The 12 Best Bars in Amsterdam
Amsterdam drinking starts with Super Lyan, No. 42 on Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026, and the bench behind it runs deep: we list 14 active bars across the city. Every listing below is verified by BarMagazine, with addresses, opening hours and the signature drinks worth ordering.
Cocktail BarSuper Lyan
Super Lyan is Mr Lyan's colorful Amsterdam cocktail bar in a 17th-century canal house, serving playful reinventions of the classics. No. 42 on Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026 and Best Bar in the Netherlands.
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 3, 1012 RC AmsterdamFull profile
Cocktail BarFitz's Bar
Fitz's Bar brings the 1920s cocktail scene to life at Oosterpark, pairing classic drinks with modern techniques. Named Cocktail Bar of the Year 2026 by Gault&Millau; the current menu is ordered by scent from a trolley of house-made perfumes.
Mauritskade 61, 1092 AD AmsterdamFull profile
Cocktail BarShakerato
Shakerato is the Amsterdam bar from Eric van Beek and the team behind Handshake Speakeasy, No. 2 in the World's 50 Best Bars. Italian in spirit and fine-dining in detail, with mini cocktails and bites from Michelin-starred Showw.
Stadhouderskade 7, 1054 ES AmsterdamFull profile
Cocktail BarSins of Sal
Sins of Sal is a Latin cocktail bar in Amsterdam's Jordaan, serving hyper-creative drinks and Latin street food late into the night. A 50 Best Discovery listing and a favorite of the bar industry itself.
Westerstraat 86, 1015 MN AmsterdamFull profile- Bar TwentySevenCocktail Bar
Bar TwentySeven
A luxury cocktail bar inside Hotel TwentySeven, overlooking Dam Square in central Amsterdam. Bartenders craft bespoke cocktails with premium spirits, including rare Japanese whiskies and house-made ingredients, in a designer interior with velvet lounge chairs and an onyx bar.
Dam 27, 1012 JS AmsterdamSun–Thu 10:00–01:00, Fri–Sat 10:00–03:00Full profile - BranieCocktail Bar
Branie
A neighborhood bar-restaurant on the Ten Kate market street in Amsterdam's Kinkerbuurt, drawing on South-East Asian inspiration for its small sharing plates alongside Latin American dishes. Cocktails are elegant and understated, such as the Bergamot Mule made with Dutch jenever, bergamot, lemon and ginger beer.
Ten Katestraat 26A, 1053 AmsterdamFull profile - Door 74Speakeasy
Door 74
A hidden speakeasy on Reguliersdwarsstraat and one of the Netherlands' oldest and most prolific cocktail bars, with over 15 years of history. Known for theme-based rotating menus, innovative cocktails and personalised service, with seat-only reservations and a 21+ policy.
Reguliersdwarsstraat 74, 1017 BN AmsterdamSun–Thu 20:00–03:00, Fri–Sat 18:00–04:00Full profile - Dutch CourageCocktail Bar
Dutch Courage
A cocktail bar on the Zeedijk dedicated to genever and Dutch spirits, stocking around 150 different genevers and serving genever-based cocktails alongside traditional Dutch bites. Home to the world's first cooled kopstootjes-automatiek, a vending wall dispensing genever-and-beer pairings, it also runs workshops and tastings.
Zeedijk 12, 1012 AX AmsterdamMon–Tue 17:00–01:00, Wed–Thu & Sun 13:00–01:00, Fri–Sat 13:00–03:00Full profile - Flying Dutchmen CocktailsCocktail Bar
Flying Dutchmen Cocktails
An acclaimed cocktail bar on the Singel owned by Tess Posthumus, Rosa Moolenaar and Alina Lucia, holding the largest back bar in the Netherlands with over 900 unique spirits. It focuses on classic and neo-classic cocktails, runs educational workshops and a guest-bartender program, and stays open until 4am seven nights a week.
Singel 460, AmsterdamDaily 17:00–04:00Full profile - Hiding in Plain SightCocktail Bar
Hiding in Plain Sight
A small, deliberately low-key cocktail bar on Rapenburg in central Amsterdam, marked only by a small wooden roundel and styling itself Occasional Creators of Memorable Evenings. It serves creative twists on classics, such as a Bee's Knees with truffle honey and black walnut bitters; reservations are recommended for groups of four or more.
Rapenburg 18, 1011 TX AmsterdamSun–Thu 18:00–01:00, Fri–Sat 18:00–03:00Full profile - Law & OrderCocktail Bar
Law & Order
A hip-hop-themed cocktail bar on De Voetboogstraat in central Amsterdam, named after the street's 16th-century civic-guard history, with street-art decor and a relaxed, living-room-like atmosphere. It serves accessible twists on classics such as the Pink Pisco and a Law & Order Manhattan, now run by the team behind Bar Oldenhof.
Voetboogstraat 4, 1012 AmsterdamFull profile - Pulitzer's BarHotel Bar
Pulitzer's Bar
An Art Deco cocktail bar inside the Pulitzer Amsterdam hotel on the Prinsengracht, telling a contemporary tale of cocktail history through a classic menu. It is known for olfactory mixology, including The Alchemy of Scents, a scent-driven cocktail collaboration with fragrance house DS & Durga.
Pulitzer Amsterdam, Prinsengracht 323, 1016 GZ AmsterdamMon–Thu 17:00–01:00, Fri–Sat 15:00–02:00, Sun 15:00–01:00Full profile
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