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Historic Brown Cafes (Bruine Kroegen)

Bruine kroegen (brown cafés) are the quintessential Dutch living rooms: wood-paneled walls stained by centuries of smoke, Persian rugs on tables, flickering candlelight, and draft pilsner or jenever.


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  • Bar · Grachtengordel

    A. van Wees Tasting Locality

    A. van Wees Tasting Locality, located in Amsterdam's Jordaan neighborhood, is a tasting room offering tastings of Dutch genevers and liqueurs made by the…

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  • Café · Grachtengordel

    Café De Prins

    Café De Prins is a cozy café located in Amsterdam's Jordaan neighborhood that serves classic Dutch dishes and modern twists on traditional fare alongside…

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  • Café · Centrum

    Café ‘t Smalle

    Café 't Smalle is a traditional Amsterdam brown café located in the Jordaan district, featuring dark wood interiors, a vintage ambiance, and a canalside…

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  • Café · De Wallen

    Café Dijk 120

    Café Dijk 120 is a café located in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam, serving coffee and snacks with picturesque views of the Prinsengracht canal.

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  • Café · Centrum

    Café de Wetering

    Café de Wetering is a charming brown café in Amsterdam located near the Rijksmuseum that offers a cozy and intimate atmosphere with a wood-burning…

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  • Pub · Jordaan

    Café Chris

    Dark wood and a billiard table give this Bloemstraat café its brown-bar character.

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  • Bar · Jordaan

    Proeflokaal Arendsnest

    Proeflokaal Arendsnest in Amsterdam is a cozy bar that serves over 100 beers exclusively from Dutch breweries.

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  • Café · Grachtengordel

    Café Brecht

    A cozy living-room-style café near Rijksmuseum featuring mismatched vintage furniture, extensive German beer selection including Augustiner, and ramshackle bohemian charm.

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  • Bar · De Wallen

    Wynand Fockink Proeflokaal and Spirits

    Historic 17th-century liquor store & tasting room selling liqueur & genever in an old world setting.

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  • Bar · Binnenstad

    Hoppe

    Amsterdam's oldest continuously operating café since 1670, a national monument brown bar on Spui square famous for aged jenever, bitterballen, and terrace people-watching.

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