Café Gambrinus

This place is truly a hidden gem! My companions and I wanted to avoid the tourists and therefor headed to the areas off the tourist trail. We were in the mood for a few beers and a laid back atmosphere, so this place was perfect.
We sat ourselves at a table at the rear of the restaurant after discovering Oudhollands Ganzenboard (a children’s board game). We transformed this innocent children’s game into a wild drinking game that involved many beers and rock, scissors, paper to maximize its drinking potential. The bartender came over to see what the fun was all about and said that if he wasn’t working, he would’ve joined us. After a few games, we decided to continue our impromptu pub crawl.

One of the best meals I’ve ever had in Amsterdam. Great service and a roasted chicken that tasted homemade.
Nothing fancy, just a great, cool, place with wonderful food.

Deux années consécutives que j’atterris au Gambrinus affamée comme un éléphant et deux fois que je suis convaincue ! Ce bar-​restaurant est tout ce qu’il y a de plus convivial, j’aime l’ambiance qui y règne et le service est sympa et attentionné dans son genre (le genre à tenter tant bien que mal d’aligner 2 phrases en français avec un accent néerlandais trop choupinou). Quant aux plats, ils sont bons, copieux, bien assaisonnés et sans prétention. Le chocolat chaud est cool aussi. Quant aux bières, je né les ai pas goûtées donc je né peux pas vous éclairer à ce sujet !
Quoiqu’il en soit, je recommande ce spot sympa pour se poser entre potes et manger et/​ou boire un coup dans le quartier !

Nice bar in the Pijp. Convenient location and it’s a very welcoming atmosphere. Relaxed, with good beer AND great food!
Try lamb with pesto! If it’s still on the menu during your visit!:)

What a wonderful neighborhood bar! The food is fantastic! We had the ravioli starter, the fillet of sole entrée, the lamb tenderloin entrée, banoffee pie, and the tart tartin.
The waitstaff was wonderful and brought us English menus, as well as translated the daily special on the board for us. After ordering, we received some bread and butter cream. The starter was delicious — I even at the eggplant, which is nothing short of a miracle. The sole was served with roasted fennel, carrots, and turnip. It came with a lemon cream sauce. The lamb came with carrots, a mushroom, turnip, and parsnips, all topped with basil pesto and jus. Both main dishes were perfect: the sole was moist and flaky and the lamb was medium rare and tender. Dessert was magnificent! The tartin was roasted pear with vanilla ice cream — very simple and elegant (I didn’t get the biscuit as I’m allergic to bread flour). The banoffee pie is breath-​taking. It’s banana, toffee, and dark chocolate pie with a graham cracker crust: Heavenly!
We will be back and we will recommend to others!

Always a real pleasure to eat here. We visit the IBC show every year and always go to this restaurant once or twice during our stay. Great selection of beers and the service is always friendly and the food is always good. Pleasant atmosphere also.

I love this place! it manages to be two things at the same time, a really nice bar and a reaaly nice café. Sounds stardard, but usually one gets neglected. Not at Gambrinus. Their lunches are simple, mainly sandwiches and snacks, but freshly made and dlicious. Good strong coffee and friendly service. Dinner is traditional French bistro fare, such as onionsoup and poussin, all very reasonably priced. They have a full bar and in the weekends it can get crowded. This part of the Pijp is really so much nicer than the trendier parts. There is a lovely little terrace on the side street, so you don’t have to inhale the traffic fumes. A great, unpretentious place that you will love if you like to hang out with locals.

Nice place with friendly staff. Will be going back!

Gambrinus is relaxed man! Leuke hoekkroeg in de Pijp. De sfeer is altijd goed en het is er altijd druk, maar nooit TE druk… me like! Het barpersoneel moet af en toe iets scherper zijn maar is wel vriendelijk. Eigenaar Matthijs is er zelf regelmatig te vinden en is altijd in voor een leuk gesprek! Zeker een aanrader!