About us
If you run something for other people in Amsterdam — a walk, a workshop, a supper club, a studio afternoon, a gig — this is the group for you. Paid, ticketed, or completely free, it all counts.
Most people who run these things are doing it on their own. You learn what works by getting it wrong in front of eight people on a Tuesday, and afterwards there is nobody to ask. This group exists so there is somebody to ask.
What we do: we meet online most months, and in person in Amsterdam when enough of us can get to the same room. Someone who has been at it a while takes us through one thing they have learned — planning a two-hour walk, what to do when three people turn up instead of ten, how to price something honestly, and when to charge nothing at all. Then we ask each other questions and swap the things that never make it into a guide. We also run practice sessions where you can try yours on a friendly group before you take it out into the world.
Who should join: anyone in and around Amsterdam who already hosts, and anyone who has been circling the idea without starting. Both are useful in the room, for different reasons. You do not need a business, a finished idea, or anything to show. We meet in Noord, Nieuw-West and Oost, and members come from Rotterdam, Utrecht and the rest of the Randstad too.
Dues and fees: there are no membership dues and nothing to pay to join or attend. If a session ever carries a venue or food cost we say so on the event page before you RSVP.
Who runs it: Detor (godetor.com), a small Amsterdam company that helps hosts fill what they run. You do not need to use Detor to be part of this group and nothing here is a sales pitch — plenty of members host independently or on other platforms. If you do want somewhere to list your thing, ask and we will talk you through it.
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Amsterdam Casual Coffee Club
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, NH, NL‼️ Important: ‼️
You must book your free seat here: godetor.com/social-table
- Signing up here does not book your seat. You also need to sign up on godetor.com/social-table where you will be match you with 5 other people.
- 24 hours before, we send you the exact address and the first names of the people at your table.
- The number of people here is not the number who are coming. Most people sign up on the website.
Making friends in Amsterdam is hard. We get it. And we want to help.
I think many people in this group know this feeling. When you move to Amsterdam, you meet your colleagues and maybe your flatmates. But after that, it may get difficult. People are busy, plans are made weeks ahead, and most friend groups started years before you even thought of moving here.It happens to people who have lived here a long time too: friends move away, have children, or just get busy. Then one day you notice that you don't have many people to call on Saturday

The usual advice is to join a club or go to a meetup. That works for some people. But at a big meetup you often talk to the same two people for five minutes and never see them again. Apps for making friends can feel like dating apps. And walking into a room full of strangers on your own is hard for most of us.

So we started Detor Social Table.The idea is simple: We bring six people who don't know each other to one table for coffee, brunch, dinner, wine or drinks. You answer a few questions once (takes about 2 minutes): what you like talking about, which languages you speak etc. We use your answers to choose the people at your table, and we book the café or restaurant. 24 hours before, we send you the address and the first names of the people you will meet. Then you just go.

There are no photos, no profiles and no swiping. These tables are not for dating. They are for people who want to meet new people in their city.
Your first table is free. You can come alone or bring one friend, and your friend's seat is also free the first time. Everyone pays for their own food and drinks.

A little about us: Detor is a new startup. We are building one place where you can find small experiences hosted by local people, events, and free things to do in your city.Social Tables are our social connection events and it is already live in Amsterdam.
You can book your free seat here: godetor.com/social-table
If you have a question, ask in the comments or message one of the organizers. If you are not sure yet, try a Coffee Table. It is a couple of hours in a café on a Sunday afternoon, so it is an easy way to see if you like it.
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