Café Conrad

Café Conrad is a hospitality business located at Zocherstraat 10 in Amsterdam. Public sources place the establishment in Oud-West, in the West district, near the Vondelpark. The business name appears in local reports and on its own channels as Café Conrad. Available sources show an enterprise that presents itself as a neighborhood café, while simultaneously seeking a connection with the broader coffee culture in the city.

The publicly named owner is Moritz. Public records indicate that he hails from Germany, moved to the Netherlands to study at the hotelschool, worked in a corporate role, and subsequently opened Café Conrad. A public LinkedIn profile links Moritz Blumhagen to Café Conrad and Hotelschool The Hague. Consulted sources provide no confirmed information regarding other founders.

According to local press, the opening was set for April 2025. This means the café’s launch coincided with a period when local media were closely following several new hospitality ventures in Amsterdam. Both De Westkrant and De Buik report that the establishment is named after Moritz’s father. This naming gives the business a personal touch, although public sources do not elaborate further on family history or a longer entrepreneurial narrative.

In its own copy, Café Conrad uses the motto “by neighbors, for neighbors”. This phrasing aligns with how the café describes its role: as a meeting place for connection and creativity within the neighborhood. The establishment claims to provide space for local initiatives, such as exhibitions, workshops, book clubs, and other gatherings. This gives the concept a social and local dimension that extends beyond just food and drink.

For coffee and tea, Café Conrad names BOCCA Coffee as its partner. In the official sources consulted, BOCCA is the only explicitly mentioned coffee partner or roaster. For readers primarily interested in specialty coffee, this is a relevant detail, as the choice of roaster often reflects a business’s positioning, origin stories, and the way they communicate about coffee.

At the same time, part of the coffee offering remains unclear in public documentation. Available sources mention no brewing methods. Consequently, there is no public confirmation of, for example, espresso, filter coffee, or manual extraction methods. Specific coffee drinks or signature brews are also not mentioned by name. For an establishment that could be read as being in the specialty coffee niche, this is striking, as such details are usually central to external communication.

Other beverages are mentioned more concretely. Sources refer to non-alcoholic drinks selected by MOJU Zero. Additionally, Café Conrad serves German red and white wines from Wijnhuis.Amsterdam on tap. This creates a picture of a beverage menu that is broader than coffee alone, although coffee remains a visible part of the concept’s profiling.

Café Conrad’s community function is most evident in the activities the café facilitates. The website lists event titles such as Game Night, Sip & Paint, Halloween, Brazilian BBQ, Glühwein, and Hidden Jams. This overview shows that the establishment utilizes its premises for various types of gatherings, from game nights to creative sessions and music.

One of these formats, Sip & Paint, is organized with GlazeMade according to a partner page. Instagram posts also document a live music evening in collaboration with HiddenJams.terdam. Local reporting further mentions game nights, art evenings, and a running club for singles. There is also a public Meetup listing for an event by the Amsterdam Backgammon Club in April 2026. Together, these data points indicate a program that rotates regularly and appeals to multiple target groups within the neighborhood and beyond.

On its own website, Café Conrad states that it works with local suppliers, sources as close to home as possible, and supports neighborhood entrepreneurs. The company links this choice to reducing its ecological footprint. This phrasing describes an intention and a procurement direction. The sources provide no measurable data regarding volume, share, or concrete environmental gains.

Publicly named suppliers include BOCCA Coffee, Bakkerij Ulmus, MOJU Zero, Wijnhuis.Amsterdam, Under the Grapevine, C’est Bon, and Favamole. According to the supplier pages, the sourdough bread comes from Bakkerij Ulmus. Favamole is described as a plant-based spread based on Dutch broad beans. The BOCCA page states that the roaster works directly with coffee farmers, builds long-term relationships, is B Corp certified, and launched the first True Price Coffee in the Netherlands. The Wijnhuis.Amsterdam page mentions German wines that are organic or biodynamic, spontaneously fermented, and made with minimal additives.

Café Conrad received media attention on several occasions in 2025 and 2026. De Westkrant reported on the opening in March 2025. De Buik published a profile in August 2025 and included the business in an overview of hospitality developments in Amsterdam in July 2025. Barts Boekje also mentioned Café Conrad in articles about breakfast and brunch in Amsterdam and in a list of game cafés. Furthermore, a public Facebook post from Het Parool in the autumn of 2025 referred to Café Conrad and owner Moritz Blumhagen, after which the café spoke on Instagram about a full-page article in that newspaper.

Formal awards or mentions in award lists are not documented in the consulted sources. The available image is therefore primarily based on local press, own communication, and partner information. Within that framework, Café Conrad appears as a community-oriented café in Amsterdam Oud-West, featuring coffee from BOCCA, a broad beverage and activity profile, and an emphasis on collaboration with local suppliers and initiatives.