Stag Nightlife Guide to Amsterdam's De Wallen (The Red Light District)
| Top Reasons to Visit the De Wallen |
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 | Bars - Laid-back coffee shops and X-rated adult bars harmoniously rub shoulders with huge clubs in De Wallen |
 | Restaurants - Most of the bars have a food menu running alongside their huge drinks lists |
 | Music - From traditional music to big name DJs, De Wallen will be music to your ears |
 | Shopping - Window shop until your heartβs content β thereβs over 300 to choose fromβ¦ |
 | Art - Thereβs an art to navigating a banana into your nether regions, let us tell you |
If you donβt think of tulips, windmills and clogs when you think of Amsterdam (thereβs always one), youβll think of the Red Light District. Everything youβve heard is probably true; this central hub, just a stoneβs throw from Cantraal Train Station, has everything you could possibly wish for on a ladsβ trip away. De Wallen the brightest (literally) and most attractive (again, literally) spot in the capital for stag dos. Itβs jam-packed full of attractive women, gallons of booze and a generous helping Rock βnβ Roll β itβs, basically, a Sex Pistols video in real life. And, if that doesnβt sell it to you, we think you should go home and have a word with yourself.
The Red Light District, split into three zones but with De Wallen the most famous, is the main reason Amsterdam has such an X-rated reputation preceding it. With the highest concentration of βcoffee shopsβ (where you can buy and smoke marijuana legally), sex shops and museums, adult theatres and around 300 red-lit windows with prostitutes, making more than β¬650 million per year, itβs a unique, must see experience. The warren of medieval alleyways β originally established for passing sailors β are centred around an old church. This is where sailors would confess the sins after βwindow shoppingβ the previous nightβ¦
Top 10 Stag Do Pubs in De Wallen (The Red Light District)
Laid-back coffee shops, big reputation bars and 300 neon-lit windows with sex workers touting for business - De Wallen is unlike anything you've ever experienced before. Come and see what all the fuss is about on your Amsterdam stag.
01. Casa Rosso
casarosso.nl/en/Oudezijds Achterburgwal 106-108, 1012 DS Amsterdam, Netherlands
Thereβs always that one mate who thinks heβs an absolute legend in the sack; he talks a fantastic game, yet none of the lasses seem to stick around for a second date. Well, maybe he could learn a thing or two in Casa Rosso. This place, located in the heart of De Wallen, is the oldest live sex theatre in the whole of Amsterdam, and with an impressive 180 capacity, is regularly packed to the rafters with open-minded locals and tourists alike. Here, you can have a drink with your mates and watch a live sex show unfold before your very eyes.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: No
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: No
- Fancy Dress: Yes
- Opening Times:
Mon β Sun: 19:00 β 02:00
02. Banana Bar
www.bananenbar.nl/en/Oudezijds Achterburgwal 37, 1012 DA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Get one of your five a day on your stag do in Amsterdam. The Banana Bar an experience youβll never forget. Ever. If youβre easily offended, look away now (although you wonβt be able to). Easily recognised by the giant, neon-lit banana above its doors, Banana Bar is the most famous adult bar in the whole area β where beautiful women move between your tables, serving drinks and performing their party tricks, with bananas. Weβll leave the rest to your imaginationβ¦
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: No
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: No
- Fancy Dress: Yes
- Opening Times:
Mon β Thurs: 20:00 β 02:00
Fri β Sat: 19:30 β 02:00
Sun: 20:00 β 02:00
03. Molly Maloneβs
mollyinamsterdam.comOudezijds Kolk 9, 1012AL Amsterdam
With the slogan "Hungry? We will feed you. Thirsty? We will get you drunk. Lonely? We will get you drunk.", Molly Malone is your kind of lass. You can absorb the local culture as much as you like, but sometimes itβs good to just have a bit of home comfort, in the form of a good old Irish pub. Canal side Mollyβs, set in a former warehouse in the Red Light District, has over 70 whiskeys to its name, as well as fresh food served daily and live sports screened throughout the week. Thereβs also a pub quiz, if you want to start your night by challenging that grey matter and taking in that all-important craic.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: Yes
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, tasteful
- Opening Times:
Mon β Fri: 14:00 β 01:00
Sat β Sun: 12:00 β 01:00
04. Red Light Bar
redlight-bar.comOudezijds Achterburgwal 61, 1012 DB Amsterdam, Netherlands
The areaβs namesake, Red Light Bar, is a stag do haven. With three pool tables, bottle service and huge screens showing all kinds of sports and big games, once you crash land into Red Light Bar, you wonβt want to leave. There are three floors of music, drinking and dancing, and you wonβt have to worry about getting suited and booted to get in. If youβre visiting Amsterdam during any big sporting event like the World Cup or Wimbledon - this is definitely the place to head. If the mood takes you, you can even smoke marijuana whilst youβre there.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: Yes
