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    Café Brecht

    4.5 (65 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Cafes
    Open 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Homemade lemon and elderflower soda. Slurp!
    Nicola C.

    See first review. Two years later and I love this place as much as ever. Their lattes are delicious and their homemade sodas can quench any thirst.

    White Russian
    Andrea P.

    I absolutely love Café Brecht. It's one of my favorites in the entire city. It's completely different from any other café in Amsterdam, it really has its own character. It's a typical Berlin café with mismatched sofas, tables, and table lamps spread everywhere without any particular order or organization. It just looks so warm and cosy!! It's a place to meet up with your friends to chitchat, slouched in a couch, grab a bite to eat. In terms of drinks, the menu offers of course beers, including german beers on tap. Don't even try the wine, it's terrible. Rather have a look at the cocktails, they have some nice things to offer in that department. They also have nice snacks, and lunches. The only problem is... it can get really difficult to get a spot!

    Drinky
    Jessica C.

    This place has personality! From the decor to the seating to the drinks, everything is so interesting. It really does feel like you are in someone's living room. I completely understand why people love it! Menus are in Dutch and English, so there's not much to worry about there. They don't take credit cards here, but they do take pin and cash. And there are seats outside for when it is a beautiful day!

    Austen M.

    Ok so I get that it's meant to be a throwback, with really old furniture and it is sorta quaint. They do a good job of pushing the dated feel with ancient chairs, tables and pictures.......but....... It just all feels a bit manky. So imagine all the really worn, battered, smelly, dusty stuff that's left at the end of a car boot or jumble sale. That is what this place is full of. It's literally quite manky. Some chairs seemed over 100 years old and it was like they had not been dusted in the same amount of time. For me this is a novelty pub. You would go once, but you would not go back. Plus points. They to a couple of nice IPA's and the staff were friendly. Negatives, the furniture, the decor, the dust. The weird haphazard layout. I like quirky, but this was just a bit to fusty and run down.

    Nathan T.

    Cafe Brecht is the ideal place for a cosy coffee with cake or after work / weekend drink. The décor is homely, with low set couches and chairs tightly gathered around small tables. The walls look like they are from a retro living room, with interestingly patterned wallpaper lit up by low-light lampshades throughout. The food is good, although you are limited in options. However, they have a great array of beers and wines and are the ideal place for a chilled out drink and chat. The current owner is really lovely and has been working on creating an amazing vibe for the past five years. I'll definitely be going back to soak up unique music and atmoshphere again sono.

    so quaint

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    2 years ago

    I Loved this local cafe. Great casual vibe and relaxation. Wonderful bar food, great soup and a relaxing place to hang out to have a beer

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    Loved this local cafe. Great casual vibe. Fabulous soup and a relaxing place to hang out and have a beer

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    7 years ago

    Nice atmosphere, lots of German beers, and close to the Rijksmuseum without being overrun by tourists.

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    Great atmosphere. Reasonably priced and excellent quality food. A really great stop if you near the Heineken experience or the Museumplein

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    One of my favorite hang outs... A good affordable bar with very good service ...Good cocktails ... Prime central location :)

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    The gluhwein in the winter is always a treat, and the food is actually REALLY good considering it is a bar.

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    Café Kale

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    Friendly service, great food, comfortable and cozy atmosphere. Add to this, it is located very…read moreclose to our hotel and convenient tram stops. We ate there three separate times on our week long vacation.

    So good I stopped by twice on a 3 day trip to the city…read more I stopped by on my first visit craving a big, hearty sandwich for a late lunch and thought this might be a good find. Happy to report I was very right. I grabbed one of the many outside seats, took a look at the menu that was entirely in Dutch and waited for the wonderful waitress to quickly translate nearly every item for me. I landed on the chicken club and it hit the spot. I arrived hungry but could still only manage to finish half. Chicken was grilled perfectly into thin slices, soft boiled egg was a new touch that I loved, avocado, lettuce and probably a few other things I am forgetting. Oh, and a handful of crisps on the side. On my next visit, it was my last night in Amsterdam and I still haven't tried the infamous fries. I stopped in around 9:30 for a late night snack and a hot ginger tea. The fries were the perfect fries! Thin, crispy, salty. I loved. I also can get behind the mayo thing they do here, even though I really am a ketchup loyalist. Anyway, lunch or dinner or late night snack, this is a good spot. You'll like the foot and you'll love sitting outside people watching, reading your book, whatever.

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