Best Bars in Oud-Zuid, Amsterdam
Hotel bars, cocktail temples, wine bars — Amsterdam's most polished bar neighbourhood.
Oud-Zuid is Amsterdam for grown-ups. The streets between Vondelpark and the Rijksmuseum combine the city's most polished hotel bars with the most serious wine bars and the heritage cafés that survived the bicycle revolution.
Eight Oud-Zuid picks for a properly grown-up Amsterdam evening.
The best bars in Oud-Zuid
Bar Americain
Hotel American art-deco hotel bar from 1900. Original interior, classic cocktails, the most heritage Amsterdam hotel bar.
Vesper Bar
Vinkenstraat cocktail bar named for the James Bond martini. 30 seats, classic cocktail program.
Restaurant De Kas
Frankendael Park greenhouse restaurant-bar. Garden-to-table menu, deep natural wine list, the most uniquely Amsterdam concept.
Café Welling
Jan Willem Brouwersstraat heritage brown café from 1932. Cheap pilsner, the Concertgebouw post-show default.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Rapenburg speakeasy with leafy interior. World's 50 Best Bars regular, deep cocktail program, the most precise Amsterdam cocktail.
Glouglou
Tweede van der Helststraat natural wine bar. 200+ rotating producers, simple plates, the Oud-Zuid wine grown-up evening.
Pulitzer Bar
Pulitzer Hotel canal-side bar. Polished cocktails, courtyard garden, the most romantic Amsterdam hotel bar.
Vondelpark3
Vondelpark glass-pavilion café-bar. Park terrace, all-day food, the Oud-Zuid summer evening default.
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