Best Wine Bars in Amsterdam
Shiraz Jardins des Vins in Leidsebuurt Noordoost holds a Star Wine List award and pours 30 or more wines by the glass through a Coravin, from a cellar of 600 or more. It was voted the best wine bar in Amsterdam and the best wine bar in the Netherlands.
Wijnbar Paskamer in Burgemeester Tellegenbuurt West offers 50 wines by the glass with shareable tapas and WSET-certified sommeliers, and it was Wine Bar of the Year in 2022. Glou Glou in Van der Helstpleinbuurt pours unfiltered, mostly French natural wines by the glass, and the guide credits it with starting the city's natural wine movement. Bar du Champagne in Nes e.o. builds its list around small grower champagne and Roederer Cristal. Massalia Restobar in Oosterparkbuurt Zuidoost pairs natural wine and cocktails with Greek mezze. BBar TwentySeven, also in Nes e.o., pours signature cocktails, exclusive whiskies and wine.
How this list is chosen: Bars with a deep wine list, a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a natural-wine focus, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Bar du Champagne
Deep wine list
Bar du Champagne on Rokin brings a specialist champagne focus to Amsterdam's central drinking corridor, earning a 2026 Star Wine List award that places it in the city's serious wine bar tier. The address at Rokin 91a puts it within walking distance of several of Amsterdam's recognised cocktail rooms, making it a natural anchor for an evening that moves between formats.
BBar TwentySeven
Deep wine list
BBar TwentySeven occupies a third-floor address on Dam 27, placing it in the ceremonial centre of Amsterdam rather than the canal-ring speakeasy circuit. With, it is better read through location and format: a central bar to assess against Amsterdam’s broader cocktail culture, not a venue to approach on reputation alone.
Glou Glou
Glou Glou opened in Amsterdam's De Pijp neighbourhood in April 2015, modelling itself on Parisian bars à vins naturelles such as Aux Des Amis and Café de la Nouvelle Mairie. The bar is credited with kickstarting Amsterdam's natural wine movement, bringing a Loire-and-Jura-inflected sensibility to a city that had been slow to embrace low-intervention wine culture.
Massalia Restobar
Massalia Restobar sits on Beukenplein in Amsterdam's Oost district, earning Star Wine List recognition in 2026 for a wine program that rewards serious drinkers without demanding formality. The format blends bar accessibility with restaurant depth, making it one of the more considered wine-led addresses in a neighbourhood that has shifted decisively toward quality over the past decade.
Shiraz Jardins des Vins
Deep wine list
Voted the wine bar in Amsterdam and strong wine bar in the Netherlands, Shiraz Jardins des Vins on Lijnbaansgracht draws a neighbourhood crowd that returns as much for the atmosphere as the selection. The bar operates across two distinct spaces, positioning it as one of the more considered wine destinations in a city whose wine bar scene has grown considerably more serious over the past decade.
Wijnbar Paskamer
Deep wine list
A Star Wine List-recognised wine bar on Lutmastraat in Amsterdam's De Pijp neighbourhood, Wijnbar Paskamer operates at the quieter, more considered end of the city's wine scene. The format rewards those who show up with time to spare rather than a fixed agenda, and the 2026 Star Wine List award places it among the Netherlands' more seriously wine addresses.
Planning wine bars in Amsterdam
- Which bars on this list hold a Star Wine List award?
- Wijnbar Paskamer, Glou Glou, Shiraz Jardins des Vins, Massalia Restobar and Bar du Champagne each hold a Star Wine List award for 2026. They are in Burgemeester Tellegenbuurt West, Van der Helstpleinbuurt, Leidsebuurt Noordoost, Oosterparkbuurt Zuidoost and Nes e.o. Shiraz Jardins des Vins pours 30 or more wines by the glass from a cellar of 600 or more.
- Which bars on this list pour natural wine?
- Glou Glou in Van der Helstpleinbuurt and Massalia Restobar in Oosterparkbuurt Zuidoost pour natural wine. Glou Glou's selection is unfiltered and mostly French, with a Loire and Jura lean, and the guide credits the bar with starting Amsterdam's natural wine movement. Massalia Restobar pairs natural wine with cocktails and Greek mezze.
- Which bar focuses on champagne?
- Bar du Champagne in Nes e.o. focuses on champagne and holds a Star Wine List award for 2026. The enormous champagne list includes small grower houses and premium labels such as Roederer Cristal, and the list is paired with tapas-style bites.