Café Zilt

A respite both on and off the beaten track. Just to fire a paradox at it all. If you’re downright fed up with the regular tourist hang out, full of screaming TV sets that cannot stop reporting on the very last insignificant sports event somewhere on earth. Breathe in and breathe out, get out your google maps and get your A*se over to this little gem of a bar.
Service is quite impeccable and they come smartly dressed (you won’t see that too often in this town). This part of Amsterdam is full of places that seem to cater for 16-​year olds, when it comes to music and choice of drinks. So I guess it’s easy to make a difference when you’ve got hordes of dodgy dive bars for neighbours. But let’s thank God that they did

This bar is hidden somewhere in the very center of the Amsterdam. It is not touristy and not hard to find either, but you’ll find mostly local crowd.
They have great whisky selection. If you fancy some scotch, this is the place to go! The bartender know his ways and always has some suggestions if you are not sure what you fancy or if you want to try as much new stuff as possible. You get your golden drink in pro tasting glasses, with a water pipette if you need to add some water. And it is not that pricy after all!
I definitely recommend this experience!

The Barman is a delight and the beer-​selection is great. Absolute must in Amsterdam!

Came here simply looking for a nice and slightly quiter place than the soccer-​fan-​crowded bars of the surrounding, but found so much more!
«No red bull, no Lady Gaga, 50 beers, 100 whiskeys», that slogan in the window tipped the scales to go inside. To keep it short: nice atmosphere, super friendly and very helpful barman, DELICIOUS beers, so much fun to taste different ones, relatively small place, we were even offered some cheese and gherkins, clean toilets (!), very reasonable prices, definetly going there again!

Uno de los mejores bares que probé en mis viajes a europa. Y por qué? Por la atención INCREÏBLE del barman que es lo mejor que te pasó en la vida y la barra. Mamita la barra.
En la puerta hay un cartel muy claro que dice que no pasan música basura pop, no toman vodka con red bull, tiene 50 whiskys y cientos de cerveza.
CUMPLEN sus promesas.
Sí, es un dive bar. Es un antro. Es mínimo. No está del todo limpio, está en una zona medio turbia. Pero adentro la onda es TREMENDA
Si están en Amsterdam, vayan. No se van a arrepentir.

Petit moment sympa en soirée dans ce café, pas très touristique. Il est situé non loin du quartier rouge, dans une rue animée le soir telle que je les aime. Bön choix de bières, nous y avons découvert une très bonne bière de printemps dont je né me souviens plus du nom malheureusement…

Toller Kaffee und schöné Atmosphäre.

If I lived here, I’d hate tourists.
This spot is where locals, well… at least Dutch people, go to avoid y’all annoying tourists.
The music is chill, the patrons are calm, the bartender was friendly and the Maes beers were cold and there was no Lady Gaga music blaring.
Come here if you want a break from the masses roaming the red light district streets.
Do it.

This bar is an excellent stop on a trip to Amsterdam. This is not your average bar. With 50 beers and 68 whiskys on hand, you have a lot of options aside from Heineken and Amstel. The bartender Michael is one of the friendliest people we met in the city. The atmosphere is chill and the bar is small which is the perfect comfy vibe to hang out, and try a new beer or whisky.

An old time favourite one of the first bars to visit when i moved in amsterdam and still one of my favourites
Awesome selection of draft belgian (and not) beers that change ever so often. On top of that a great barman very friendly and super cool and a great whiskey bar with over 60 different names.
What else do you want??? I know a couple of friends to have drinks heheheheheheheeh

This is the Cheers of Amsterdam! I felt like EVERYONE knew each other and even though we were obvious tourists the owners/​staff were so warm and welcoming!
The awesome Amsterdam CM, Flip, brought us here for a quick drink and to «live like a local» before heading over to the Red Light District (more on that in another review!). It’s located in a rather small street, and the space itself isn’t too large… but it sure is «homey».
I tried a couple of belgian beers and then something magical happened… the staff began passing around a plate of cheese and sausages (with some delicious mustard) for everyone to nibble on. No, they were not selling it… it was free! I was in shock. this doesn’t happen in the bars I go to. The cheese was delicious and the sausages as well but when you dip it into the mustard it kicks it up a notch. They also had wine available (the wife said it was good! Good enough to warm you up that’s for sure, as it was FREEZING outside, by our standards.)
It seemed like every single person that walked in was greeted with hugs (and three kisses? I love that little touch they put on their greetings. Not one kiss like my Hispanic folks, not two kisses like the French, but THREE kisses, cheek to cheek). This certainly felt like the bar where EVERYONE knows your name!

Ein Kleinod, am Rande von Chinatown gelegen, inmitten von Coffeeshops, Souvenirkiosken und Imbissläden. Ein Kleinod also, das man dort so erst mal gar nicht vermutet. Mit einem unübersehbaren, interessant-​hedonistischem Eyecatcher an der Stirnwand. und einem sehr charmanten und attraktiven Barmann (Wirt?), der sich darüber hinaus auch noch wirklich gut mit Bier auskennt. Großartiger Abend und sicher nicht der letzte, den ich dort verbracht habe.

This was a bit of an odd bar on our Amsterdam trip, not because it is an odd place when considered objectively, but compared to the other spots on our tour through town it was very normal. Café Zilt has a warm welcoming feel (very important at 3am) with friendly patrons and a very happy bartender.
We stumbled in after a night of drinks and Flugel shots (a neon orange liquid that tastes like cough syrup — and not the good stuff). I honestly couldn’t tell you what we had to drink but I know I chatted to a number of people there who were all happy (at least I hope they were) to talk to me. I’m also pretty sure I was being eyed up by a cougar but the boys hustled me out of there before she pounced.
The average age was quite a bit older than we were (think late 30s/​early 40s) so it’s more a place for a chill drink and a chat than shots and dancing. However, for a look at the quieter side of the ‘Dam, this was perfect.

Well this is the first bar my girlfriend and I went to after arriving in Amsterdam from San Francisco. Now if you’re looking for a really upbeat, pickup chicks kind of bar this isn’t it, but if you want to have some great beers and a mellow time, maybe a conversation or two with locals then this is the place. Also, I thought their music selection was amazing. We had a great time and Tim the bartender was well versed in his beers and had a lot of great suggestions for tourism. I will definitely be going back!!!

Great pub Thursday night in Amsterdam. The people, food and drinks rocked! The only downer was the smoke. Second hand smoke is never an ideal situation to be caught up in. Never the less, I would say the people, atmosphere, drinks and food made up for it, which is why I decided to stay a bit longer and enjoy the night away.
I hung out with some great people and had a blast with the Amsterdam crew from Unilocal.It was great to finally have the pleasure of meeting the community manger of Unilocal.After meeting Phillipine, I totally see why she was selected to manage the Unilocal community in Amsterdam. She has a wide variety of flavors going on. After you have explored the center of Amsterdam or Red Light District, then I would suggest stopping into Café Zilt. It’s a great place to grab a drink and snack on some appetizers with friends for a happily ever after ending.