Brown Cafés (Bars)

De Pieper. Creaky, C.17th canalside golden oldie alehouse. Prinsengracht 424 / Canal Ring / T: 7, 10 Raamplein / 020 626 4775 / 11am-1am daily, till 3am w/ends

Brandon. Small n’ smokey, old-fash local watering hole. Keizersgracht 157 / Canal Ring / T: 13, 14, 17 Westermarkt / 020 362 9921 / 11am-1am daily, till 3am w/ends

T Smalle. Atmossy, historic, waterfront jenever (gin) haus. Egelantiersgracht 12 / Jordaan / T: 3, 10 Marnixplein / 020 623 9617 / 10am-1am daily, till 2am w/ends / t-smalle.nl

Wynand Fockink. Famed 300-yr-old distillery/tasting huis. Pijlsteeg 31 / Dam Sq / T: 4, 9, 16, 24, 25 Dam / 020 639 2695 / 3-9pm daily / next to Hotel Krasnapolsky / tours avail / wynand-fockink.nl