ミニバーMiNiBAR
© Photo: Menno Kok
Revolutionary bar concept opens in Amsterdam. The world’s bar, without a bar. Serve yourself at Amsterdam new minibar opening March 2009バーの革命！？2009年3月、まったく新しいコンセプトのバーがアムステルダム、プリンセン運河沿いに誕生した。
「ミニバー」という名のこのバーでは、受付で自分のアクセスキーを入手し、壁に備え付けられたミニバー用冷蔵庫から自分で好きなお酒を選んで飲むというセルフサービス方式となっている。内装を手掛けたのはスパークラブなどでもお馴染みのアムステルダムの設計事務所「コンクリート」。長いカウンターや決まった席でお酒を飲むのではなく、ホテルや自分の部屋にゲストを招いて自由に気楽に楽しめるように設計されている。
また、音楽もこのバーの重要な要素の一つで、DJの音楽を楽しむことができる。
MiNiBAR
住所：Prinsengracht 478, Amsterdam
営業時間：日曜〜木曜 17:00〜01:00 / 金土曜 03:00まで
TEL：+31 (0)20 422 1935
contact@minibaronline.com
http://www.minibaronline.com.
The famous Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam is the location for a revolutionary bar concept where customers serve themselves from one of 45 private mini-bars. The wall of mini-bars is accessed with a personal key that customers receive after checking in at the door. The bar is planning to open on March 20 with several intimate launch parties scheduled for the weeks to follow.
The Minibar’s chic interior has been designed by Amsterdam architectural legends Concrete. The idea for the new bar was conceived by a trio of Dutch friends who wanted to create a nightlife offering that was “more like inviting your friends to hang out in a hip hotel room, than standing in line waiting for a drink at a regular bar.”
The concept is so simple that the owners were surprised that it hadn’t already been done. According to their research it is the first of its kind. You check in with the concierge, they give you a key to your own fridge and then you serve yourself. A credit card or ID card left at the front desk is reclaimed after payment of the tab. Besides the wall of mini-bars which extends the length of the bar, the interior is made up of central bars (good for meeting new people) and plenty of cozy spots on the long couch for lounging with friends to share a bottle of Prosecco or mix your own Bloody Marys.
Next to interior design, music plays an important factor in the MiNiBAR concept. Bespoke playlists are being put together by the owners’ network of international DJs such as Carl Craig or Pilooski. As well as drinks MiNiBAR also serves food, which is couriered in from restaurants in the vicinity.
With backgrounds in HoReCa, design and the music industry, the owners are convinced that The Minibar will add something new to the Dutch HoReCa landscape which is populated mostly with traditional brown-café bars and a small smattering of boutique offerings. It will most likely appeal to the ascending class of Amsterdam’s creative professionals with their thirst for the new and demand for convenience.
MiNiBAR
Address: Prinsengracht 478, Amsterdam
Open: Sun – Thu 17:00 – 01:00 / Fri – Sat till 03:00
Tel: +31 (0)20 422 1935
contact@minibaronline.com
http://www.minibaronline.comMiNi酒吧
地址：Prinsengracht 478, Amsterdam
开放时间：星期日至星期四 17:00-25:00 / 星期五星期六 至27:00
电话：+31 (0)20 422 1935
contact@minibaronline.com
http://www.minibaronline.com
