11 O’COFFEE

The house blend is roasted in small batches and poured all day at 11 O’COFFEE, a coffee bar and lunchroom on Brinklaan in Bussum.

A coffee-led counter in Bussum

The coffee identity rests on freshness and a house blend rather than a published origin list. The beans are roasted daily in small batches, and the owner serves that blend on serious equipment, which is what lifts the place above the standard neighborhood café.

Tea and healthy shakes sit alongside without turning it into a tea or matcha bar. The room has also collected recognition well beyond Bussum: it was named in the European Coffee Trip 2025 awards, which is unusual for a coffee bar that grew out of a difficult start around 2020 into a local fixture.

A room with counter-service rhythm

The experience runs on warmth and accessibility, with a home-like welcome at the counter and an owner who greets guests as though they were arriving at a house rather than a business. That tone is why the place reads like a long-standing fixture in the town rather than a recent opening.

A thorough three-month renovation made more room for guests, and there is a terrace for the warmer months, which suits the daytime coffee-bar and lunchroom role.

Order the espresso, then add the stroopwafel

The first order should be espresso, the drink most clearly tied to the specialty side of the business. If milk is the mood, the coffee-bar positioning still holds: stay coffee-first and let the food follow.

The lunchroom side gives the specifics. Sandwiches, salads, pastries, smoothies and healthy shakes make up the list, with the stroopwafel and the halo-halo as the sweet orders worth knowing. A freshly prepared lunch menu and the pastries are what regulars come back for, so approach it as a coffee stop that can turn into a casual lunch. Espresso with a stroopwafel is the neatest pairing; for something fuller, take a sandwich or salad and add a smoothie.