Bars and Clubs in Amsterdam

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Café Pakhuis Wilhelmina
20s / 30s / Bar Food / Casual / Club / Conversational / Dancing / Foosball / Garage Rock / Hip / Indie / Indie Rock / Live Band / Live Entertainment / Live Music / Live Music Venue / Locals / Music Lovers / Performance / Pop / Sandwiches / Snack Food / Students / Tourists / Trendy Crowd / Young Professionals
Party Earth Review For a taste of the underground Dutch music scene, patrons should head to Café Pakhuis Wilhelmina, a small but energetic venue set inside a dingy waterfront warehouse that focuses on rock and indie acts at affordable prices. Black walls, oriental rugs, and a disco ball constitute most of the décor in this low-ceilinged space ... read full review of Café Pakhuis Wilhelmina
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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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Mellow Yellow
20s / 30s / 40s / Arcade Games / Board Games / Casual / Classic Rock / Coffeeshop / Foosball / Friendly / Games / Jukebox / Laid back / Locals / Marijuana / Pool (Billiards) / Reggae / Smoking Area / Sports / Sports Fans / TVs / Top 40 / Tourists

Party Earth Review The first licensed coffeeshop in Amsterdam, Mellow Yellow opened its doors in 1967 and remains a must-see for connoisseurs of cultural cannabis. The exterior, with its bright yellow façade and retro black stripe design, still screams 1960s, but the interior is nothing but modern. Sleek tables, cushioned stools, and wraparound ... more
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Coco's Outback
20s / 30s / Barbeque / Beer / Beer Lovers / Breakfast / Burgers / Casual / DJ / Darts / Drink Specials / Expats / Finger Food / Fish and Chips / Happy Hour / Jam Packed / Karaoke / Lively / Outdoor Area / Pool (Billiards) / Pop / Pub / Restaurant / Rock / Rowdy / Sandwiches / Specialty Cocktails / Sports / Sports Bar / Sports Fans / Steak / Summer / TVs / Teenagers / Theme Nights / Tourists / Vegetarian Food / Wings

Party Earth Review Amsterdam’s only Australian pub and a haven for sports fans, Coco’s Outback boasts seventeen flat-screen TVs and two big screens that show any number of games from five or so different sports channels. The décor is classic Aussie pub with the requisite rustic furnishings, stuffed game mounted on rugged walls, and typical ... more
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Proeflokaal Arendsnest
20s / 30s / 40s / Beer / Beer Lovers / Beer on Tap / Belgian Beer / Brown Bar / Casual / Conversational / Expats / Friendly / Groups / Locals / Snack Food / Terrace / Tourists / Wings
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 is similar to the famous Belgian abbeys – that is, there’s a wide selection of flavors, ingredients, and alcohol content, and every beer ... read full review of Proeflokaal Arendsnest
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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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Wynand Fockink
20s / 40s / After Work / Casual / Conversational / Drinking Activity / Friendly / Historic / Historic Bar / Late 30s / Locals / Regulars / Shots / Specialty Cocktails / Tour / Tourists

Party Earth Review An old-fashioned Dutch liqueur distillery and tasting house in business since 1679, Wynand Fockink is an entertaining place where patrons can still take part in a unique Dutch drinking tradition. Snazzy shot glasses of sweet, bitter, strong, and/or fruity liqueurs are filled to the rim and lined up on the bar – and the ... more
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Bluebird
20s / Casual / Coffeeshop / Conversational / Diverse / Expats / Friendly / Jazz / Laid back / Marijuana / Reggae / Regulars / Sandwiches / Smoking Area / Snack Food / Students / Tourists / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review It’s easy to get lost in the details at Bluebird, a cool coffeeshop whose mesmerizing jungle theme is rife with lush murals of rain forests and a plethora of leafy green plants. The whole setting calls to mind a sort of tree house bungalow, with swirls of tropical reds, blues, and greens contributing to the soothing vibe ... more
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Lounges

Belushi's Bar

→ Odeon
→ Chocolate Bar
→ Jimmy Woo
→ Bo Cinq
→ Door 74

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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:

Werck

20s / 30s

Café De II Prinsen

20s / Brown Bar

Weber / Kamer 401 / Lux

20s / 30s

Coco's Outback

20s / 30s

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:

Jimmy Woo

20s / 30s

Vyne

20s / 30s

Wijnbar Boelen & Boelen

20s / 30s

Door 74

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:

Trouw

20s / 30s

Bluebird

20s / Casual

Barney's Coffeeshop

20s / 30s

Café The Minds

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:

De Nieuwe Anita

20s / 30s

Blijburg

20s / 30s

Desmet Studio's

20s / 30s

Noorderlicht Café

All Ages / Artists

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