Nightlife in grachtengordel

Pulitzer's Bar ★ 4.5

€€€€grachtengordelMon-Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 15:00-02:00, Sun 15:00-01:00

Pulitzer's Bar sits inside the canal-fronted Pulitzer Amsterdam hotel on the corner of Keizersgracht and Reestraat, running a botanical-led cocktail menu in a classic dark-wood, leather-banquette setting with a small canal terrace.

Tip: Entrance through the hotel lobby on Prinsengracht 323, the bar itself opens onto Keizersgracht. Canal-side outside seats are first-come on warm nights.

Keizersgracht 234, 1016 DT Amsterdam

Cafe de Pieper ★ 4.4

€grachtengordelDaily 12:00-01:00

Cafe de Pieper has run on the corner of Prinsengracht and Leidsegracht since 1665, with worn floorboards, a low brown-beamed ceiling, stained-glass windows and a tiny canal-side terrace that catches the late afternoon sun.

Tip: Front room is standing only, back room has a few small tables. Cash bar; closes earlier than the late-night strip but the room peaks at 23:00.

Prinsengracht 424, 1016 JC Amsterdam

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