Cobra Café in Museumkwartier

Amazing place if you have kids. It’s right besides play area where kids can play while You enjoy your free museum meal.

Its prime location is in a spacious and bustling park area on Museumplein, directly across from Amsterdam's famous Risjk Museum. Friendly service and a wide selection of menu items, all of which are sure to whet your appetite. This scorching afternoon is perfect for a cold beer and a chat while watching the kids run around in the playground. Come by if you're curious about what I've written, whether you're bored at home or tired of wandering around the surrounding museums. You'll definitely feel more relaxed afterward...😍

This establishment serves as a fascinating example of how culinary ambition can remain entirely theoretical. The food was forgettable, the service indifferent, and the overall experience consistently disappointing. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this restaurant to anyone with even modest expectations.

The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, which made me feel comfortable from the moment I arrived. The atmosphere was also wonderful—relaxing, cozy, and a great place to spend some time. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience.

The service is appalling. We'd barely sat down before the waiter was milling around us. We didn't even have time to look at the menu. I asked the waiter what "Crodino" was because I wasn't familiar with it. He couldn't tell me. So he doesn't even know his own menu... Then came the time to pay. We were forced to leave a tip! The card reader forced us to choose a percentage for the tip. I'm outraged. The service was terrible and in no way deserved that tip. In short, if you want to eat or have a drink, venture a little further into the backstreets of Amsterdam!

Paying for the toilet as a customer

Excellent Food. Best French fries!

Terrible customer service . Rude

The fries and Amstel beer were good.

A fantastic experience at the bar. The atmosphere is great, and Lima's service makes all the difference. She's incredibly kind, friendly, and professional. Plus, she speaks perfect Spanish, which makes everything much more comfortable and enjoyable. It's a pleasure to encounter such attentive staff. I'll definitely be back.

We got takeaway coffee here on Saturday. The waitress took our order and told us to pick it up inside bar. The two small cups we received were only half full even with the frothed milk-quite ridiculous. €8.20 for two cappuccinos. Definitely a tourist trap ! If I had seen the coffee before paying, I would never have bought it. It’s truly an unprecedented rip-off in Amsterdam.

Very cute bar in this central square, with plenty of seating and both indoor and outdoor space. I tried the classic Amsterdam pancakes here, delicious!!! 🤤 💖

Spritz ok, Dutch pancakes really very good

What a perfect place to sit and relax after the museum. The food and service is top tier and the atmosphere is enjoyable and relaxing.

V bad coffee and even worse was the service extremely slow

Busy restaurant on Museumplein. Order via your phone. Had a pancake with bacon that tasted great.

* Pleasant restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating * Luxury beers and good wines * Casual and relaxed service * Good for replenishing fluids while on a city tour to the center of Amsterdam

They didn’t give us any kind of silverware and napkins either. I took some nuggets for lunch, and they were frozen. The waiters also took a while to get our ordinations and to our orders done. The service was slow and the food terrible. The waiters told us different things about the food that we could get, so we didn’t even understand that much. Not a reasonable price for what we ate, and the tables are also too close to each others.

Beautiful cafe, in an extremely privileged location, very close to the national museum. Helpful and friendly staff!

WOW! amazing fries. IM IN LOVE!!!! SO FLUFFY ON THE INSIDE. CRISPY ON THE OUTSIDE!!! DESERVES BEST FRIES IN HOLLAND AWARD🌹🌷🌺🌸🥹🩷 my stomach is filled with happiness and joy. you won’t regret the fries #ilovecobra

Nice cafe near the Van Gogh Museum. The space is cozy and tight spaces. The wait staff was friendly and the service was prompt. The wine and pie was good and cost comparable.

Good alternative place to eat after your visit to the Rijksmuseum. Friendly and quick service.

Coffee and hot chocolate were okay!

