Café Brecht

I was taking a long walk through the city and stopped in for a few cold ones. This was a smallish place full of furniture that doesn't match but this place was cozy and people seemed happy to be there. The service was friendly and prices were fair.

Loved this local cafe. Great casual vibe. Fabulous soup and a relaxing place to hang out and have a beer

This is the kind of bar I feel most at home in. It reminds me of Delux Cafe in Boston. It is shabby, chic, dark, and fun. The owner and bartender is a lovely German woman. And she makes some excellent cocktails!

You could spend all afternoon here just looking around or playing games (they have many) or talking and listening to the great French and German music. Along with Cafe De Wetering nearby, this and that were my two favorite bars during my week in Amsterdam. For me, this is a must go to place.

Nice atmosphere, lots of German beers, and close to the Rijksmuseum without being overrun by tourists.

See first review.

Two years later and I love this place as much as ever.

Their lattes are delicious and their homemade sodas can quench any thirst.

Ok so I get that it's meant to be a throwback, with really old furniture and it is sorta quaint. They do a good job of pushing the dated feel with ancient chairs, tables and pictures.......but....... It just all feels a bit manky.

So imagine all the really worn, battered, smelly, dusty stuff that's left at the end of a car boot or jumble sale. That is what this place is full of. It's literally quite manky. Some chairs seemed over 100 years old and it was like they had not been dusted in the same amount of time.

For me this is a novelty pub. You would go once, but you would not go back. Plus points. They to a couple of nice IPA's and the staff were friendly. Negatives, the furniture, the decor, the dust. The weird haphazard layout. I like quirky, but this was just a bit to fusty and run down.

3.5 stars.
Came in on a Friday evening and this place was packed. Itæs your hipster bar with furniture from the 80s and 90s. My friend and I have a polaroid pic taken of us that night at the bar and we literally look like we jumped out from another era. ANYWAYS. we both got cocktails and they were decent but nothing to hugely rave about. Atmosphere of the place is pretty chill though.

Awesome place to go on a date.

You can go here during the day for a chat with a friend or in the evening for a date or to... chat with friends and have drinks. Ha!

It's not necessarily a great place to meet people, but it's a fantastic place to have conversations with people you already know.

In the evenings, there are always people, and sometimes it's crowded.

This place has personality! From the decor to the seating to the drinks, everything is so interesting. It really does feel like you are in someone's living room. I completely understand why people love it!

Menus are in Dutch and English, so there's not much to worry about there. They don't take credit cards here, but they do take pin and cash. And there are seats outside for when it is a beautiful day!

I absolutely love Café Brecht. It's one of my favorites in the entire city.

It's completely different from any other café in Amsterdam, it really has its own character. It's a typical Berlin café with mismatched sofas, tables, and table lamps spread everywhere without any particular order or organization. It just looks so warm and cosy!! It's a place to meet up with your friends to chitchat, slouched in a couch, grab a bite to eat.

In terms of drinks, the menu offers of course beers, including german beers on tap. Don't even try the wine, it's terrible. Rather have a look at the cocktails, they have some nice things to offer in that department.
They also have nice snacks, and lunches.

The only problem is... it can get really difficult to get a spot!