PARK Café / Restaurant (Hotel Arena)

PARK Café/Restaurant is part of Hotel Arena in Amsterdam Oost. The café-restaurant is located at ’s-Gravesandestraat 55, near the Oosterpark. Public sources describe the location as a restaurant within Hotel Arena, serving hotel guests, local visitors, and groups. PARK opened on October 24, 2016, as part of an expansion of Hotel Arena. In coverage surrounding the opening, Paul Hermanides was named as general manager and owner of Hotel Arena. Individual founders of PARK Café/Restaurant are not publicly documented in the sources examined.

The background of Hotel Arena dates back to 1992. The organization then opened under the name Arena as an international center for youth culture and tourism. This included a budget hotel, a pop stage, rehearsal spaces, dormitories, and a restaurant. Within this broader context, PARK later found its place as a café and restaurant. Its function is not limited to dinner, but also includes breakfast, brunch, lunch, drinks, business meetings, and group meals.

PARK is described as an all-day restaurant in Amsterdam Oost. This designation fits the broad daily schedule of the business. The kitchen is described by Hotel Arena as based on worldly dishes, with attention to classic French cuisine. Thus, coffee is not separate from the rest of the offering, but forms part of a larger hospitality and hotel concept.

For readers viewing PARK through the lens of coffee culture, this context is relevant. The business is not a publicly documented coffee bar with coffee as its sole main activity. The information examined points more to a café-restaurant where coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, and events come together. The position of PARK within Hotel Arena therefore also determines how the coffee menu should be interpreted.

Hotel Arena names Bocca Koffie as its coffee partner. The available menu primarily documents espresso-based drinks. Listed are single and double espresso, coffee, cortado, espresso macchiato, cappuccino, café latte, latte macchiato, and flat white. In addition, matcha latte and chai latte appear on the menu. Variations and additions are also mentioned, such as an iced option, oat milk, vanilla, caramel, and whipped cream.

Public sources also mention coffee preparations beyond the regular hot coffees. The bar menu lists Irish Coffee, Arena Coffee, French Coffee, Berta Italian Coffee, and Espresso Martini. On the dessert menu, coffee elements reappear in an affogato with espresso, Frangelico, hazelnut ice cream, and cacao nibs. Tiramisu is also mentioned, featuring coffee ice cream and amaretto syrup.

Not all brewing methods commonly associated with specialty coffee are publicly documented. Filter coffee, pour-over, batch brew, AeroPress, V60, Chemex, and cold brew are not found in the researched sources. Consequently, based on the available material, it can primarily be established that the coffee menu focuses on espresso, milk drinks, a few variations, and coffee applications in drinks and desserts.

Hotel Arena states that it primarily works with local and organic products and ingredients. The hotel also mentions that its approach to sourcing and preparation is aimed at minimizing waste as much as possible. The menu of PARK lists ingredients from the herb garden of Hotel Arena and sustainable local partners. According to the available information, the kitchen tries to use local organic products and ingredients as much as possible.

The mentioned suppliers and partners include Miedema-AGF, Schmidt Vis, Vinites, Bourgondisch Lifestyle, Bocca Koffie, Van Gelder, Urbani Truffles, Nice To Meat, Lowlander, and Brouwerij ’t IJ. Regarding Bocca Koffie, Hotel Arena notes that Bocca manages the coffee chain from sourcing to branding, packaging, and serving. It is also mentioned that Bocca works directly with farmers, supports them with knowledge, and pays a fair price. Furthermore, Bocca is designated as a B Corp and linked to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

In the partner information for Miedema-AGF, it states that products come from the region where possible, via fixed growers. Waste separation, limited paper use, and transport with Euro 6 emission vehicles are also mentioned. This information provides insight into the broader sourcing policy of Hotel Arena and PARK, but does not constitute a complete chain analysis of all products used.

PARK also functions within the event structure of Hotel Arena. Official information mentions activities such as Candlelight Concerts in June, Father’s Day BBQ 2026, and La Epoca: Homenaje a Cali. Hotel Arena also organizes and hosts exhibitions, expos, stand-up comedy, business meetings, and dance events. The spaces mentioned include the Chapel, Salon, Studios, Patio, and East Terrace.

A concrete example is the program around Liberation Day: De Tafel van Oost. This includes a quiz, chess, workshops, food and drink, local entrepreneurs around the Oosterpark, and a performance by Janne Schra. The picture is different for coffee-focused activities. Coffee workshops or coffee tastings at PARK Café/Restaurant are not publicly documented in the researched sources.

Since its opening, PARK has been mentioned multiple times in the media and guides. The available information includes reports from 2016 and 2017, mentions as a restaurant in Oosterpark, and a hotel review from 2026 in which PARK and the cultural activities of Hotel Arena are mentioned. In 2025, Oost Online reported that the terrace of Hotel Arena and PARK café-restaurant received the Talkies Terras Award 2025. Within the available sources, this creates the image of a café-restaurant where coffee is part of a broader hospitality, hotel, and event offering.