Very friendly staff and the food was surprisingly delicious

We ordered hot chocolate (calling it chocolate is an insult to chocolate), showed the waitress that the glass was broken, and she wanted us to use the unbroken part of the glass... it's okay to be rude to customers, but we're not barbarians!!! Marinucci Roberto

The Cobra Café is perfectly located on Amsterdam's Museum Mile. After an intense art experience, you practically fall into the café, exhausted yet happy, and can reflect on your impressions in a chic, art-loving atmosphere, while enjoying high-quality food and equally delicious drinks. The prices, as is typical in Amsterdam, aren't exactly cheap, but they are entirely reasonable for the location, concept, and atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Service was poor. Waited for a long time for food which came cold. Will not be going back!!!

Located right on the doorstep of the festive Christmas Village Amsterdam, the Cobra Café is a unique, art-focused spot that serves as a convenient retreat for those exploring the Museumplein holiday markets. ​Cobra Café offers a vibrant and creative atmosphere, thanks to its direct collaboration with the CoBrA art movement. The interior is a piece of art itself, featuring floors, chairs, and plates designed by famous artists like Karel Appel and Corneille. Artistic Design: The cafe's furniture and decor were specifically crafted by CoBrA group members, creating a colorful and hip environment. ​Signature Apple Pie: Their Dutch apple pie is a major highlight, prepared fresh from scratch every single day. Definitely try their Rum and Baileys infused in Hot Chocolate. Busy place with warm vibes. Loved their Breakfast and Lunch menu. #Amsterdam #Cobra #Cafe

Understaffed, high prices for cold (should be warm) drink. Soup was not warm either.

Complete tourist trap. Stopped here for lunch, burgers are 20 Euros and poor quality. One of our burgers had meat that turned bad and if we had eaten it would definitely make us sick. Skip this place and walk a few blocks east for some fantastic food.

The restaurant is well located, close to the museum and the ice rink. The service is not great. The tables are dirty, and the food lacks any flavor and is expensive. Total disappointment.

Avoid! I got diarrhea because of way too much oil (I just ate fries).

Very, very unfriendly staff. They provide no service and insult people. Do not come here!

The toilets have transparent doors which is really something and it costs one euro

The restrooms have a transparent mirrored door. You can see each other pee! 🤨

Two meat croquettes with salad and two slices of bread. Very good.

The tall, blond, curly-haired waiter was extremely rude to me and my family. When we asked him where one of our burgers was, his reply was “I only have two hands, don’t you see?”. I’m never coming back to this place, he should GET FIRED

A large coffee shop. The coffee was a little bitter for my taste.

Friendly welcome and service. On the other hand, I was assaulted by the cafe's restroom attendant. She called me "shit" because I didn't understand how to pay the €1 entry fee at a vending machine. She yelled at me. I don't understand how this woman can be allowed to work like this. The other people were outraged to see her speak to me so rudely.

Perfect for dine-in or light snacks after visiting Rijksmuseum as it is conveniently located nearby. I ordered tuna melt and hot chocolate with Baileys, delicious! The staffs were friendly and helpful.

Ordered apple cake here, the cake was cold but tasted ok.

Most disgusting burger I have ever tasted

Good little spot close to all the big Amsterdam museums. Not a big menu but the food is good (soups, salads, sandwiches).

This place could be a tourist trap due to its location, but in my opinion, it isn't. The staff is friendly and attentive, orders are delivered quickly, the food is fresh and excellent, and the prices are reasonable. The toilet fee is a bit annoying, but apparently, it can be deducted from your bill. I haven't tried that for the one euro. And it ensures you use a clean toilet that isn't being used by everyone passing by for free. Hungry after a museum visit? Cobra is a great place for lunch.

Tourist food!! Sourdough bread was like a sandwich from the D.K., croquettes with no flavor, a bit of lettuce with no dressing. The soup was way too thin (€9.50!!!). Two coffees, sparkling water, and a cola for €40... Absolutely outrageous. On top of that, there was a fight in the kitchen and shouting (cooking?) that could be heard throughout the cafe for five minutes... Truly beyond words!

