Amsterdam City Guide
19x Best Terraces in Amsterdam 2026
Terraces where you really go for the sun: from waterfronts to squares and roof terraces, scattered throughout the city.
BO by Bougainville: sophisticated dining, without formality
Chef Tim Golsteijn brings star quality with BO at an accessible, contemporary pace
The best restaurants in the Jordaan - Enjoy your meal!
From intimate neighborhood tables to culinary hotspots-these are the places where the Jordaan really comes alive
Broodje Popov, the tastiest Amsterdam sandwiches in De Pijp
From Bourbon Bacon Dog to Popov's omelet with jalapeños: breakfast and lunch seven days a week
Olaf Brood bakes sourdough next to the Dappermarkt, no-frills
Lex Olaf Bouw started at home during corona and now has his own bakery
Musical Our Jordaan brings café life to RAI Theater
From nursing home to Café Koster: Our Jordaan turns into a life story
Fred's Coffee: Tacky coffee bar from father and son
Neapolitan espresso next to De Hallen, from the Kuppens family
Franggo serves the juiciest Portuguese piri-piri chicken
From Cape Verdean roots to charcoal grill in De Pijp, West and East
Highlights of Holland: Interactive Museum in Spaarndammer neighborhood
Experience Holland's highlights at new interactive museum
The Coffee Kitchen: drinking coffee in The Old Church
Job and Anne have been running this coffee café in the middle of the Red Light District since 2013
Since 2015, Kaagman & Kortekaas has combined an open kitchen with a farm-to-table philosophy. Here, wild, seasonal ingredients play...
Amsterdam Center
Grammes is a French artisan patisserie and viennoiserie owned by Maxime Papin and Nawal Batoun. In this small neighborhood store...
Amsterdam South
LOT61 Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster and café with a distinct signature. The roastery and the...
Amsterdam West
You'll find Arie op de Hoek in the Pijp in a corner building from 1876. It is a neighborhood cafe,...
There is a restaurant in North that introduces you to the cuisine of Eritrea and Ethiopia. Semai, which...
Amsterdam North
In the middle of the River District stands a restaurant that feels like a side street in Tokyo. Hakata Senpachi has been running all...
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
Vondelpark, the park where all Amsterdammers come together
The best Italian restaurants in Amsterdam - Buon appetito
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POLSPOTTEN is a Dutch design label that has been around since 1986. It started with ceramics and glassware and grew...
TonTon Club North is the Nordic address of the well-known arcade concept TonTon Club. Here everything is about play:...
On the second floor of Leidseplein 10 is a restaurant you almost can't get into. Ten...
In the Jordaan, where Amsterdam feels at its most characteristic, lies a culinary classic that has impressed for decades. Toscanini is not a restaurant that...
On the corner where Brouwersgracht and Herengracht meet sits De Belhamel. A monumental building with an Art Nouveau interior, caviar dishes on the...
In a characteristic corner building in the Jordaan sits R. de Rosa, a small café that takes you from early morning until late in the...
Gasometer, Westergas Cultural Center Reopens
PAN Amsterdam: Art, Antiques, and Design Under One Roof
The Essence at STRAAT Museum revolves around the essence of graffiti
Affordable Art Fair: Affordable art in Kromhout Hall
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
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
STRAAT: The world's largest street art museum in North
Club Sportive at Zuidas: luxury gym, spa, pool and classes
Coppenhagen Beads: Oldest bead store in the Netherlands
Royal Palace on Dam Square: King's reception palace
The Padellers, padel without membership or waiting list
Izakaya in De Pijp: Japanese grill meets South American flavors
Two Story on the Singel combines a gallery, design store and café in a historic canal house. Designed by Atelier...
Museum Het Schip is housed in a 1919 school building, part of a social housing complex designed by Michel...
Palladium combines eating, drinking and nightlife in one place in the city center, near Leidseplein. During the day...
Contra opened in 2025 and offers a unique combination of live music, restaurant and bar at night. The...
Scala opened in 2023 in the Western District and combines food with live theater. In a cozy setting,...
Hangar North is located in rapidly developing North, an area transforming from old port to cultural...
Hangar Noord is located in rapidly developing North, an area transforming from old port to cultural hotspot. Since opening in 2016,...
Cinecenter runs no Marvel and no Fast & Furious. For fifty years, the cinema on Lijnbaansgracht has deliberately chosen independent films, European arthouse...
March is one of those months when Amsterdam suddenly pulls back outside. The first blossoms in the Forest, magnolias along the canals, tulips by the...