Café P96 in Jordaan

Great place to go and avoid the main streets, great staff, drinks and atmosphere

Had a drink at 5pm, nice pub, great atmosphere.

nice and old school, better than that brown horse yuppie place

Great relaxt bar. Take the big nachos!!!

I was looking for vegan Bitterballen, saw them on the menu, went in and had a tasty snack with a lovely conversation with the super friendly and helpful bartender. She was an exceptional help to plan my further stay in Amsterdam ♥️

I had a truly distressing experience here earlier this week. I was looking after my friend, who was in no fit state to make any decisions for herself, and I was taking responsibility for her — getting her large amounts of water and trying to keep her safe — when a man came over, complimented me, and when I tried to politely disengage, he became aggressive, saying he didn’t care that I had a boyfriend and that he’d “beat him up.” He kept coming back again and again, getting closer each time, and I felt completely harassed and unsafe. When I asked the bar staff for help, they did absolutely nothing. The male blonde bartender told me my friend “liked it” and that the man was “doing nothing wrong.” He even said, “If you don’t want anyone talking to you, don’t leave the house.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. In this day and age, how can a bar be okay with a woman being harassed right in front of them? Eventually, other patrons stepped in to help — not the staff. Even after that, the man stayed nearby, staring at me and calling me a horrible person. Shockingly, the staff then high-fived and hugged him as if nothing had happened, openly condoning his behaviour. Bars have a duty of care to provide a safe environment for their guests — that means not condoning or normalising any form of harassment, towards women or men. I’ve lived in Amsterdam for seven years and have never once felt unsafe in this city — until this week. I left shaken and disgusted. Women should be able to go out and feel safe, not be harassed and told it’s acceptable. I’ll never go back, and I genuinely hope the management takes a hard look at their staff’s behaviour and safety standards.

The atmosphere was great at the beginning of the evening. What was really disturbing, however, was that a group was setting off (illegally) fireworks on the terrace (Saturday evening, early November). The staff were aware of this and visibly found it amusing. I find that really objectionable—not only because it's antisocial to set off fireworks at that moment, but also because the staff didn't intervene. It's a shame about the evening, because it makes it much less enjoyable.

on a boat!! Edit: please don’t serve food that’s been eaten by pigeons, we saw a server laugh at a pigeon eating some apple pie and then proceeded to serve it. This is very dangerous!

Very cozy, especially on Wednesday evenings with musicians and a singing group.

A truly fantastic place! Nothing but enjoyment and wonderful staff.

Very rude owner or staff I visited this place last week. We were on a short stop in Amsterdam and stopped here to take a quick break. I was looking at the menu. It didn't have the prices listed for drinks. So asked how much is price for water , cola etc. The rude guy tells me , "oh do you look at prices while ordering for your family on travel. Do you decide what you want based on prices. I don't ". I mean seriously , who are you to judge me and tell if I should ask for prices or not? Mind your own business!! Later I was looking at my phone for instructions for next place. Again he makes a comment , " oh you should spend time together as family. Looking at phone always ". I don't what the issue with this person is , but avoid this place. If this person is not the owner, I would suggest owner to replace him, else you risk losing customers.

I love this bar! I can’t believe I only just visited for the first time. Bartender was super friendly and cool - the atmosphere inside Café P96 is also super cozy and inviting. I ordered a Vaasje - they have Brand, Lellebel, La Chouffe and Affligem on tap. For a 0.25 CL of Brand was €4 which is average in this area. The real standout of this bar is their incredible terrace boat! Multicoloured picnic benches line the top deck and offer insane views of the Prinsengracht canal and street. Best place to people watch and spend the day. Thank you so much to the entire P96 team!

Great pub, the girls behind the bar are super nice, atmospheric decor, seating also by the canal, I recommend it.

Mean people there kind of made my day a little more unpleasent. They backbiting me because i ordered coffe with oatmilk. The barterder with client cursed and said to each other that i should ordered beer. Like this place didnt have cafe in name.

Everything was very simple, the staff was friendly. Restroom 🫤

Fav bar, lovely location apart and reasonable prices

What a lovely spot. By the canal, watch the world go by. Lovely beers. Little sun trap. Iris & Bobby looked after us so well. Highly recommend

The bar staff are fantastic. Drinks were ready quickly. And the atmosphere was fantastic.

