I’ve been visiting Café Soundgarden for at least 6 years and I have to say it’s one of my favourite places in town — a proper no frills rock bar with no hint of pretentiousness at all. To the uninitiated it’s very scruffy, scuzzy and a bit of a shit-hole but that’s the actual charm of it. If I’m listening to kick ass rock, punk and everything in between, I don’t want to be in a wine bar or somewhere that doesn’t suit the vibe. The beer and booze selection is pretty decent and the tunes are always quality. There’s a pool table in the side room to the back as well. Probably 15 mins walk from Dam Square, it’s a nice area to get out of the main Dam Square/Red light area. The Funky Munky coffeeshop is across the road too if you need to get your chillaxing on!
Yen D.
Tu valoración: 5 Seattle, WA
Came here with a group of friends to grab a beer. This is a great divey place, and very relaxing atmosphere with pool tables as well as foostables. It reminded me a lot of college with the arcade games and the pool tables. Everyone seemed very friendly which is nice because I don’t appreciate it when locals are standoffish. We also met locals to give us tips on where to go next. I even Facebook friended one of them so we could get tips from them while we were exploring the area. It was very handy to have the internet on our cell phones to reach out to them. The locals gave us tips on the night life, what pubs to hit up next, where some people could buy smokes and what areas to avoid. I will definitely be back next time since everyone is co there!
Dumbkiller D.
Tu valoración: 4 Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Bar tres sympa avec une grande terrasse, babyfoot et billard. Bonne ambiance toujours au rdv et du rock sympa en fond.
Julio G.
Tu valoración: 4 San Antonio, TX
We call this place budels and honestly it is a better name than soundgarden. The Stimulo beer is excellent. Big deck in the back and has a pool table.
Billy D.
Tu valoración: 4 Madison, WI
Seriously — my new favorite dive bar in Amsterdam — bar games(pool, pinball, table football) and it looks like they have an incredible patio for summer. Favorite time to go — lazy Saturday afternoon to drink the day away with friends, crushing them in foosball.
Yen D.
Seattle, WA
One of the few real rock and roll bars left in Amsterdam! This place was a total mystery to me until someone decided to take me there very recently. It has a lovely back garden overlooking the gracht and inside is very spacious. They have a good beer selection, with brands away from mainstream breweries. As this place is very rock and roll the ambiance goes accordingly, and it could get messy towards the end of the evening. If that is not your kind of thing, Amsterdam has plenty of other choice for you. However if that is what you like, I cannot think of a better place for you in Amsterdam!