Lekkere Sluis, Bridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lekkere Sluis is a fixed stone bridge spanning the Prinsengracht canal in central Amsterdam, near its junction with Brouwersgracht. Standing on it, you see a single curved arch, low brick parapets, and old gabled houses rising along both sides of the water.

A crossing existed here at least by 1649, and the current stone arch was built in 1754. It was reinforced with concrete in 1976 and 1991 to handle heavier city traffic while keeping its old shape.

The name comes from an old pancake stall that once stood near the crossing, selling a treat known as the pannenkoek van de Lekkere Sluis. Today, the bridge is mainly a place where neighbors pause to chat, take photos of the water, or watch boats glide beneath the arch.

Walk or cycle across slowly, because the deck is narrow and shared with local bike traffic. From the middle of the span, you get a clear view along the canal in both directions and toward the Westertoren tower.

Before the present structure, monks from the Karthuizer monastery owned land nearby, which is why the crossing was once called Papeneilandsbrug, or Priest Island Bridge. A stone on the side still carries the carved year 1754, easy to miss when you are focused on the water.