Café Soundgarden in Jordaan

Great bar, very authentic, a bit like old Amsterdam!

We love lu!!!!!! i’d leave my bum boyfriend for her

Lu was amazing a guy was bothering me and she used her boxing moves to teach him a lesson

LU WAS THE GOAT SHE COULD BE A MODEL IF SHE WASNT ALREADY A GREAT COMEDIAN

Great place for cheap drinks. More of a talking place than dancing. Very fun place to hang out

Google won’t let me post what really happened and in my own words But myself and 2 friends ( all women ) got removed from this bar for sitting in the terrace zone, which the manager and his assistant found very shocking and Dumb they said as it’s clearly behind a CHAIN can you not understand a Chain they said Our drinks were removed from us and we were pushed out of the bar Just because you play metal top hits doesn’t doesn’t automatically make u a punk bar I wish it was what it used it to be

The best bar in Amsterdam I think

Toilets are dirty and smelly. Bar staff are rude and uneducated( specially young female that thinks she owns the place). Pool table is hideous. Sitting in the venue is horrendous and needs a renovation. Its not punk its more like your mums basement.

Place is nice but usually full and more and more gentrified

I got out of the bar and one second after I asked they to let me go to the toilet. They called me very bad words for just wanting to use the toilet and said i have to go to the bar next to it. The staf is VERY rude.

One of the best bars in the city, with nice atmosphere, good alternative and rock taste and also has a game room with billiard and soccer tables.

Bartenders try overcharge you when you order in English Watch out for the blonde male bartender

I went there for a beer in the terrace with friends. The beer was ok, not great selection, but it is a nice spot were to stay outside and having a beer. At some point a waiter came outside and start to shout that everyone was supposed to leave the terrace because it was closing. I understand it, but she was very rude with everyone. A guy that had the courage of telling her to use more educated manners, was attacked by her. She threw his full beer on the floor and kicked him out. I don’t think I will never come back, this is not how you treat who makes you earn money. From now on, WATERKANT FOREVER

Nice that it stays open till late. Have foosball and pool to play.

The staff is horrible especially that one girl, kind of tall she’s horrible.

Great atmosphere, reasonable prices (for the Netherlands), beautiful scenery.

Very cool rock bar. If you enjoy rock music i can not recommend it enough.

Friendly & cool place, thanks 😊

The atmosphere is great and the prices are reasonable. The only downside is that when I went (on a Sunday) the live music was very loud and it was difficult to have a conversation. We tried to get a table outside 3 times but it was impossible.

Nice people, nice atmosphere, cool vibes and beers!

very nice place, very local and welcoming.

New bartender got my beer size wrong. The guy proceeded to rage at me for mentioning I ordered a large. Told him to forget about it, wanting to get served by someone not abusive. I took a breather and then told me to leave when I tried to go to someone else.. Been coming here 10 years, real shame

Great atmosphere, lovely terrace!

Beautiful place to make lots of friends

Soundgarden was one of those places I liked exactly because it doesn’t try too hard. It’s not polished, not trendy in an obvious way, and definitely not the kind of bar that is trying to impress everyone. That’s what makes it good. It has character. What stood out to me most was the atmosphere. It feels relaxed, a bit rough around the edges, a little rebellious, and much more real than a lot of places that feel designed mainly for photos. There’s something very easy about it — good music, people doing their own thing, drinks, noise, energy, and no pressure for the place to be anything other than what it is. The terrace by the water is probably the best part. That alone gives the whole place a strong appeal. Sitting there with a drink, looking at the canal, with the music and the crowd around you, just feels right. It has that kind of effortless Amsterdam mood that a lot of places want to have, but not all of them actually do. I also liked that Soundgarden doesn’t feel over-managed or over-curated. It’s a little messy, a little loud, and not “perfect” in the clean, sterile sense — but that’s part of the charm. It feels like a place with its own identity, not one built to match a hospitality trend report. Overall, I’d describe Soundgarden as a genuinely cool spot with a strong personality. Not fancy, not for everyone, but very memorable in a positive way. If you like bars with a bit of edge, a good vibe, and a setting that feels natural rather than staged, this is a place worth going to.

