The Best Wine Bars in Amsterdam
Amsterdam's selection of 9 wine bars, including Bar du Champagne, Cafe Twee Prinsen and Glou Glou, covers venues listed by Star Wine List or pouring from deep wine lists in the En Primeur Club guide. Many receive recognition from Star Wine List. We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards.
Browse entries in alphabetical order to find bars by name. Each shows the venue's town or city, a short description and awards from independent sources, with a link to its full guide page.
How this list is chosen: Every bar here is listed by Star Wine List or pours from a deep wine list. En Primeur Club chooses among them by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order.
Bar du Champagne
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
BBar TwentySeven
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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.
Cafe Twee Prinsen
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Jordaan wine bar on Prinsenstraat that earned Star Wine List recognition in 2026, Cafe Twee Prinsen sits in a neighbourhood where canal-house proportions dictate intimacy and the wine list does the heavy lifting. The format rewards those who come with time to spare and a willingness to follow the floor staff's lead across glasses rather than bottles.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Glou Glou
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Massalia Restobar
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Shiraz Jardins des Vins
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Trees
Amsterdam, Netherlands
On a crowded stretch of Zeedijk, steps from Amsterdam Central Station and the edge of the red light district, Trees takes its name from flamboyant local diva Trees Schneider. The bar wears its neighbourhood history openly, sitting at a junction where Amsterdam's oldest streets, its port-city past, and a contemporary drinks culture all converge.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Wijnbar Paskamer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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 curated wine addresses.
Also recognized by Star Wine List
Wijnbar Vindict
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wijnbar Vindict sits on Amsterdam's post-industrial northern waterfront at Docklandsweg 3, drawing recognition from Star Wine List 2026 for a wine program that reflects the broader Dutch shift toward considered, low-intervention selections. The address places it well outside the city's central wine circuit, making it a deliberate destination rather than a passing choice for those already engaged with the city's drinking scene.
Also recognized by Star Wine List