{"id":84879,"date":"2025-05-08T09:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=84879"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:36:25","slug":"tasting-room-the-stork-genever-brown-pub-sint-olofspoort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/proeflokaal-de-ooievaar-genever-bruine-kroeg-sint-olofspoort\/","title":{"rendered":"Proeflokaal De Ooievaar: The smallest brown pub with a big story"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Sint Olofspoort, near Central Station, sits one of the smallest bars in the Netherlands. No terrace, no cocktail menu, no music in the background. Proeflokaal De Ooievaar fits in one room and serves only what distillery A. van Wees makes: Old Dutch genevers and liqueurs based on original recipes that have lasted for centuries. Anyone who walks in here is immediately at the heart of a tradition that has all but disappeared in the rest of the city.<\/h2>\n

Behind the distillery is the Van Wees family, active as distillers since 1883. De Ooievaar itself goes back even further: founded in 1782, and by now the only remaining artisanal distillery in the city. What that means, you notice when you stand there: the products poured here come directly from the Jordaan, where the distillery still runs on artisanal methods. No large volumes, no industrial production.<\/p>\n

\"Tasting<\/p>\n

The interior matches exactly what is being served. Authentic, somewhat dark, with the character of a place that has been around for a long time and knows it. Display cases, old bottles, a counter behind which stands someone who knows what's in each glass. Museum-like is a word that sometimes comes up, but it's not quite right: it's too lively for that. The regulars who sit there are not afraid of a conversation with a newcomer. That gives it something you find in few Amsterdam pubs anymore.<\/p>\n

The regulars who sit there are not afraid of a conversation with a newcomer. That gives it something you find in few Amsterdam pubs anymore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Its location is no coincidence: on the route from Central Station to the Red Light District, on a street you never actually look up but always pass. The Jordaan, where the distillery is located, and this small tasting room on the Sint Olofspoort are two sides of the same business. Those who want to know what the city once smelled like don't have to look far. The Stork is still there.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aan de Sint Olofspoort, vlak bij het Centraal Station, zit \u00e9\u00e9n van de kleinste bars van Nederland. Geen terras, geen cocktailkaart, geen muziek op de achtergrond. Proeflokaal De Ooievaar past in \u00e9\u00e9n kamer en serveert uitsluitend wat distilleerderij A. van Wees maakt: Oudhollandse genevers en likeuren op basis van originele recepten die al eeuwen meegaan. … <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":84931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[10984],"district":[9],"class_list":["post-84879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uitgaan","tag-cafes-bars-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-centrum"],"acf":{"slider":[84942],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"De tasting room van de enig overgebleven ambachtelijke distilleerderij in de stad","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"4.8999155","cord_B":"52.3762925","introductie_tekst":"E\u00e9n kleine kamer, een toonbank met genevers en likeuren, en stamgasten die je meteen in gesprek trekken. Proeflokaal De Ooievaar aan de Sint Olofspoort is de proefplek van distilleerderij A. van Wees, opgericht in 1782. Hier proef je wat er nog van Oudhollandse stokerstraditie over is.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Proeflokaal De Ooievaar","adres":"Sint Olofspoort 1","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/proeflokaaldeooievaar.nl","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84879"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84943,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84879\/revisions\/84943"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84879"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=84879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}