Best Bars in Noord, Amsterdam
Rooftop bars, brewery taprooms, waterfront cocktails — Amsterdam's emerging across-the-IJ district.
Amsterdam Noord is the post-industrial neighbourhood across the IJ. Free ferries from Centrum drop you at the most uniquely Amsterdam bar concepts — rooftop bars in former oil silos, beach-shack bars on shipyards, brewery taprooms in shipping containers.
Eight Noord picks for an across-the-IJ Amsterdam evening.
The best bars in Noord
A'DAM Lookout Madam
A'DAM Tower 22nd-floor rooftop bar. 360-degree Amsterdam view, polished cocktails, the most Instagram-friendly Noord bar.
Pllek
NDSM-werf shipping-container bar with beach. Live music, big terrace, the most uniquely Amsterdam summer bar.
Tolhuistuin
Buiksloterweg 19th-century garden turned café-bar. Live music, art exhibitions, full Noord cultural feeling.
Hangar
Aambeeldstraat former hangar turned bar-and-restaurant. Live music, big terrace, the Noord cultural default.
Café Modern
Meeuwenlaan natural wine restaurant-bar. Reservation-only, deep producer list, the Noord wine grown-up evening.
IJver
NDSM-werf restaurant-bar with terrace overlooking the IJ. Polished cocktails, summer-only seating, the Noord sunset default.
Brouwerij 't IJ Tap Room
Funenkade brewery (technically Oost but Noord-adjacent) brewery in a former bathhouse next to a windmill.
Tha Bookstor
Buiksloterweg neighborhood book-shop-and-bar. Coffee from 9am, drinks after 5pm, the Noord all-day default.
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