nachbar: Club in Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde, Amsterdam

Nachbar is a small club on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in the centre of Amsterdam, close to the Dam, with room for around 350 people. You go for the sound rather than the room: a psychedelic, progressive line of electronic music in a dark space built for dancing, with no VIP tables. Behind the club is Hervé, an Amsterdam DJ and co-founder of the record label and collective Polychrome Audio, and that label's taste runs through the bookings. Local names and international guests fill the regular club nights, and harder techno has a place in the listings too. One guide says the club kept the long bar and stylish interior of Club NL, the earlier tenant at this address, and added a tunnel of lasers. Nachbar opens per event, so the hours change with each night. The club is listed on Resident Advisor, which is the place to check before you go. It sits in the middle of the city and draws people who come for the music, not tourists who happened to walk past. Tickets go through the club's own Stager ticket shop. Its listed nights mostly fall on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and run from around midnight to 05:00.