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Category: Bars - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Marnixstraat 381, Amsterdam 1016 XR
This combination bar and restaurant pays homage to bovines with its name and its decor, which features cow prints and cow artwork. (The moniker means Cow Café) The cozy, unassuming place is ideal when you want to kick back with a drink or partake of simple, affordable food, including hot dishes, pastas, salads and the...
Category: Bars - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Weesperzijde 23, Amsterdam 1091 EC
By day, this desirable cafe offers a quiet place for patrons to sit and indulge in a drink or a bite. Come night, the 'drink and bite' part still applies, but things kick into a higher gear. The social scene picks up, and live bands play a variety of styles in the little theater at the rear. Outside, a shaded street...
Category: Live Music - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Lijnbaansgracht 163, Amsterdam 1016 VX
This casual, unassuming place, complete with low ceilings, performance fliers and photos, pulls in a regular cast of locals and curious travelers. Blues music is the specialty, and any night of the week, you'll find live musicians playing to crowds. At times, well-known talents perform; otherwise, homegrown folks show...
Category: Live Entertainment - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Leidseplein 12, Leidseplein Theater, Amsterdam 1017 PT
If you need a night of comic relief, there's no better place to get it than a Boom Chicago performance. Created by American expatriates, the shows take on Dutch life and foibles, inviting everyone to participate in a fast-paced world of wit, physical comedy and fun. Great production values, terrific food, and talented...
Category: Live Music - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Concertgebouwplein 2-6, Amsterdam 1071 LN
Said to be the busiest classical music venue in the world (it puts on over 800 concerts a year), this stately neo-classical building dates from 1889 and has an equally grand interior. The crème de la crème of international orchestras and conductors regularly appear in the main auditorium - renowned for its acoustics...
Category: Brown Cafés - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Prinsenstraat 30, Amsterdam 1015 DD
Regular patrons find plenty of reasons to applaud this fashionable brown café. For starters, it has an inviting ambience that appeals to folks who want to pass some time with friends and a drink or two. If the munchies hit, a range of light fare can help ward off hunger pangs. By all accounts, though, the outside...
Category: Bars - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Warmoesstraat 51, Amsterdam 1012 HW
Flash and glamor are the name of the game at this kitsch, New York-style bar, whose inspired cocktails are a favorite of gay men and women. Getto also has a fantastic restaurant at the rear, serving up tasty international fare with a deliberate 'home cooked' quality. Its burgers are the best in town! Along with...
Category: Dance Clubs - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Singel 460, Amsterdam 1017 AW
Located in a canal house dating from 1662, this was once home to the notorious gay club, DOK, whose visitors included David Bowie, Elton John and Jean Paul Gaultier. Following the demise of DOK, it was patronized largely by students until a major revamp in 2005. Now its plush interior is a haven for more monied and...
Category: Dance Clubs - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18, Amsterdam 1017 RE
The city's most glamorous club is based around the concept of a fictional Chinese Triad tycoon who enjoys throwing extravagant parties in his opulent, Oriental-style lounge, akin to an 18th-century Chinese opium den. Its dance area has a state-of-the-art sound system and illuminated ceiling which contains no less than...
Category: Live Music - Amsterdam Nightlife
Address: ArenA Boulevard 590, Amsterdam 1101 DS
A 20-minute metro ride from the centre will take you to this huge, beer-sponsored music venue in the Bijlmer district. The second largest live music venue in Amsterdam (the largest is the adjacent football stadium), this is the place to come to watch acts with a sizeable following such as The Chemical Brothers,...