One of the best bars in Amsterdam. Great atmosphere, good music, nice beer and a great beer garden

Cheap beers!! Great terrace, especially when it's sunny 😎 Dexter is the guardian cat 🐈

Cool spot to hang out in winter and especially summer time! Ps dogs are not allowed 🚫

It a really nice environment on the edge of a canal beautiful view of the city and very comfortable space to hang out with friends

Super cool bar with a great vibe. They have billiards and table football.

I got such a beating that I went home completely bewildered.

amazing atmosphere, brilliant decor and lovely €3 glasses of brudel

Great indie bar. Decent drinks and prices. Bit crowded but hey I'm grumpy maus it was a Friday night and the crowd was nice, not so standard outfits and radiance. The kinda folks to have a laugh play chess and leave politics. Do recommend!

A super pub, everyone has a great time, you can listen to a band, play pool, or table football!)

Very cozy shop, nice staff and good beer on tap ❤️

If you care about basic respect, avoid this place. A bartender took our drink without saying anything, then started swearing at us for putting it on the pool table, a rule we weren’t aware of. Another staff member joined in with more rude comments. When we walked back inside, they picked another fight. Extremely unpleasant environment.

Staff were openly hostile from the moment we arrived. One bartender took our beer without a word, then swore at us when we asked what happened. A second staff member doubled down with more insults. When we tried to go back inside, they escalated again and told us they didn’t care if we stayed or left. Unprofessional and disrespectful.

The staff here don’t know how to treat customers. Our beer was taken without explanation, followed by swearing and hostility. A second bartender repeated the same behaviour. Later, when we rentered, they confronted us again and told us they didn’t care whether we stayed. Zero professionalism.

A simple misunderstanding turned into aggressive behaviour from the staff. Instead of explaining the rule about drinks and the pool table, the bartender grabbed our beer and insulted us. Another bartender repeated the same treatment. When we tried to go back inside, the hostility continued. Not a place I’d recommend.

While I was waiting for my bike to be repaired, I had a very pleasant afternoon at Soundgarden, thanks to bartender Thé and regulars Anna, Penny, Warren, and the hat-trick hero against Germaan at Sportpark de Eendracht :-)

staff was rude. horrible experience. never again

filthy place. rats running around. people doing all kinds of *things* in the bathroom. unbelievably rude staff. unwelcoming and disrespectful to a level that is not acceptable.

Terrible experience. I’ve been to sound garden 4 or 5 times before, but the old feeble bartender and short Dutch waiter with glasses completely ruined the experience for the night. My friends unknowingly put their glass on the pool table because it was their first time there at the bar, and the old guy came and took it away which is fair, but then returned and swore and verbally abused my friends, while the ill-sighted waiter stood behind him nodding his head for some sort of validation. The act of putting the glass on the table is wrong, but escalating the situation and calling customers “— stupid” and “— crazy” is extremely unprofessional, and inhumane. A conversation followed up with the short waiter where he repeated himself 86 times without understanding that there was no need to swear at or insult a customer. Not to mention how dirty and poorly maintained the place— and the staff— is, broken glass in about every corner of the bar (which is pretty ironic considering how the bar cares so deeply about their precious property). If you come to sound garden and see either of the staff members with behavioral issues— or neither and you just come near this decrepit cesspit of an establishment if you can even call it that— leave or you might get called “stupid” for walking through the door wrong. Never coming back here again.

absolutely horrible experience . if i could give a zero i would. If you want the staff to take your drink from your hand walk away, verbally ASSAULT you, then come at you again, call you all kinds of names while you are just trying to communicate, and be absolutely patronized by the RUDEST and most unacceptable behavior possible, feel free to come i guess. we actually thought the staff were going to throw hands with us??? what is this? this behavior was absolutely unacceptable and disappointing. horrible place. extremely dirty and unwelcoming anyway. god knows whats going on in the bathrooms. would NOT recommend to my worst . do not even come close to this place if you dont want your night to be ruined. will not recommend to anybody. who do you think you are honestly? inhumane behavior yelling at a customers face when you are not in the right ONE BIT. if you dont want something to be done in your bar, you SAY IT. you warn people, ONCE!!!. you dont call them names that i am not allowed to type here, but pretty bad if you can imagine. you dont TAKE their drinks from their hand, you dont come and YELL at their face. they deserve the worst of the worst customers at your door for those two people working there. thats what you’re asking for. The drunk old man, and the younger guy with glasses. Buy a punching bag. And mouse traps for gods sake.

