Brown cafés are some of Amsterdam’s oldest dating back to around 1600. They’re so called because ithe ceilings and the walls have been stained with tobacco over the years. They’re quite charming, really nice, kind of like The Crown back in Belfast. Not only can you get coffee here, you can get alcohol, and just basically light snacks to accompany your beverage.

Tasting houses are bars that originally gave away free samples of it’s home brewed liquor’s. Ssadly, it's not free any more but it’s well worth coming along to try a geneva or gin, that are always served full to the brim and you have to drink them without lifting them from the table!