Two young Amsterdammers decided to open a pub. Mark Wolff is 24, Beer Koker is 22, and together they took over the building from BARTACK on Postjesweg and remodeled it to their liking: an all-day eatery that feels like a real neighborhood brown-bar, without the Instagram-perfect fuss.
The formula is simple, and that is precisely its strength. Wolff & Beer is open seven days a week, early to late. Morning? Croissants and coffee. Lunch? Eggs, baguettes with Dutch toppings, soup or a salad. And as early as 11:00 a.m. you can go for cheese, bitterballen and charcuterie, because why wait until the evening. Dinner changes: meat, fish or vegetarian, depending on what's on the table that day. Day snack is fairly priced, no frills.
The building sits in a great spot: on the corner near Rembrandt Park, in the neighborhood called de Baarsjes, which has been a mix of regulars and newcomers for years. The interior breathes brown pub, but the historical photos on the wall give it just a little more body. Those photos are there for a reason: Wolff and Koker put them together in collaboration with the Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Neighborhood history on the walls, beer in the glass. There's also an outdoor space, and the place can be rented for events.
Mark Wolff and Beer Koker run the place seven days a week, and you can tell by the way the place feels.
Friday and Saturday the door closes at 03:00, during the week it is 01:00. For the neighborhood, that's exactly what it needed: a place you can just go to, any time of the day, without it costing much or needing much explanation. Mark Wolff and Beer Koker run the place seven days a week, and you can tell by the way the place feels. Wolff & Beer is not your average pub but the pub that De Baarsjes should have always had.