Cozy place with truly amazing vibe

Typical dive bar, if you like low-key vibe

I was travelling alone, asked around for where might suit me, was recomended sound garden. Great place. I was taken in by a group as honarar friend...met loads of people. Lovely outdoor area by the canal. Friendly staff. The bouncer was was the highlight of my night, top guy!!! I'll be recommending this place to everyone.

The drinks are reasonably priced and the atmosphere is worth the trip. The terrace was very pleasant.

The best evening spent in Amsterdam!

Amazing bar and music venue. No nonsense cocktails and beer that get right to the point. Definitely will be back. ~Gary from Alabama USA

Very cheap but wonderful alternative bar

Nice staff, good vibe, great pastries.

You know you’re in the right place when everybody in there is under 30 and they’ve run out of Jägermeister! Cheap drinks and chill vibe is what we were after and is what we got. Making some friends along the way since they had a Foosball Table.

Terrace = great, prices reasonable, pool table €2 (slow cloth though)

Really cool place to hangout, nice terrace right next to the canal you smoke a joint and relax

best bar in amsterdam (cheapest beer too)

Good as always.. New chief mouser, but old staff... Which we love more than the cat!

We like this place. It has a nice garden by the canal. Cheap but tasty beer.

Awesome bar! A little out of the way from the city center, which gives it a truly alternative vibe. Reasonable prices and very friendly service! Great atmosphere, and the best part is the music! They play vinyl, spectacular rock music! I definitely recommend it 100 percent!

Dive bar? Maybe. But damn the beers are flowing, staff is super friendly, and the music! This is the place to be in Amsterdam!

August 8th, 2025 - our experience was ruined by the French bartender on duty. Instead of providing a welcoming service, he made a sarcastic remark that was completely unprofessional.

Soundgarden is so much fun. It’s a very social bar, with everybody being open for a chat. The lines are always quick at the bar, even when it’s super busy, and the pool table is the cherry on top.

No service, the girl at the bar totally ignored you

Not good place for normal people

Tempted to not make a review of this place, its charm is that it’s not full to the brim of tourists and an amazing place to sit by the canal and have a beer or two. Can’t wait to go back

Great place! What an authentic vibe. Definitely not a tourist trap.

Place to go too when in Amsterdam , great canal views from back beer garden.

Really cool bar away from the bustling tourist crowds. It has a garden, next to the river. Its a nice spot to relax and drink a local beer. You can get there by canal boat even. I was there only in the afternoon but I think at night it must be pretty banging with live music. Friendly staff that helped me choose the right beverage. If I lived in Amsterdam I think I would end up going there a lot.

Super underground, cool vibes, amazing terrace outside on the canal always full of people enjoying

Beer, pinball, pool, loud music. Also amazing terrace.

Nice calm place to get a beer and chill outside by the canal

Cozy place, good music and nice atmosphere, every time. And Lorin is a top barmaid by the way! Always relaxed and friendly, nice that there is such a permanent face within the Soundgarden.

Service was nice being greeted and served by a kind gentleman. The pinball machine was a nice touch but it really needs a little investment as it looks very run down. Has the potential to be a really good place for a night out.

COEBERGH! Good pringles, nice swimming pool! My friend was rlly open about how good the Pringle’s were

Nice, alternative bar with variety of beers and nice terrace next to canal! Feels like home :)

Very nice place and service! The blonde girl serving there was really cute and kind to me, offering to take me a picture with the bar’s cat that showed up ❤️

The staff was not so friendly, me and my friend were very cheerful and they look at us with a "you are not welcome"regards. Despite of that the drink was okay(a Ricard is still a Ricard) and there is a lot of fun things like the flipper, kicker and pooltable. WC are not the cleaner I've seen.

On King's Eve a top team with bands. On other evenings a bit lacking in atmosphere. Still a real brown pub.

