Vesper Cocktail Bar
Named after Vesper Lynd, the only woman James Bond ever loved, Amsterdam cocktail bar Vesper has the kind of understated sophistication the martini-drinking secret agent would appreciate.
View ArticleDiVino Wine Bar
Wine bar DiVino’s tagline is ‘not hip and trendy, but cosy, atmospheric and affordable’. Starting out by saying so emphatically what you’re not is a marketing approach I find oddly compelling.
View ArticleCafe Graves Wine Bar
Almost as soon as it opened, Cafe Graves received top marks from food and wine critics alike. Consequently, I'm always surprised that it is so quiet. Perhaps this review will help.
View ArticleBar Lempicka Wine Bar
The once stuffy De Hogesluis has been scrubbed down and is now Bar Lempicka, whose name and beautiful Art Deco interior are inspired by Roaring Twenties artist Tamara de Lempicka.
View ArticleCafe Braque Wine Bar
Cafe Braque has joined the growing number of new ventures that have opened at the once-desolate Ruysdaelkade end of Albert Cuypstraat, offering a mix of Parisian joix de vivre and Dutch gezelligheid.
View ArticleBarista Wine Bar
Barista touts itself as ‘the first real Italian café-restaurant in Amsterdam’. A bold claim given that some excellent Italian restaurants have opened in the last year or so.
View ArticleVyne Wine Bar
Following my first successful Groupon dining deal at restaurant Eau de Vie, the second deal I bought was a half-price wine flight with snacks for two at wine bar Vyne.
View ArticleHiding in Plain Sight
In egalitarian Holland, where even the prime minister's ride is often two-wheeled, cocktails are one of the few ways to stand out from the vaasje-swilling crowd.
View ArticleTales and Spirits
On a bone-chilling Amsterdam evening, the kind where you wonder why you ever bought a bike, I found myself cycling through the sleet to Tales & Spirits cocktail bar and restaurant.
View ArticleFeijoa Cocktail Bar
Owned by Sergej Fokke, an ex-Dutch Royal Marine, and named after a New Zealand fruit, Feijoa (pronounced 'fe-joy-a') is a small cocktail bar on the doorstep of Amsterdam's Rembrandtplein.
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