Definitely the smallest bar in Amsterdam at just a handful of square metres, the Doctor is also one of the oldest, dishing out the cure for whatever ails you since 1798....

Listing crazily, this wooden-framed bar has been pleasing drinkers for decades, though the building itself has been around since 1695, when it began life as a lock-keeper's...

This no-frills bar attracts older gays and straight locals who all enjoy the living room-like atmosphere. Before you know it you're chatting and boozing with the unpretentious...

The Amsterdam Steambrewery Company has been making beer onsite for five years (though the building's history stretches back to the Middle Ages, when it was a house for fallen...

Small, stylish and handy for relaxing after retail therapy in Magna Plaza, a night of chat, or sinking a few before hitting the local nightclubs.

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...

Small, dark and intimate, this is the perfect place to lounge on a leather sofa for a long night of cheerful mixology. There is everything here to suit all kinds of movers and...

Queer or not - Prik is hot. Indeed, true to the bar's slogan this venue attracts a diverse crowd who enjoy its delicious snacks, groovy sounds and special events such as the...

Fun, attitude-free bar and clientele, with a great view over a canal at the back. Tuesdays is Show Night with drag acts and Thursdays is ArtLaunch café. It also hosts special...

The cheap booze, the sexiest bartender in town, the cheesy/classic dance tracks, the sex shop-vouchers lottery on Wednesdays, the Sunday 5pm snack afternoon; these ingredients...

It's standing room only at this historic tasting-house. Hidden behind the Krasnapolsky, unchanged since 1679, this has been a meeting place for Freemasons since the beginning;...