Café Sound Garden Bar / Café / Live Music Venue

Oude West / Westerpark, Amsterdam –

Café Sound Garden rocks.

Seriously, this raw and gritty tavern is a rock bar to its core, catering to a fun-loving and sociable crowd with nightly live music and DJs that perform rock, rock, and more rock.

Save for the peeling gig fliers and old chairs and sofas, there’s not much inside in the way of décor, but no one seems to care – after all, there’s pool, foosball, pinball machines, a long bar, and plenty of alternative music blasting from the speakers in-between sets to keep the young clientele occupied.

Performers often set up on a small stage inside or, if the weather permits, out on the profoundly popular outdoor terrace that overlooks the canal.

The biggest selling point, however, is arguably the dirt-cheap drinks, served with a smile by attentive and heavily tattooed bartenders.

From late teens trying to party like rock stars to old rock stars trying to party like teens, the crowd is energetic, friendly, and clearly big supporters of Café Sound Garden’s motto:

If it doesn't rock, it's dead, if it doesn't roll, it should be!