Café Schiller is an average sized eating and drinking establishment with a big history and a favourite among young and old Amsterdammers, as well as a hang out for the city’s fourth estate – the stingiest lot of tipplers you’ll find, unless of course they’ve already has few. Old portraits of venerated men adorn its elegant walls, yet the atmosphere is friendly, relaxed and open. The whole range of IJ microbrews is available in bottles and the wine list is simple and within reach of average citizens and lowly travel writers. The cuisine is more upmarket and you can try suckling pig, cod fillet stuffed with oysters or fillet mignon for roughly €20.