Fine place and food ok but one thing that makes it only 3 stars is that you have to pay 1€ for the toilets while being customers, just not acceptable

Terrible experience, prejudiced! I went inside to order a beer, they told me they would come to my table, they served everyone around us except us. 0

Very delicious sandwiches they offer

We weren't even looked after. We had to ask for a menu ourselves after waiting 15 minutes. Then, after another 15 minutes, we had to ask if we could order. It wasn't even busy and there were plenty of staff. There were also pigeons inside, flying overhead.

Nice place, friendly staff, affordable prices for Amsterdam. I recommend it for a quick lunch.

We only had a coffee to avoid paying for the toilet. It was really delicious. However, the service was really bad. We had to wait a long time to order, even though it wasn't busy.

Everyone seemed busy, but the staff were cheerful and friendly, which was nice. The food was also average considering it's a tourist destination. The bathroom costs 1 euro, but they deducted it from your meal. You can eat in like we did, or just grab a snack or drink.

Do not eat HERE! We ordered 2 Angus burgers and 1 pancake. Each burger cost 20€ and the burger meat was of horrible quality — not even proper meat, more like scraps of skin, bone, or cartilage 🤮. We couldn’t eat it and had to leave our plates as is. Paid 40€ for garbage burgers. I was in the mood for coffee, I got sick and skipped. Would never order anything from this place again.

We sit down, and they bring us menus. After two minutes, a waiter takes the menu we had just placed on the table and leaves without asking for our order. Then another waiter arrives, I explain what happened, they give us the menus back, and we order. I had asked for a dish, but what arrived was something completely different. Never mind... it was edible anyway. The other dish: the beef burger for my daughter, however, was very good. Drinks: they don't have Coke, but Pepsi... oh well. I ask for a water and a Pepsi 0. They bring me a 0.2L water (what do I do with that for lunch?). Shortly after, I ask for a large bottle, which arrives at the end of the meal, after we had, despite eating slowly on purpose, unfortunately finished the dishes we ordered. I see that many people go to the cashier to pay. I'm heading there too. The waiter at the register asks me what he can help me with, and I tell him I have to pay. He nods and continues tidying up the counter, glasses, and talking to colleagues. After five minutes of standing there, ignored, I return to the table. Seeing another waiter charging other customers, I intercept him and ask to pay. Meanwhile, another waiter has already cleaned and disinfected our table, where my daughter was still sitting, asking her to get up because she had to clean up. Meanwhile, I pay the bill standing in the aisle to the intercepted waiter, who asks me if I want to add the service charge. I've rarely not done so, but this time, I cheerfully select a nice "no thanks." As soon as the waiter hears the beep, the transaction is confirmed, he snobbishly walks away without deigning to say hello. A 0 for the staff's skills. A barely adequate rating for the kitchen. I've never written reviews, but it's good to start when you're treated like this.

We stopped at this place before visiting the Van Gogh Museum. We ordered via the app (by scanning the QR code on the table), as the waiters weren't around. Unfortunately, no one seemed to have seen our order, so we had to wait a long time. When the food finally arrived, we still had to wait for the drinks. That said, the food we ordered was very good, and the waiters were very polite and friendly.

I ordered an Irish coffee, but accidentally got an iced coffee. (Maybe that's my pronunciation.) After discussing the matter, they changed it to an iced Irish coffee to avoid wasting it. Fantastic! Really delicious in warmer weather. Great service.

Fries are excellent and the chicken burger omg sublime!! Beef burger a bit grizzly but tasty. Fast service and ok prices.

