At the Minibar you’ll be welcomed by a receptionist, checked in and given a key to your own personal minibar.

Concrete completed Minibar, a bar in Amsterdam where one checks in at the reception desk and gets a key to their own minibar.

The founding concept for the Minibar was created by three Dutch friends, who were looking for a different way of having a drink. No more queuing, trying to catch the bartenders eye, or being ignored at the bar, but a comprehensive selection of drinks taken at your own pace, from your own personal minibar.

The 4 metre high wooden façade of a former wood factory on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam was restored, based on pictures found in archives. To preserve a feeling of space and history, but to keep the weather out when the doors are folded open, a glass façade has been placed about 1.5m further inside the building.

The contrast of raw and luxury is best experienced as a journey through the bar. Check in at the concrete reception desk with concrete floor and walls, get your minibar key and move into the oak woodblock floor, stainless steel fridges, and leather couch. Enjoy the digitally projected wallpaper adding vibrancy and an ever-changing world of animation across one wall.

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