SKYY Bar Amsterdam — Restaurant in Amsterdam

This place is a vibe, and the bartender, Juno, is HOT like fire.

My partner and I stopped in to Skyy Bar Amsterdam a few weeks ago when we were passing through town and were impressed to see this bar in action. We went on an evening when it was NOT packed, so it was easy to snag a seat at the bar.

This place is a treat for the eyes. There are a lot of interior design touches that make it fun to look around and spot cool things/touches like the back wall of the bar and the lighted ceiling display. The upstairs was closed the evening we visited, but the manager allowed us to go up and take a few photos, which was kind. Speaking of the staff...the manager moves quickly, and will absolutely recognize new patrons (this isn't the type of place where you'll be casually ignored all night) There's a live DJ spinning in the corner, and he was pretty legit. The star of this review, however, is the super-hot bartender, Juno.

There's an extensive list of drinks at this place, but my partner and I decided to order off-menu, asking Juno for an Old Fashioned. She was so cute. Her eyes lit up, she smiled a little, and walked away to prepare our drinks. When she came back a few minutes later with our drinks (they were truly beautiful and she'd even rimmed the glass with an twisted orange peel) she THANKED US for giving her "a real drink to make." We'd only planned to have the one drink and move on, but Juno's drinks were do damn good we decided to have another round and a shot for the road.

Both my imagination and my immediate girl-crush deluded me into thinking Juno winked at me as I paid the bill and she said, "Do come back." But I'm here for the delusion and will always giggle to myself when I think of Juno's...

The Skyy bar is at the tenth floor of the Amsterdam Fashion Hotel. So one would think these people would have a keen eye for fashion. Or at least be open minded about all things fashionable. The reality is most disappointing. When we entered the bar with a couple of fashion designers and artist friends -we were the only fashion minded people there-, a crew member told me to take off my cap, a stylish one from Cayler & Sons.... They told me it was a new rule to discourage Moroccan and Turkish guys to come visit them! That's discrimination! So I had a fierce discussion about it with two people of the Skyy Bar who even became insulting to me for standing up against their discriminating remarks and rules! Of course they couldn't throw me out, so they just 'forgot' my order and when I wanted to pay they charged me extra cocktails we didn't even drink! I call to famous Dutch/Moroccan fashion designers Aziz Bekkaoui and Asia Badho to visit this place WITH...

Skyy bar is a very small bar that feels more like a living room in size than an actual bar. They do NOT serve hotdrinks like a good cappuccino which came a littlebit as a surprise!

The drinks are nothing special, just the ordinary stuff they serve in other bars and restaurants in Amsterdam. Prices are reasonable but other than that there is nothing special about this place.

They say this bar is all about the skyviews but in reality you're looking at a highway which is congested by traffic. All in all I can't recommend this place......