A moment of silence after a moving museum tour at Amsterdam's Museumplein. It was while reliving that moment that I dropped into Cobra Café. Soft afternoon light streamed in through the large glass windows. Despite the hustle and bustle of the city nearby, the cafe had a calming atmosphere. Sitting at a table with a warm wooden feel, I ordered mint tea and homemade apple pie. With each bite, the simple sweetness of the Netherlands spread throughout my mouth, making the bustling street in front of me seem like a still image. At the table next to me, a family with a small child was laughing, while across from me, a couple who appeared to be tourists were spreading out a map and discussing their plans for the next day. The scene felt strangely endearing, and I was able to ponder the meaning of the phrase "on the way." The staff seemed a little busy, but they kept smiling and made an impression on me by looking me in the eye as they greeted me. The service isn't particularly special, but it's that unassuming touch that makes it so memorable. A place where you can take the lingering memories of the museum with you. Cobra Café quietly taught me about the depth of Amsterdam, a city where art and everyday life blend together.

Very expensive, and the worst mochito I ever had ;(

great fries! monitor was weak....

If you're at a prime location and charging €12 for a Weizen, top-notch service should follow. Instead, you have to order via QR code and are asked for a tip before being served. I waited 20 minutes while others who arrived later were helped first. The service was disorganized, the prices outrageous. A real shame for such a beautiful spot with so much potential.

Unfriendly service, overwhelmed by large groups.

Chic shop but completely unfriendly staff, obviously the waiter had an authoritarian problem, he didn't want help putting up the parasol and asked us to leave the place several times

Not very pleasant welcome. We had to leave because the waiter had a bad day.

The Apple pie is cold, in which I prefer warm. We asked with cream but served without. French fries were good, with truffle. Lemonade was moderate. Can be improved. Atmosphere was ok outside with the view of Rijskmuseum.

Thanks for the take away sandwiches!

The service is good and people are nice there. The food and drinks are great and delicious!

They are all about getting money from tourists!! Wouldn’t let an old lady with bladder problems use the bathroom and literally were going to let her pee her pants in the restaurant.

Cobra Café is a fantastic spot right in the heart of Amsterdam, and their coffee is truly excellent. Smooth, rich, and full of flavor — exactly what you need whether you’re starting your day or taking a break from sightseeing. The café has a lively, modern vibe with plenty of seating and a great view of Museumplein. The staff were friendly and efficient, and the overall atmosphere made it easy to relax and enjoy the moment. If you’re visiting the nearby museums or just strolling through the city, Cobra Café is the perfect place to stop for a quality cup of coffee. Highly recommended!

If you want to drink something here, it comes according to the waiters' mood, it takes a long time.

A nice cafe near the Riksmuseum. The snacks are not very good, the drinks are ok. The chairs outside are covered in pigeons, but the staff doesn't pay attention to it. There are many visitors, so it's not easy to catch a waiter to make an order and pay, but the staff is quite friendly.

My friends and I enjoyed the cafe and the cold beers. They had a wonderful hot chocolate with whipped cream, the sandwiches were popular with my friends. The chicken sandwich was plentiful and filling. My friend, Jane liked her egg salad sandwich. It was close to the art museums and close to the 12 line.

We went to the toilet, payed 1€ but received a discount of 1€ for buying a drink. It's a nice place to rest in between a museum's visit and another.

Disfrutamos de los asientos al aire libre. La comida estaba bien, un poco caro. Me gustó el pastel de manzana. No nos ofrecieron agua del grifo y gastamos mucho dinero en agua embotellada, lo que aumentó el costo de nuestro almuerzo. 20 euros por una hamburguesa también.

We enjoyed the outdoor seating. Food was OK, a bit pricey. I did like the apple pie. We weren't offered tap water and spent a lot of money on bottled water which increased the cost of our lunch. 20Euro for a burger too.

The food here was good but the staff needs to be better trained. After we finished our meal we paid via card the waitress didn't give a receipt. After the payment we were leaving and another waiter stopped using asking if we paid. We told him we paid to that particular waitress and we also explained him we paid via card and the amount paid. When he asked the waitress she flatly denied having taken the payment from us. I mean come on you can't treat customers that way it's basically your job to check things at your end and also remember which payments you have received. Internal lack of communication between the staff shouldn't affect your customers. Please look into this

Using the restroom costs €1, even if you get something to eat or drink. If you don't have the right change, you'll just be told that you don't have the right change. The staff here are completely customer-oriented and will only help you change money or something similar. Everything is extremely overpriced.

