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Bars

Het Dwarsliggertje
1
MAP N6 • Reguliersdwarsstraat
105 • 020 677 8599
The name implies that this
understated gay/mixed bar is
the street’s “sleeper”. Indeed,
in this street of loud and trendy
gay clubs, it has the look and feel
of a friendly local.
Diners at Kingfisher
Café van Leeuwen
2 Kingfisher
MAP E5 • Keizersgracht 711
MAP D6 • Ferdinand Bolstraat
• 020 625 8215 • www. 6
cafevanleeuwen.nl 24 • 020 671 2395 • €
A beautiful Dutch corner café with This large and modern bar is one of
a stunning canal view, just off the the best watering-holes in the Pijp.
bustling Utrechtse straat. Offers imaginative Dutch and
international cuisine.
De Duivel
3 Café Krull
MAP N6
• Reguliersdwarsstraat 87 7
MAP E6 • Sarphatipark 2
Cypress Hill and The Roots have • 020 662 0214
joined the boisterous baggy brigade Krull is a local favourite, just a few
at Amsterdam’s small but legendary blocks away from the busy Albert
hip hop bar. These days, the hip hop Cuyp market. If you feel hungry,
is melted down with anything from there is a good selection of
funk to disco. sandwiches on offer.
Lellebel
8
MAP P6 • Utrechtsestraat 4
Amsterdam’s infamous – and only –
dragshow bar, the complete
antithesis of the testosterone-fuelled
Rembrandt plein nearby. At first
glance it’s unremarkable, but when
Shirley Bassey is turned up on the
soundsystem, the bar staff perform
quite some routine.
Café Krom
Folk musicians at Mulligans 9
MAP E5 • Utrechtse straat 76
Mulligans
4 • 020 624 5343
This 1950s-styled brown café is
MAP P6 • Amstel 100
If you’re tired of the Rembrandtplein, quickly becoming an Amsterdam
pop round the corner to this Irish bar tradition. The old jukebox pumps a
for some good craic. stream of vinyl nostalgia.
Nel
De Huyschkaemer
5 0
MAP E5 • Amstelveld 12
MAP E5 • Utrechtsestraat 137
• 020 627 0575 • 020 626 1199
A corner-located, split-level designer On a quiet, leafy square, Nel’s
bar popular with a young arty crowd. terrace is the perfect place to relax
Great atmosphere. after a day of wandering the canals.

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