Bar Aan de Kade

Bar Aan de Kade is located in Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam-Oost. Public business records indicate that Mark Joenje is the founder and owner. According to the owner, the initiative grew from a gap in the neighborhood: he felt there was no place with the specific atmosphere he was looking for. On its own channels, the establishment is described as a neighborhood bistro, petit restaurant, or bar, providing a space to meet, eat, and return for a menu that changes regularly.

Available public sources date the beginning of Bar Aan de Kade to 2022. Local reports from May of that year mentioned that the former Bar Wisse would continue as “Bar a/d Kade” under new ownership. This pointed toward an opening around the summer of 2022. An exact opening date was not established in the consulted public information, though the date in the footer of their own website aligns with 2022 as the starting year.

The concept is explicitly centered around its role as a community hub. In its own description, the establishment presents itself as a sort of living room for the neighborhood. This imagery recurs across several pages. It is not just about food and drink, but also about social connection and encouraging repeat visits through a rotating offering. This combination of hospitality and community activity forms the core of Bar Aan de Kade’s public positioning.

For coffee enthusiasts, it is particularly relevant that in July 2022, Bar Aan de Kade announced via Instagram a coffee training session with Stean and the use of specialty coffee beans from Stean’s Beans. That post specifically mentioned beans from Rwanda and Kenya. This provides public documentation, at least for that period, of which coffee partner was associated with the business and which origins were offered.

At the same time, the public coffee profile remains limited in detail. The official website pages consulted mentioned no brewing methods. Nor were any concrete coffee drinks or specific brewing techniques listed. Consequently, based on the available material, it is impossible to determine whether the establishment worked with, for example, espresso, filter coffee, or other manual methods as a distinct part of its profile. For a specialty coffee audience, this means that while the origin of the beans is visible, the practical execution of the coffee menu is barely documented.

Public information shows that Bar Aan de Kade presents itself not only as a hospitality venue but also as a place for activities. Its own website mentions, among others, a pub quiz, a Spanish week, a silent disco, and a theme day on sustainability. The events section adds that the location provides space for a wide variety of gatherings, such as community meals, bingo nights, debate evenings, graduation film screenings, or live band performances.

Evidence of this community function is also visible outside its own channels. For instance, in April 2025, Bar Aan de Kade was mentioned as one of the locations for the Walking Pubquiz in Watergraafsmeer. The organizers framed that event around fostering contact between local residents. Additionally, the business is listed as a partner of the Bredewegfestival. Furthermore, the name Bar Aan de Kade appeared in reports about local rounds of De Grote Amsterdam Quiz in Amsterdam-Oost in both 2024 and 2025.

Moreover, the contact page shows that recurring activities have a permanent place in their communication. Visitors could join a WhatsApp group there to stay informed about cooking nights, pub quizzes, and film screenings. This points to a model where hospitality and community programming are closely integrated.

Regarding sustainability, the available information is similarly limited, though not absent. The website mentions a theme day on sustainability as an example of activities linked to the business. Additionally, the Instagram post about coffee referred to Stean’s Beans as a sustainable enterprise. This connection primarily speaks to how the coffee partner was presented publicly.

It is publicly known that Stean’s Beans positions itself with direct-trade coffee from East Africa, emphasizing ethical trade, traceability, and collaboration with small-scale farmers in Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Within the context of Bar Aan de Kade, this primarily documents the sourcing position of the mentioned supplier. No other coffee partners or additional details regarding procurement were found in the consulted public sources.

Since its opening, the establishment has appeared several times in local and city publications. In 2022, Bar Aan de Kade was mentioned in an overview of new and nearly opened hospitality venues in Amsterdam. In 2024 and 2025, mentions followed in the context of local quiz rounds in Amsterdam-Oost, and in 2025 in reports about the Walking Pubquiz in Watergraafsmeer. No prizes, distinctions, or formal award mentions were found in the consulted public sources.

All in all, the public profile of Bar Aan de Kade reveals a community-oriented hospitality venue with a rotating menu, a programmatic role in the neighborhood, and a limited but visible specialty coffee trail via Stean’s Beans. While some information on coffee origin is known, publicly available details regarding brewing and assortment remain scarce for now.