{"id":79957,"date":"2026-03-12T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=79957"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:00:37","slug":"pimple-tit-wine-cafe-stateside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/restaurants\/pimpelmees-wijncafe-staatsliedenbuurt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blue Tit: wine caf\u00e9 in the Staatslieden neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three former colleagues, one wine bar<\/h2>\n

Sophia, Tjarco and Scato know the neighborhood well - Sophia and Scato live on Van Boetzelaerstraat; Tjarco was pretty much their neighbor. As former colleagues, they previously worked together at pasta chain Spaghetteria. Sophia previously had a fine dining restaurant in Oost, but for Tjarco and Scato, De Pimpelmees is their first business of their own.<\/p>\n

You notice that backstory in how the place works. It is not a concept flown in from the outside - it is a neighborhood caf\u00e9 by people who live there themselves and know what was missing. The Staatsliedenbuurt neighborhood already had a few good coffee shops and some small eateries, but an approachable wine caf\u00e9 where you spontaneously walk in on a Thursday evening: that wasn't there yet.<\/p>\n

What's on the table<\/h2>\n

The wine list has red, orange and white wines starting at 6 euros per glass and 30 euros per bottle, ros\u00e9 and sparkling wine. Many of the wines are natural wines, but Sophia says they also just pour a good Burgundy alongside them. With each drink you get a bowl of chips as a gift.<\/p>\n

The snack menu is small, but what we have is good quality - that's De Pimpelmees' approach, and you can tell by the choice of suppliers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the drinks menu: liver sausage and ox sausage from Louman with pickles and mustard, bread from Louf with 'nduja butter, toast with Calabrese anchovies and a cheese board with three cheeses from Fromagerie Kef. No aisle-by-aisle construction, but stuff you share as you talk through.<\/p>\n

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What it looks like on a weeknight<\/h2>\n

On a Thursday night, just about tout Staatsliedenbuurt sits pimping in and around the establishment: young and old, on sneakers or silver boots. The establishment is open seven days a week, which is not a given for a new wine bar in this segment.<\/p>\n

The location is the former site of The Shamrock - a brown pub that was in the neighborhood for years. That the new owners are putting a wine bar in its place that is immediately embraced by local residents says something about what the Staatslieden neighborhood is looking for right now: a place to land for a while after work, without immediately turning it into an event.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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