The Metropolitan B&B Amsterdam

Brouwerij 't IJ ★★★★★

• brouwerijhetij.nl/brouwerij_nl.htm

Nicest Beer in Town. They brew it themselves in an old Windmill. Bar closes at 20:00 to make sure everybody still can get home.

Engelbewaarder ★★★

• cafe-de-engelbewaarder.nl/

Popular local café that started as a literary place. They have a simple but nice menu and every sunday there are jam sessions with fameus jazz musici

Wynand Fockink ★★★

• wynand-fockink.nl/

Oldest cafe in Town. Their famous drink is called ‘evening walk’. Veru close to The Metropolitan

In de Wildeman ★★★

• indewildeman.nl/

Authentic Amsterdam cafe with over 200 different beers. Real nice traditional place

cafe Scheltema ★★★

• yelp.nl/biz/caf%C3%A9-scheltema-amsterdam-2

Longstanding cafe for journalists. Popular by intelectuals who like alcohol. Also nice place for simple dinner.