Lovely spot to enjoy a coffee or a drink, especially with the floating platform and the beautiful view—it really adds to the atmosphere. However, the coffee itself could use some improvement.

Quaint, savory, and friendly! I am so grateful to have stumbled upon this place. Portions are definitely good to split between two people.

An institution of the city. Go check out the boat and have a beer. Order the nachos. Home made apple pie. Hurray

Great staff very kindly, good outdoor options.

Very nice place for a drink on the terrace (barge)

Super nice atmosphere. The staff is friendly and helpful. The terrace is also nice on a boat.

A very nice place that offers an indoor space, a terrace alongside the restaurant, and a terrace on a barge. Perfect for watching the boats go by. The menu is quite well-designed, and the dishes are relatively good. This is a place that allows you to taste local gastronomy (more like finger food) in a peaceful setting.

amazing atmosphere on the canal. Good value food choices for lunch.

Great ambiance in a relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Nice cafe on the canals for a beer

Very nice seating area by the water

Whatba place to stop for a beer. Sat on the river watching the world go by drinking some top quality beer in the sunshine - perfect.

Lovely place. Great location. Sensational cheese and wine. Extremely pleasant!!!

I love this pub, especially because it's absurd to experience drinking on a boat in the middle of the most beautiful canal!!! Compliments also to the staff, a hug from tastings

Please note, the price for a regular small latte has gone up at checkout, unlike on the menu! I did not agree...

Amazing atmosphere and delicious apple pie.

We sat on a slightly elevated terrace with a beautiful view of the impressive facades and the canal next door. Wonderful. The food was okay, but the staff seemed a bit overwhelmed at times.

We had the nachos, apple pie, brownie, and drinks including beer, wine and coffee. All were very nice and reasonably priced. Great location, canal side. Service was quick and checked on us regularly, very good.

Had a nice Amsterdam beer to shelter from the rain

View of the Westerverk from the tables at the canal. The appetizers took 35 min to get served, hot and tasted like oily street food. The WC was rundown and not maintained, but the coffee came with a biscuit and the waitress was friendly. Fantastic location for a glass of draft, but not for eating.

Great little place to grab a bite and and drink by a beautiful canal.

Best service ever. Handsome and super friendly service and staff. Always fun here!

taking +30 mins to make the most basic sandwish is WILD. the only good thing about thisnplace is eating on the boat. EDIT: there were several freetables, there was no line or crowd. and the lovely cook made the order wrong. waiters were friendly tho.

Breathtaking ambience... If you're looking for a chill place in Amsterdam with a good atmosphere and a great view to drink one, two or three beers, you should stop here to do just that🤩

Best caffe stop in the rainy weathers

Dear This is not an offensive message, but something is bothering me and I want to share it with you. Last evening my girlfriend and I felt very unsafe in your café. A man (seriously under the influence) picked fights with other guests several times, of which we became yet another victim. After I asked if the man would stop touching my girlfriend, I was verbally abused in a very intimidating manner, with the icing on the cake being spit in my face. There was really a lot of loud shouting. Fortunately, two café goers (of at least 15 people who were yawning) decided to help. They escorted the man outside so that we could go to the toilet to wash my face 1000 times. I didn't dare go outside for fear of meeting that raging man. We later found the man in question at the entrance of the café and he remained standing there. The two sweet, helping café-goers waited with us for an uber because we didn't dare walk home or stand outside alone. Meanwhile, I continued to be stared at intimidatingly as the drunk man spat defiantly on the ground. Best bar staff Where were you? I'm sure we weren't the only ones who fell victim to this man. Somehow I feel sorry that I didn't do anything more in this situation to shield other people (women!) from this man (I was too much in shock for that at the time) but I'm actually looking to you for this too. Is your staff really not trained to keep an overview of the room or is it easier to look away? May I hereby make a warm appeal to look around the room and intervene if you see anything? People are not always able to call for help in a timely manner.

