


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 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...