Bars and Clubs in Amsterdam

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Grey Area
20s / 30s / Casual / Celebrities / Coffeeshop / Diverse / Indie / Late 30s / Marijuana / Regulars / Rock / Smoking Area / Students
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 – although, ironically, most of the wins have been for marijuana produced in the United States. Nonetheless, this small coffeeshop and its high ... read full review of Grey Area
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Noorderlicht Café
All Ages / Artists / Artsy / Bar / Café / Casual / Creative / DJ / Dancing / Day Drinking / Dinner / Easygoing / High Energy / House / Live Band / Live Music / Locals / Lunch / Music Lovers / Outdoor Area / Pasta / Performance / Spoken Word Poetry / Steak

Party Earth Review Easily recognizable by its airplane hangar shape and transparent, greenhouse-like architecture, Noorderlicht (Northern Lights) is a boisterous café where artists and creative types come for indoor and outdoor drinking, dining, and dancing – not to mention an extraordinary view of the city center from the other side of the ... more
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OT301
20s / 80s Music / 90s Music / All Types / Alternative / Artists / Beer / Budget-friendly / Club / Cover charge / Culture / DJ / Friendly / Hip-Hop / Hippies / Indie / Laid back / Liberal / Live Band / Live Music / Movies / Music Lovers / Performance / Ping Pong / Punks / Reggae / Restaurant / Rock / Students / Techno / Teenagers / Tourists / Underground / Vegetarian Food

Party Earth Review Formerly a film academy, the building that now houses OT301 was taken over by an enterprising group of artists who revamped it into a multimedia cultural center dedicated to parties, music, and food. Now home to a club, a film cinema, art studios, and the De Peper vegan café, OT301 has maintained its urban roots, which ... more
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Kriterion
All Ages / Bar / Budget-friendly / Café / Casual / Conversational / Cover charge / Liberal / Locals / Movies / Outdoor Area / Pizza / Sandwiches / Students / Terrace / Theater / Upbeat

Party Earth Review Opened by a good samaritan in 1945, the Kriterion movie theater was originally a haven where struggling students could work and earn money in the aftermath of World War II. From the beginning, Kriterion has been run by a creative panel of young and innovative city students, who continue to strive to keep the theater a liberal ... more
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De Dampkring
Casual / Coffeeshop / House / Laid back / Marijuana / Regulars / Smoking Area / TVs / Tourists
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 vibe and fine list of weed and hash. Swirls of earthy tones and vibrant gold trim adorn the dark wood bar, glossy inlaid tables, and sunset ... read full review of De Dampkring
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The Bulldog Coffeeshop nr. 90
20s / 30s / Business Types / Casual / Classic Rock / Coffeeshop / Diverse / Games / Hippies / Locals / Marijuana / Outdoor Area / Pop / Reggae / Regulars / Sandwiches / Smoking Area / Snack Food / TVs / Top 40 / Tourists / Trendy Crowd / Wi-Fi

Party Earth Review The self-proclaimed "world's first coffeeshop," The Bulldog Coffeshop nr. 90 is an ideal spot for an afternoon of hanging out in the historic Red Light District and sampling the variety of smoking options. The building’s façade – a chaotic mural of Amsterdam’s streets, colorful Red Light District figures, and bulldogs ... more
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Pata Negra
20s / 30s / Bar / Casual / Cocktails / Easygoing / Fun-loving / Latin / Latin / Latin Food / Locals / Restaurant / Romantic / Sangria / Shots / Specialty Cocktails / Tapas / Tourists

Party Earth Review Named after the black pigs that are indigenous to the Iberian Peninsula, Pata Negra is a restaurant and bar popular for its genuine Spanish design, sweetly refreshing cocktails, and a menu of over forty authentic Spanish tapas. Quaint and romantic, the décor features kitchen-tile mosaics that portray Spanish wine cellars ... more
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In 't Aepjen
20s / 30s / 40s / Casual / Conversational / Diverse / Easygoing / Folk / Historic / Historic Bar / Lively / Locals / Regulars / Rock / Tourists / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Legend has it that In ’t Aepjen – the first bar built on the first established street in Amsterdam – was a favorite party place in the 1500s among sailors who paid their tabs not with coins, but with “exotic treasure” – in other words, monkeys. What started as a joke between a barman and a sailor grew into a rumor, so much ... more
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Browse Amsterdam Bars and Clubs by Category

Brown bars – named for their requisite 16th- and 17th-century-era smoky wooden interiors – are the heart of the city’s nightlife drinking culture, but there are loads of modern and trendy bars and clubs in Amsterdam whose chic décor and more sophisticated vibe cater to a cosmopolitan crowd as well.

As casual drinkers enjoy the local Heineken, Amstel, and Grolsch beers at neighborhood pubs, a more “see and be seen” set heads to swankier bars and clubs for the latest cocktails. The city also offers a diverse scene that includes artsy, underground hangouts as well as high-end dance clubs and lounges.

Regardless of the setting, these venues provide the late-night dancing and debauchery that seems to be expected in Amsterdam. And while most of these nightclubs have door policies and dress codes, they are generally more relaxed than similar clubs in other major cities.

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Lucas

Sports? Pub crawls? Rowdy bars? Good beer? Then check out these suggestions from Lucas:

Brouwerij 't Ij

All Ages / Anything goes

Coco's Outback

20s / 30s

Weber / Kamer 401 / Lux

20s / 30s

Café De II Prinsen

20s / Brown Bar

Lucas Likes: Beer Sports Rowdy Casual Anything goes Bar Flirty
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Adriana

Exclusive hotspots? Chic crowds? Bottle service? Posh shopping? Then check out these suggestions from Adriana:

Door 74

20s / 30s

Supperclub

30s / Artists

Wijnbar Boelen & Boelen

20s / 30s

Jimmy Woo

20s / 30s

Adriana Likes: Exclusive Nightclub Fashion Forward Shopping Jetsetter Lounge Hotel Bar High End / Exclusive
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Jonah

Eclectic crowds? Authentic bars? Live music? Nothing mainstream? Then check out these suggestions from Jonah:

Bitterzoet

20s / 30s

Brouwerij 't Ij

All Ages / Anything goes

Whiskycafé L&B

20s / 30s

Skek

20s / 30s

Jonah Likes: Live Music Eclectic Indie Alternative Non-mainstream Laid back Conversational Creative / Art / Music Types
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Emma

Amazing drink deals? Unpretentious crowds? Karaoke with friends? Dancing all night? Then check out these suggestions from Emma:

Blijburg

20s / 30s

Noorderlicht Café

All Ages / Artists

Woodstock 69

30s / 40s

Skek

20s / 30s

Emma Likes: Happy Hour Culture Dancing Lively Budget-friendly Sightseeing Party Groups
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