History
The environment of Kapitein Zeppos
You'll find the alley:"Prayer Without End" in the oldest part of Amsterdam. The best kept secret of the citycenter. In the fourteenth century the Santa Clara Monastery was located here. They prayed endlessly. Hence the name of the alley: "Prayer Without End". The most beautiful canals of the city flow around the alley, the Grimburgwal, the Oudezijds Voorburgwal and Oudezijds Achterburgwal. The University of Amsterdam is also located in this neighborhood. Kapitein Zeppos is within walking distance of the beautiful Hermitage and within walking distance of the subwaystation "Rokin".
Kapitein Zeppos
The building is an old characteristic warehouse from 1880 and from 1920 untill 1970 it has been used as a cigar factory. Before that time there used to be horsestables on the ground floor.
The name of the establishment is based on the name of the protagonist from the Flemish series " Kapitein Zeppos".
Kapitein Zeppos was the hero of the 1960s. A European mix of 007 and Batman, a warrior against evil and a bringer of good. The aristocrat who loves the good life. His amphicar, a combination of a car and a boat, assisted him in fighting crime.
Bob & Claire
Bob van Buren is the founder of music café restaurant Kapitein Zeppos. After years of working offshore, the need arose to bring together his love for music and good food and drinks. Bob had been playing the sax for years. His preference for music was that of the forties and fifties. He also founded the Zeppos Big Band, with which they performed regularly in Kapitein Zeppos and abroad.
In the early years he had to manage the place on its own, but that would soon change.
Claire van Buren is taking care of the brasserie and the café and loves to take care of the green garden in and outside the building. Together with Bob and the famous dutch pianist Jan Robijns she organizes the famous Zeppos chantants. Her musical preference is mainly French music. Brel, Greco, Edith Piaff.
"What I love about Zeppos is the diversity, young and old together. Everyone feels at ease. Yes, and the Mediterranean atmosphere. Zeppos is a like holiday in Italy or Spain."