De Witte Aap
De Witte Aap
3.5
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Neighborhood: Cool
How to get there
- Leuvehaven • 6 min walk
- Beurs • 6 min walk
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3.5
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Luke-n-LauraB
St. Helier, UK557 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
We went in as it looked a lively place to grab a beer. Cool bar with good music and good vibes. The place was busy so can't go wrong with a busy bar!
Written December 5, 2019
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jpmthumb42
Safety Harbor, FL92 contributions
May 2017 • Solo
While staying at the Euromast in May '17, I decided at 2am to head out for a some dancing and a few drinks. I arrived at the vibrant street that De Witt Aap is located on and went into the packed bar and found a spot to get a beer. In a crowded connected room, a DJ was setup and played great dance music that the crowd, mostly in their 20's, was dancing and getting down too. I left around 4am, when the places closes and we all get back to sleep
Written May 29, 2017
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SwissJ70
Warwick, UK73 contributions
Mar 2014 • Business
Went with work colleagues before dinner- heard a lot of hype
Is ok - you can stand outside but I imagine can be very busy
Prices so so - but cant pay with credit card which is a shame
Nice street which as had a make over
Is ok - you can stand outside but I imagine can be very busy
Prices so so - but cant pay with credit card which is a shame
Nice street which as had a make over
Written March 31, 2014
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Vadim
Murmansk, Russia35,020 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
De Witte App means "White Monkey" in Dutch. I went to this bar on my way to the train station, because I read after that that Lonely Planet recognized this bar in 2009 as the best bar in the world. Of course, 14 years is enough time to stop being the best and even close down. However, I liked it here! The assortment includes 17 varieties of cask beer and more than 70 varieties of bottled beer. This is certainly not a record. In a bar in Amsterdam, I counted 220 varieties on the menu. I've only tried 2. But this, of course, is not a criterion. I don't know what happened here in 2009. But in 2023, it's fun here. Very fast, smiling bartenders, well-chosen, groovy music. A cheerful atmosphere. I didn't want to leave, but alas, the bus to Paris was waiting. And you can stay at the bar until 4 a.m. And so it is 6 days a week. They close at 3 on Sunday...
Written January 20, 2024
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RvV
12 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
What was a nice evening ended in a deception. When ordering some drinks at the bar, a beer fell over due to the bartender. However, he did not see this himself. I ordered another beer when he came back and also indicated that one had fallen over. When this had not been adjusted on the receipt, I explained it again and indicated that I was not going to pay for it. The drinks were abruptly taken away and after 10 minutes we were asked to leave the tent by security. Pathetic. We didn't mean any harm at all, but this is what you get with students behind the bar and simple security guards.

Written March 17, 2024
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Jerome B
1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Friends
When you arrive there you instantly are confronted with the bouncers. I was with a disabled friend. The first thing the bouncer said to my friend was ‘do you always stare trough your eyes like that?’. I mentioned to the bouncer that my friend is disabled and that is the reason why. Were were not allowed to enter the establishment and went across the street to NRC where they were much friendlier by the way. My advise is to do the same!
Written March 11, 2023
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Maja M
Kleve, Germany10 contributions
Aug 2021 • Solo
Super nice staff, cozy environment. Nice place to go to, even if you are alone searching for a place to chill. Don’t come too late, could be crowded. Will come back for sure!
Written August 12, 2021
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Asel O
4 contributions
Jul 2024 • Friends
No more fun because of the staff (exception there) Feeling welcome is not part of this... Since I had already boycotted the case because of this, yesterday I tried with friends. That went wrong at the door because of the bouncer. Terrible treatment and really have no words for it and understand nothing. It was very personal and very nasty..I sincerely hope that this behavior is taken seriously! It can't be...
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Written August 8, 2024
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Reisemax88
Hamburg, Germany1 contribution
May 2022 • Business
Super slow, incapable and unfriendly personal, from door man to bar keepers. To bad as it’s a nice location as such but people simply make the difference!
Written May 18, 2022
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Rebekah C
Liverpool, UK255 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
Visited here last week with high expectations given the awards etc. It was a lovely and lively place with lots of beers to choose from. Busy during afternoon time and the sun was out which always makes for a good time! The bar was nice and great to people watch on a very interesting street, you can see the street art from outside. However I didn’t think it was anything out of the ordinary for a typical beer place in Holland. We go to a lot (& drink a lot of beer!) and didn’t see it as anything out of the usual standards what you expect in European cities. Maybe I set my expectations too high for an award winning place, but it was really nice just didn’t blow me away unfortunately.
Written June 26, 2019
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