{"id":86515,"date":"2026-06-29T00:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=86515"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:58:20","slug":"pure-bar-natural-wine-sake-ruijterkade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/zuiver-bar-natuurwijn-sake-ruijterkade\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuiver Bar: Natural Wine and Sake Under One Roof on the IJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three doors down from Choux, the restaurant that earned a Michelin star in 2025, Zuiver Bar is tucked away in a building on the waterfront. No big sign, no flashy facade. Raw wooden surfaces, a few bar stools, a bench outside, and a vinyl turntable that sets the tone. There\u2019s room for about 25 people\u2014and that\u2019s just enough. Anyone who walks in is there for the wine.<\/h2>\n

Behind the bar is the Zuiver Wijnen network, which Dick Stegewerns founded in 2013. Stegewerns is no ordinary wine importer: he is also an academic specializing in modern Japanese history and a film curator, and imports sake to Europe and North America through Yoigokochi Sake Importers, which has been in operation since 2008. His business partners are Figo (owner of Choux and co-owner of 621ferments and Caf\u00e9 De Linden), Merijn (chef at Choux, co-owner of Zuiver Wijnen and 621ferments), and Olivier (former sommelier at Choux, co-owner of Zuiver Wijnen and Caf\u00e9 De Linden). The bar team also includes Job, who makes his own zero-zero wines and ciders; Tom, who previously managed Bar Centraal; and Luna, who earned her stripes in the kitchen at Choux.<\/p>\n

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The wines come exclusively from the restaurant\u2019s own import collection. That means names like Jean-Pierre Robinot from the Loire and Franz Strohmeier from Styria, two winemakers who are rarely found outside the natural wine scene. Sepp Muster, also from Styria, is on the menu as well. The industrial space, the dim lighting, and the records on the turntable ensure that you don\u2019t feel like you have to be some kind of connoisseur to sit here. The wine takes center stage, but not as a status symbol.<\/p>\n

Anyone who had a glass of Gabrio Bini from Pantelleria on Thursday will find the same bar stools on Saturday, but a completely different selection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Its location on De Ruijterkade, close to Central Station but on the quieter side of the quay, fits with what the place is trying to be: not right in the middle of the tourist crowds, yet still accessible. The building shares its address with the Zuiver Wijnen wine shop and online store, so whatever you\u2019re sipping in the evening, you can simply take home with you. Add some bites to go with it, a great record on the turntable, and winemakers you won\u2019t find anywhere else in the city. That\u2019s it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drie deuren naast restaurant Choux, dat in 2025 een Michelin-ster kreeg, zit Zuiver Bar ingeklemd in een pand aan de kade. Geen groot bord, geen drukke gevel. Ruwhouten oppervlakken, een paar barkrukken, een bankje buiten en een vinyl-draaitafel die de toon zet. Ruimte voor ongeveer 25 mensen, en dat is precies genoeg. Wie binnenkomt, komt … <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":86557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Zuiver Bar","rank_math_title":"Zuiver Bar | Natuurwijn en sake aan de Ruijterkade","rank_math_description":"Zuiver Bar aan de Ruijterkade serveert natuurwijn uit eigen import en sake, met zeldzame labels als Jean-Pierre Robinot en Franz Strohmeier."},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"district":[9],"class_list":["post-86515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uitgaan","district-amsterdam-centrum"],"acf":{"slider":[86555],"fotograaf":"Misset Horeca \u00b7 Google \u00b7 www.missethoreca.nl","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Overdag wijnwinkel, 's avonds bar, en in het weekend de eerste sake-bar van Nederland","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"start_datum":null,"eind_datum":null,"cord_A":"4.9081069","cord_B":"52.377348","introductie_tekst":"Aan de De Ruijterkade zit Zuiver Bar, een kleine bar die draait op natuurwijnen uit de eigen importcollectie van Zuiver Wijnen. Van woensdag tot vrijdag schenken ze hier wijnen van wijnmakers die je niet snel op een doorsnee kaart tegenkomt. In het weekend verandert de zaak volledig: dan neemt Nai!! Sake Bar het pand over.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Zuiver Bar (van Choux)","adres":"De Ruijterkade 143","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/zuiverwijnen.nl","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86515","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=86515"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87610,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86515\/revisions\/87610"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86515"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=86515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}