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Restaurants, Cafés and Bars
Green Planet
Bright, modern and full of
greenery, this veggie café-
restaurant is 90 per cent organic.
Perfect for a drink, a quick snack
or a hearty meal.
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Spuistraat 122
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Map N2
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020 625 8280
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€€
Bar Bep
This small lounge bar, with
its guest DJs, is just the place to
get into the mood for a long
night out on the town.
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Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 260
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Map M3
Stereo Sushi
Service can be a little slow
at this hip, imaginative sushi bar,
so sip on sake while waiting for
sushi, sashimi or even smoked
eel. DJs spin late into the night.
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Jonge Roelensteeg 4
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Map M3
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020
777 3010
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€
Henri Prouvin
In a pretty alley behind the
Nieuwe Kerk, this dark, elegant
bar serves a range of fine wines
and champagnes, accompanied
by soak-up snacks.
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Gravenstraat
20
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Map N2
Hoppe
Open since 1670, this
historic brown café, with its lefty
past and church pews, was a
regular haunt of radical journal-
ists, writers and intellectuals in
the Provo-fuelled 1960s
(see p50)
.
Supperclub
There's a decadent lounge
bar in the basement of this
painfully hip restaurant. Dress to
impress if you want to get in.
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Jonge Roelensteeg 21
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Map M3
De Vijff Vlieghen
Elvis, Versace and John
Wayne ate at this sprawling 300-
seater restaurant. Each room has
a theme, including the Rembrandt
Room. Today it touts New Dutch
cuisine, using mostly organic
ingredients.
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Spuistraat 294
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Map M4
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020 530 4060
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€€€
De Jaren
Formerly a bank, cash is the
only currency at this modern
grand-café. Simple sandwiches
and soups downstairs, delicious
meals upstairs. The waterside
terrace is the place
to be in summer
(see p50)
.
£
Centraal
Station
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Het Schuim
Art meets
alcohol at this large,
rustic-style bar, a
popular hangout for
students and creat-
ive types. Food
served till 10pm.
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Spuistraat 189
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Map M3
Villa Zeezicht
With wooded
warmth and charm,
this relaxed corner
café has picture
windows overlooking
the wide cobbled
bridge of the Singel.
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Torensteeg 7
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Map M2
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Nieuwmarkt
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