De Pijp Amsterdam Nightlife Busy Times (2026): Busiest Nights

When De Pijp, Amsterdam nightlife gets busy, night by night. BestTime forecasts.

Night by night

Each number here is a percentage of the venue's own weekly peak, where 100% is its busiest hour of the week. We average those values across the 22 venues, so 55% means the typical De Pijp bar is a little over half as busy as at its own peak. It is not a head count.

Friday is the night. 95% of venues are lively, and it is the busiest night for 55% of them. The average venue is at 85% at 9 PM and 10 PM and still at 80% at 11 PM. Then it falls quickly, to 50% at midnight and 30% at 1 AM.

Saturday starts sooner and ends sooner. At 5 PM the average venue is already at 60% on a Saturday, against 50% on a Friday. It holds 75% at 9 PM and 10 PM, then drops to 40% at midnight.

During the week, De Pijp builds from 20% on Monday to 30% on Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday has the highest weeknight peak, 55% at 8 PM, while Wednesday has slightly more lively venues. Sunday is quiet after dark, but not in the late afternoon: the average venue is at 50% at 5 PM, before falling to 45% at 6 PM.

De Pijp vs the rest of Amsterdam

To see what makes De Pijp different, we compared it with our Amsterdam nightlife guide, which covers 297 venues across the city.

Three differences stand out. First, De Pijp's Friday is busier than its Saturday, while the city ties them at 50%. Second, De Pijp runs a little earlier: its Saturday and Thursday peaks come an hour before the city's. Third, Sunday night is quieter here, with only 9% of venues lively against 27% city-wide.

On the other weeknights the averages match the city exactly: 20% on Monday, 25% on Tuesday and 30% on Wednesday and Thursday. De Pijp's weeknight peaks are 5% higher from Tuesday to Thursday, so the evening high point is a little busier.

A note on sample size. 22 venues is a small sample, and our numbers move in steps of 5%. Read a single 5% gap as a lean, not a rule. The Friday lean is the most solid finding, because it also shows in the share of lively venues and the share of venues whose busiest night it is.

Lively on a weeknight

We rank venues by weeknight late max mean: how close each venue gets to its own peak late on Monday to Thursday, averaged over those four nights. Unlike some bars elsewhere in Amsterdam, none of De Pijp's top weeknight venues has its busiest hour during the week. They are weekend bars that also stay busy midweek.

Glouglou, the wine bar on Tweede van der Helststraat, leads at 65%. It peaks early, on Saturday at 7 PM, and is at 70% at 11 PM on a Saturday.

Café Gollem on Daniël Stalpertstraat scores 60%. It peaks on Friday at 9 PM and is at 90% at 11 PM on both Friday and Saturday.

La Dilettante, a natural wine bar on Saenredamstraat, also scores 60% and peaks on Friday at 8 PM. Dopey's Elixer on Lutmastraat scores 55% and peaks on Friday at 10 PM.

La Dilettante:

Dopey's Elixer:

Busiest at 11 PM on a Friday

Bar Mash on Gerard Douplein is the only De Pijp venue at 100% at 11 PM on a Friday. That is its busiest hour of the week. On a Saturday at the same time it is at 65%.

Irish Pub O'Donnell's on Ferdinand Bolstraat is at 95% at 11 PM on a Friday. It peaks at 10 PM and reaches 50% late on weeknights.

Café Eddy Bar on Gerard Doustraat and Cafe Krull on Sarphatipark are also at 95% at 11 PM on a Friday. Both peak at 10 PM. On a Saturday they part ways: Café Eddy Bar is at 100% at 11 PM, while Cafe Krull is at 60%. Café Gollem follows at 90%.

Café Eddy Bar:

Cafe Krull:

Tips

• Go out on a Friday. It is De Pijp's busiest night, with 95% of venues lively.
• On a Friday, the best window is 9 to 11 PM. By midnight the average venue is down to 50%.
• On a Saturday, arrive earlier. The peak is at 9 PM, and by midnight the average venue is at 40%.
• For a weeknight, pick Wednesday or Thursday, and try Glouglou, Café Gollem or La Dilettante.
• Sunday is quiet after dark. The average venue is busiest at 5 PM, at 50%.
• Want a later Saturday? Leidseplein peaks at 11 PM on a Saturday, as our Amsterdam guide shows.

How we measured

These numbers are BestTime forecasts, built from anonymized, aggregated phone location data combined with real-world signals such as weather, events and holidays. Every value is a percentage of that venue's own busiest hour, so it describes how full a place is relative to its peak, not a head count. Our days run from 6 AM to 5 AM, so 1 AM after a Friday counts as Friday night. The forecasts describe a typical week and leave out seasons, holidays, special events and queues. Read more about how the forecasts work.

Next steps

• Compare De Pijp with the rest of the city in the Amsterdam nightlife guide.
• See which bars are busy on a Friday night in the free Amsterdam bar guide.
• Read how to see if a bar or club is busy before you go.
• Browse all busy times guides.