Must-see nightlife in Medieval Centre & Red Light District

  • In de Wildeman

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    This former distillery house has been transformed into a low-key beer cafe with more than 250 bottled beers and 18 varieties on tap, including a superb…

  • Café Het Schuim

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Schuim means 'foam' (on beer) and this grungy, arty bar is extraordinarily popular with beer-swigging locals day or night. Art rotates on the walls every…

  • Prik

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    'Lovely liquids, sexy snacks and twisted tunes' is the siren call of this hyper-retro bar with cocktails galore and Prosecco on tap. DJs spin pop, house…

  • Oporto

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    With a decor untouched in decades, this tiny brown cafe is worth visiting for its inlaid woodwork behind the bar (check out the zodiac signs) and wrought…

  • Durty Nelly's

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Cavernous, dark and always crammed, Nelly's attracts international visitors from the cheap lodgings in the area, including the attached Durty Nelly's…

  • Café Dante

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    This huge art-deco space is quiet during the day, but after 5pm on weeknights it transforms into a lively bar for the business crowd. You get a choice of…

  • De Zwart

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    'Not everyone has knowledge of beer, but those who have it drink it here' is the translation of the slogan on a panel above this atmospheric bar, which…

  • De Buurvrouw

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Staff have a wonderfully irreverent sense of humour at this grungy late-night bar where night owls inevitably end up when there's nowhere else to go…

  • Quartier Putain

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Amid Red Light windows by the Oude Kerk (watch which door you enter!), this cafe makes a good stop for an espresso accompanied by jukebox music while you…

  • Cuckoo's Nest

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    A fetish-oriented clientele crowds into this busy bar, which has one of the largest 'playrooms' in Europe. You could spend a whole night exploring its…

  • Web

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Web is a well-established leather bar with darkrooms and a mirrored-ceilinged sling room for the more adventurous. Sundays are popular, adding DJs to the…

  • Coffeeshop Rusland

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Fronted by an orange facade, this low-key coffeeshop attracts a young crowd keen to get off the usual tourist path.