Footnote Coffee

Footnote Coffee is a coffee bar and roastery located at Van Woustraat 138H in De Pijp, Amsterdam-Zuid. The shop held its soft opening on September 3, 2025. This makes Footnote one of the relatively recent additions to the Amsterdam specialty coffee scene. In addition to serving coffee at the bar, the company focuses on in-house roasting, training, workshops, and activities centered around coffee knowledge.

Kaspar Tammjärv is the founder and owner of Footnote Coffee. Originally from Estonia, he moved to Amsterdam to further his development within the coffee world. His background includes a strong focus on latte art; in 2019, he won the Dutch Latte Art Championship. In 2023, he reclaimed the national title and represented the Netherlands at the World Latte Art Championship.

According to the company, Footnote's activities revolve around coffee roasting, barista training, coffee experiences, community, and sustainability. A key part of this mission is making technical coffee knowledge accessible. This approach is reflected in both the the training sessions and workshops organized at the location.

Footnote uses the same name for both its coffee bar and roastery. Their beans are roasted right here in Amsterdam. While the selection rotates, it has included the Foundation Blend for espresso, Rushashi from Rwanda for espresso, and Kirura from Kenya for filter coffee. Additionally, Jesús Cerón from Colombia was listed as an omni roast, alongside Sheka from Ethiopia as a decaf omni roast.

The coffee bar offers a variety of brewing methods. Documented categories include espresso, filter coffee, cold brew or drip, and decaf coffee. Drinks such as the cortado, cappuccino, flat white, and latte also feature in Footnote’s communications. While Chemex, V60, and Kalita are central to their filter training sessions, available information does not indicate that these three methods are permanently listed as separate options on the standard café menu.

Training is a distinct pillar of their business operations. Footnote offers both individual and group-oriented barista training and filter coffee workshops. Topics covered include pulling espresso shots, milk steaming, latte art, cupping, grind size, and the coffee-to-water ratio.

The Coffee Brewing Experience combines cupping with various filter methods, including Chemex, V60, and Kalita. Additionally, the location hosted a collaborative matcha latte art workshop with Chloe’s Home Matcha Café. Kaspar Tammjärv and Dutch latte art champion Bram Dekker were listed as instructors.

Their activities extend beyond just coffee technique. For instance, Footnote documented a Saturday morning event with the Amsterdam Coffee Run Club, where the coffee bar served as a hub. For corporate clients, the company also provides coffee services for events and on-site training for cafés, hotels, and other organizations.

Footnote presents its coffee as traceable to the source and uses the term “ethically sourced”. These descriptions are claims made by the company. However, the product information does provide concrete regions and producers. For example, Jesús Cerón comes from producer Jesús Cerón in Nariño, Colombia, and Rushashi is linked to Abakundakawa in Gakenke, Rwanda.

For Kirura, Kiambu in Kenya is listed as the origin, featuring the SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11 varieties. The decaf Sheka comes from small-scale farms on the edge of the Sheka Forest in Ethiopia. Further information regarding specific supplier contracts, certification schemes’s or independently verified sustainability metrics was not documented in the examined material.

Since its opening, Footnote has appeared in various Dutch and international coffee guides and hospitality publications. The available recognition primarily relates to the mention of the establishment and Tammjärv’s previous competition results. In 2026, he was additionally mentioned as the coach of Bram Dekker, who won the Dutch Latte Art Championship that year. As of August 17, 2026, no national award specifically granted to Footnote Coffee as a coffee bar had been documented.