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Chef presenting a plate of jollof rice and grilled chicken at C'est La Vie Lounge

Ghanaian Dining · Cocktails · Amsterdam

C'est La Vie

Ghanaian soul. Amsterdam nights.

Wisseloord 91 · Amsterdam

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Food that feels like home.

Nights you don't want to end.

A Prelude

Where Accra
meets Amsterdam.

C'est La Vie Lounge is a love letter to Ghana — its fires, its rhythms, its generosity of flavour — served in a room built for slow evenings. Our kitchen honours grandmother recipes with the precision of fine dining. Our bar pours spirit-forward classics with the swagger of west african nights.

Dine in, take away, or let us come to you. Every plate leaves the pass with the same intention: that you feel, if only for an evening, that this is the life.

Cuisine
Ghanaian
Setting
Lounge
City
Amsterdam
Chef at C'est La Vie Lounge plating jollof rice with grilled chicken

The Experience

Three ways to indulge.

Jollof rice with grilled chicken, a signature dish at C'est La Vie Lounge
01

Cuisine

Kitchen

Traditional authentic Ghanaian cuisine. Jollof, suya, grilled tilapia, waakye — reimagined with technique and restraint.

A cocktail being finished at the bar, warm low light
02

Cocktails & Lounge

Bar

A gold-lit bar pouring signature serves alongside classics. Late seatings, low music, longer conversations.

03

Private Events

Private

The room can be yours. Birthdays, brand nights, intimate dinners — we curate the menu, service, and mood.

Plan your event →
A cocktail poured tableside at C'est La Vie Lounge after dark

Stay for dinner.
Linger for the night.

Signature serves alongside classics, poured slow. Late seatings, low music, longer conversations — the room doesn't rush you out.

Private Events

Your night.
Your people.
Our place.

The room can be yours. We curate the menu, service and mood around birthdays, intimate dinners, celebrations and brand nights — every detail tuned to your evening.

  • Birthdays
  • Intimate Dinners
  • Celebrations
  • Brand Nights
Plan Your Event

Reservations

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is waiting.

Tell us when you'd like to visit. We'll confirm your table by email or phone within 24 hours. For same-day bookings, please call us directly.

+31 6 8540 1950

Visit

Come sit
with us.

C'EST LA VIE LOUNGE Wisseloord 91
1107 NB Amsterdam
Netherlands
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