Browse Our Recommended Pubs
You can see a map of the entire selection. Or scroll thru the alphabetical list below.
Only Dutch beers. |  |
Former Kingfisher Cafe. |  |
The restaurant Zest is the taproom for Asperious. |  |
Beers from Oedipus and Brouwerij Noord | |
The second taproom for the Oedipus brewery. May be open on Wed, conflicting websites. |  |
Taproom for Gebrouwen door Vrouwen ("Brewed by Women") a brewery founded by two sisters. |  |
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. |  |
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. |  |
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The original good beer bottle shop. |  |
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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. |  |
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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. |  |
Newest entry in the Troost chain, opening in April 2018. No cash accepted, cards only. |  |
Main location of the Troost brewery group. No cash accepted, only cards. |  |
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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. |  |
Often some interesting German beers on tap or in bottles. |  |
Brown cafe with a good beer selection, often with beers from Franconia. | |
Multilevel taproom for the brewery de Eeuwige Jeugd in an old bank. |  |
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Tiny, old school Amsterdam beer bar, now with larger sister pubs. |  |
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Bright corner pub with some interesting beers. |  |
Former butcher shop now a cafe with a heated terrace. |  |
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. |  |
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Whiskey Bar with a decent beer selection. |  |
Under new ownership. A mix of Dutch, American and European beers. |  |
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A healthy dose of Palm 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. |  |
Brown cafe with an amazing beer selection. |  |
Quiet, canal front cafe. Not a large number of taps but an impressive bottle list. |  |
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Fairly standard Gollem beer list, much more like the original than the other newer editions. |  |
The largest of the Gollem pubs. |  |
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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 |  |
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. |  |
New (Summer 2019) pub and restaurant at the former NDSM shipyard, inside the NDSM Warehouse. |  |
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Whisky bar with some interesting beers on tap (many American beers) Kitchen closed on Sunday. Food is Asian fusion. |  |
Genever bar with four taps of Franconian and Czech beer. |  |
Brewpub at the site of the former Bruut Brewery |  |
Brewery and tap for De Eeuwige Jeugd, in a former prison (Levenslang is "Live Imprisonment") |  |
Brewpub with South African influenced food. |  |
In the IJ Passage, Centraal Station |  |
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. |  |
A new brewery in Amstelveen. This brewery tap is a pub named "Anna" in an old church (Annakerk). | |
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Main De Prael brewery with a tap room. |  |
Original tap room for De Praal |  |
Boutique distillery in Flevopark with a waterfront tasting room with some interesting German and Czech beers. | |
Taproom for Brouwerij Kleiburg |  |
Pancake restaurant with decent beers. Unofficial tap room for the next door Friekens Brouwerij. |  |
From the same folks as Tap Zuid |  |
Neighborhood pub specializing in Amsterdam brewed beers. |  |
German Bierstube meets the Mediterranean. Restaurant and dance hall with an interesting tap list. Owner was formerly at Oedipus Brewing. |  |
New (Nov 2019) bar from Butcher's Tears |  |
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Former site of Bar Alt (which did serve Two Chefs beer) now Two Chef's second location. |  |
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