Pool and Billiards in Amsterdam

Activity bars in Amsterdam

Pool and billiards in Amsterdam

Amsterdam plays cue sports in two kinds of room: halls with a row of tables and an hourly rate, and brown cafés with one table at the back. Some have carom billiards too, the game with no pockets. This list covers all of them.

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Beest Boulders Het Lab

Westerpark

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Bij 8 Eraf

De Aker and Sloten

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Boven 't IJ

Noord-Oost

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Café Biljart Van Wou

De Pijp and Rivierenbuurt

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Café de Poort

The Haarlemmerbuurt

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Café de Vos

Oud-West and De Baarsjes

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Café Duzz Dat!

Oud-West and De Baarsjes

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Café Eik & Linde

The Plantage

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Café Marktzicht

Westerpark

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Café 't Mannetje

The Jordaan

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Cafe the Palace

Nieuwe Zijde and the Dam

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Final Touch

The Southern Canal Ring

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Hollywood Entertainment Center

Noord-Oost

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Mokum Pool & Darts

Watergraafsmeer

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Onder de Ooievaar

Leidseplein and the Weteringschans

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Plan B

Oud-West and De Baarsjes

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Poolbar De Gracht

The Plantage

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Poolcafé de Keu

Oud-West and De Baarsjes

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Red Light Bar

De Wallen

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Saarein

The Jordaan

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The Minds

Nieuwe Zijde and the Dam

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The Poolbar

Nieuwe Zijde and the Dam

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The Waterhole

Leidseplein and the Weteringschans

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Pool halls and clubs

Plan B on the Overtoom has 13 full-size pool tables and says you can walk in any day it is open. Final Touch, in a canal house at Prinsengracht 735, has five 9-foot Brunswick pool tables and four Riley snooker tables, with shelves of board games between them.

Mokum Pool & Darts on Nobelweg, near Amstel station, offers pool and billiards on a walk-in basis and publishes its rates: €15 per hour from 12:00 to 19:00 and €19 per hour from 19:00. Boven ’t IJ on Buikslotermeerplein in Noord describes itself as a pool, snooker and billiards club.

Poolcafé de Keu is on Eerste Helmersstraat. The Poolbar on Voetboogstraat rents out tables and shows live sport. Poolbar De Gracht on Nieuwe Achtergracht has been going since 1993, and lists a rate from €10 per hour.

Billiards and cafés with a table

Café Biljart Van Wou on Van Woustraat has the game in its name, and Café Eik & Linde on Plantage Middenlaan describes itself as a café with billiards. Café de Vos on Bilderdijkstraat says it has a pool table. The Waterhole on Korte Leidsedwarsstraat is a live music bar with pool tables.

We also list tables at Saarein on Elandsstraat, Onder de Ooievaar on Utrechtsestraat, Café de Poort on Haarlemmerdijk, Café Marktzicht on Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat, Café ’t Mannetje on Tweede Marnixplantsoen, Café Duzz Dat! on Bilderdijkstraat, Cafe the Palace and The Minds on Spuistraat, Red Light Bar on Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Bij 8 Eraf on Slimmeweg. Check what kind of table you will find before you travel for one.

Pool on the side

Hollywood Entertainment Center on Buikslotermeerplein lists it among many activities, and Beest Boulders Het Lab on Transformatorweg has a table for after the climbing.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I play pool in Amsterdam?

At halls such as Plan B on the Overtoom, Final Touch on the Prinsengracht and Mokum Pool & Darts on Nobelweg, and at cafés across the city. The map above shows all of them.

How much does a pool table cost?

Mokum publishes €15 per hour from 12:00 to 19:00 and €19 per hour from 19:00. Poolbar De Gracht lists a rate from €10 per hour. Most cafés publish no price, and we do not guess.

Where can I play carom billiards?

Mokum Pool & Darts and Boven ’t IJ both mention billiards on their sites, Café Eik & Linde describes itself as a café with billiards, and Café Biljart Van Wou has it in its name. Check which tables are free before you go.

Do I need to reserve?

Plan B and Mokum say they work with walk-ins, and both ask groups of eight or more to contact them first. For cafés with one table, it depends on who got there before you.

Can I play snooker in Amsterdam?

Final Touch has four Riley snooker tables, and Boven ’t IJ also lists snooker.

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