Amsterdam City Guide
Williams Botanical Garden: summer elegance in Oud-Zuid
From farmhouse to botanical oasis: this is the new hot spot in Amsterdam-South
Pllek in North, city beach with culture and gastronomy on ’t IJ
From organic cuisine to live music, outdoor movies and yoga - Pllek on NDSM is awesome!
STRAAT: The world's largest street art museum in North
Discover more than 180 works of art by more than 170 artists from around the world.
Gilded Unicorn: City oasis of tranquility and conviviality
In Watergraafsmeer is a monumental city farm with Haystack, terrace and four hotel suites
Club Sportive at Zuidas: luxury gym, spa, pool and classes
2,750 square meters of premium fitness for the ambitious Zuidas professional
Casa Del Gusto: Italian delicacies from farming families
Gianni and Gessica import from Tuscany and Umbria, right down to the cheese
Coppenhagen Beads: Oldest bead store in the Netherlands
Four generations of family, thousands of jars and a personal Amsterdam bead
Dinette in the Jordaan: Classic, modern European with cocktails
The five owners behind Verlan and Slope 7 run this corner building together
Royal Palace on Dam Square: King's reception palace
Jacob van Campen designed it on more than 13,659 wooden poles
Rooftop bar GAPP is the green escape above East
A laid-back rooftop terrace on high, where Amsterdam sobriety and community come together
On Elandsgracht is a bar where you have to ring the bell before you can enter. Bar Oldenhof...
Amsterdam Center
Tomas and Joost started with a clear goal: for everyone to enjoy coffee straight from the producer,...
Amsterdam South
Euro Pizza Restaurant, aka Europizza, sits in a former industrial building in the Hammer Quarter in North. You eat...
Amsterdam North
Mezzave is a small deli in De Pijp with an obsession with raw ingredients: all of its meats consist of...
Scandinavian Embassy runs entirely on specialty coffee from small-batch roasters from Denmark, Sweden and Norway - and it...
A new workspace has opened in the Zuidas that is unlike your typical office. Club Strozzi combines high-quality…
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
What to do in Amsterdam when it's 30 degrees
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
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Cycling in the dark, with music setting the tone for the class: that's what Rocycle is all about. The studio…
The NEMO Science Museum is so much more than just a collection of science exhibits. This summer they have...
Weinlokal Stern sits in the old building of restaurant Breda, on a canal in the city center. Owners Mo...
Metro in North is one of those places where you can linger all day. It is café, restaurant and bakery at the same time, set up by the...
Right in the green heart of Vondelpark lies one of the city's most beloved hotspots: ’t Blauwe Theehuis, the summer tasting room...
Sundays in Amsterdam are getting a sports upgrade. In the green heart of the city, in the middle of the lively Vondelpark, soccer lovers will gather for low-threshold...
Sup Club: Pull a sup out of the wall and get on the water
Yayoi Kusama big at the Stedelijk Museum
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
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
Gashouder, Westergas cultural stage reopens
AbrahamArt: Iconic art of name in the Mirror Quarter
Morgan & Mees, fine place for lunch, drinks and terrace
Bellezza, serving gastronomy and sensory art
Tacite: Refined gastronomy with a soul in Old South
The Padellers, padel without membership or waiting list
Izakaya in De Pijp: Japanese grill meets South American flavors
BO by Bougainville: sophisticated dining, without formality
Musical Our Jordaan brings café life to RAI Theater
Yellow House: waterfront restaurant, rooftop bar and club
FC stands for Film Club, and that is exactly what FC Hyena is: not a cinema chain, but a small...
Kometen Bread & Café in Amsterdam-North grew from a home bakery into an open bakery with café on...
On March 19, Ottolenghi will finally open at the Mandarin Oriental Conservatory, right in the Museum Quarter. Chef and...
In 2026, Jimmy Carr is coming to the RAI Theater with his tour “Laughs Funny.” The British-Irish stand-up comedian is set to...
After more than 30 years of traveling the world, photographer Jimmy Nelson is stepping out for the first...
On Westerstraat sits a café that does exactly what the name promises: get people talking....
On Westerstraat sits a café that does exactly what the name promises: get people talking. Parlotte is all about good wine, a...
Looking for a date night in Amsterdam that is just a little bit different? Forget the standard dinner and cinema visit and opt for an experience...
Not every spring weekend in Amsterdam is terrace weather. At 12 degrees and a brisk breeze, look for something else - a museum that is worth...