Browse Our Recommended Pubs

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Butcher’s Tears  Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Brewpub.
Temporarily closed

TAPROOM IS CLOSED! The brewery is relocated in Aalsmeer: 1432 CK AALSMEER


 


Only Dutch beers.


Arie  Full menu Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2021

Former Kingfisher Cafe.


The restaurant Zest is the taproom for Asperious.


A. van Wees  Full menu Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2023

Restaurant for lunch and diner in a beautiful building, the cozy tasting room of Amsterdam’s distillery 'De Ooievaar A. van Wees anno 1782'. Beers from Oedipus and Brouwerij Noordt. Large choice of spirits made in Amsterdam. Genever tastings.


De Bar  Open 11am or earlier Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours. New entry in the Guide in 2019

Taproom for Gebrouwen door Vrouwen ("Brewed by Women") a brewery founded by two sisters.


Bar Joost  Fred Honorable Mention WiFi available New entry in the Guide in 2018

Pub visited by local brewers, often test brews on tap. Most beers are from Amsterdam, a selection of 75 (bottled) beers of the most interesting beers from local brewers. Frequent tap takeovers.


Bar Saloon  Full menu WiFi available Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2019

Cozy corner cafe with a small but well chosen tap list.


Just off Dam Square, the Beer Temple specializes in American beers with some beers from their Morebeer Brewing.


De Bekeerde Suster  Full menu Closed Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday Brewpub.



The original good beer bottle shop.




The former Cafe Frits now the Amsterdam West location for Biertuin.


Landmark cafe in the middle of the Vondelpark is the newest 't IJ taproom.


Bret Bar  Full menu Live Music Closed Sunday Closed Monday Open 11am or earlier


Brewdog  Full menu Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2023

Walk from the main entrance of Central Station through the IJ passage towards the IJ. In the same place as Little Delirium (closed) Beautiful view over the IJ


Brewery Homeland  Fred Honorable Mention Full menu Live Music WiFi available Open 11am or earlier Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours.

Harbor-front restaurant, bar, hotel and brewery. On the grounds of the Marine Terrine, the former home of the Royal Dutch Navy. Beer is served after 11am. No cash accepted, only credit and pin cards.


The original 't IJ brewery in a windmill, now a tasting room and brewpub.



Original Troost brewery in an old Monastery . No cash accepted, only cards.


Main location of the Troost brewery group. No cash accepted, only cards.


Cafe Bax  Full menu New entry in the Guide in 2019

Tap list isn't that interesting but they do have a few taps dedicated to local beers so worth stopping in if nearby. No cash, only cards.


Cafe Brecht  Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2019 Specializes in German Beer

Often some interesting German beers on tap or in bottles.


Multilevel taproom for the brewery de Eeuwige Jeugd in an old bank.




Tiny, old school Amsterdam beer bar, now with larger sister pubs.



Cafe Kobalt  Full menu Live Music WiFi available Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2019

Bright corner pub with some interesting beers.


Café Kuijper  Full menu WiFi available Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2018

Former butcher shop now a cafe with a heated terrace.


Typical old style Duttch café. Recognized tasting room of Brand beers. about 10 different bottled beers from Franconia


Cozy corner neighborhood brown cafe. Beer list doesn't really warrant listing in the guide but it is such an enjoyable place, the rules were bent.



Café Zilt  Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2018

Whiskey Bar with a decent beer selection.


Under new ownership. A mix of Dutch, American and European beers.


Delirium Café   Full menu WiFi available Closed Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Specializes in Belgian Beers


A healthy dose of Swinkels beers but also interesting guests. Live jazz on Sundays. It is up a flight of stairs from street level so look up when you get the address. Reservations are recommend if you want to eat, especially on weekends.


Café Gijs A Groteflis top pick A Fred top pick  WiFi available

Brown cafe with an amazing beer selection. New owner, Owner Yuri Hegge left. Old name of this place was Foeders.


Quiet, canal front cafe. Not a large number of taps but an impressive bottle list.



Fairly standard Gollem beer list, much more like the original than the other newer editions.


The largest of the Gollem pubs.



On Platform 2b at Centraal Station, an Art Nouveau restaurant with Heineken & Brand Beer, for a last one before leaving.


The Eleventh Commandment -- eat drink and be merry. Now part of the Gollem chain


Het Lagerhuys  Fred Honorable Mention Full menu WiFi available New entry in the Guide in 2020

New (Feb 2020) beer centered restaurant from the owner of Foeders. Comfort food from around the world and a good selection of beers to go with them. The "Lager" in the name refers to restaurant's location ("lower") rather than the type of beers carried.


De Naeckte Brouwers  Live Music Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours. New entry in the Guide in 2018 On the To Do List

A brewpub in Amstelveen. This brewery tap is a pub named "Proeflokaal Anna" in an old church (Annakerk).


IJVer  Full menu WiFi available Open 11am or earlier New entry in the Guide in 2019

New (Summer 2019) pub and restaurant at the former NDSM shipyard, inside the NDSM Warehouse.



Whisky bar with some interesting beers on tap (many American beers) Kitchen closed on Sunday. Food is Asian fusion.


't Kelkje  Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2019 Specializes in Czech/Slovak Beers Often has Franconian Beers

Genever bar with four taps of Franconian and Czech beer. Proeflokaal 't Nieuwe Diep has the same range of beers and liqueurs (Same Owner)


Brewpub at the site of the former Bruut Brewery


Levenslang  Full menu Closed Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours. New entry in the Guide in 2022

Brewery and tap for De Eeuwige Jeugd, in a former prison (Levenslang is "Live Imprisonment")


Brewpub with South African influenced food.


Former Beer Loves Food now a joint venture between Mikkeller and Morebeer (Peter van der Arend's beer company). Menu is half vegan and half natural meats.


Oedipus Brewing A Groteflis top pick  Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours.


Pelusa  Groeteflis Top Pick Closed Monday Closed Tuesday New entry in the Guide in 2023 Has an unusual or regional beer on tap. On the To Do List

New restaurant at the 'Amsterdam Gold cCoast' in Noord. Hughe collection wild beers, Jever pilsener on draft, Ferry F6 from Houthavens



Poesiat & Kater  Fred Honorable Mention Groteflis Honorable Mention Full menu WiFi available Open 11am or earlier Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours. New entry in the Guide in 2018


Original tap room for De Praal


Small bar, only beer from brewery De Prael in Amsterdam. Terrace Snacks


Boutique distillery in Flevopark with a waterfront tasting room with some interesting German and Czech beers. Lovely terrace in nice weather Distillery with a big choice. Herren pilsner from Keesman Special Apple Cider


Taproom for Brouwerij Kleiburg


Stroop  Full menu WiFi available Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Open 11am or earlier Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours. New entry in the Guide in 2018

Pancake restaurant with decent beers. Unofficial tap room for the next door Friekens Brouwerij.