Amstelhaven

Occupying a prime spot on a side-canal of the Amstel, this bar's cavernous insides are filled with yuppies chowing down posh Dutch food and grooving to weekend DJs. But that's not the point. Amstelhaven's raison d'etre is summer days spent plopped on the vast deck's sofas and beanbags, watching boats bob as staff serve salty dogs in situ.