Café de Poort: Pool and Billiards in the Haarlemmerbuurt, Amsterdam
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Café De Poort is a neighbourhood café on Haarlemmerdijk, ten minutes' walk from Amsterdam Centraal, with a history going back to 1899. It has a pool table, darts and gaming machines, and shows Ajax and Dutch national team matches on a big screen. Renovated in 2020, it serves lunch and dinner, and its side rooms can be hired for parties.
Contact
- Phone +31 20 624 7283
- Website Visit site ↗
- Address Haarlemmerdijk 44, 1013 JD
Opening hours
- Mon 11:00-01:00
- Tue 11:00-01:00
- Wed 11:00-01:00
- Thu 11:00-01:00
- Fri 11:00-03:00
- Sat 11:00-03:00
- Sun 11:00-01:00
Good to know
- Pool table
- Darts
- Gaming machines
- Big screen and projector
- Weekly pool competition
- Klaverjas club
- Pub quiz
- Live music
- Lunch and dinner
- Two rooms for hire
What you can play
The pool table stands in De Huiskamer, the room connected to the bar, and can be converted into a dining table for eight. There is also a darts board and gaming machines. On Wednesday evenings the café runs the De Poort pool competition, and a klaverjas club meets on Mondays. The café does not publish a table rate, so ask at the bar.
Events through the week
Ajax and Dutch national team matches go on the big screen with a projector. On the last Thursday of the month, surprise acts play Podium De Poort LIVE, and Jeroen Kranendonk regularly hosts a pub quiz. On Saturday afternoons you can join a sing-along with Nico or André. The café's agenda on its website has the current programme.
Food and drink
The doors open at 11:00 and lunch and hot food start at 12:00. The menu is traditional and generous: toasted sandwiches, ossenworst with Mokum pickles, an uitsmijter, salads, soup with pea soup from October to March, and hot dishes such as a wagyu burger or beefsteak. Weekly specials go up on the board. Drinks run from coffee with the house Dijker apple pie to beers on tap and in the bottle and cocktails.
Parties and groups
De Huiskamer holds about 30 seated or 60 standing, with a long table for up to 16, and a curtain closes it off from the bar. Het Kleine Café in the basement takes 20 seated or 40 standing, with its own door, music and private bar with a beer tap. The whole café, including both rooms, can be reserved for up to about 120 people. Ask the bar staff, email or phone 020 624 7283.
Common questions
- Does Café De Poort have a pool table?
- Yes, there is a pool table in De Huiskamer, the room next to the bar. You can also play darts. On Wednesday evenings the café runs the De Poort pool competition.
- Does Café De Poort show football?
- Yes, all Ajax and Dutch national team matches are shown live on the big screen. The agenda on the website lists upcoming matches.
- Can you hire a room at Café De Poort?
- Yes, there are two rooms. De Huiskamer takes about 30 seated or 60 standing, and Het Kleine Café in the basement 20 seated or 40 standing, with a private bar and beer tap. The whole café holds up to about 120 people.
- When does the kitchen open at Café De Poort?
- The café opens at 11:00 and serves lunch and hot meals from 12:00. There are also snacks with drinks and weekly specials on the board in the café.
More pool and billiards nearby
- Cafe the Palace Nieuwe Zijde and the Dam
- Café 't Mannetje The Jordaan
- Red Light Bar De Wallen
- The Minds Nieuwe Zijde and the Dam
- Café Marktzicht Westerpark
- Saarein The Jordaan
Opening hours change: check with the venue before you go. Ratings from MapAtlas.