The room is small, so reserve for an evening table and arrive early for weekend brunch. Wednesday to Saturday are the nights for the drinks list rather than the coffee.
Little Collins sits on Eerste Sweelinckstraat in De Pijp, named for the Melbourne lane that taught a generation how to take coffee seriously. The kitchen and the bar both answer to that lineage, brunch by day and a short, exact drinks list once the light goes. The room is small, and it fills.
Anyone who treats a flat white and a well built Bloody Mary as parts of the same long day will feel at home. The menu leans Australian and changes often, with more than half the plates vegetarian or vegan. Anyone hunting a true late night will note the door closes at 10pm, even on weekends.
One compact room runs on warm wood and close tables, the kind of space that rewards arriving early. The Australian touches sit lightly, and the counter does double duty between coffee service and the evening pour. Time Out Amsterdam reads it as a neighbourhood favourite that grew past its brunch reputation.
Order the Bloody Mary, which the kitchen builds four ways, one of them spiked with Sriracha and finished with kimchi. A cocktail runs about 12 euros, and the dinner cocktail habit here arrived before the city's wider taste for it. The flat white earns its own following, and several Amsterdam guides rate it among the best in town. The list stays short by design, so there is little to skip.
Mornings pull a brunch crowd in from Albert Cuyp market runs, while evenings turn quieter and more deliberate. The shared plates keep tables talking, and the pace stays calm next to the louder rooms a few streets over. Per the Amsterdam Foodie review, the strength is consistency rather than spectacle.
A short, sharp drinks list beside an Australian menu that changes with the season.
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