So we just got told to leave the bar by this blond lady behind the bar because we brought our dog inside. We were already there for over 30 minutes. My dog was sitting on my lap doing nothing. There was a cat 1,5 meters away in a carton box on the bar. Everything was peace and harmony. The bartender told us all this sudden to leave, no dogs allowed - she lectured us: there might be glass on the floor - there might be too much noise. The dog has no say: no discussion possible. I’m sorry what about your cat in a Carton box on the bar? She didn’t want to give an anwer. Sorry but whom do you think you are? she gave us attitude and didn’t want to answer our questions about the cat - why not? What if i have allergies? Do you warn me there is a cat sleeping ON then bar? To dramatize it she even turned of the music in the whole bar because she got so angry. Was that nescessary? What is your problem - maybe put a sign outside the bar: Only bar in Amsterdam that doesn’t allow dogs. Then we would have known. I didn’t expect this in this liberal kind of bar. This experience simply ruined our good mood. Maybe just bad luck with this angry bartender. Never coming back just because of her - What an attitude.

Extremely Disappointing Experience – Not Dog or Cat Friendly We visited this bar expecting an alternative, welcoming vibe – but it was the complete opposite. We brought our lovely dog and a cat with us, and instead of being met with kindness, we were told off and threatened with having our dog taken away. Absolutely unacceptable behavior. If you’re an animal lover or looking for a place with a truly alternative and inclusive atmosphere, do not go here. This place fails to deliver on its image and values.

Best non-touristic place in Amsterdam

Quintessential ROCKER BAR! Very cool!

Really cool bar with punk rock vibes. They have a foosball table, pool table and pinball machine. Beautiful outdoor beer garden which is great in the sun.

Great alternative bar. The place has a unique atmosphere and plays very nice music. They have quite a big garden in the back but on busy nights it's always full. Beer is some of the cheapest I've seen at regular bars in Amsterdam and they have quite some options! I will definitely return!

It has bad beer, the atmosphere is very good, it is very crowded when the weather is nice, it may be difficult to find a place on the terrace.

No food, beer from plastic glasses, prices do not match the cheap appearance and absence of table service. Kind of wannabe Berlin, but not inclusive, and people are not allowed to know what they wear. Old man as boss who treats guests and staff with disrespect. Dirty tea towel in the toilet to dry your hands with.

Nice chilled out place for a few drinks with a cool vibe. There were pool tables and classic arcade games as well as a decent sized beer garden out the back.

We loved it here. Very welcoming, loud and bustling. Had a fab evening with some great music.

Still the best place for good music, beer, pool and friends. And great bar staff!

Love music, love beer. This is your home. Every chance of feeling out of place somewhere like this, but not here. Staff and customers were all friendly and the beer was reasonably priced. Music playing was most excellent

One of my favorite bars. Very alternative. Very original and ungentrified and let's keep it that way 🫶

Nice tent, cozy atmosphere and nice music! The only annoying thing is that the music quickly turns up very loud, so you have to shout in each other's ears. Staff usually also seem to dodge when you want to order, mindah.

Nice local atmosphere. Limited seats to sit.

Met a Dutch guy speaking Yorkshire English looking frustrated that I was not British as well. 10/10

Very cool bar with authentic vibe, arcade, small pool and table soccer. Amazing backyard by the canal, cool people

I liked the man who is a cool bartender! They charge you 1 euro for the glass when you return it and they refund it to me. They didn't give it back to me. They could see when I asked.

This is a nice place to meet up with friends because it has foosball and arcade games, good music, and reasonable prices for drinks and snacks. I love the design of the toilet walls; it’s an exquisite art style.

The ambiance there is amazing, with a youthful rock 'n' roll and unhinged vibe 🎸. The highlight is the private terrace, which adds to the experience 🌟. The only downside is the beer prices, with two simple pints costing around 14 euros 🍻💸.

This used to be my go-to bar in Amsterdam with friends, but I stopped going after an upsetting and disrespectful experience with one of the bartenders. I asked if it was okay to bring the beers to the table myself, since they didn’t offer table service or trays, and he yelled at me in response. The treatment was completely disrespectful, and it made me feel unsafe as a woman. What was once a favorite spot has turned into just another bar with entitled behavior.

This place is great. Great vibe, excellent music, and foosball!! As an American who thought he was pretty decent… I won a couple games, thought I was tough… then got absolutely destroyed by two Italian dudes who were very gracious, even though they just destroyed me and some dude from Portugal (who was very good-and I’m sorry I let you down). Also, I don’t know “Dutch rules” but we played normal international rules. But I think if we got shut out we would have to crawl under the table (gross). But thankfully we got like 2 or 3 goals on the board. But it was close. Also the beer here is good.