Nice vegan bitterballen and beer but we didn’t stay long. Was recommended as a good place to drink in evening by a young local I asked

On a Thursday we were asked to leave because a vvd jellyfish hour had arrived and had rented the entire café. Response to p96's response: I can pretend that it is not true, but apparently this café is the permanent location for the VVD jellyfish

Beautiful typical Dutch Pub with a great selection of beer and great food! Central location in Amsterdam, charming and well-kept place

They advertise to be open till 3 am and they kick you out at 1am. Smh

Come here for a cute date. Homely atmosphere. Friendly staff. Quirky furniture. Low light. €7 cheese plate with little NL flags was also super tasty. Best espresso martini I had while here in NL.

cutest place we discovered directly by the canal! extremely friendly service, would definitely recommend to stop by! Additionally it seems like a queer friendly space <3

It is one of the classic and very authentic amsterdam bars, and it is hard to find the real ones nowadays. Definitely recommend, and the bartender called mae is amazing

Unfortunately our food was forgotten. But the blonde waitress was very, very nice and gave me the wine as an apology. Chapeau employee of the month. I thought it was great, keep it up!!

Stopped in quickly for a hot tea! Lovely staff and ambiance.

Don’t get food here, fries were severely undercooked (white fries, not even hot), bread in the bread basket was barely toasted and they said we would get 3 dips for the bread but we only had 2, kaasstengels were fine tho. We also ordered 2 tosti’s, they said they didn’t have bread, which is fine, bread basket was also okay. But they still charged us for the tosti’s??? could’ve been a mistake ofc but they came to us twice to say they had no bread for tosti’s so we assumed they would take it off off our bill when we ordered something else. We were all a bit tipsy when we left so it’s also our fault for not checking the bill before paying.

On a Sunday afternoon, de world feels slow Sunlight spills through de windows embrace Casting warm shadows, een tranquil space Nothing beats P96, such a lovely plek

Great food and service!! Always hear a maniacal laugh echoing through the bar, so no clue whats up with that.

Great Food in the boat terrace, great service and fantastic sun! We ordered the carpaccio (the tastiest dish with truffle mayo) and the buffala sandwich as well as the original Nachos. Will definitely come back!

The place was very good, very local, the nachos with chicken were delicious, we didn't like the meat croquettes very much but they were good.

Nice cosy bar with nice staff and delicious beer - Amsterdam, prices of course

chill atmosphere, especially when the sun is shining along the canal, fun drinks!

One of the nicest terraces in Amsterdam. When you're on the boat and the sun is shining on the canal, you can't get any better. The atmosphere inside is also great. They serve the best bitterballen and a nice range of drinks.

In the afternoon enjoy a good coffee with delicious apple pie outside on a boat. Very pleasant!

The drinks are fine, a good number of cocktails. It's a shame that the opening hours have been adjusted to 1am instead of 3am, this was always our place to have a drink late in the evening. The service is usually good. The pitchers for 24 euros are really too expensive, for 24 euros you can get 6 beers while only 5 come out of the pitcher.

A very cool bar in the heart center of Jordaan area. It has an indoor seating area, on the street and a ship deck that is ideal on a good sunny day. They have all Dutch tapas and a wide variety of drinks. They are all super lekker and tasty. Staff are super friendly and helpful

The only place in Amsterdam that has the seating like this on an actual boat. We spent 3 hrs here just drinking beers and contemplating life :) Good place to chill by the canals

Bartender Isha is great. Such great service. I love Maeve

Great place for a drink on the canal with the loveliest staff.

The best shrimp croquettes of my life!!🫶🏼

One of the worst experience we had last summer 2023 April in the Netherlands outside this cafe. We were suppose to order food after taking pictures in front of the cafe but some guy ( claiming he is the owner of the restaurant) kept bulling us outside. We were 5 people all together including two kids; 4 years and 8 years. This man had two dogs with him and left them when he saw us. The dogs were barking at us and my like brother was crying. He laughed at us and told my dad, “Hahaha, is he sacred? Are you guys scared? My dogs will throw you in the water, you guys aren’t suppose to be here. I own that Cafe and we don’t like people like you”. Those exact words. We were very surprised to what he said since we never received so much hate for no reason from anyone before. After sometime the lady from the restaurant asked me not to do that and he stopped. We thought of ignoring him but it didn’t stop there. We decide to enter the restaurant but he left his dogs again in front of the cafe door. He just wouldn’t move. And that was it, when we decided to say something and replied back saying this isn’t okay and didn’t enter inside. Racism isn’t okay. We came all the way from United States to explore the beauty of the country and specifically for the cafe itself but had a horrible experience. I am not sure if he is the owner or that he owns the house where the cafe is at but whoever it is, the thing he did is not okay. Other people around him, the workers and all were just watching. Being Racist isn’t COOL. IT’S NOT COOL AT ALL. I kept this long message so that the owner of the restaurant realizes what’s going on outside the cafe as well and how unwelcome people are around the cafe for a tourist. Ps: We ended up going to the Cafe T smalle and had a wonderful time there. The cafe is just beside this one.

the nachos were kk dirty the bartender seemed 12 years old and gave me

I really like this place in summer, the terrace on the boat is very nice and it always have nice atmosphere. I’ve been many times and I will for sure go again. But a big minus point are the toilets that are very dirty and smelly.

