Best Bars in Oost, Amsterdam
Brewery taprooms, listening rooms, dive bars — Amsterdam's most exciting emerging zone.
Oost is what Amsterdam looks like beyond the tourist canals. The streets between Oosterpark and the IJ-haven hold the city's most exciting craft brewery taprooms, listening rooms, and dive bars.
Eight Oost picks for a non-touristy Amsterdam evening.
The best bars in Oost
Brouwerij 't IJ
Funenkade brewery in a former bathhouse next to a windmill. House-brewed beers, terrace, the most uniquely Amsterdam brewery.
Café Pacific
Polonceau-kade brown café with park-side terrace. Cheap pilsner, the Oosterpark all-day default.
Hannekes Boom
Dijksgracht IJ-side terrace bar. Beach-shack aesthetic, cocktails, the most uniquely Amsterdam waterfront bar.
Café Eik en Linde
Plantage Middenlaan heritage brown café from 1898. Cheap pilsner, terrace, full Oost heritage.
Distillerie Craft 't Nieuwe Diep
Flevopark gin distillery in a former pumping station. House-distilled jenevers, tasting flights, the Oost gin destination.
Bar Spek
Admiraal de Ruijterweg café-bar. Coffee from 8am, natural wines from 5pm, the Oost all-day default.
Pllek
NDSM-werf shipping-container bar across the IJ. Free ferry from Centrum, beach-side seating, the most uniquely Amsterdam summer bar.
Lab111
Arie Biemondstraat former laboratory turned café-bar-cinema. Multiple bars, indie cinema, full Oost cultural feeling.
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