Parea to open a Greek stick bar in De Pijp on 18 November

Parea Amsterdam will open on 18 November at Eerste van der Helststraat 59-61 as a Greek stick bar serving skewers, raw-bar dishes and wood-fired flatbreads.

The restaurant is Angelo Kremmydas’s fourth Amsterdam business after Vin Fou, Gitane and Massalia. Its name refers to a group of friends who eat, talk and stay longer than planned. Sharing is not only a line on the website: the menu is organised around it.

Parea plans to open daily from noon. Its official site lists service from lunch through dinner and late drinks. I amsterdam and AmsterdamSights carry the same opening date, allowing 18 November to be treated as confirmed rather than provisional.

Parea Amsterdam puts food on sticks

The opening material lists feta with oregano, grilled souvlaki and vegetables, a raw bar, barbecue dishes and flatbreads from the wood oven. The “stick bar” gives the skewer a memorable role, while the wider menu needs to keep the idea from being exhausted after two rounds.

De Pijp already has many restaurants built around shared plates. Parea Amsterdam therefore has to distinguish itself through execution: fire, timing, good bread and a drinks list that supports a long table rather than a quick novelty visit.

Opening follows a crowded November

The restaurant opens six days after Élan and shortly after Wils Café. Kade Noord also started service this month. The volume of openings shows confidence in the Amsterdam market, but not automatically enough demand for every new room.

Bookings are available through the official website. Until 18 November, Parea remains an announced opening: the menu, hours and concept are public, but its first complete service has not yet taken place.

The hours are ambitious for a new restaurant: daily from lunch and until 1am at weekends. That requires more than a kitchen team; the bar must manage the transition from shared food to late drinks. The first weeks will reveal which daypart carries the concept most convincingly.