Do you know the Vondelpark's best kept secret? Well-hidden underneath the bridge there's an bomb…read moreshelter from the last century called de Vondelbunker. And the Nederlanders wouldn't be famous for their Dutchness, their pragmatical suchness, if they didn't find a new useful use for such a place. If you fancy an alternative evening with music, poetry, games or movies (check the website www.schijnheilig.org), this is the place to be. And because imho the first review for this place is actually supposed to be in Dutch I excel myself to at least write a decent summary: Geen zin in beschaafdheid en dikkedakken? Liever gezellig drankjes doen en lekker ouwehoeren met mensen van de Amsterdamsche alternatieve scène? Dus ga gewoon naar de Vondelbunker.

i visited De Vondelbunker on a trip to Amsterdam in 2016…read more if you can find this thing & enjoy a show here, let me tell you something: 1. you are one cool motherfucker 2. you're prolly the only tourist there it is HARD to find, even with the address, but so worth it. approach the bridge from inside Vondelpark. the entrance is along the NE foundation of the bridge. you won't hear shit - it's a bunker! - but look for people trickling in & out.