Must see nightlife in Western Canal Ring

This gorgeous restyled bruin café, with glowing copper jenever (Dutch gin) boilers behind the bar, only serves Dutch beer – but with more than 100…

Sip top-notch tea and Spanish-roasted coffee while nibbling homemade Valrhona-chocolate pralines and pastries at this beautiful little Negen Straatjes …

Fresh-squeezed juices, smoothies and 'warm shakes' (such as pumpkin spice syrup, espresso, stroopwafel, cinnamon and whipped cream) are the standout…

By day, this updated brown cafe is full of people catching the afternoon sun on the terrace. By night the atmosphere turns quietly romantic, with low…

This koffiehuis (espresso bar; not to be confused with a coffeeshop selling cannabis) is one of the best places in the city to get an old-fashioned coffee…

Decades ago, Barney's became famous for its bargain all-day breakfasts, along with marijuana. In recent years the weed has vastly improved, but these days…

Is Café Tabac a bruin café, a designer bar, a fantastic place for Indonesian dishes or simply an idyllic place to while away a few blissful hours at the…

Decorated with old chemists' bottles and vintage posters, this former pharmacy has a canal-side terrace with afternoon sun and occasional live jazz. It's…

Popular among locals, Siberië has offerings beyond marijuana – its owners regularly schedule cultural events such as art exhibits, poetry slams, acoustic…

Yes, that stretch of the floor is glass and there really are koi swimming underfoot in this contemporary coffeeshop lounge. Once you tire of the fish,…

Writers, artists and students frequent this popular brown cafe for affordable food and good conversation. The dining room, with its old Heineken posters,…

Owned by a couple of laid-back American guys, this tiny shop – plastered with stickers inside and out – introduced the extra-sticky, potent 'Double Bubble…

A perfect Haarlemmerstraat shopping break, this little slice of Milan in Amsterdam, with a white-lacquer and red-cushioned interior, serves espresso from…

The grandest and largest of Amsterdam's tasting houses only pours its Jordaan-produced house brands: 17 jenevers (Dutch gins) and 60 liqueurs.