Amsterdam Quirky Bars - Amsterdam Bars and places to drink

QUIRKY & UNUSAUL BARS IN AMSTERDAM.

CAFÉ CUBA

Nieuwmarkt 3 (6274919)

Open: Mon-Thu 08.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 08.00-02.00, Sun 10.00-01.00

A great bar on Nieuwmarkt square. Real Cuban style . Pool table also.

CHOCOLATE BAR

Eerste van der Helststraat 62 (6623354)

Trams 16, 24, 25. / Open Mon-Thu, Sun 10am-1am; Fri, Sat 10am-3am. .No credit cards.

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DE STILL

Spuistraat 326 (6201349)

Open: Mon, Thu, Sun 15.00-01.00, Fri Sat 15.00-03.00

HET BLAAUWE THEEHUIS

Vondelpark (6620254)

Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 09.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 09.00-03.00

APITEIN ZEPPOS

Gebed Zonder End 5 (6242057)

Open: Mon-Thu 10.30-01.00, Fri, Sat 10.30-02.00, Sun 16.00-01.00

Kitchen: Daily 18.00-22.00

LIME

Zeedijk 104 (6393020)

Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 17.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 17.00-03.00

LOS PILONES

Kerkstraat 63 (3204651)

Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 16.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 16.00-02.00

MME JEANETTE

Eerste van der Helststraat 42 (6733332)

Open: 12 noon-1am

'T SMALLE

Egelantiersgracht 12 (6239617)

Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 10.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 10.00-02.00

TISFRIS

St Antoniesbreestraat 142 (6220472) just up from Nieuwmarkt

Lovely place this, nice decor, ok service, lovely food, coffee drinkable.

Open: Daily 09.00-19.00

'T TUINFEEST (Garden Feast)

Gelderskade 109 (6208864)

Open: Mon, Thu, Sun 16.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 16.00-03.00

This place is always packed to the rafters, offers a 3 course meal for Euro 10. Different every night. Summer time they have a small terrace outside.

VOC CAFÉ

Prins Hendrikkade 94 (4288291)

IN DE WAAG

A huge castle on Nieuwmarkt square which is a restaurant and bar

Open: Mon-Thu, Fri 09.00-01.00, Sat, Sun 09.00-02.00

CAFÉ WEST PACIFIC

Haarlemmerweg 8-10 (5974458)

Open: Tue-Thu, Sun 11.30-01.00, Fri, Sat 11.30-02.00

WIJNAND FOCKINK

Pijlsteeg 31 (6392695)

Open: Daily 15.00-21.00

MICRO-BREWERIES

BROUWERIJ 'T IJ

Funenkade 7

Topen: Wed-Sun 15.00-20.00

GRAND CAFES

DE ENGEL (now under new Name and Management)

Albert Cupystraat

Housed in an old church. When you're on the Albert Cuyp Market look up and you'll see an angel ('engel').

Open: 10am to 12 midnight

DE JAREN

Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20 (6255771)

Huge trendy café on two levels with two outdoor terraces overlooking the Amstel. to read newspapers etc.

Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 10.00-01.00, Fri, Sat 10.00-02.00)

LATE NIGHT BARS

HEMP HOTEL

Frederiksplein 15 (6254425)

A unique late-opening bar and more run by great owners/ staff

Open: Mon-Thu 24.00-03.00, Fri-Sun 24.00-04.00

INTERNET CAFES

ASCII

Kinkerstraat 92

Inspiring Internet workplace with free facilities at this squatted venue. However, purely Hotmail users not welcome! Regularly run some great computer workshops.

Open: Daily 14.00-19.00

THE MAD PROCESSOR

Bloemgracht 82 (4211482)

A more chilled place to get online.

Open: Tue-Sun 02.00-24.00

Bar Info Courtesy of Underwater Amsterdam. Check out there site on this page

Places to drink in and around Nieuwmarkt (Where Amsterdam Escape is based)

The De Bekeerde Suster (The twisted sister) / Micro Brewery.

Our Brendan's second home. Huge bar and Restaurant selling great beer and good food. Staff very friendly and some a little crazy but all in good fun.

Cafe Cuba (3 Nieuwmarkt Square)

A great local bar always busy. Has a real Cuban feel to it. Done up in fifties Havana style with Hemingway pictures, rum adverts and cane furniture. Famous for its large selection of cocktails, at reasonable prices. Large outdoor terrace during summer, with a nice view of the hustle and bustle on Nieuwmarkt square and inside you have a pool table

And next door to the Cafe Cuba is another famous spot

The Cotton Club, another very busy bar with a large summer terrace

Cotton Club (5 Nieuwmarkt Square)

Travel back to the 20's. The Cotton Club where the temperature is warm,

the shows are hot, the ladies are sexy and the crowd just loves to dance.

The only thing that’s cold in here is the whisky… eh tea!.

A very relaxed bar to sit and enjoy a drink or during the

summer a large seated terrace is a great spot to sit and

enjoy Nieuwmarkt square and do some people watching.

Casablanca - Zeedijk 26 ( Street running off Nieuwmarkt Square)

Live Jazz music most nights. Dinner and a live show other nights.

Gerrit van Beeren,

Koningstraat 54,Just off Nieuwmarkt

This place is a local classic, you can also eat here as it is

an "eetcafe." Great food and nice surroundings.

Booking in advance a must.

Cafe Bern - Nieuwmarkt 9, Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam, 1011 JR The Netherlands

Fondue with a twist. World Famous Fondue. This looks like just another bar - not the sort of place you would go for a good dinner but trust us you are in for a real treat, if you like fondue. Reviews - click here Booking in advance a must.

A little further down from Nieuwmarkt is Cafe de Doelen at Kloveniersburgwal 125

Sitting on the corner with Staalstraat and has a sign 'Oorlam' above the door. Very popular place with a nice mix of people, many students and a good selection of beers.

Classic brown bar in Amsterdam hidden away from main tourist area but not too hidden.Nice staff and anything could happen next...and does! No food served here but you can order the local sausage,all sliced up for you to dip in mustard on a small plate.

Amsterdam Bars and places to drink