Amsterdam

Posted on: juin 2, 2023

Cafe Casablanca Zeedijk: Karaoke Bar in Amsterdam’s Red Light District

Cafe Casablanca Zeedijk is the oldest and most famous jazz club in the Netherlands. Many jazz legends have stood on the stage here and even today sounds of renowned artist can be heard in Cafe Casablanca Zeedijk . These days however it also functions as a late night Karaoke bar! You can stand on the same stage where Jazz legends like Kid Dynamite, Teddy Cotton stood and sing your heart out! Casablanca is one of the most famous karaoke bars in Amsterdam so expect to meet a lot of locals when you are there. The cafe always has a good mix between male and female partygoers when we visited the place. It’s one of our favourite places to go to just to have a fun night out where everybody doesn’t take themselves too seriously!

The Interior of Cafe Casablanca, bar in the front, singing and dancing in the back. Picture source: Flickr

Fun Night Out in Amsterdam With or Without Karaoke

Even if you are not into the whole Karaoke thing you can still have a blast in cafe Casablanca Zeedijk! The bar and the dance/ sing area are sepperated quit nicely from each other so you can have drinks away from all the madness in the back. If you are up for some singing and have a favourite song that you’d like to belt out, you can checkout the entire song list that they have over here. Yes, they do have Whitney Houston for if you want to go all out.

This is what Amsterdam’s cafe Casablanca Zeedijk  looked like in 1960.

Cafe Casablanca Zeedijk Open from Monday to Saturday

This place is open from Monday trough Saturday you can sing and dance at the cafe, on one of the oldest streets in Amsterdam. When a band plays there the Karaoke will start after the band around 11:00 pm. If you want to be a 100% sure before going there you can check out their agenda here.

How to get to Casablanca from Central Station?

If you’re looking to find Casablanca in Amsterdam, make your way by foot from Central Station. It roughly takes 8 minutes to walk along Zeedijk 26E to get there! Once you’re on the Zeedijk, keep heading in the same direction and you will eventually arrive at its destination – no need for a map or guide! Just listen to your steps, and the atmosphere of Amsterdam should take care of everything else.