffee & Coconuts
Ceintuurbaan 282-284
1072 GK Amsterdam
Area: Pijp Area
Opening hours: 
Monday - Friday 7AM - 10PM
Saturday - Sunday 8AM - 10PM 
Website: CT Coffee & Coconuts
more blogposts & pictures:
Photography... coffee & Coconuts

Coffee... Beer and a Windmill

Between the Amsterdam East area and the Eastern docklands and only a short trip from Central Station and one of Amsterdams Local Markets 'Dappermarket' you can find a reall working windmill... Every day people stand in front of the mill making pictures. But passing by a few times a week I never really made a picture of it, but today I did!