2 Best Nightlife in Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam

Artists, students, and businesspeople unite in this popular brown café installed in a building from 1900 that used to be a waiting room for the horse-drawn trams. Much of the turn-of-the-20th-century interior, including the tile-covered walls, remains.

This always-lively Nieuwmarkt mainstay serves relatively cheap cocktails and with a jazzy electronic sound track. On sunny days you can enjoy your drink on the terrace overlooking the square.