Amsterdam is a beautiful and amazing city, but it’s a desert in terms of cider. Every bar/pub you would go to will have a Heineken or at least a selection of Belgian beers on offer but not cider. Don’t even bother asking for cider. However, I have managed to find a few cider spots in Amsterdam. I thought it would be a good idea to put together a short guide to cider spots in Amsterdam. I hope you will find it useful for your next Amsterdam trip.
BARS/PUBS
- Beer Temple (Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 250, 1012 RR Amsterdam)
Beer Temple is a centrally located small bar focusing on American craft beer. However, cider lovers are also welcome as they stock a few bottles of decent cider as well. You can choose between Thistly Cross Whisky Cask Cider (500ml bottle at 9 EUR), Finnbarra’s Dry (500ml bottle at 9 EUR) and Dunkerton’s Black Fox (330 ml bottle at 6 EUR). The friendly staff will help you if you require any recommendation. Guests come mostly from the US or other English-speaking countries.
- Regular & Jack (Vijzelstraat 37, 1017 HD Amsterdam)
Regular & Jack is a sports bar located close to the flower market. As it is a sports bar you can watch there your favourite team playing and enjoy a bottle of cider. In terms of cider, you can choose between the Black Dragon from Gwynt y Ddraig or Henney’s Medium Cider. Both in a 500ml bottle. Both at 9 EUR. Friendly stuff.
- Molly Malone’s Irish Pub (Oudezijds Kolk 9, 1012AL Amsterdam)
Briefly, a typical Irish Pub with a typical cider selection for an Irish Pub. On draught Magners and Strongbow. In bottles, they stock Craigies Irish Craft Cider and Crabbies.
A beach bar, but in a good way 🙂 Just try it out!
- Craft & Draft (Overtoom 417, 1054 JR Amsterdam)
Craft & Draft is a nice craft beer bar and shop. They even have local cider on tap, the Dry Hopped from Bear Cider. In bottles cider from Gwynt y Ddraig is available.
SHOPS
- Appels en Peren (Paardenstraat 7, 1017 CX Amsterdam)
A centrally located cider shop dedicated to cider. Not sure how about you, but when I visit a different country I try to sample local products. The same is for cider. I usually search for cider made locally. So if you are in Amsterdam and willing to try Dutch cider you will find it at Appels en Peren. They have a great selection of Dutch cider, but also UK cider and French cidre if you are more into classic cider brands. I felt there like in a candy shop 😉 Highly recommended! Also, I heard they’re planning to go online soon. At least in the Netherlands.
- Sterk Amsterdam (De Clercqstraat 7, 1053AA Amsterdam)
It’s a supermarket, which also stocks cider. They stock mostly widely available commercial brands, but cider from craft cider producers is also available.
- Bierbaum OUD WEST (Jan Pieter, Heijestraat 148, 1054 MK Amsterdam)
- Bierbaum De Pijp (1 Sarphatipark, 1073 CN Amsterdam)
Bierbaum is a craft beer shop that has two locations. In both, you may find an excellent cider selection from France, Spain, Luxembourg, Latvia or even Australia.
- De Bierkoning (Paleisstraat 125, 1012 ZL Amsterdam)
- De Bierkoning OOST (Czaar Peterstraat 233, 1018 PL Amsterdam)
Bierkoning is also a craft beer shop. Heard they have an incredible selection of ciders e.g. from Severn Cider, Sidra Viuda de Angelón or Domaine Duclos Fougeray.
If there are more cider spots in Amsterdam worth mentioning, just drop me a line! I would be happy to update my post.
Note: This post would not be possible without the help of Margot from Het Ciderhuis and Mark from Ciderlab.nl. Thank you! :-)))
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