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Advocatuur

Amsterdam, Netherlands · Hotel cocktail bar and distillery · Europe

Advocatuur is Rosewood Amsterdam’s cocktail bar and working distillery inside the former Palace of Justice, pairing house-distilled jenever and inventive drinks with Indian-inspired bar bites.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-20

Plan Your Visit

Prinsengracht 432-436, 1017 KE Amsterdam, Netherlands

Style
Hotel cocktail bar and distilleryChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 5pm–midnight; Friday–Saturday 5pm–1am; closed Monday–Tuesday.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Booking
Small parties are walk-in only; groups of 6–12 can reserve subject to the venue’s conditions.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Prices
The owner-linked February 2026 beverage menu prices its non-alcoholic Botaniq Spritz and Teun Highball at €12 each. It does not itemize prices for the featured alcoholic PROVO single-sip cocktails.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
The venue publishes signature cocktails, a full beverage list and bar bites.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

30.6 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
59.0
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
33.5
Serious press
15.0
Social Vibes
63.0

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive1 cited critic review; no independent customer sample verified.· medium confidence

Sentiment score

90/ 100

The existing 90/100 and medium confidence are retained from the historical proprietary read dated 2026-09-20. This source check does not independently revalidate the score or confidence; cited links are not a count of verified customer voices.

Score context

John Frose’s Liquid Thoughts review praises Advocatuur’s precise cocktails and welcoming staff, while noting loud music and a concept he found inconsistent. This is one critic’s experience, labelled Winter 2025, rather than a verified sample of independent customer opinions.

Guest sources checked:

Source text checked 8 October 2026 through a cached, parsed capture. The page shows 7 March without a confirmed year and labels the last visit Winter 2025; the stored 2026 publication year remains unverified.

Guest score details

Critic observations

  • Critic praise for precise cocktails and welcoming staff

Critic caveats

  • Critic criticism of loud music and inconsistent concept
Source excerpt
“Despite a few puzzling choices within their complex concept, Advocatuur earns itself a top spot in my European favorites and is a must visit for Amsterdam.”

John Frose’s editorial conclusion, not a customer-consensus quotation. Last visit labelled Winter 2025; publication day shown as 7 March, year unconfirmed.

Source: liquidthoughts.de (linked below)

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Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 67 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Reviews & press