You won’t easily stumble onto this gem hidden slightly outside the center of town; its inconspicuous façade looks more like a normal house than a club. But since this is one of the most diverse, laid-back, quirky and exciting places for a night out, De Nieuwe Anita is a secret that shouldn’t be kept.

With an interior consisting mostly of flowery couches and grandma chairs, the place looks like an old folks home filled with cool youngsters. In the front, there’s a bar where the beer comes straight from a regular fridge. Behind the door in the back (cunningly disguised as a bookcase) you’ll find the main room with a small stage.

Programming wise, there’s something different going on every night. Monday is Cinemanita, with an excellent selection of cult movies and docs, as well as the occasional gore classic. Tuesday is (free!) singer/songwriter night. Independent music platform Subbacultcha has its homebase here, so there’s live music almost every weekend. And with the Amsterdam Beat Club organizing the best swinging sixties parties around, the stodgy furniture isn’t the only trip down memory lane.