The deepest natural-wine bench in the Netherlands, sold without ceremony at retail-plus-corkage prices.
wine · Iconic Glouglou is the bar that taught Amsterdam to take low-intervention wine seriously, and more than a decade after Pierre Pratley and Carlos de Lange opened on Tweede van der Helststraat it remains the city's reference point for the category. The room is small, lit like somebody's kitchen, and stocked from a back wall that doubles as the retail shop — pull what you want, pay the corkage, drink it standing if the bench seats are full.
Producers run from Anders Frederik Steen and Le Casot des Mailloles to lesser-known Loire and Friuli growers, with vintages turning over fast enough that the list is essentially whatever Pierre felt strongly about this month. It earns the top slot because no other Amsterdam room combines this depth of natural sourcing with prices that still let locals come twice a week.
For the full ranking, see our editorial round-up of the 10 best wine bars in Amsterdam, the broader Amsterdam wine bars guide, and our category index of wine bars worldwide.