Bar San Francisco is a listening bar in Centrum, Amsterdam.
Editorially verified July 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Tiny room, walk-in only; arrive on the early side or expect to wait. No bookings, no phones on the bar.
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Wolvenstraat 23 sits in the Nine Streets and has run as a day-to-late bar without a formal name since opening, with newspapers, noodle soup and coffee all day rolling into beers and a late, mixed canal-belt crowd after dark.
TipOwner Rob Benoni runs the room; the kitchen does Asian-leaning bites until late on weekends. Cash card preferred.
Cafe de Kuil runs out of an old building on Oudebrugsteeg near Damrak with brown ceiling beams, a long bar along one wall and a small smoking room, opening early and running through to the late-night hours seven days a week.
TipCash bar; the smoking room out the back is small and busy on weekends. Walk five minutes from Centraal Station.
Cafe Belgique on Gravenstraat behind the Nieuwe Kerk is a small wood-panelled beer bar with eight Belgian taps and another fifty bottles, regularly listed among the city's best beer rooms and busy two-deep on weekends.
TipTiny room, no reservations; the lone table out front opens up after the dinner crowd thins. Cash and card both fine.
Hannekes Boom sits across the water from the NEMO science centre on Dijksgracht, a waterfront cafe built from reclaimed wood and salvaged materials with a sprawling deck, DJ booth and seasonal live music programme.
TipOutdoor seating fills fast on warm afternoons; the deck wraps around with art-piece tables. DJs typically take over from late afternoon on weekends.
Wolvenstraat 23 sits in the Nine Streets and has run as a day-to-late bar without a formal name since opening, with newspapers, noodle soup and coffee all day rolling into beers and a late, mixed canal-belt crowd after dark.
TipOwner Rob Benoni runs the room; the kitchen does Asian-leaning bites until late on weekends. Cash card preferred.
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.
TipFront 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.
Cafe de Kuil runs out of an old building on Oudebrugsteeg near Damrak with brown ceiling beams, a long bar along one wall and a small smoking room, opening early and running through to the late-night hours seven days a week.
TipCash bar; the smoking room out the back is small and busy on weekends. Walk five minutes from Centraal Station.
Cafe Belgique on Gravenstraat behind the Nieuwe Kerk is a small wood-panelled beer bar with eight Belgian taps and another fifty bottles, regularly listed among the city's best beer rooms and busy two-deep on weekends.
TipTiny room, no reservations; the lone table out front opens up after the dinner crowd thins. Cash and card both fine.
Cafe Sonneveld stands on the corner of Egelantiersgracht and Tweede Egelantiersdwarsstraat in the Jordaan with a sunny canal-side terrace looking toward the Westerkerk, serving genever, kopstoot beers and Dutch comfort food late into the evening.
TipTerrace fills the moment the sun hits it; the kitchen runs until close with kroketten and burgers. Cash card preferred.
