Can I reserve a pool table at De Keu?

No, De Keu stopped taking table reservations after corona. You walk in and join the waiting list if the tables are full. Groups can contact the bar through its site.

How much does pool cost at De Keu?

We could not confirm a current price for a game. Ask at the bar.

Does De Keu show Ajax matches?

Yes, the bar's site says Ajax games are always live. Pull up a seat and order a pitcher.

What else can you do while waiting for a table at De Keu?

You can play darts or one of the bar's other games while you wait. The bar puts you on the waiting list and you order a beer in the meantime.

Poolcafé de Keu: Pool and Billiards in Oud-West and De Baarsjes, Amsterdam

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Poolcafé De Keu is a pool bar on the Eerste Helmersstraat in Oud-West, a short way from the Overtoom. It started about 40 years ago as a table tennis hall, and you now turn up, put your name down and play. Go with friends for pool, darts and pitchers of beer, and be ready to wait for a table.

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Contact

Phone +31 20 230 0551
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Address Eerste Helmersstraat 7A, 1054 CX

Good to know

Pool tables
Darts
Games
Pitchers of beer
Local beers
Ajax matches live
Waiting list

Playing pool

De Keu stopped taking table reservations after the corona period, so you simply walk in. If every table is taken you join the waiting list, and darts and other games help pass the time. I amsterdam also warns you may have to wait. We could not confirm how many tables there are or what a game costs.

Drinks and football

Beer comes by the glass or the pitcher, with local names such as Brouwerij 't IJ, De Eeuwige Jeugd and Gebrouwen door Vrouwen. Ajax matches are shown live. I amsterdam describes it as a student hangout.

Groups

For a birthday, drinks or anything else with a larger group, contact the bar with your date, time, number of people and phone number. The site says group reservations are only possible until 18:00 on Friday and not at all on Saturday.

History

The bar began about 40 years ago as De Smash, with ten table tennis tables. The owner of the time came across pool tables on a trip to a boxing match in America and had one shipped over, which set the place on its way to becoming a pool café.

Getting there and opening times

The address is Eerste Helmersstraat 7A, round the corner from the Overtoom and a short walk from the Leidseplein. We took the hours from a 2025 archive copy of the bar's site, because the live site could not be read: Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 16:00 to 01:00, Friday and Saturday from 16:00 to 03:00. Phone 020 230 0551 before a special trip.

Common questions

Can I reserve a pool table at De Keu?: No, De Keu stopped taking table reservations after corona. You walk in and join the waiting list if the tables are full. Groups can contact the bar through its site.
How much does pool cost at De Keu?: We could not confirm a current price for a game. Ask at the bar.
Does De Keu show Ajax matches?: Yes, the bar's site says Ajax games are always live. Pull up a seat and order a pitcher.
What else can you do while waiting for a table at De Keu?: You can play darts or one of the bar's other games while you wait. The bar puts you on the waiting list and you order a beer in the meantime.

More pool and billiards nearby

The Waterhole Leidseplein and the Weteringschans
Café de Vos Oud-West and De Baarsjes
Final Touch The Southern Canal Ring
Café Duzz Dat! Oud-West and De Baarsjes
Plan B Oud-West and De Baarsjes
Saarein The Jordaan

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