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: No
- Fancy Dress: Yes
- Opening Times:
Mon: 12:00 β 01:00
Tues: 16:00 β 01:00
Weds β Thurs: 12:00 β 01:00
Fri β Sat: 11:00 β 03:00
Sun: 11:00 β 01:00
05. Belishiβs
www.belushis.com/bars/amsterdamWarmoesstraat 129, 1012 JA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Just on the outskirts of the Red Light District, Belishiβs couldnβt be more tailored to stags if it tried. With live DJs showcasing their stuff, outdoor seating, massive screens showing live sports, pool tables, a smoking room and a nightclub attached, Belishiβs is definitely one for the hit list. Maybe write it down so you donβt have to get your mouth around if after a few pints β weβre just looking out for you. Boasting a 350-people capacity, this place gets packed with stag groups, backpackers and locals cashing in on the pocket friendly food and drink offers, rowdy atmosphere and ideal, red-lit surroundings.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: Yes
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes
- Opening Times:
Mon β Thurs: 10:00 β 03:00
Fri β Sat: 10:00 β 04:00
Sun: 10:00 β 03:00
06. De Prael Brewery
www.depraelamsterdam.nl/lOudezijds Armsteeg 26, 1012 GP Amsterdam
Beers in the Red Light District donβt get much fresher or more delicious than De Prael. Unlike any brewery youβll probably have experienced before, De Prael is seriously laid-back and has the coolest of vibes, which youβll get swept up in as soon as you get through the doors. This place brews everything from bitter blondes, IPA pale ales and milkstouts, to barleywine (9.6ABV) and quadruple (a staggering 11.5%ABV). You get even get yourself a beer sampling tray with your lunch. If you walk out of here sober, youβre doing something wrong.
- No. of Bars: Two
- Sports: No
- Beer Garden: Yes
- Live Music: No
- Fancy Dress: No
- Opening Times:
Mon β Sun: 14:00 β 00:00
07. Cafe Hill Street Blues
www.hillstreetblues.com52 A, Warmoesstraat, 1012 JG Amsterdam, Netherlands
If youβre a little bit more old school and prefer a traditional pub scene over banging tunes in a club, Olofspoort is right up your street; itβll please your Father-in-Law, put it that way. Itβs intimate, quaint and has an extensive selection of whiskies and jenever (Dutch gin) which is guaranteed to get you up and dancing to the authentic live music. Popular with an older, more male dominated crowd, youβre not going to meet any hen groups here β but you can get tanked up on spirits you canβt pronounce and really kick start your night on a high.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: No
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, tasteful
- Opening Times:
Mon β Thurs: 12:00 β 01:00
Fri β Sat: 12:00 β 03:00
Sun: 12:00 β 01:00
08. The End Karaoke Amsterdam
theendkaraoke.nlNieuwebrugsteeg 32, 1012 AH Amsterdam
Amsterdamβs got talentβ¦ and itβs you. If you love nothing more than a bit of a dance and sing along with your mates, fuelled by bright lights and booze, The End Karaoke is an epic place to end any night in De Wallen. The drinks offers in here are out of this world, with reasonable spirits, beers, wine and cocktail pitchers stealing the show. Even the lads who put up a bit of a fight when the words βkaraoke barβ are mentioned, will soon be belting out their very best power ballads. Open βtil three and four in the morning every single night of the week, you can head out into the Red Light District way into the early hours.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: No
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, tasteful
- Opening Times:
Mon β Thurs: 20:00 β 03:00
Fri β Sat: 20:00 β 02:00
Sun: 20:00 β 03:00
09. CafΓ© Old Sailor
www.cafeoldsailor.euOudezijds Achterburgwal 39-A, 1012 DA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ahoy there me hearties! Get ready to βdrink like a sailorβ at this nautical themed pub thatβs known for its fun and friendly staff, good vibes and its awesome selection of draft beer, whisky and cognac. They stream live football making it a great place to relax with a beer and catch the match. They have a whopping eighty-eight years of experience, meaning they sure know how to pull a pint. This pub is extremely popular and has tonnes of glowing reviews, we would really recommend that you check it out.
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: Yes
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: No
- Fancy Dress: No
- Opening Times:
Mon β Thurs: 11:00 β 01:00
Fri β Sat: 11:00 β 03:00
Sun: 11:00 β 01:00
10. Stone's Cafe
www.stonescafe.nlWarmoesstraat 91, 1012 HZ Amsterdam
Located in the centre of De Wallen, Stoneβs Cafe is for the rock loving stag. Set up in 1994, by two Dutchmen and three Englishmen, this bar is the perfect blend of traditional British bar meets mellow Dutch watering hole. Basically, youβll feel like youβre down your local but things have gone a bit European. These guys place a huge emphasis on screening live sports, good food, good music, good beer and youβre even allowed to smoke weed in the bar area. Why would you ever want to leave?
- No. of Bars: One
- Sports: Yes
- Beer Garden: No
- Live Music: Yes
- Fancy Dress: Yes, tasteful
- Opening Times:
Mon β Thurs: 10:00 β 01:00
Fri β Sat: 10:00 β 03:00
Sun: 10:00 β 1:00