Wine bar€€€Daily 16:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-01:00
Vermeers Wijnkamer on Zeedijk runs as the Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt wine bar, a tight European list, small plates from the kitchen next door. At Zeedijk 11.
Signature pour: Skin-contact white of the month
Wine focus: European low-intervention wines
Food: Snacks and small plates
Wine bar€€€Wed-Sun 16:00-01:00, closed Mon-Tue
Charcuteria Barlotta on Czaar Peterstraat in Oost runs as a wine bar with serious charcuterie, an Amsterdam Italian-tilted list and big boards to share.
Signature pour: Lambrusco by the glass
Wine focus: Italian small producers
Food: Charcuterie and cheese boards
Wine bar€€€Wed-Sat 17:00-00:00, closed Sun-Tue
Bottleshop on Wibautstraat is the Amsterdam Oost natural-wine bar, a black-and-white striped room with a tightly-edited list and a kitchen pushing bar bites.
Signature pour: Orange wine of the week
Wine focus: Natural wine and orange wines
Food: Upscale bar bites
Wine bar€€€Daily 16:00-00:00
Rayleigh and Ramsay in De Pijp runs as the Amsterdam self-serve wine bar, prepaid card, 100-plus wines on tap, the format that makes flights painless.
Signature pour: Self-serve flight of any three on tap
Wine focus: 100+ wines on tap, self-serve
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, sharing plates
Wine bar€€€Tue-Sat 17:00-00:00, closed Sun-Mon
Wijnbar Paulus on Ceintuurbaan at the southwest corner of Sarphatipark in De Pijp is the Amsterdam pre-dinner pour, a balanced list and a counter of tapas.
Signature pour: Albariño by the glass
Wine focus: European classics and natural finds
Food: Tapas, charcuterie, cheese
Wine bar€€€Mon-Fri 16:00-00:00, Sat 15:00-00:00, Sun 15:00-21:00
Paskamer on Lutmastraat in De Pijp won Wijnbar of the Year in 2023, a quiet residential-street room with 350-plus wines on the list and 50 by the glass.
Signature pour: Skin-contact white by the glass, rotating
Wine focus: European producers, 350-plus bottles, 50 by the glass
Food: Shareable tapas plates, French-Spanish bistro