Try to find beef in these "beef croquettes "

Average service; average atmosphere for a simple cafe; low quality; excellent location; and expensive prices for what they offer.

I was shocked to see that the sign in the restroom was written in Chinese, instructing users to flush and throw paper into the toilet. There were no such instructions in Dutch, English, or any other language. This selective signage unfairly targets Chinese-speaking visitors and implies discriminatory assumptions. If a notice is needed, it should be written in all major languages used by international guests. It made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. I hope the management can address this issue and show respect to all visitors equally.

A bathroom visit costs one euro. If four people go to the bathroom, you get four vouchers that can be redeemed for orders. Of course, only for four individual orders. Very bad, we won't be back.

Aper Spritz- water, ice cubes + aperol spritz cocteil and no proseco!! Long island- so far from long island Home made lemonade🫣

Horrible service, went to the bathroom told the waiter to save the seat because I had a reusable water bottle and unfinished food. When I came back the same waiter said he threw the stuff because I left and I could hear the staff behind him laugh. 100% malicious intent + racial undertones, wouldn’t recommend at all.

Slow service, i asked for an aperol twice and nevere arrived… the waiter say “i dont have it in the system and qas him who took the order tbe last time “ not good food not good service

Unique location, pleasant garden, neat toilet. Unfortunately, the location and reliable customer seem to make them not care about other areas. We ordered cold tea and after a while we received a bag of tea in ice-cold water... After politely asking for at least warm water in which the tea could be brewed, the waitress wordlessly placed half a cup of boiling water in front of our noses and turned around. We will definitely not return.

Even after waiting for an hour, it doesn't come out. They don't provide food or even drinks. Until the table next to us, who came later, ate and left. Please note that the food stand right next to it is cheaper, faster, and better.

A guy with curly hair was extremely unwelcome. It was worst experience ever. I don’t recommend this place to anyone!

Caffe subito fuori da Rijksmuseum , passate oltre ! Non siamo neanche riusciti ad arrivare al bancone per vedere cosa ordinare che un cameriere aggressivo dai tratti orientali ci ha sbarrato la strada verso la veranda buttandoci davanti due sedie e dicendoci che la veranda era chiusa ( vuota in quel momento e senza nessun cartello di prenotazione ) Alla richiesta educata di spiegazioni di uno di noi , lui lo ha insultato bestemmiando e letteralmente mandandolo a …quel paese Lasciate perdere se non volete finire la visita con una rissa Il locale , in quanto locale pubblico , dovrebbe essere però in grado di gestire il personale che assume .

Ordered a pint of Heineken, paid, was served the pint 20 minutes later

Had a lunch there. Super service and the food is very tasty.

An abundance of waiting staff, which was quite necessary on the terrace, we had lunch inside. Spacious and tasty sandwiches, with a very hard crust. The supplied knives did not get through.😕

Pare a tomar una copa, bar muy ocupado, no estoy seguro de por qué deberían cobrar a los clientes por usar los baños, un poco de estafa me parece.

They will seat you at the table and keep you waiting for 20 minutes before telling you they wont serve anymore because they are closing

They should hire more waiters. They take time to respond.

Really ideal place to hang when visiting the museums. So close to lots of sights.

Tourist trap, mojito presentation and disastrous flavor. hot beer Bad attention

Le thé est servi avec des sachets ouverts ce qui n est pas normal,ni hygienique, on ne sait même pas la marque ce qui n est pas sérieux

the worst place we visited - the beer was below standard measure and expensive the toilet did not give us the ticket and the staff refused to give us the discount (it happened to two people out of 4) the staff guy was disinterested and said its “not their toilets” lol the beer is theirs tho

Very expensive and busy. Not able to smoke here either.

Had the Old Amsterdam sandwich and it was amazing.