Drink: bars, pubs and cafes

Downtown
Reguliersdwarsstraat 31
Downtown is a small gay lunch room and coffee bar right in the gay steret Reguliersdwarsstraat.

Dwarsliggertje
Reguliersdwarsstraat 105
Formerly known as 't Leeuwtje, this small local gay bar has reopened as 't Dwarsliggertje.

Eve
Reguliersdwarsstraat 44
Eve (like in 'evening') is a new gay bar, located at the old Arc venue, aiming on a trendy 18 - 40 yo gay and gay minded audience.

Exit Cafe - Club Exit
Reguliersdwarsstraat 42
Exit Café is a very popular bar in 'apres ski' style and belonging to club Exit which will be redecorated under new management in Fall / Winter 2011/2012.

Ludwig II - Ludwig
Reguliersdwarsstraat 37
Ludwig II is the former bar April and is now owned by Casper Reinders, owner of Jimmy Woo and several other dead trendy places.

Reality
Reguliersdwarsstraat 129
Gay bar with tropical flavour near Rembrandtplein. Lots of cute black guys here. A bit of the tropics right in the middle of the Amsterdam canals.

Soho
Reguliersdwarsstraat 36
Big gay bar in English / American style on the Reguliersdwarsstraat. One of the most popular and biggest gay bars in Amsterdam.

Sultana Bar
Reguliersdwarsstraat 21
New oriental gay bar, aiming at gay guys from the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern areas.

Taboo
Reguliersdwarsstraat 45
Taboo is a gay bar in the main gay street of Amsterdam with a popular terrace outside when it's good weather.

The Otherside
Reguliersdwarsstraat 6
This is a non-alcoholic and coffee-free coffee shop, Amsterdam style. Guess you know what we mean.

Amstel Fifty-Four
Amstel 54
Amstel Fifty-Four is formerly known as Amstel Taveerne, but completely refurbished in 2007.

Cafe Mon Ami
Amstelstraat 34
Cafe Mon Ami is formally known as gay bar De Krokodil, now under new management, also aiming on a youner audience.

Cafe Rouge
Amstel 60
Cafe Rouge is one of the popular gay bars on the Amstel. Busy from early at night till early in the morning.

Chez Rene
Amstel 50
Café Chez René is a small gay bar with Happy Hour from 23.00 till 00.00 hrs. Mostly a younger crowd.

De Jaren
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20
Cafe De Jaren is a huge Grand Cafe next to De Doelen. Popular place for coffees, lunch, dinner or just a drink.

Entre Nous
Halvemaansteeg 14
Entre Nous is a popular but small bar, and all ages of customers have a great time here in its intimate, happy atmosphere.

Hotspot
Amstel 102
Hotspot is a small bar with big video screen on the Amstel river. Eurovision, musicals, Kylie, ABBA, Cher and Madonna rule here! The bar staff do take requests (for specific music, that is).

Montmartre
Halvemaansteeg 14
Montmartre is small, crowded and noisy but fun. Dutch songs mixed with dance classics, Kylie with ABBA, hysterical guys mixed with old fags and Dutch celebs; everything you expect from a gay bar.

't Mandje
Zeedijk 63
The first, the oldest and most legendary gay bar at the Zeedijk reopened after 25 years.

De Barderij
Zeedijk 14
De Barderij is a typical bar in Amsterdam style, with a gay clientele of all ages.

De Engel Next Door
Zeedijk 23
Cafe the Engel opens a new gay bar .. next door! Expect theme nights, dj's, snacks, great coctails, in a relaxed, intimate atmosphere.

De Engel Van Amsterdam
Zeedijk 21
De Engel Van Amsterdam is a gay bar at the Zeedijk with a terrace. It's located accross the street from Queenshead and Barderij.

Getto
Warmoesstraat 51
Getto is a gay cocktail bar and gay restaurant in Warmoesstraat. The front side is a bar.

MSA monthly meeting - Schreierstoren
Prins Hendrikkade 94/95
Motor Sportclub Amsterdam, one of the oldest fetish and motorcycle clubs in Europe and ECMC member, holds it's monthly drinks in a friendly atmosphere on the first Sunday each month.

Netherbears - The Queen's Head
Zeedijk 20
Bi-weekly get-to-gether by Neatherbears, the slightly less stocky bear men (according to their own website).

The Queen's Head
Zeedijk 20
Gay bar on Zeedijk (near the Central Station). Mixed crowd. Every tuesday dragbingo from 21:00 - 01:00 Every friday & saturday dj's Arjan & Gutxi from 22:00 -03:00 Every 2nd and 4th sunday NetherBears Meeting from 20:00 - 01:00

Lellebel
Utrechtsestraat 4
Lellebel is a very small drag bar on the corner of the Rembrandtplein. This bar has a night licence and is usually popular with all sorts of people (and drags.

Bump
Kerkstraat 23
The latest addition to the Amsterdam gay scene is called BUMP: sexy, fun and free of attitude.

Habibi Ana
Lange Leidedwarsstraat 93
Habibi Ana is the only Arab / Moroccan gay bar in the world! Small bar in Arabian style, with exotic music and exotic guys.

Mankind
Weteringstraat 60
Café Mankind is close by the Rijksmuseum, and the Antiques Quarter centred on the Spiegelgracht is only a few blocks away.

Spijker
Kerkstraat 4
Popular bar with a local crowd in their thirties. Pool table, fireplace, fresh flowers on the bar and two TV's, one showing cartoons and the other showing hardcore gay action movies :-) Upstairs you'll find one of the smallest dark rooms in town.

Club Stereo
Jonge Roelensteeg 4
The smallest most complete club of Amsterdam. Often booked for private parties before midnight.

Cozy
Sint Jacobsstraat 8
Gay bar / straigh-friendly, mother approved! It's Dutch, it's International, it's Cute, it's Comfy.

Prik
Spuistraat 109
Popular bar on the Spuistraat (behind Magna Plaza) with different theme nights each week.

Walem
Keizersgracht 449
Very gay friendly and busy bar-restaurant with terrace with view on the Keizersgracht.