Food and drinks
Bars during walk-ins and intervals
The bars at the Main Stage offer speciality coffees and teas, organic juices and various snacks.
Theatre Café
For a performance at Studio Boekman, the main entrance opens one hour before curtain-up; you can then visit the Theater Café before and after the performance.
PIN-only
We have a PIN-only policy in the theatre, allowing us to serve you more quickly and safely. At the bar, the shop and the cash register, you can pay contactless or by PIN.
Ordering food and drinks in advance
No waiting in line! Your drinks and snacks will be ready for you
Order your food and drinks in advance—whether from home, work, or on the go. We’ll make sure your order is prepared and waiting for you at the bar of your choice during the interval, so you can skip the queue. You can place your order up to 5 hours before the start of an evening performance, and until 22:00 on the evening prior to a matinee performance.
Please note! To order food and drinks in advance, you need to create a separate account. This cannot be done with your operaballet.nl account. It is not possible to order order food and drinks in advance for performances in Studio Boekman.
NEW: Table package
A private standing table for you and your party, including a drink and a small snack, in a reserved area of the foyer
With a table package, you can enjoy a drink of your choice with a small snack of olives and nuts, at your own standing table in a reserved area of the foyer on auditorium level. This is available both before the performance and during the interval. A table package can be ordered until 5 hours before the start of an evening performance and until 22:00 on the evening prior to a matinee performance. You can place your order via the link below:
Please note! To order a table package, you need to create a separate account. This cannot be done with your operaballet.nl account. It is not possible to order a table package for performances in Studio Boekman.
Packages
During the interval of the performances, we offer a sparkling wine package (cubes of aged cheese, dried sausage, olives, crunchy beans, cheese sticks and a glass of Corpinnat Brut Reserva) and a drinks package (cubes of aged cheese, dried sausage, olives, crunchy beans, cheese sticks and a drink of your choice). You can order this in advance. It is not possible to order packages with the performances at Studio Boekman.
Bars
There are 5 bars in the Foyer Main Stage: 3 bars at auditorium level, one bar on the 1st balcony and one bar on the 2nd balcony.
Next to Studio Boekman is the Theatre Café where you can enjoy coffee, cake, a nice glass of bubbles and other drinks.
Product range
All bars have the same standard range of drinks and food. There are also some exceptions:
- Special wines by the glass and special champagnes by the bottle are only available from the bar in the middle at theatre level.
- Food items are limited in stock per performance. Therefore, it may happen that some items are sold out.
For our products, we work together with suppliers such as patisserie Kuyt, nuts from Gotje, coffee biscuits from Farm Brothers, Gulpener Beer, coffee and tea from Hesselink and soft drinks from Coca Cola.
Payment methods
In the foyer you can pay with PIN, Credit card (Mastercard and Visa).
Tips for shortening your waiting time during the interval
In a full auditorium with 1600 visitors, most of the guests go to the bar all at once, causing crowds and queues at the bars. Some tips to reduce your waiting time:
- Pay contactless with your PIN card. This is the fastest form of payment, keeping queues as short as possible during intervals.
- At the bar, some queues are faster than others. So look around you and switch to the shorter queue.
- You can also choose not to join the queue at the bar during the interval. Our intervals are approximately 25 minutes. There is plenty of time to do something else first and not go to the bar until after 10 minutes.
- Ordering in advance prevents you from waiting in the queue during the break. See ‘Ordering food and drinks in advance’
After the performance
After the performance on the Main Stage, you can unwind, relax, and chat at the left bar on the orchestra level, which is closest to the main entrance. The Theatre Café bar will be open for performances at Studio Boekman.
Sustainability
Most of the products we offer are made from sustainable ingredients and have an EKO quality mark and/or a comparable international quality mark, such as Douwe Egberts coffee, Schulp organic juices, Gulpener Limburgs Land beer.
Eating out nearby
Within walking distance or easy to reach by public transport.
There are several excellent restaurants in the area around the Opera & Ballet where you can enjoy an excellent à la carte meal before the performance. Our guests have given us positive feedback about the following restaurants:

Event venue
Situated in the heart of Amsterdam, the iconic theatre of Dutch National Opera & Ballet offers a magnificent view of the Amstel River and the famous 'Magere Brug'. The various spaces form an inspiring backdrop for a whole range of special events.

Group arrangements
The theatre offers various options for a unique evening out. You can take your guests to one of our many performances and enjoy a reception, interval, drinks or dinner arrangement.