4 Best Bars in Canal Rings, Amsterdam

Arie the cat is as much a fixture at this local brown café as its lovingly restored Art Deco features. High ceilings give a more spacious feel than your typical brown café, and the corner terrace is perfect after a day's shopping down the stylish Utrechtsestraat. Biggest perk? Café Krom may have the last working jukebox in town.

Choose from more than 50 types of beer on draft and 100 beers in bottle, paired with a nice selection of Dutch cheese and sausage, at this cozy ode to Dutch-only brews. You can belly up to the bar or sit on a terrace along the canal.

For well-crafted cocktails with canal views, intimate fireplace nooks, and an Art Deco–style bar, Pulitzer's Bar is one of the best in the city. In fact, we think it's a must-visit for both classic cocktails and creative next-gen concoctions.

Where it comes to hidden-away drinking dens, they don't come more clandestine than a bar locked away in a former bank vault. To access this open insider's secret, head to the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam Hotel, where concealed deep within, there's a small yet stylish bar, which has made a name for itself as quite the address for whiskey connoisseurs. Here, well-informed bartenders are ready to unlock the secrets of the world's rarest and most exclusive drams, such as the prohibitively rare The Dalmore 40YO or Port Ellen 39 Years Untold Stories (both can be ordered by the glass). There are also whiskey flights and master classes with food pairings from the hotel's Spectrum restaurant.