Very nice surprise, sunny terrace on a barge!

Amazing cafe in Jordaan, Amsterdam. Lovely ambience inside and out, being able to sit on a boat is so cool! Food is amazing, would recommend croquettes or sandwiches! In the evening can be quiet busy so arrive early

Very relaxed atmosphere, very friendly and kind service. I felt very cosy.

We went for lunch on Monday, the last day. It is a bar/restaurant with a beautiful veranda directly on the canal. Nice location and pleasant lunch also seeing the sun. Food in the Amsterdam norm therefore only acceptable. Nice and smiling staff. Prices normal.

We had a nice lunch outside. We had bitterballen and sandwiches, good food, reasonable price. We recommend!

We learned how to play sjoelen, and met some amazing locals! Highly recommend!

Carpaccio sandwich and salmon sandwich are great!!!

Quite good food, service and atmosphere. Reasonable prices

Very pleasant terrace on the canal, some good local beers. Good spot to enjoy the outdoors in good weather.

Super gezellig bar that is dog friendly. One of my favorite neighborhood spots and great in the Warner weather when you can sit out on the boat. Bittergarnituur is also one of the best, no squishy bitterballen!

Worst experience from a waitress ever. I was told by the waitress(black hair, shaved edges) that she didn’t give a f after there was a misunderstanding with another guest. Never raised my voice or was rude to her. Other guests tried to help us be she wouldn’t listen to anyone. I was chocked and appalled by her hostility and we instantly left.

Nice outdoor terrace if you don't want to sit inside. In the afternoon you have to wait for a table, but if possible you can sit down with someone :) less star for poor service and wrong order (one item was missing and counted when paying). There were no problems, but it's better to pay attention to something like this. Nevertheless, I recommend it.

Such a friendly place, if you go to Amsterdam you must visit, outstanding 🚬☕🚬☕

Calm, warm. Smiling welcome. Information on eating the country's dishes. Cheap and plentiful. Very happy to have poked our noses into it.

Nice and cosy outdoor terrace on the canal! Very tasty cheese sticks and polite and efficient staff! Recommended!

Cosy little café, went here twice over a couple of days. Good beer, excellent food, reasonably priced. Happily go here again when next in Amsterdam.

The price-quality ratio is certainly good for a café in the Jordaan! Unfortunately the music was so loud that having a decent conversation was almost impossible. And that is a turn-off for me. Furthermore, the atmosphere is very cozy!

Really cosy, friendly and relaxed place with a great selection of beers!

The staff here are so lovely, they serve lovely drinks and are always willing to help. They’re open until late and have board games and cards if you’re looking for a silly time.

Great little cafe/bar/pub. Food really good. Service was very nice, but overloaded due to too few employees with many guests. We had to wait almost 60 minutes for two sandwiches. It was worth it, but that can't be one's own claim. Sitting inside and outside on the canal is possible.

Nice bar to have a hot drink with views of the canal. Highly recommended :)

Very nice cozy place, small light garlands inside. Very nice music and great atmosphere. Very friendly and kind waitresses We recommend +++

Top atmosphere, bar staff is friendly and fast, nice music, varied audience

Get the chicken nachos! Immediately!

This cafe has one of the cutest cafes terraces in Jordaan (the terrace is a large boat in the canal). When it is sunny outside, it is an excellent location.

Classic! Om 01:00 rolt hier alles en iedereen die nog niet klaar is binnen voor het laatste biertje.

Sehr schöner Platz zum lecker Essen und Trinken. Sehr gastfreundlich

Lekker op de ponton gestaan met prima uitzicht op de pride boten .

Im Café P96 kann man im Café direkt sein Essen und seine Getränke genießen oder auf einem Boot.