Amsterdam Cocktail Week: where you need to be

Of course, there's always a good reason to toast with a delicious cocktail. But starting September 3, you have an even better one: Amsterdam Cocktail Week is back. For a week, everything revolves around liquid works of art, from alcoholic delights to refined mocktails. MASTERS lists a number of participating hotspots you shouldn't miss.

Of course, there’s always a good reason to toast with a delicious cocktail. But starting September 3, you have an even better reason: Amsterdam Cocktail Week is back. For a week, everything revolves around liquid works of art—from alcoholic delights to refined mocktails. MASTERS lists a number of participating hotspots that you shouldn’t miss.

Fitz's Bar | Mauritskade

In the monumental building of Pillows Hotel Maurits at the Park, you will find Fitz's Bar. This cocktail bar has a carefully composed menu, inspired by the icons and glamour of the roaring 20's. Think Charlie Chaplin, Coco Chanel and F. Scott Fitzgerald—all translated into modern flavors and techniques. Let yourself be carried away by the rhythmic sounds of jazz music while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. And when the sun shines? Then the show moves to the highest point of the building: Fitz's on the Roof, where you can enjoy cocktails with a breathtaking view of the city.

Rosalia's Menagerie | Kloveniersburgwal 

Founded in 2017, this cozy and award-winning cocktail bar is located in a 17th-century canal house on one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals. Their extensive collection of gin, rare and vintage spirits will introduce you to local flavors that will both surprise and amaze…  

Belly of the Beast | Singel

The entrance, inspired by a beach bar, evokes the feeling of a summer beach day and offers a light, inviting atmosphere for your first cocktail or a small bite. However, as you walk further to the mysterious, atmospheric bar, you are slowly led to deeper water. Will you go for the Sea Horse Smash, the Catfish Crompouce or do you prefer the Naked Sphinx?

NEXT | NDSM

Restaurant NEXT, located on the NDSM wharf (right next to the ferry), is a modern all-day grand café 2.0. A place where a living room, cocktail bar, lounge, restaurant and brasserie come together under one roof. The beating heart of NEXT? The impressive, round bar. It is the first thing you see when you enter, and most likely the last place you want to leave once you are there. 

Law & Order Bar | Voetboogstraat

And no, not that one famous TV series… This bar takes its name from the rich and turbulent history of the street. According to Gault&Millau, a cocktail bar as it should be, Law & Order was therefore not for nothing voted Gault&Millau Cocktail Bar of the Year 2023. This Amsterdam cocktail mecca, run by Latvian bar veterans Sergej Platonov and Vitaly Alekseyev, exudes a classic, dark atmosphere, but the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in this 'bar without fuss' makes it accessible and approachable.