Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge)
The photogenic white double drawbridge over the Amstel, lit up at night.
- Type
- Landmark
- Area
- Plantage & East
- Opening hours
- Always open
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 15 min
- Official website
- iamsterdam.com/en/see-and-do/things-to-do/sights/magere-brug
Getting there from Dam Square
🚇 12 min by tram (line 14: Dam → Plantage Kerklaan (Artis)) · 1.6 km · 20 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Eetcafé De Magere Brug (Brown café · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 2 min walk
- Tempo Doeloe (Indonesian · €€€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Dignita Hoftuin (Café · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Sluizer (Brasserie · €€€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Indrapura (Indonesian · €€ · Centre) · 🚶 7 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Vlaamsch Broodhuys Vijzelstraat (Bakery · €€ · Centre) · 🚶 12 min walk
- Coffee & Bites (Café · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 13 min walk
- Little Collins (Brunch · €€ · De Pijp) · 🚶 15 min walk
Other sights nearby
- H'ART Museum · Museum · 🚶 0.4 km · 4 min walk
- Jewish Museum · Museum · 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk
- Hortus Botanicus · Park · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Waterlooplein flea market (9 min walk)
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Last updated: 7 October 2026