DK Travel : Amsterdam : Bars & Nightclubs

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De Reiger

De Reiger is the king of theeetcafés . Join the contented local clientele eating good food, knocking back the wine and just chatting (see De Reiger).
De Reiger

A stylish and popular brown bar-restaurant for those with discerning tastebuds. Not your usual “pub grub”.
De Sluyswacht

Rembrandt sketched this leaning former lock-keeper’s house. There’s a peaceful canalside terrace at the back.
De Vijff Vlieghen

Elvis, Versace and John Wayne ate at this sprawling 300-seater restaurant. Each room has a theme, including the Rembrandt Room. Today it touts New Dutch cuisine, using mostly organic ingredients.
De Zotte

This Belgian bar (appropriately named “Drunken Fool”) has a huge range of beers. Delicious food helps soak it all up.
Duende

Release the inner gypsy in this small, busy tapas bar in the Jordaan. Authentic atmosphere, value for money, and regular live music. Olé!
Eerste Klas

A station café? If that gives you the horrors, think again. A minute or two in this stunningly decorated, classy 19th-century former first-class waiting room, and you’re transported back in time. Station bustle becomes part of the atmosphere – though when you’re back on the platform, it comes as a shock to find there are no steam trains.
Engelbewaarder

The man at the next table may be writing a novel; the couple across the way arguing politics. An interesting, literary clientele gives an edge to this classic “brown café”. There might even be a jazz band playing, and some locals swear that the French-fries you can have with your beer are the best in town.
Escape

One of Amsterdam’s biggest and most exciting clubs, which can hold up to 2,000 people, has a huge dance floor, hi-tech lighting, a multi-media environment and, as you would expect, a stunning sound system. At weekends it attracts a big out-of-town crowd.
Finch

This small but popular watering-hole on the edge of a scenic square can get decidedly crowded. In summer, the hip local clientele spills out onto the square.

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Restaurant price categories

For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
- under €20
- €20–€30
- €30–€45
- €45–€60
- over €60