We'll be in Amsterdam on Friday and will be leaving early Sunday morning from Central station. Our hotel doesn't serve breakfast until 7am which is too late for us. Does anyone know how early the cafe/ restaurants open in Central Station on a Sunday morning? Might they be open by 5:30am or 6am? Or, maybe a restaurant near the station opens early?
Thanks,
Tom
I don't know of any cafes anywhere in Amsterdam that would be open by 5:30 or 6. Your best bet might be 6:30 but more likely 7:00 at the earliest. Many will not open until 8 or 9.
I would probably pick up something to eat the day before. Hopefully your hotel room will have something to make coffee with in the room.
Under Food & Drinks at https://www.ns.nl/en/station-information/asd/amsterdam-centraal you can find what is available and their opening times (click on the shop and then on the opening hours to get an overview). Most seem to open at 7:00 am although Starbucks seems to claim to open at 6:30am.
Some hotels will pack a breakfast for you to go if you need to leave early.
Another option is to pick up some pastries or other food the day before to have in your room the next morning.
Starbucks in the West tunnel at Central Station opens at 6am daily, the one in the Ij hall at 6.30am daily, and the one on Track 2 at 9am on Sunday (earlier in the week).
Maybe not a great option, but probably the only one.
Interestingly, the opening hours on the NS site appear to be different than those mentioned on the Starbucks website as flagged by isn31c (good callout). According to Starbucks, the Westtunnel branch even opens at 5:00am: https://www.starbucks.nl/nl/store-locator/58532-309826/amsterdam-midden-tunnel.
