Your building is simply magical. It is impossible to ask for a more iconic and memorable location for a tea house. Tell us about the history of the Smallest House of Amsterdam. The history of the smallest house in Amsterdam started in 1738. This year, the small house is mentioned for the first time in the city’s archive. 'De Stadt', the municipality of Amsterdam, pays tax for the location where the small house is located. At that time the house had only two floors and an attic. The house has its current shape since 1772. From that moment on people were actually living and sleeping on the top floors and having a shop on the first floor. In the last 3 centuries, many people started their business here, such as clockmakers, tailors, hairdressers, goldsmiths. Since the early 60’s the house is owned by the family. Kirsten’s mother had a luxury gift shop until the late 70’s. Kirsten went to live there herself in the 1990s. How do you recommend one should prepare for a first visit to your tea house? We do recommend to book in advance through our website. Space is really limited.
IN AMSTERDAM www.hetkleinstehuis.nl
Your apple pie is famous around the world. Without giving away your secret recipe, can you tell us what makes it so special? It’s a family recipe. Besides this, we only use local ingredients and the apple pies are always freshly baked every morning.
The smallest house in Amsterdam is located at Oude Hoogstraat 22 in the old city center of Amsterdam, next to the Oost-Indisch Huis and the gate to the Walloon Church. The house, by some called the "Smallest house of Europe", is 2.02 meters (6 feet 8 inches) wide and 5 meters (16 feet 5 inches) deep. With its distinctive spout gable, this house represents a miniature version of a typical Amsterdam canal house. The smallest house in Amsterdam is registered as a national heritage site.
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