Amsterdam City Guide
MOS on the IJ: fine dining with a Michelin star
Chef-patron Egon van Hoof has been cooking at star level since 2016
Sushi North: The best takeout sushi from a residential home
Chef Jamil Malik turns everything solo, with 20 years of sushi experience in hand
Artis: Summer nights full of magic at Amsterdam zoo
Live music, tours and a unique atmosphere every Saturday night.
Sidney Schutte opens restaurant The Gym at The College Hotel
Two-star chef deliberately chooses accessible fine dining concept in South
The Bakkerswinkel: From breakfast to High Tea and extensive lunch
Special bakery where coming together and freshly baked bread is the focus
Game On: NEMO dives into the world of video games
From Atari to PlayStation 5: exhibition shows how games are changing our world
What to do in Amsterdam when it's 30 degrees
Swimming, terraces, cool down and on the water: best tips for a hot day
TÊTE, affordable all-day restaurant on Zeeburgerpad
Hospitality entrepreneur Eshwin Boetting completely redesigned the former Kop van Oost building
Yoga at the museum among Van Gogh paintings
How ‘Open Up with Vincent’ brings yoga, mindfulness and Van Gogh's life story together at museum
City cafe brings neighborhood feel back to Westergas
From morning coffee to nightly wine: new meeting place opens this summer on Westergas
In August, the Amsterdamse Bos transforms into a culinary paradise. Ten Michelin-starred chefs will then bring their cuisines to the...
Amsterdam Center
Balmy summer evenings, a gently rustling forest edge and a large screen under the stars - it is exactly that...
Amsterdam South
In the middle of the city stands a farmhouse that has been standing for more than 320 years. Gilded Unicorn to...
Amsterdam East
On Church Street sits an Italian deli that buys its products directly from small farm producers in Tuscany and...
On Rozengracht sits a store that has been doing the same thing for almost a century: selling beads. Coppenhagen Beads exists...
Café Dinette sits on Tweede Tuindwarsstraat, one of those streets in the Jordaan where you can actually always...
Amsterdam West
Vintage Shopping in Amsterdam, from High-End Boutiques to Neighborhood Stores
Westergas, the cultural and culinary heart of West
Chic dining on the Amsterdam waterfront
The 10 best ice cream parlors in Amsterdam
The best outdoor swimming pools in Amsterdam
The best restaurants and bars in De Baarsjes
The best restaurants and cafes in and around the Red Light District
The best hotspots at the NDSM-Werf in North
The best things to do in Amsterdam with kids
The best restaurants in the Hammer Quarter in North
19x Best Terraces in Amsterdam 2026
The best restaurants in the Jordaan - Enjoy your meal!
Vondelpark, the park where all Amsterdammers come together
The best Italian restaurants in Amsterdam - Buon appetito
July 30 through August 16
July 30 T/M August 30
July 30 through August 23
July 30 through January 1
July 30 through August 2
July 30 through September 6
July 30 through December 31
July 30 through August 12
July 30 through September 13
July 30 through December 30
July 30 through September 27
July 30 TO July 31
July 30 T/M August 31
July 30 through October 18
July 30 through November 8
July 30 through October 25
July 30 through April 4
July 30 through August 22
July 30 through October 26
July 30 through August 9
July 30 through August 8
July 31 T/M August 02
August 01 TO August 02
August 04 T/M August 08
August 06 TO August 09
August 6 through August 7
August 08 TO August 09
August 9 through August 9
August 15 T/M August 09
August 22 T/M August 09
August 29 through August 9
September 2 through September 6
September 5 through September 6
September 6 through September 6
September 11 through January 17
September 12 through January 17
September 17 through January 17
September 19 through September 20
September 25 through September 27
September 25 through March 29
October 3 through February 14
October 21 through February 14
November 12 through November 13
November 17 through November 22
November 21 through November 24
December 13 through November 24
On Dam Square stands a building that has seen it all: 150 years of City Hall, five years of French palace under...
With summer approaching, Strand IJburg is once again transforming into the hotspot of Oost. On Sunday, May 3,...
As soon as the first rays of sunshine warm Amsterdam, city life shifts en masse outside. But those who want the hustle and bustle of the...
There are few places in North where you can eat breakfast so intentionally. Scrambilious is all about the egg: organic, customizable and served in a...
Amsterdam North
In a city where health and lifestyle are increasingly intertwined, Omnia Gym stands out as a place where physical and mental...
On the lively Rozengracht in Amsterdam you will find Salmuera, a restaurant where Latin American flavors, history and experience come together. What began as an ode to...
Sup Club: Pull a sup out of the wall and get on the water
Yayoi Kusama big at the Stedelijk Museum
Raw street photography Ed van der Elsken at Rijksmuseum
eFoiling: Electrically driven across the water through air surfing
Lucky Duck: Asian street food restaurant with fire and flair
Pink Beach: urban beach with bottomless brunches in North
Bildhalle: a keen eye for contemporary photography
Vondelpark Open Air Theatre open all weekends again
Matisse exhibition at H'ART Museum colors Amsterdam
Vincent Hall: Sensory Van Gogh, Kahlo and Bosch experience
Concept store SPRMRKT reopened in the East
VondelGym: Kickboxing, CrossFit and yoga in one open hall
Vincent on Friday: evening of music and art at ’t Van Gogh
The Magic Table: magical dining experience at Andaz
Keinemusik with &ME and Rampa in Amsterdam Forest
Gashouder, Westergas cultural stage reopens
AbrahamArt: Iconic art of name in the Mirror Quarter
Dance Valley with Calvin Harris and Hardwell in Spaarnwoude
Morgan & Mees, fine place for lunch, drinks and terrace
Bellezza, serving gastronomy and sensory art
Tacite: Refined gastronomy with a soul in Old South
STRAAT: The world's largest street art museum in North
Cinetree's Forest Film Festival: Watching movies in Amsterdam Forest
Club Sportive at Zuidas: luxury gym, spa, pool and classes
Coppenhagen Beads: Oldest bead store in the Netherlands
KID Amsterdam is not just a place for coffee or dinner. Chef-owner Tomoharu Fujioka runs here from morning...
Zeeburgereiland is getting a new indoor pool, and it's much needed. The shortage of swimming water in Oost is great,...
Amsterdam is one of the best-equipped cities in Europe for a day out with kids. Not only...
On Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 Thuishaven will be dedicated to house and club classics from the period...
In a historic building on Prinsengracht, right next to the Westertoren, ’t Westerhuys runs on stew, ox sausage and...
On Cornelis Schuytstraat, among Oud-Zuid's other boutiques, sits 1 Amsterdam: a menswear store run by a...
On Cornelis Schuytstraat, among the other boutiques of Oud-Zuid, sits 1 Amsterdam: a menswear store run by an Italian family. No mass brands, no seasonal noise,...
The Gedempt Hammer Quarter in Amsterdam-North has quickly become one of the city's most exciting culinary areas. Between old warehouses and...
The award-winning West End musical The Little Big Things will make its first appearance in the Netherlands this summer. Ed Larkin, the first wheelchair user...