The canalside tasting room of the Van Wees distillery (De Ooievaar), opened by the family in 1973: a cavern-like room with stone floors, the original pump behind the bar and a drinks organ of casks. Cityguys calls it the best place in town for jenever and for kopstoot combinations with its long beer list.
- Address
- Herengracht 319, 1016 AV Amsterdam
- Hours
- Mon-Thu 10:00-23:30; Fri-Sat 10:00-24:00; Sun 10:00-23:30 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order a kopstootje: a tulip glass of jenever with a beer chaser; ask the bar to pair them.
- Bar snacks lean Dutch: bitterballen go well with an oude jenever.
- The distillery also runs tastings and tours of the Ooievaar distillery in the Jordaan.