Digging for Disco & Asian Soul Food: Meniac's Map to Amsterdam
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Meniac FERMI

Meniac is a DJ and co-founder of FERMI. Born from a desire to connect Amsterdam with Asia’s soulful underground, FERMI focuses on small, intimate gatherings where music, design, and people collide naturally. Meniac gravitates toward spaces that feel personal, unpolished, and true — whether that’s behind the decks or digging through crates.

These are the rooms and kitchens that shape Meniac’s Amsterdam.

Red Light Records — location photo

Red Light Records

Red Light Records is one of those places where time doesn’t really exist. I can easily spend hours digging, usually leaving with a few slow gems — Balearic, Leftfield Disco, Italo. In a world where everything moves faster and faster, this place reminds me

Warung Barokah — location photo

Warung Barokah

Warung Barokah is as real as it gets. It’s a tiny Indonesian toko where you’ll always find locals eating. When I have friends over from Indonesia, they always say it tastes like home.

Bar Theo — location photo

Bar Theo

Bar Theo is one of those places where you end up talking to everyone. It has that old-school bar feeling, like how going out used to be, but then with really good music.

Doka — location photo

Doka

Doka is located in the basement of the Volkshotel and it’s a really intimate club — maybe 150 people max. The programming is top-tier, mixing local legends with international underground acts. The sound is warm and soulful, and it’s genuinely a lovely cro

Smaak Ramen — location photo

Smaak Ramen

Smaak Ramen just opened last summer, but I’ve been following them for the last two years through their pop-ups at events like Rainbow Disco Club and Rush Hour.

Meniac
Meniac

Meniac is a DJ and co-founder of FERMI. Born from a desire to connect Amsterdam with Asia’s soulful underground, FERMI focuses on small, intimate gatherings where music, design, and people collide naturally. Meniac gravitates toward spaces that feel personal, unpolished, and true — whether that’s behind the decks or digging through crates.