Natural Wine in Amsterdam Zuid

Zuid's wine scene centres on De Pijp, where GlouGlou was an early adopter of natural wine and is still ranked the city's number-one wine bar by regulars. Bâtard, a century-old merchant on the Koninginneweg carrying 1,500-plus references, represents the opposite end of the spectrum — classic Burgundies alongside small natural producers, not an either-or. De Nada's riverside music-and-wine concept in the Rivierenbuurt rounds out a district that ranges from serious old-world collecting to something much more casual.

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  Best for small plates with your glass

  GlouGlou

  An early De Pijp adopter of natural wine, still ranked the city's #1 wine bar — funky, unfiltered, often-cloudy bottles poured by the glass alongside charcuterie and classic French bites.

  THE ORDER — Ask staff — the funky, hard-to-find bottles are the point

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  Best for taking a bottle home

  Bâtard

  A century-old Oud-Zuid wine merchant on the Koninginneweg, carrying 1,500+ references from classic Burgundies to small natural growers.

  THE ORDER — Ask for a special Burgundy

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  Best for a terrace in the sun

  De Nada

  A riverside music, wine & food bar in the Rivierenbuurt, pairing an organic wine list with Spanish-inspired small plates and DJs spinning records on weekends.

  THE ORDER — Whatever the DJ's playing to that week

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  Best for natural and orange wine

  Wijnhuis.Amsterdam

  A spacious Oud-Zuid shop built around a communal wooden table, importing cool, elegant, low-alcohol natural wines direct from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

  THE ORDER — Whatever Ivar has open that day

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  Best for a glass, not a bottle

  La Dilettante

  A tiny, mismatched-furniture natural wine bar in De Pijp where the anchovy toast is as talked-about as the lengthy wine list.

  THE ORDER — Ask staff for the current list

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  Best for natural and orange wine

  Craft Wine

  A small, tastefully done shop on a residential De Pijp street, run by Goran and Linda with a leaning toward natural wines from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary rarely found elsewhere in the city.

  THE ORDER — Ask Goran or Linda for that week's Eastern European find

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  Best for small plates with your glass

  Wijnbar Paulus

  A De Pijp corner wine bar on Sarphatipark run by Paul Kickert, born into the Kwast family of Dutch wine importers — familiar regions, honest prices, cheese and charcuterie.

  THE ORDER — Ask Paul for a well-known region at a fair price