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A Jordaan Bar Crawl

Four stops, one evening. Brown cafes and atmospheric canal-side rooms.

This is a working bar crawl through Jordaan, Amsterdam's most concentrated drinking neighbourhood. Brown cafes and atmospheric canal-side rooms. Four stops, one evening, mapped by editors who actually drink here on Friday nights.

The order matters. Start polished, peak in the middle, end somewhere quieter. Every room listed below is within a 10-minute walk of the next one — that's the value of a neighbourhood crawl.

Total time: about five hours. Total spend: depends on you, but plan £60-£100 per person. Save this page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let Jordaan take care of the rest.

The Route

Four stops, ranked

Walking distance: under 1km between stops. Treat the timings as guidance, not gospel.

No. 01
Stop 1 — 18:00 Aperitif
Cafe Papeneiland
Jordaan · $$ · Cocktail Bars
Cafe Papeneiland draws a steady local crowd in Jordaan. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Start at the most refined cocktail room in the area. One drink. You're warming up.
No. 02
Stop 2 — 19:30 First proper cocktail
Floor 17
Westpoort · $$$ · Rooftop Bars
Floor 17 draws a steady local crowd in Westpoort. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Move to the room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, order a house special.
No. 03
Stop 3 — 21:30 The destination
De Twee Zwaantjes
Jordaan · $$ · Cocktail Bars
De Twee Zwaantjes draws a steady local crowd in Jordaan. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
The bar that defines the neighbourhood. Reservations help. Stay an hour.
No. 04
Stop 4 — 23:30 Last drink
Vesper Bar Amsterdam
the Jordaan named for the Vesper Martini. The room is small and intentional — leather banquettes · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Vesper Bar is a 20-seat cocktail room in the Jordaan named for the Vesper Martini. The room is small and intentional — leather banquettes, dim lighting, a polis
End somewhere unhurried — a wine bar, a music room, or a quiet hotel bar. One simple drink.
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Photos via Google Places. Editorial selection by Bars for Kings editors. Source