Amsterdam
Craft beer fans are spoilt for choice, with no fewer than 40 beers from around the world on rotating taps and hundreds more by the bottle. Try one of the…
Must-see nightlife in The Netherlands
Utrecht
On a summer day you can drink or dine right at the canal-side facing the brick arched Smeebrug bridge. However, this cosy pub-restaurant's real draw is…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Tucked down an alleyway off Grimburgwal, this site has assumed many guises throughout the centuries: a cloister during the 14th, a horse-carriage…
Utrecht
If you're strolling the leafy Buiten Wittevrowen district, seek out super-relaxed Cornelis, serving some of Utrecht's best coffee accompanied by luscious…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
A hummingbird by Brazilian street artist L7matrix covers one wall of this hip cafe, with local art also for sale. Small-batch roasts (London's Kiss the…
Friesland
Tucked away at the end of the harbour, this home-from-home terras is a peaceful spot to chill out on the grass overlooking a tiny canal fringed with other…
Nijmegen
Duck behind the weigh-house on Grote Markt to uncover this hipster coffee shop, at home in a picture-postcard townhouse with pretty olive-green facade and…
Amsterdam
Art deco lights, floral wallpaper, chesterfields and waistcoated mixologists-as-alchemists behind the bar set the scene at the sophisticated yet cosy HPS …
Utrecht
'Stay Weird' advises the dancing skeleton in advertising stickers for this rip-walled coffee mecca. The atmosphere combines happy hipster and bric-a-brac…
Maastricht
Despite toweringly high ceilings with mirrored panelling and a large central chandelier, this grand cafe isn't unduly upmarket. Outside peak mealtimes it…
Haarlem
Strung with fairy lights, this red-brick building on the northern edge of the sprawling Haarlemmerhout park is a welcoming spot for a Jopen beer, over 20…
Groningen
Student chill-out zone whatever the time of day, the Clockworker sports a spacious interior with funky art installations crafted from books. In warm…
De Pijp
Reducing food waste was the inspiration behind Jacob's Juice. Its owners collect imperfect fruit and vegetables each day from the Albert Cuypmarkt that…
Rotterdam
Rotterdammers love both coffee and cycling, and this clever business caters to both passions. As well as repairing bikes and running a cafe (breakfast…
Haarlem
Beers brewed on Haarlem's outskirts by Uiltje are served here at its city-centre taproom alongside international craft beers, with 30 on the taps at any…
Utrecht
This unpretentious, jazz-toned bar serves a full range of La Trappe Dutch Trappist beers (including three on tap, from €3.20) that you can sip while…
South Holland
Secreted in the rear garden of the Museum Simon van Gijn, this cafe is a delightful spot in which to enjoy a coffee, tea, slice of cake or panino. Reserve…
Amsterdam
A small but exceedingly sleek bar inside the stunning Conservatorium Hotel, Tunes has a long transparent bar and wow-factor flower displays. Admire them…
Amsterdam
Away from Nieuwmarkt's main cluster of coffeeshops, Bluebird does attract tourists but it has a more local vibe. The multiroom space has murals and local…
Utrecht
This cosy, board-floored corner pub has a lot of soul and a remarkable ability to source rare beers from little-known brewers. This includes a whole menu…
Amsterdam
A colourful mix of locals and tourists throng the tables to sip drinks – including beers by local breweries Oedipus and 2 Chefs – at this venerable cafe…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
It's a simple concept: craft beers plus arcade games in a neon-bathed room in the Red Light District. You can play retro games such as pinball (machines…
Amsterdam Noord
Sharing a co-working start-up space called A-Lab with the University of Arts, this cool cafe made from mostly recycled materials is a convenient coffee…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Amsterdam's oldest gay bar opened in 1927, then shut in 1982 when the Zeedijk grew too seedy. But its trinket-covered interior was lovingly dusted every…
De Pijp
Opening to one of the liveliest terraces on plane-tree-shaded square Van der Helstplein, Café Ruis has a lounge-room-like interior with mismatched…
Amsterdam
This stylish cafe-bar is not exactly the kind of dive Bukowski might have favoured, but it's a fine spot paying homage to the writer and the perfect place…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Even non-clubbers will love Winston Kingdom for its indie-alternative music beats, great DJs and live bands. No matter what's on – from 'dubstep mayhem'…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Dating from 1881, with soaring art-nouveau ceilings, this distinguished café (pub) in Centraal Station (upstairs by platform 2b) used to be the waiting…
Amsterdam
This rambling Swiss-chalet-style timber house has a gingerbread look about it, at the edge of the Vondelpark forest. It's actually a regular cafe with…
Amsterdam
A jovial canal-side watering hole, ‘The Grape’ is one of Amsterdam’s oldest pubs and was once a distillery, evident in its gas chandeliers, carpet-lined…
Amsterdam
Located in the former Vondelpark pavilion at the northeastern end of the park, this stylish and comfortable cafe has a large terrace overlooking the pond …
Amsterdam
In-the-know hop heads like to go straight to the source of cult brewers Butcher's Tears. The brewery's all-white clinical-feeling taproom is tucked at the…
De Pijp
Boca's (inspired by the Italian word for 'mouth') is the ultimate spot for borrel (drinks). Mezzanine seating overlooks the cushion-strewn interior, but…
Rotterdam
If Rotterdam had a ‘best view from a cocktail bar’ award, this bar on the 7th floor of the De Rotterdam building would be the clear winner. Action unfolds…
Proeflokaal 't Blauwe Theehuis
Amsterdam
No, it's not a blue and white UFO cake stand landed in the park, this is the Vondelpark outpost of local brewery heroes Brouwerij ’t IJ. Opened in late…
Amsterdam
Tucked away behind the Concertgebouw (Concert Hall), this wood-panelled well-worn lovely is a relaxed spot to sip a frothy, cold biertje (glass of beer)…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
A roode laars (red boot) on the facade above the stained-glass windows of this lamp-lit little brown cafe remains from its earlier incarnation as a…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Don't let the word 'cafe' in the name fool you – this is a hard-core (but very friendly) punk bar (Amsterdam's last remaining one) where the beer's cheap,…
Haarlem
One of many atmospheric places overlooking the Grote Markt, this vintage bar is named after the national KLM airline's DC-2 aircraft (aka the Uiver, a…
Nijmegen
Occupying a corner of the Grote Markt is this inviting spot, as evidenced by its motto: 'A frosty mug of rich beer gives you warmth, joy and sweet…
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