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Reviewed January 21, 2024 via mobile

Fabulous brown bar on the canal in Amsterdam. Good selection of beers. Tried the Bitteballen and Oud Cheese , both really good and perfect beer snacks. Nice cosy atmosphere .

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed January 11, 2024 via mobile

Our favorite pub in Amsterdam! This place was homey and had a great atmosphere. Come here for a wonderful drink, friendly staff, and the BEST bitterballen in Amsterdam! We wish we could go here every night!

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed December 8, 2023

Lovely traditional and very old cafe on the canal side in the Jordaan area very close to the Tulip museum. We just had drinks and soaked up the atmosphere.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed November 24, 2023 via mobile

Old hop brewery pub on canal in joordan district. Great atmosphere, very friendly service. Decent range of beers and spirits especially a Dutch gin the name which sadly escapes me, might have been Billy’s? Food and bar snacks excellent, we had the home made soups,...pea and the delicious cauliflower soup, bitterballen and toasties. Our fave pub came here several timesMore

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed November 16, 2023

Nice atmosphere but service is terrible. Took 15 minutes to place order and at the end of the meal was given $10 less change than was due when paying for the bill. Skip and go somewhere else

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed November 1, 2023

perfect spot for a drink ; along the canal and 10min walking from Anne FRANK house ; excellent red wine and tap beer but also "old cheese"

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed August 19, 2023 via mobile

Nice location,with good prices,unfortunately the service is slow,waited for a sandwich and some fried croquettes 30 min.The draft beer is stale and not very cold.Good place but nothing to remember.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 13, 2023 via mobile

The café itself is really beautiful and attractive with nice Stainglass windows. They have seating right along a beautiful side canal, which is very appealing. The food was good, and with a good price, but nothing better or worse than many other options nearby.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 19, 2023 via mobile

Great spot, lovely spot to lunch and watch the world , lots of beers on draft, nice inside and a few tables outside along the canal

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed May 11, 2023

This brown bar was cosy, authentic, friendly, and had the best bitterballen I've ever eaten--the Kalfsbitterballen. We also learned the correct way to drink genevre and it was delicious. Service was excellent.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 23, 2023

Wonderful brown cafe. Buzzy and clearly much patronised by local people, as well as tourists. Sitting outside is fun, at the junction of two canals, but look for the ledge just inside and perch there for great people watching. Look immediately to the left when...you walk in and on the far wall, next to the end of the bar, is a wide ledge with cushions. Just big enough for two. Park yourself there, order some genever and enjoy.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed October 7, 2022

the bar is lovely inside but we sat outside by the canal as the weather was great. Very nice service, bittenballen were delicious. Prices reasonable. Excellent location. Great casual place to eat and enjoy the atmosphere of Amsterdam.

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed September 26, 2022 via mobile

This cafe was as advertised on their web site. Quaint little cafe not far from Anne Frank house. We had great local tap beer, wine and many wonderful appetizers. The people were friendly and helpful. Highly recommend for a place to relax. They even have...board games!More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed August 26, 2022 via mobile

Great. Fabulous afternoon spent drinking genever and beer on the canal. Great snacks to accompany. Friendly staff and good atmosphere. Recommended.

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed June 11, 2022 via mobile

This place is super busy but we got help in getting a place to sit outside, very courteous people who took our orders and served it fast. Would go again to this place for the view and the hospitality.

Date of visit: June 2022
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Response from Lynne K | Reviewed this property |
We were travelling Canadians eating at this restaurant. You would need to contact them to ask if they are open.
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Not sure but i'm sure you will be ok. If not, there are lots of other options nearby.
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Response from firmdoc | Reviewed this property |
I would definitely go direct to the restaurant. Many places have set their small evening menus by early afternoon and you can call and set time --or stop in on an afternoon stroll to set a time later that evening.
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