Amsterdam is still very much a café culture, as you can see when the sun first comes out after a long winter's rain and the economy grinds to a halt as everyone runs off to their favourite terrace. While there's a whole range of bars, from traditional 'tasting houses' to the latest sleek cocktail hotspot, the basis remains the 'brown café', the neighbourhood boozer that rates personal interaction over any extra frills. Sadly, with the recent smoking ban their evocatively nicotine-stained interiors may be a thing of the past…
A lively Brazilian music bar in the Leidesplein neighborhood
Bamboo Bar radiates with light displays, pulsates with music, and has great drinks to boot....
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A café in Nieuwmarkt, or the Old Centre, built in 1488
In de Waag translates to Weigh House, which is what this historic building was centuries ago....
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A pub downstairs and New York-style steak house upstairs
Three Sisters Grand Pub is located in the heart of Amsterdam....
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A crown jewel in the brown café (pub) category
The Pilsener Club has been around and family owned for 125 years – through four generations....
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