Wynand Fockink ★ 4.5
Wynand Fockink on Pijlsteeg has poured Amsterdam jenever since 1679, the proeflokaal where you bend over the tulip glass without lifting it from the bar.
Signature drink: Jenever flights, traditional Dutch liqueurs
Food: No food
TypeHotel cocktail bar
Signature drinkJapanese-inflected cocktails with city view
Food program: Bar snacks, oysters
Location
Address: Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, 1072 LH Amsterdam
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Café Chris ★ 4.3
Café Chris on Bloemstraat in the Jordaan has poured Amsterdam beer since 1624, claimant to the city's oldest brown cafe title, the room small enough to know.
Signature drink: Pilsner, jenever, no music
Food: Bar snacks
Rosalia's Menagerie ★ 4.4
Rosalia's Menagerie at Conservatorium Hotel is the Amsterdam high-end cocktail bar pulled from old Havana, aged-rum lineup and a tropical-leaning seasonal menu.
Signature drink: Aged-rum cocktails, riffs on the daiquiri
Food: Bar snacks
Tales and Spirits ★ 4.6
Tales and Spirits on Lijnbaanssteeg is the Amsterdam cocktail boudoir of the old guard, antique cabinets, chandeliers, drinks served in vintage glassware.
Signature drink: Vintage-glass cocktails with house infusions
Food: Snacks and bar plates
Door 74 ★ 4.6
Door 74 on Reguliersdwarsstraat is the Amsterdam speakeasy that opened the city's cocktail wave, by reservation only, behind an unmarked door, art-deco-trimmed.
Signature drink: Pre-prohibition classics, seasonal menu
Food: No food
Hiding in Plain Sight ★ 4.5
Hiding in Plain Sight on Rapenburg is the Amsterdam American-style cocktail bar, big-windowed despite the speakeasy framing, sharp menu, unfussy room.
Signature drink: Seasonal menu, riffs on the Manhattan
Food: No food