Lofi runs a multi-room warehouse complex on Basisweg near Sloterdijk station with a 24-hour licence, hosting house, techno and club nights from Friday through Sunday with occasional 24-hour parties such as Ratherlost.
Tip: Train to Sloterdijk then a short walk west; bring layers because the outdoor smoking area gets cold. Programming runs into Monday morning on long weekends.
Address: Basisweg 63, 1043 AN Amsterdam
Tilla Tec opened in April 2024 in the former De School building on Jan van Breemenstraat with a 900-capacity club, a queer-focused gym and artist studios, programming queer and POC-led techno, electro and club nights.
Tip: Tram 7 or 17 to Jan Tooropstraat; the building shifts daily between restaurant, exhibition and club, so check what is on before you go. Awareness team active.
Disco Dolly sits on Handboogstraat just off Spui in the centre and runs a tight late-night club with two floors of disco, house and pop edits, drawing a young, mixed crowd from Thursday through Sunday.
Tip: No reservations and no fixed dress code; the room fills hard after midnight on Fri-Sat. Bag drop on the way in, no phones on the dance floor.
Claire opened on Rembrandtplein as the successor to the long-running Studio 80, with two wood-floored rooms wired to a Danley sound system and a programme that swings between house, techno and broader club nights.
Tip: Walk through the courtyard entrance off Rembrandtplein; the smaller back room is the one with the harder techno bookings. Door tightens after 01:00.
Paradiso has run out of a former Vrije Gemeente church on Weteringschans by Leidseplein since 1968, programming rock, pop, electronic and experimental music across a 1,500-capacity main hall and a 250-cap small hall.
Tip: The standing main hall has stained glass behind the stage; the upstairs balcony has the better sightline for taller acts. Doors typically open an hour before set time.
Melkweg occupies a former dairy factory on Lijnbaansgracht behind Leidseplein and runs a cinema, gallery and two concert halls, the 1,500-cap Max and the 700-cap Oude Zaal, across nightly programming.
Tip: Entrance is on Lijnbaansgracht, not the canal side; the bike rack to the right of the door holds 500 spots. Cinema screenings happen alongside concerts most nights.
Bimhuis has been Amsterdam's flagship jazz and improvised music stage since 1974 and now operates from a cantilevered box jutting off Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ on Piet Heinkade, with concerts most nights of the week.
Tip: Walk five minutes east of Centraal along the IJ; the cafe behind the hall has a free view of the room before the show. Late-night jam sessions on selected Mondays.