Wine Worth Cycling For in Amsterdam

These wine bars and shops sit far enough from the canal belt that you won't stumble onto them on an evening walk — you have to actually decide to cycle there. That includes Wijnhuis.Amsterdam's communal-table shop out past Vondelpark in Oud-Zuid and Pieksman Wijnen's family-run import business in Watergraafsmeer, both genuinely worth the trip.

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  1. South

  Wijnhuis.Amsterdam

  Wijnhuis.Amsterdam is 17 minutes' cycling from the centre (4.2 km) — A spacious Oud-Zuid shop built around a communal wooden table, importing cool, elegant, low-alcohol natural wines direct from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

  Distance:

  4.2 km, ~17 min by bike

  District:

  South

  Rating:

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  2. South

  De Nada

  De Nada is 16 minutes' cycling from the centre (4.1 km) — 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.

  Distance:

  4.1 km, ~16 min by bike

  District:

  South

  Rating:

  Not yet rated

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  3. South

  Bâtard

  Bâtard is 15 minutes' cycling from the centre (3.8 km) — A century-old Oud-Zuid wine merchant on the Koninginneweg, carrying 1,500+ references from classic Burgundies to small natural growers.

  Distance:

  3.8 km, ~15 min by bike

  District:

  South

  Rating:

  Not yet rated

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  4. East

  Pieksman Wijnen

  Pieksman Wijnen is 14 minutes' cycling from the centre (3.5 km) — A Watergraafsmeer wine shop run by the Pieksman family, importing organic and biodynamic wine since the late 1960s — one of the first certified organic/biodynamic importers in the country.

  Distance:

  3.5 km, ~14 min by bike

  District:

  East

  Rating:

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  5. West

  Barrica

  Barrica is 13 minutes' cycling from the centre (3.2 km) — An Oud-West wine bar built around the best of France and Spain, pairing its list with a Spanish- and Italian-leaning kitchen.

  Distance:

  3.2 km, ~13 min by bike

  District:

  West

  Rating:

  Not yet rated

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  6. West

  Levain et le Vin

  Levain et le Vin is 13 minutes' cycling from the centre (3.1 km) — A sourdough bakery and natural wine shop in one on the Jan Pieter Heijestraat — wild-yeast bread and additive-free wine from the same counter.

  Distance:

  3.1 km, ~13 min by bike

  District:

  West

  Rating:

  Not yet rated

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  7. South

  GlouGlou

  GlouGlou is 12 minutes' cycling from the centre (3.0 km) — 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.

  Distance:

  3.0 km, ~12 min by bike

  District:

  South

  Rating:

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  8. South

  Wijnbar Paulus

  Wijnbar Paulus is 12 minutes' cycling from the centre (2.9 km) — 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.

  Distance:

  2.9 km, ~12 min by bike

  District:

  South

  Rating:

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