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Mon / Feb 18
Bursting with enough nightlife options to keep most partiers out until dawn, Leidseplein is a vast square that draws a crowd practically twenty-four hours a day.
In warm weather, the animated plaza hosts numerous street performers cheered on by travelers gathered on the square’s giant terrace, while at dusk the area begins to fill up with a massive young crowd gearing up for a night at the hot clubs and spectacular music venues.
The smaller streets off the plaza are home to numerous terrace bars, coffeeshops, and other hidden treasures that appeal to those looking for a bit of elbow room, while just behind Leidseplein stretches Vondelpark, a popular Amsterdam park and an ideal spot for peace and relaxation.
Whether partiers choose a low-key jazz bar or a sweaty dance floor, the Leidseplein scene can get quite rowdy and keep patrons busy all night long.
20s / 30s / Alternative / Club / DJ / TVs
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Lijnbaansgracht 238
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / 70s Music / Casual / Club
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Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 26
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / 40s / Blues / Café / Jazz
Party Earth Review Dimly illuminated by rustic lanterns, candles, and strings of soft lights, Jazz Café Alto is a quaint, smoky bar just off of Leidseplein that offers fantastic live jazz every night ... more
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 115
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / Artsy / Balcony / Casual / DJ
Party Earth Review Set in an old milk factory, Melkweg (Milky Way) is an entertainment/arts complex with a bar, club, movie theater, and art gallery. Though the venue features a variety of live concerts ... more
Lijnbaansgracht 234a
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / Bottle Service / Club / DJ
Party Earth Review Posh and elegant, Jimmy Woo is one of the hottest clubs in Amsterdam and attracts a chic, sophisticated clientele that fits right in with the lush décor. The tongue-in-cheek premise ... more
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18
1017 Amsterdam
20s / Alternative Music / Café / DJ
Party Earth Review Housed in a former 19th-century church in the heart of Amsterdam, Paradiso is an enormous, multilevel music venue and dance club with an international reputation for delivering intimate ... more
Weteringschans 6-8
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / Anything goes / Artists
Party Earth Review Over one hundred types of Belgian and Dutch beers await in this snug Flanders-meets-Amsterdam brown bar, a place that has apparently radiated warmth and charm since the day it first ... more
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 86
1017 Amsterdam
20s / Ambient / Casual / Coffeeshop
Party Earth Review Thanks to its shameless ocean theme, The Dolphins is one of the most unique and recognizable coffeeshops in Amsterdam. The walls are amusingly painted with one continuous marine mural ... more
Kerkstraat 39
1017 Amsterdam
All Ages / All Types / Cafés / Free
Party Earth Review Vondelpark is a 120-acre park offering a pleasant change of scenery from the coffeeshops and canals and a chance to enjoy the sun reflecting off the tiny scattered ponds. Designed ... more
Museum Quarter
1071 AA Amsterdam
20s / 30s / 40s / Blues / Blues Club
Party Earth Review Straight out of New Orleans, the Bourbon Street Blues Club is a live music venue whose authentic, old-fashioned feel is perfectly complemented by the fantastic jazz and blues that has ... more
Leidsekruisstraat 6-8
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / Brown Bar / Finger Food
Party Earth Review Outside, fogged and white-framed windows reveal a typical Dutch brown bar – cozy and brimming with character. Inside, the award-winning Whiskycafé L&B is a soothing and resoundingly ... more
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 82-84
1017 Amsterdam
20s / 30s / 40s / Bottle Service / DJ
Reviewed by Eugene S.
"The drink menu gives you the true meaning of what a lounge is about. The dress code keeps the atmosphere classy adding to the variety of cocktails ser ..." more
Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 41
1017 NG Amsterdam