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A historic area popular with many visitors to the city, the Nieuwe Zijds neighborhood is also home to some of Amsterdam’s most well-known coffeeshops and a booming nightlife centered along Spuistraat and Haarlemmerstraat.

Known as the “squatter ’hood” due to its population of young liberal types who participate in everyday society but often choose to live in abandoned buildings, Spuistraat is full of alternative bars and urban nightclubs that define Amsterdam’s counterculture and that attract an energetic crowd with lots of street style.

In contrast, the more modern lounges and traditional brown bars along Haarlemmerstraat and in the Spui square of Nieuwe Zijds cater to a preppier clientele who prefer more casual evenings of drinking and mingling.

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Bitterzoet

Bar / Club / Music Venue

Party Earth Review Bitterzoet is a bar, club, and movie theater all rolled into one with an easygoing, underground vibe. Although the bar, DJ corner and décor of urban murals, black walls, and disco ball ... more

Spuistraat 2
1012 Amsterdam

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Café The Minds

Bar / Café

Party Earth Review Take the cover of a punk rock album, throw in some skateboard decks and a few beer-soaked tables, then add a talkative crowd sporting mohawks and worn out Chuck Taylors, and the end ... more

Spuistraat 245
1012 Amsterdam

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Barney's Coffeeshop

Coffeeshop

Party Earth Review For over twenty years, the small but hip Barney’s Coffeeshop has offered a welcoming bohemian feel and remains a genuine staple of Amsterdam’s smoking culture. The vintage wood trim ... more

Haarlemmerstraat 102
1013 Amsterdam

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Proeflokaal Arendsnest

Brown Bar

Party Earth Review Any serious beer lover who’s ready to forgo the typical Belgian bars and dive into the exceptional Dutch microbrew scene needs to check out Proeflokaal Arendsnest. Although the concept ... more

Herengracht 90
1015 BS Amsterdam

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Abraxas

Coffeeshop

Party Earth Review A spiritual, earthy, and mildly psychedelic motif distinguishes Abraxas from other coffeeshops, and the interior of this three-story 17th-century building is one of the most beautiful ... more

Jonge Roelensteeg 12-14
1012 Amsterdam

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De Dampkring

Coffeeshop

Party Earth Review Long before its fame for its part in the film Ocean’s 12 – a scene that is continuously looped on the bar’s flat-screen TVs – De Dampkring was well known for its trippy, hippie Indian ... more

Handboogstraat 29
1012 Amsterdam

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In de Wildeman

Pub

Party Earth Review Housed in a spacious 1600s-era building that was once a distillery, In de Wildeman has carried on the structure’s legacy by fashioning itself as a bar dedicated to offering the best ... more

Kolksteeg 3
1012 Amsterdam

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Grey Area

Coffeeshop

Party Earth Review Known for producing some of the best weed and hash in the city, Grey Area is one of the most popular coffeeshops in Amsterdam and has won countless High Times Cannabis Cup awards ... more

Oude Leliestraat 2
1015 Amsterdam

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Café Belgique

Brown Bar / Pub

Party Earth Review Specializing in Belgian beer, Café Belgique is a small brown tavern oozing with rustic charm and filled with colorful characters. Ever since the well-known graffiti crew London Police ... more

Gravenstraat 2
1012 Amsterdam

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Café Hoppe

Brown Bar / Pub

Party Earth Review Established in 1670, Café Hoppe is a traditional Dutch bar where the city’s intellectuals have gathered for hundreds of years to discuss politics and world affairs. Scholars and highbrows ... more

Spui 18-20
1012 Amsterdam

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Top Upcoming Events in Nieuwe Zijds

May 2013

May 24 Fri	International Comedy Stand-Up Comedy / Stand-Up Comedy 8:30pm Comedy Theater in de Nes	Add to Calendar
May 26 Sun	Indiestad 2013: Day 9 (at Bitterzoet) Concert / Music Festival / Hip-Hop / Indie / Trance Bitterzoet Bauchklang	Add to Calendar
May 30 Thu	Paulien Cornelisse Comedy Show / Stand-Up Comedy 8:30pm Comedy Theater in de Nes Paulien Cornelisse	Add to Calendar