Guide
Drinks.
Brown cafés, a brewery taproom, a park pavilion, where we’d actually pull up a chair.
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Bar Bukowski
Café · Oost
A café-bar near the Oosterpark inspired by the writer Charles Bukowski: coffee and a long lunch menu by day, cocktails, beer and music at night.
Oosterpark 10, 1092 AE AmsterdamBonnie
Café · Zuid
A café-bistro-bar on the Amstelveenseweg, known for good food with carefully chosen wines and a familiar, welcoming feel.
Amstelveenseweg 226h, 1075 RN AmsterdamBrouwerij 't IJ - Proeflokaal de Molen
Café · Oost
A tasting room in the former bathhouse under the windmill on the Funenkade, pouring most of Brouwerij 't IJ's beers, with a big summer terrace and snacks.
Funenkade 7, 1018 AL AmsterdamCafé "De Eland"
Café · Centrum
A classic brown café on the corner of the Prinsengracht and the Elandsgracht, with wood panelling, big windows and the curly lettering of the Jordaan on the glass.
Prinsengracht 296, 1016 HW AmsterdamCafé Chris
Café · Centrum
Says it is Amsterdam's oldest café, going back to 1624, in the Jordaan. The story goes that it served the builders of the nearby Westerkerk.
Bloemstraat 42, 1016 LC AmsterdamCafé de Ceuvel
Café · Noord
A café on a former shipyard in Amsterdam Noord, built from upcycled materials, with plant-based food and a sunny terrace over the water.
Korte Papaverweg 4, AmsterdamCafe de Druif
Café · Centrum
One of Amsterdam's oldest brown cafés, on the Rapenburgerplein: the building is from 1566, it had its first liquor licence in 1631, and the room still has wooden barrels on the wall and gas chandeliers.
Rapenburgerplein 83, 1011 VJ Amsterdamcafe De Kleine Bes
Café · Oost
A café in Amsterdam Oost on the Mauritskade, serving coffee, breakfast, lunch, drinks and dinner.
Mauritskade, 1093 RR AmsterdamCafé De Linden
Café · Centrum
A café on the Lindengracht for breakfast, lunch, snacks and a wide choice of drinks. No reservations.
Lindengracht 65, 1015 KD AmsterdamCafé Eik en Linde
Café · Centrum
A long-established café in the Plantage with billiards, drinks and lunch.
Plantage Middenlaan 22A, 1018 DE AmsterdamCafé Jacob Amsterdam
Café · West
A café and bar on the corner of the Jacob van Lennepkade and the Bilderdijkstraat, with a sunny terrace, coffee and lunch by day, and Mediterranean and Asian dishes, beers and cocktails in the evening.
Bilderdijkstraat 217, 1053 ML AmsterdamCafé Kompleet
Café · West
A neighbourhood café in the Helmersbuurt, known for modern takes on classic Dutch dishes and a long wine list.
Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat 45H, 1054 BS AmsterdamCafé Marcella
Café · Centrum
A café on the Amstelveld that takes no reservations, so you can simply walk in.
Amstelveld 21, 1017 JD AmsterdamCafé Vertigo
Café · Zuid
A lively grand café in the Vondelpark, with breakfast, lunch, drinks and dinner, and wine and seasonal menus.
Vondelpark 3, 1071 AA AmsterdamCafé-Restaurant Meyer
Café · Centrum
A café-restaurant on the Amstelveld with recognisable dishes with international influences, bold flavours and a wine list with some fine bottles.
Amstelveld 12, 1017 JD AmsterdamDe Zingende Zwaan
Café · West
A cosy café-restaurant on the Eerste Helmersstraat with no reservations, a welcoming place to gather.
Eerste Helmersstraat 250, 1054 ER AmsterdamHet Paardje
Café · Zuid
A bar-bistro on the Gerard Douplein in De Pijp with a well-loved terrace, serving drinks, snacks, lunch and dinner.
Gerard Douplein 1, 1073 XE AmsterdamKaravaan
Café · West
An all-day café and restaurant in Amsterdam West with a big sunny terrace and Mediterranean sharing plates.
Kwakersplein 2, 1053 TZ AmsterdamLouie Louie
Café · Oost
A bar and all-day café with a laid-back retro-modern look, a menu mixing South American and Eastern flavours, and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
Linnaeusstraat 11A, 1093 TR AmsterdamProeflokaal 't Blauwe Theehuis
Café · Zuid
A tasting room in the middle of the Vondelpark with freshly tapped Brouwerij 't IJ beers, a sunny terrace, coffee and snacks.
Vondelpark 5, 1071 AA AmsterdamVergulden Eenhoorn
Café · Oost
A café, restaurant and hotel in a setting that dates from 1702, with a sunny terrace and a seasonal à la carte menu.
Ringdijk 58, 1097 BB Amsterdam