XtraCold IceBar Hibernate on the North Pole

XtraCold IceBar Hibernate on the North Pole

XtraCold IceBar Hibernate on the North Pole Amsterdam Ice bar is cool, not only figuratively but also literally. The temperature does not exceed -10°C and everything is made of ice. The walls, the bar stool and the bar you sit at, even the glass you drink from is made...
Wine in a Dutch Village

Wine in a Dutch Village

Wine in a Dutch Village Spend the afternoon in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, a typically Dutch village, and the evening in Wijnbar Raak for authentic Dutch atmosphere. Leave the tourists in the centre of Amsterdam and meet the locals in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, only 9...
Café Hoppe

Café Hoppe

Café Hoppe Café Hoppe is popular. Drop by on a Friday afternoon and join the crowd of people standing outside who grab a quick drink to celebrate the start of the weekend. Hoppe has been serving customers since 1670 and is one of these must-see and must-have-been...
Bruin Café Amsterdam

Bruin Café Amsterdam

Bruin Café Amsterdam Brown cafés are neighbourhood gathering spots where you can meet locals, enjoy a drink and eat a little snack. They are all over Amsterdam and usually stay open until 1 or 2 am. They are named brown café because the furniture is of dark wood and...
Bruin Café is quintessential Amsterdam

Bruin Café is quintessential Amsterdam

Bruin Café is quintessential Amsterdam What pubs are to London, are Bruine Cafe’s (Brown Cafés) to Amsterdam. Café De Eland is where locals from the neighbourhood gather for a drink, a chat and in the old days a smoke. Tables spill out on to the pavement, a...
Tasting Houses

Tasting Houses

Tasting Houses Tasting houses in Amsterdam go back to the 17th century. Wine and spirit sellers wanted to boost their sales and invited rich merchants to sample their wares, hoping to strike a deal. Just off Brouwersgracht, on Driehoekstraat, is De Ooievaar, the last...