Salsa at The Brokers Bar, Amsterdam

The Brokers Bar is a cocktail bar inside the Beurs van Berlage that’s the regular host for Puntocubano’s SalsaD’Cuba on Saturday nights, Cuban casino and timba are the musical focus rather than linear salsa. The room is a bar layout: long counter, seating by a large front window and an open area rather than a sprung dance floor, so space for turns is limited.

Expect a mixed crowd drawn as much by the cocktails and the building’s historic interior as by the music; reviewers note attentive bartenders and a slightly formal entrance. The venue’s Saturday opening hours run late (to around 02:00), and the DJ/party usually ramps up after 22:30 when the bar clears a little. If you plan to dance, come prepared for a social, bar-sized salsa night, arrive early for a drink and a place to stand.