Xtracold Icebar
Venue Brief
Novelty ice bar on the Amstel — walls, glasses and sculptures carved from frozen blocks. Thermal cape on arrival, ten-minute slots, a vodka flight to warm back up.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- Upbeat
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Demographic
- Couples
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- Western European
- Open times
- Mon 3:45 – 10:45 PMTue 3:45 – 10:45 PMWed 3:45 – 10:45 PMThu 11:45 AM – 1 AM BestFri 11:45 AM – 1 AM BusySat 11:45 AM – 1 AM BusySun 11:45 AM – 1 AM Busy
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About Xtracold Icebar
Amstel 194 puts it on the canal-side stretch just east of the city's busiest square, close enough that most people arrive on foot mid-afternoon and fold it into a longer evening rather than making a special trip. Thursday through Sunday the doors open at 11:45 AM and stay open until 1 AM, which is when the room fills — couples, mostly, and a largely Western European crowd in the 25-45 range. The rest of the week is a shorter shift, 3:45 to 10:45 PM. Lounge and chilled house keep the mood upbeat once you're back out of the cold, and the $$ price band means the drinks after the flight don't escalate. Smart casual covers it, though anything you'd wear in Amsterdam in winter works better than a summer shirt. Open year-round, over-18s only, and its 4.2 across more than 12,000 reviews suggests people know exactly what they came for.
