Oud West - l'Affiche

After El Punto Latino I decided to drink another beer on my way home. I've been in l'Affiche on the Jacob van Lennepstraat before but couldn't really remember anything about it cuz I was sitting on their terrace in the sun back then. This time I decided to sit at the bar and just have a chat. I walked in and noticed the good music and that everything was made of wood. Wood bar, stools, six tables or so and lots of posters on the wall (hence the name of the bar).
I drank a Brand beer (€2,00) and found out that they've also got La Chouffe, Wittenkerke, Zatte from the IJ brewery and a beer I'd never heard of before: Lousberg... I bought the bottle (€3,00) and it's in my fridge now waiting for me to be opened. This is a nice place to relax and just have a chat... Go there after a hectic night out, just for a nightcap.

Center - El Punto Latino

Last night I had my second "borrel" in two and half weeks working for my new job. This time because our department existed 2 years with great success. All of us were supposed to meet at El Punto Latino on the Lange Leidsedwarsstraat in the center of town for Salsa lessons. Luckily this wasn't the case and everyone was just following this Latino guy on the dance floor.
I didn't really join in because dancing is not my thing. Instead I just spoke to some colleagues and stood at the bar. We got 3 drinks for free. The beer we were drinking was called Salitos and if you want to buy a bottle, you have to spend €4,00, ouch!
The only other beer they had was bottled Heineken. Wouldn't have a clue what the price of that was though. All in all, a very loud, red painted bar with a dance floor and expensive beer where, I assume, there are huge crowds of young drunk people in the weekends... Mwoa...

Another really tiny update

So after I mentioned the Okura hotel a couple of weeks ago I now have found an even more expensive beer. Seriously... What are these people thinking... Here we go:

Café Vrijburcht on the J.O. Vaillantlaan in IJburg sell beer for €2,00.
Bar Babou in Hotel the Dylan on the Keizersgracht sells it for €3,50.
The Grand on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal sells it for €3,50 as well.
Then there is the Amstel Bar on the Professor Tulpplein: beer, €3,75.
The Pulitzerbar on the Prinsengracht has it for €3,00 and so does the College Hotel on the Roelof Hartstraat.... Top of (not my) bill is Hotel Hilton on the Apollolaan, with a Whopping, ridiculous €5,00!!!!! That's $7,25... That's 11! former Dutch guilders. DON'T GO THERE!!!

A tiny update

Just a little update with beerprices:
Waldorf - Elandsgracht - Beer €2,00
Bep - Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal - Beer €2,20
De Nieuwe Anita - Frederik Hendrikstraat - Beer €1,80
Pakhuis Wilhelmina - Veemkade - Beer €2,00
Studio 80 - Rembrandtplein - Beer €2,20
Flexbar - Polonceaukade - Beer €1,80
11 - Oosterdokskade - Beer €2,50 (How dare they!!!)

Défilé

So... Défilé... During the day it looks like a big lunchroom and at night it still does... The only good thing about this place is their rotating bar. Beer goes for €2,10 and it's Warsteiner.. People who go there probably all work at the World Fashion Centre, cuz there are a lot of "suits". They got Heineken, Amstel Malt, Wieckse Witte, Duvel, Palm, Corona, Westmalle Dubbel and Tripel in bottles but that definitely does not make this a good place... Not impressed, better start looking for a better bar in the same neighborhood.... If I had to rate this place I'd give it a 4 out of 10! Crap!

A new job!

I've got a new job! Excellent! Great! Brilliant! Magnificent! Started on Monday and what a huge difference already, people basically welcomed me with open arms. Smiles, handshakes, 12 floors of it! I get to fly anywhere in the world for free, I'm gonna get a very cheap but brand new bike, in 3 weeks I'll have to go to Paris for a look in our buildings over there (all paid for of course), I can't wait! And you know what the best thing is for you?
It's in a totally different area of Amsterdam so I'm sure there'll be some brandnew bar reviews coming up soon starting with the bar I'll go to on Friday, Défilé. The first party at my new working place... And I've got another 2 parties coming up :)