Amsterdam City Guide
Bellezza, serving gastronomy and sensory art
Chef Davy van Wezel directs seven courses in a hall of mirrors at Bethany Monastery
Patta, the sneaker store that became a movement
Edson Sabajo and Gee Schmidt built more than one store
Oriental City: The best Cantonese cuisine in town for 50 years
From dim sum to the roast duck and claypot dishes, this restaurant is a household name
Museum Square soon to be dedicated to WorldPride and LGBTI+
In August, Museum Square is a meeting place for music, culture, love and connection
Naturalis opens a Dino Museum on Zuidas this summer
The iconic natural history museum will open a free admission museum in Cube House starting July 2
Locals Coffee in De Pijp: three locations, one coffee brand
From all-day brunch to coffee on the go, with its own house blend
The best restaurants and cafes in and around the Red Light District
The Red Light District is the medieval city center traversed by canals and narrow alleys
Rotate serves fine dining and nightlife on Leidseplein
At the site of Café in The City, you will soon enjoy sushi and tunes
Zum Barbarossa: speakeasy bar tucked away in Footbow Street
Pepijn de Visscher converted century-old beer cellar into hippest cocktail bar in town
Floating Chinese restaurant Sea Palace a favorite for 40 years
Michelin Bib Gourmand for Cantonese cuisine on Oosterdokskade
On Saturday, Sept. 12, the iconic NDSM wharf in North transforms into a sweltering festival site when Circoloco descends on...
Amsterdam North
GRIMM is no small neighborhood gallery. From a downtown canal house, the gallery works with international artists from...
Amsterdam Center
A visit to the Van Gogh Museum gets a surprising twist at the Open Studio. This is where the...
Amsterdam South
Sometimes progress lies not in continuing to grow, but in going back to where it once began. Exactly ten years...
Anyone who knows the Amsterdam dance scene a little knows that ZeeZout is more than a festival. It is a...
Amsterdam West
What once began as a practical solution for groceries is now taking its place among art and design. The...
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 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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During Amsterdam Dance Event 2026, a historic moment is scheduled. On Wednesday, October 21, the...
With the opening of its third boutique in Amsterdam, Skins Cosmetics adds a new chapter to its...
In the middle of touristy Leidseplein sits a club that deliberately wants nothing to do with it. Basement...
Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour has hung her work at Tate Modern, MoMA and Centre Pompidou, but a solo exhibition in the Netherlands she had yet to...
Amsterdam East
Café in the City on Leidseplein is no ordinary café. Lunch by day, dinner by night with live music, and on Friday and Saturday...
In a city that is constantly on the move, Analogue on the Seafront is a haven for photography enthusiasts. What began as a passion project...
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
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
On the Zeedijk, in the middle of Chinatown, New King has been firmly established for years. The restaurant has been running...
BRET stands on Orlyplein near Sloterdijk station - a red building constructed of recycled materials, surrounded by...
Yamazato is no ordinary Japanese restaurant. It was the very first traditional kaiseki establishment outside Japan to receive a Michelin star,...
On the Lauriergracht in the Jordaan for more than forty years there has been a gallery that doesn't just join in....
Amsterdam may be a city of canals and fish, but meat lovers will also find plenty to enjoy here....
At Hotel Okura, in the middle of De Pijp, a restaurant unlike any other has been running since 1978....
In Hotel Okura, in the middle of De Pijp, a restaurant that is unparalleled has been running since 1978. For a long time, Sazanka was the only...
This spring, Fiep Westendorp will have a major retrospective at the Rijksmuseum. Some 150 original drawings, including sketches and notes, will show how her most famous...
Amsterdam now has a Japanese restaurant scene that goes beyond sushi on tap. Omakase tables, yakitori-yas, listening bars in Noord, kaiseki in a Japanese garden....