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Club entertainment in The Netherlands

  1. A

    Bitterzoet

    Always full, always changing, this is one of the friendliest venues in town. One night it might be full of skater dudes; the next, relaxed 30-somethings. Music (sometimes live, sometimes a DJ) can be funk, roots, drum’n’bass, Latin, Afro-beat, old-school jazz or hip-hop groove.

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  2. B

    Dansen Bij Jansen

    For over a generation, this rambling space has been Amsterdam’s most famous student nightclub, and it still thumps nightly on two sweaty floors. The secret? Cheap drinks, a fun selection of classic disco and house, and a relaxed dress code. Valid student cards are required.

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  3. C

    Vakzuid

    A glamorous club-restaurant at the 1928 Olympic Stadium, Vakzuid has a large dance floor and loads of comfortable lounges to pose on. There's a lot of house, with some '80s and disco thrown in for good measure.

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  4. D

    Escape

    A fixture of Amsterdam nightlife for two decades, this cavernous club is Amsterdam’s slickest, with several dance floors, two smoking lounges, a video-screen-filled studio and an adjoining cafe.

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  5. E

    Lisboa

    At weekends, this restaurant-club boat moored behind the C1000 supermarket hosts jazz artists such as trumpeter Saskia Laroo and Brazilian samba bands.

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  6. F

    Winston Kingdom

    This is a club that even nonclubbers will love for its very laid-back atmosphere, indie-alternative music beats, smiling DJs and solid, stiff drinks.

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  7. G

    OJV de Koornbeurs

    An underground dance floor with alternative tunes. It’s a 21st-century meet market in a 14th-century meat market.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Palace

    Standard club attracting a predominantly young crowd with an array of music styles, and a huge dance floor.

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  9. I

    Night Live

    A nightclub in an old church that opens late at weekends; eclectic musical policy, quick getaway by train.

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