Restaurants usually have table service. Bars and caf s generally have the same, though some are self-service. Favoured brands are Bols, Bokma, De Kuyper and Claeryn. Dutch beer is excellent. The most popular brand in Amsterdam is Amstel.
Imported beers are also available, as are many other alcoholic beverages.
There are no licensing laws and drink can be bought all day. Bars open later and stay open until the early hours of the morning at weekends. Large cities have sophisticated nightclubs and discos, but late opening bars and caf s are just as popular in provincial towns. There are theatres and cinemas in all major towns. Amsterdam is a cosmopolitan city, with some of the liveliest nightlife in Europe.