{"id":57435,"date":"2024-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdammagazine.com\/?p=57435"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:15:40","slug":"northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/noorderlicht\/","title":{"rendered":"Noorderlicht Caf\u00e9 permanent at DSM site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since its opening, Amsterdamers have known blindly how to find Noorderlicht Caf\u00e9, the extraordinary restaurant and caf\u00e9 on the banks of the IJ River. Without a doubt, the outdoor place is one of the most beautiful places in Amsterdam North.<\/p>\n<p>Noorderlicht began more than sixteen years ago as a pioneer on the then still desolate NDSM site, with a temporary permit that was extended several times. Negotiations for a permanent license eventually took thirteen years, but all uncertainty has now come to an end. The catering establishment has received a permanent permit.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>'Noorderlicht is considered an important added value to the NDSM Wharf and no area development is planned for the time being,' said aldermen Reinier van Dantzig and Rutger Groot Wassink in a joint statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69086\" title=\"northlight-cafe-amsterdam\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam.jpeg\" alt=\"northlight-cafe-amsterdam\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/noorderlicht-cafe-amsterdam-500x333.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\"We are extremely happy to finally have certainty. Also because we have received recognition for our cultural, social and educational program. We are now really seen as an addition to the shipyard,\" said owner Jasper Helmer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sustainable menu and live music<\/strong><br \/>\nVisitors are welcome here all days of the week lunch, dinner and drinks in the restaurant and on warm days on the terrace. The restaurant has already been awarded a Gaia Green Award three times as the most sustainable catering establishment because of an almost exclusively plant-based menu, supplemented by residual products from the meat industry. In addition to a sustainable menu, the caf\u00e9 regularly offers live music and other cultural events in a relaxed atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By ferry<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are coming from the city, you can reach Noorderlicht by ferry from Central Station and the Houthavens. Sign NDSM. which you can reach by ferry from Amsterdam's Central Station.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mpQUUfb3Bp8?si=MQ653o-xwzkM6xa7\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al sinds de opening weet de Amsterdammer het Noorderlicht Caf\u00e9, het bijzondere restaurant en caf\u00e9 aan de oevers van het IJ, blind te vinden. Zonder enige twijfel is de buitenplaats \u00e9\u00e9n van de mooiste plekken in Amsterdam Noord. Noorderlicht begon ruim zestien jaar geleden als pionier op het toen nog desolate NDSM-terrein, met een tijdelijke &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/noorderlicht\/\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[10984],"district":[20],"class_list":["post-57435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uitgaan","tag-cafes-bars-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-noord"],"acf":{"slider":[69087],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Noorderlicht wordt beschouwd als een belangrijke toegevoegde waarde voor de NDSM-werf ","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"4.8883921","cord_B":"52.404089","introductie_tekst":"Na dertien jaar onderhandelen heeft de gemeente Amsterdam besloten dat Noorderlicht definitief op het NDSM-terrein\u00a0mag blijven. 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