Poppies Café

Poppies Café was part of Hotel Poppies, located at Papaverweg 18 in Amsterdam-Noord. The café functioned as a lobby café within a broader hotel concept. Available information describes a combination of accommodation, dining, drinking, and an informal meeting place. Themes such as design, the city, and a homely atmosphere were central to the hotel’s own presentation.

An exact opening date for Poppies Café has not been publicly recorded. In June 2024, the first reports about the opening appeared. De Buik van Amsterdam reported on June 7 that Poppies had opened shortly before. Later that month, a profile of Hotel Poppies and its associated all-day café followed.

The founders of the original café and their professional backgrounds are not publicly documented. In the project database of the municipality of Amsterdam, N. Donker, K. Keij, and H. Endstra are listed as the clients for the hotel project. DML Studio is mentioned as the architect. However, these details do not indicate that the clients were also the founders or operators of the café.

The café was presented as a place that served coffee, pastries, and changing dishes throughout the day. In addition, coffee and pastries were available for takeaway. This gave the hospitality space a function for both hotel guests and visitors from the surrounding area.

Poppies Café communicated that it served locally roasted specialty coffee. Good Beans Coffee was the documented roasting and supply partner. Public communications mentioned regular coffee, filter coffee, matcha, and coffee cocktails. Combinations of coffee with pastries also appeared in the hotel’s information.

A specifically described product was an Ethiopian filter coffee from Sidama, produced by Daye Bensa. According to the communications, this coffee could be prepared using filter methods. Specific brewing equipment, such as a V60, AeroPress, Chemex, or cafetière, was not mentioned. Therefore, it cannot be determined which manual brewing methods were standardly available.

The collaboration with Good Beans Coffee gave the coffee offering a recognizable supplier. The café described the coffee used as ethically sourced and locally roasted. This qualification came from the company’s own communications. Independent data on the supply chain, prices for producers, or checks on labor conditions are not publicly documented.

In addition to the daily café function, Poppies and Good Beans Coffee organized a summer event on the terrace. During this gathering, pre-prepared coffee cocktails and food were on the program. Ubi NL was involved as a collaboration partner. This is the most clearly documented example of a public coffee event at the café.

The hospitality page of Poppies also offered space for inquiries regarding events at the location. No public data has been found regarding regular workshops, formal cuppings, barista training, or exhibitions organized by the café.

Available information on sustainability remains limited. In addition to the mention of locally roasted and, according to the café, ethically sourced coffee, only the origin of one Ethiopian coffee is concretely described. Café-specific certifications or detailed rules for packaging, food waste, water usage, energy consumption, and emissions are not publicly recorded.

Poppies appeared in 2024 in various publications about new hospitality venues in Amsterdam. The establishment was also on a list for the title “Amsterdam’s Favorite Newcomer” of that year. A win is not documented. Furthermore, the café was mentioned as a place for coffee or matcha in Amsterdam-Noord.

The situation changed in 2026. The café’s social account now describes the business as the former lobby café of Poppies. Reports from April and May 2026 state that Scramblicious has taken over the hospitality space in Hotel Poppies. Therefore, the described coffee activities refer to the earlier operation under Poppies Café and Very Tall Poppies, not necessarily to the current offering in the hotel.