The Best Hotel Bars in Amsterdam

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Adjacent to the open Marcel Wanders-designed lobby, decorated in Delft blue, with navigation motifs, sexy chandeliers and large windows overlooking scenic “Princes Canal”, you’ll find Bluespoon Bar, which offers classic 20th-century cocktails inspired by the periods before, during and after the Prohibition. Tip: Order the “El Greengo”, a margarita with avocado, tequila and pineapple, which works oh-so-wonderfully.

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Why it made the list

Stop by Bar TwentySeven for highly personal attention and probiotic cocktails that are said to "balance out the stomach" and possibly help prevent hangovers (yes, really!). And don’t forget to admire those Dam views and the backlit bar made from 250 million-year-old onyx.

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Why it made the list

Stylish The Tailor (winner of the “Red & Grey Best Hotel Bar Award Amsterdam 2017”) is the home base of “Best Female Bartender Worldwide 2015” Tess Posthumus, whose “bespoke cocktails” include the well-constructed “Cuban Mist” with rum, apricot liqueur, tobacco bitters and Serrano ham served in a smoke-filled glass cloche.

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Why it made the list

For well-crafted cocktails with canal views, intimate fireplace nooks and an Art Deco-style bar, Pulitzer’s Bar is one of the best in the city. In fact, we think it’s a must-visit. Tip: try the “Dashing Daisy”, made with marigold-infused gin, a mandarin-calamanzi shrub, orgeat and Peychaud’s bitters.

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