Popular with the neighbourhood's more affluent young people, there's a mod-retro feel here - lacquered walls, 1970s lamps, school chairs - and weekends are livened up with DJs...

So slick a bar comes as a surprise plonked canalside in an unremarkable residential area not far from the Vondelpark. Inside it's all blonde wood, cool, creamy colours and a...

No longer the nightlife supremo it once was, the Getaway is still a reliable destination for a drink and maybe a dance among relatively young, hip and arty locals. Diep...

Art students and the terminally hip gather at this red-lacquered temple to pleasure, where there is no food or frippery, just booze and DJ-spun music with a party mood. Nearby...

The bar that began the gentrification of the Pijp is now one of the old guard, but its sleek-with-a-twist-of-kitsch chic (glossy red walls, American fridges) still sets the...

Still trendy after all these years, and great for a market pit-stop or bar crawl kick-start. Inside is sleek and pared down in style - like the punters. If full, try Finch next...

The Montreal-based ad agency that established this funky satellite office/gallery/store/café/bar sells everything from Canadian fashion labels, such as Team Macho and Renata...

A chilled bar for creatives who like their music cool and their design street. The friendly neighbourhood café feeling is enhanced by econo daily dinner specials. Later on, the...

A mecca for serious clubbers, there is someone behind the decks here seven days a week. One day it could be the next big thing, another the flavour of the month. Dave Clark,...