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84 ❯❯ Amsterdam Area by Area

Restaurants, Cafés and Bars

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MAP P2 • Zeedijk 72–74
• 020 420 6289 • € For a three-course meal for one with half
a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal),
Those in the know flock here for taxes and extra charges.
the tastiest Thai in town. Eat in the € under €30 €€ €30–€45 €€€ over €45
restaurant or head out to their
snackbar opposite for an utterly
Café de Sluyswacht
authentic experience. 5
MAP Q4 • Jodenbree straat 1
Café Cuba
2 • 020 625 7611
Rembrandt sketched this leaning,
MAP P3 • Nieuwmarkt 3
• 020 627 4919 ex-lock-keeper’s house. It has a
An intriguing ode to the communist lovely canal-side terrace at the back.
country, this long and narrow, darkly
De Engelbewaarder
lit bar serves fantastic cocktails and 6
pitchers of sangria. There is a pool MAP P4 • Kloveniersburgwal
table at the back. 59 • 020 625 3772
Frequented by hi-brow locals, this
In ’t Aepjen
3 convivial bar serves cheap and
MAP P2 • Zeedijk 1
cheerful food and specialist beers
This unusual bar is located in one of on a peaceful canal-side terrace.
the oldest wooden houses in the city, Live jazz on Sundays.
built in 1551. Sailors would pay for
VOC Café
their stay in monkeys – hence the 7
primate theme. MAP Q1 • Prins Hendrikkade
94 • 020 428 8291
Housed in the city’s oldest defence
tower, the Schreierstoren (see p14),
this traditional-style bar has a
“reading room” and two terraces
overlooking the water.
Wijnand Fockink
8
MAP N3 • Pijlsteeg 31
• 020 639 2695
Barely looking a day older than its
1679 origins, this is the best
proeflokaal (tasting house) in town.
The hidden garden is only for use by
guests of the Krasnapolski Hotel.
Lime
9
MAP P3 • Zeedijk 104
• 020 639 3020
In ‘t Aepjen One of the hippest and friendliest
bars in the area.
De Bekeerde Suster
4 Blauw aan de Wal
MAP P4 • Kloveniersburgwal
MAP P4 • Oudezijds
6-8 • 020 423 0112 0
In 1544, the nuns at this cloister Achterburgwal 99 • 020 330 2257 • €€
started making beer, a tradition An absolute treasure in the heart of
revitalized a few years ago – and the Red Light District, this European
there’s a fine restaurant. restaurant should be savoured.
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