Cocktail bars are where Amsterdam’s drinking scene has changed most in the past 15 years. The city kept its brown-café tradition intact but built a second layer on top: speakeasies behind unmarked doors, hotel bars with serious cocktail programmes, and neighbourhood spots running house-made shrubs, infusions and genever-based menus that nod to the city’s distilling history. This archive collects them all — Door 74 on Reguliersdwarsstraat (the original reservation-only spot, opened 2008), Tales & Spirits on Lijnbaanssteeg, Rosalia’s Menagerie at the Pulitzer hotel, the W Hotel’s The Duchess and Mr Porter, Dutch Courage on Rozengracht, Bar Basquiat in De Pijp, and Freddy’s Bar at the Hotel de l’Europe. Each listing covers reservation policy, signature drinks, and dress-code expectations.
A cocktail bar where history meets mixology On a narrow street once thundering with crossbow fire, one of Amsterdam’s most acclaimed cocktail bar pours drink…
A narrow building at Zeedijk 12 holds one of Amsterdam’s most compelling drinking experiences. Dutch Courage, which opened on August 6, 2020, stands as a…
Behind an unmarked black door on Reguliersdwarsstraat sits one of Amsterdam’s most significant contributions to global cocktail culture. Door 74 opened in No…
Behind an unassuming door on Kloveniersburgwal—one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals—lies Rosalia’s Menagerie, a cocktail bar that channels the spirit of 17th-cen…
Tales & Spirits in Amsterdam is a cocktail bar and restaurant located in an ancient building on Lijnbaanssteeg that offers a sophisticated atmosphere with innovative cocktails and delicious food.
