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Bananenbar Review
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Bananenbar
- Address: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 137, Centrum, Amsterdam
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Banana Bar
- Category: Restaurants
- Location: Old City Center
Fodor's Review:
Since the 1970s, this super-sleazy bar has featured naked barmaids doing "now you see it, now you don't" tricks that involve fruit -- this show is not for the faint of heart, nor is it something that merits landmark status. It is however, a red light institution. In the 1980s, the owner pulled a little tax dodge that was almost as sleazy as the floor show. He tried to avoid overdue taxes and a lapsed drinking license by registering as a religion -- the Church of Satan. By 1988 the Banana Bar was claiming a flock of 40,000, which motivated the taxman to finally clamp down. Before legal action could be taken, the "church" disbanded and the bar returned to its secular, albeit sordid, roots.
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