Not many bars care whether you're there early or late. Bar Bonnie does. The concept revolves around an all-day formula: the doors open at nine in the morning for breakfast, and on Fridays and Saturdays it doesn't close until three in the morning. Everything in between also belongs. Lunch, dinner, a glass of wine after work, a cocktail when it's already late. The Amstelveenseweg as a base, the Vondelpark within walking distance.
Behind Bonnie are owners Omar Baggen and Thijs Barelds, associated with the Goudvisch family, known for catering establishments such as Arie on the Corner and the Cousin of Fred. At Bonnie's, they act emphatically as hosts: welcoming guests in a warm, homey environment here is not an afterthought but the core of how the joint operates. You sense that there are people behind it who know how a space feels.
That space, by the way, is the work of Studio Modijefsky, an Amsterdam interior design firm with a reputation in the hospitality world. The building itself is a classic Amsterdam corner building, and the interior matches it: warm, not ostentatious, the kind of place where you stay an hour longer than you intended. No chilly design temple, no crazy theme. Just a place that's right.
Thijs and Omar welcome guests in a warm, homey environment, and that's exactly what you feel here as soon as you step inside.
Whatever Bonnie does to serve delectable food and drink; big-screen Ajax games, bingo and quiz nights, special nights throughout the year. It's how the neighborhood is brought inside, and how Bonnie becomes more than just a place to eat or drink. Open seven days a week, in a neighborhood that could use that kind of permanent place. Old South has gained a neighborhood cafe that is serious without being heavy. Thijs and Omar welcome guests in a warm, homey environment, and that's exactly what you feel here as soon as you step inside.