A literary all day bar on the edge of Oosterpark, coffee and lunch until dark, then cocktails, a house blonde from Brouwerij 't IJ and a 3am weekend close.
Published May 3, 2026 Location Oosterpark 10, Amsterdam Oosterparkbuurt, near Beukenplein Price $$ Cocktails priced for the neighborhood, not the Centrum Hours Mon 8:00am – midnight Tue–Thu 8:00am – 1:00am Fri–Sat Until 3:00am Sun 9:00am – midnight Drinks Specialty Evening cocktails and local beer House Bukowski blonde by Brouwerij 't IJ Cocktail Bar Oost All Day Oosterpark 4.4 None aggregate across Google and Yelp reviews Visit Bar Bukowski Reserve a table Ask the editors Listings are editorial. Tell us if hours or details have changed and our editors will verify and update.
Bar Bukowski faces the north edge of Oosterpark at Oosterpark 10, where the Oosterparkbuurt meets the café row of Beukenplein. It has anchored Amsterdam East for a decade, named for Charles Bukowski and decorated with a wink toward his twin loves of literature and alcohol.
The room works a full day shift. Mornings run coffee and an extended breakfast and lunch menu, and I amsterdam's listing tracks the evening switch, when the lights drop and the same tables turn to cocktails, wine and beer with music to match.
The house pour is the Bukowski, a strong blonde brewed for the bar by Brouwerij 't IJ, Amsterdam's standard bearer brewery in Oost. The cocktail list keeps to well made standards at neighborhood prices rather than Centrum theater.
In Your Pocket files it among the city's reliable east side rooms, and the crowd skews local, students, park walkers and Beukenplein regulars rather than tour groups. Friday and Saturday run until 3am, late for a café bar this far from the center.
Take a window table at dusk as the park empties and the bar fills. For more of the city, see our Amsterdam cocktail bars guide, the best cocktail bars in Amsterdam, and the near me bar finder.
Dusk is the sweet spot, when the park empties, the lights drop and the room shifts from café to bar. Window tables go first.