Best Singles Bars Amsterdam Near Me

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Belushi’s Kitchen & Bar Amsterdam is situated on the edge of the bustling Red Light District just off Dam Square. Our venue hosts a restaurant, garden and late night bar.

We’re open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week with our DJ’s spinning alternative party gems and straight up indy classics.

Rock up, chill out in the garden or grab a table in the restaurant. Drinkers and thrill seekers can meet us at the bar where Amsterdam’s longest Happy Hour runs every day from open until midnight.

4worldlovers: Dutch Courage is the cocktailbar owned by Tess Posthumus and Timo Janse on Amsterdam's Zeedijk 12. The bar is an ode to genever and old-Dutch liqueurs, and combines 150 different genevers with a wide variety of genever based cocktails. A first: in the bar you will also find the world's first ‘kopstootjes-automatiek’.


Dutch Courage is open 7 days per week, from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am and on Friday and Saturday from 3:00pm until 3:00 am. We hope to welcome you soon!


The term Dutch Courage and genever go hand in hand. While the Dutch and English soldiers fought side by side during the Eighty Years’ War (1568-1648). The Dutch soldiers had a daily ration of genever, and every morning before battle, they would take some big gulps of Dutch Courage to take the edge off. And since the English and Dutch fought side by side against the same enemy, they were willing to share their daily portion of genever.


And it was not just the British. Dutch spirits have played a major role on the world stage for hundreds of years. Tess Posthumus: “Our traditional genever was widely traded and drunk all over the world. And during the American ‘Golden Age of Cocktails’ (1850-1920), genever was one of the four spirits used as a base in cocktails, alongside brandy, whiskey and rum. 25% of all classic cocktails are traditionally based on genever! At Dutch Courage we let our guests fall in love again with this Dutch spirit and other beautiful distillates, such as Dutch gin, rum and old-Dutch liqueurs. The Zeedijk, traditionally a neighbourhood where ships full of herbs and spices entered the country, is therefore the ideal location.”

Cocktail bar Dutch Courage combines 150 different genevers from the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany with an extensive range of genevers based cocktails and is an ode to genever and old-Dutch liqueurs. Foreign spirits, with stories that lead back to the Netherlands, are also available. Timo Janse: “We want to offer a good balance between a high-quality cocktail bar on the one hand and the cozy, ’gezellige’ and accessible ambience of the traditional local pub on the other. We therefore do not take reservations. In addition to a cocktail based on Dutch history, you can also enjoy a genever tasting flight or a qualitative ‘kopstootje’ with local beers.”

The traditional ‘kopstootje’, a glass of genever in combination with a beer, can of course be ordered at the bar from the bartenders trained by Posthumus and Janse. In addition, Posthumus has finally been able to realise an idea that she has been walking around with for some time. At Zeedijk 12 you will find the first cooled ‘kopstootjes-automatiek’ in the world. A traditional Dutch vending machine customised to serve three sorts of genever, paired together with a cold beer on the side. Posthumus and Janse selected their three favourite combinations and you simply pull the miniature clay genever jugs with young, old or 100% moutwijn genever, and a bottle of beer from the wall. This fits well within the ideas of Posthumus and Janse to make cocktails and genever more accessible to a wider audience. Posthumus: “It is just super fun to pull something out of the wall. Nostalgic for the Dutch and a special experience for the tourist. And also nice and covid-proof!”.

4worldlovers: Do you want to learn the magic of the NJOY cocktails? Our bartenders will explain how to

Use the necessary utensils, the steps we take to make a cocktail,

And will give you the chance to put it in practice.

4worldlovers: De Voetboogstraat… What a place. It all started in 16th-century. Fun times I’m telling you. Just look behind the corner, you’ll see Civic Guards marching to de Voetboogdoelen to unload their crossbows with passion, at the shooting range…

People, gathering around de Rasphuis to see new prisoners arriving for their back-breaking labor. In de Rasphuis, the effort was made to instill a sense of order and duty into the young men.

4worldlovers: PRIK has been serving Amsterdam since July 2006 and won numerous awards since, like “most popular gay bar of the Netherlands”, the Rainbow Award for best gay bar and "best gay venue of amsterdam" twice by time out magazine and also best LGTB terrace Amsterdam.The crowd is super relaxed and easy to connect with, a mix of all ages and types of locals, expats and visitors.

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4worldlovers: Armoury Bar Amsterdam is a medieval-style board game café and tavern for gamers from all walks of life. We have over 250 board games, video games, homemade food, and weekly events!

As a board game café, Armoury Bar features an enormous selection of board games and tabletop gaming for all types of players. We’ve teamed up with our amazing partners Friends and Foes to build an impressive board game wall to fulfill any dream or adventure!