Locals and long-term in Amsterdam

Event full? Sign up anyway, we often pull people in from the waitlist!

We're a group of locals and immigrants/expats intending to stay in Amsterdam long-term, looking to make friends and connections. ​We aim to create a small, close-knit, and welcoming environment where it's easy to find friendship and good conversation, and you're always looking forward to the next event.

We keep the number of attendees low (20-ish) to create a more intimate atmosphere with a diverse crowd. In order to maintain this, we please ask you to respect the waiting list and not show up unannounced if your attendance has not been confirmed. Meetup often fails to send a notification/email when you're approved from the waiting list, so it may be smart to double-check on the day of the event - if the app/website says "you are going", then your attendance is confirmed!

Our event is international, and the official language of the event is English, in order to encourage and allow the most number of people and nationalities to participate.

Cafe Lust is a cozy, low-key neighborhood bar. We've been organizing meetups here since 2021. We're usually the only large group in the bar, but you can always ask the bartenders if you can't find us. Think of this less as an event and more as just a group of friends and acquaintances hanging out over drinks. This also means you don't need to show up exactly on time, but we usually leave around 11.

We ask people to pay for their drinks immediately at the bar, as keeping a tab for up to twenty people gets challenging - people have (accidentally or not) ran away from their bill in the past.

We kindly ask you not to post this event on other platforms like Couchsurfing, or invite people to the event in large Whatsapp groups. If you want to invite specific individuals to this event, send them a link to this Meetup event page.

We have a zero tolerance policy for sexism, racism, homophobia, harassment or creepy/inappropriate behavior at our events. Our meetups are NOT singles/dating events, do not assume other attendees are here for this reason. If you notice any behavior at our events that make you or anyone else uncomfortable, please do not hesitate to reach out to the organizers or bar staff - we have experience resolving issues without causing confrontation or drama.

Event full? Sign up anyway, we often pull people in from the waitlist!

We're a group of locals and immigrants/expats intending to stay in Amsterdam long-term, looking to make friends and connections. ​We aim to create a small, close-knit, and welcoming environment where it's easy to find friendship and good conversation, and you're always looking forward to the next event.

We keep the number of attendees low (20-ish) to create a more intimate atmosphere with a diverse crowd. In order to maintain this, we please ask you to respect the waiting list and not show up unannounced if your attendance has not been confirmed. Meetup often fails to send a notification/email when you're approved from the waiting list, so it may be smart to double-check on the day of the event - if the app/website says "you are going", then your attendance is confirmed!

Our event is international, and the official language of the event is English, in order to encourage and allow the most number of people and nationalities to participate.

Cafe Lust is a cozy, low-key neighborhood bar. We've been organizing meetups here since 2021. We're usually the only large group in the bar, but you can always ask the bartenders if you can't find us. Think of this less as an event and more as just a group of friends and acquaintances hanging out over drinks. This also means you don't need to show up exactly on time, but we usually leave around 11.

We ask people to pay for their drinks immediately at the bar, as keeping a tab for up to twenty people gets challenging - people have (accidentally or not) ran away from their bill in the past.

We kindly ask you not to post this event on other platforms like Couchsurfing, or invite people to the event in large Whatsapp groups. If you want to invite specific individuals to this event, send them a link to this Meetup event page.

We have a zero tolerance policy for sexism, racism, homophobia, harassment or creepy/inappropriate behavior at our events. Our meetups are NOT singles/dating events, do not assume other attendees are here for this reason. If you notice any behavior at our events that make you or anyone else uncomfortable, please do not hesitate to reach out to the organizers or bar staff - we have experience resolving issues without causing confrontation or drama.