Amsterdam City Guide
Ron Gastrobar Indonesian: Perfect rice table in Ouderkerk
Chef Guillaume and Ron Blaauw serve five satays right on the Amstel River
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
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
The NDSM Wharf is perhaps the most iconic place in North. What was once a shipyard is now...
Amsterdam North
When the first rays of sunshine warm the city, Williams Farmhouse on Beethoven Street transforms into a green, stylish escape:...
Amsterdam South
At the raw, creative frayed edge of Amsterdam North, on the iconic NDSM Werf, you'll find Pllek: an urban beach...
In the middle of the city stands a farmhouse that has been standing for more than 320 years. Gilded Unicorn to...
Amsterdam East
Club Sportive on the Zuidas is no ordinary gym. In 2,750 square meters sit a 25-meter pool, cold...
On Church Street sits an Italian deli that buys its products directly from small farm producers in Tuscany and...
Amsterdam Center
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
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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
On Dam Square stands a building that has seen it all: 150 years of City Hall, five years of French palace under...
As soon as the first rays of sun warm Amsterdam, city life shifts en masse outside. But those who want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the center would do well to...
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...
In a city where health and lifestyle are increasingly intertwined, Omnia Gym stands out as a place where physical and mental...
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
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
BO by Bougainville: sophisticated dining, without formality
Musical Our Jordaan brings café life to RAI Theater
Yellow House: waterfront restaurant, rooftop bar and club
On Amsterdam's lively Rozengracht you will find Salmuera, a restaurant where Latin American flavors, history and experience come together....
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...
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...
In the glass greenhouse of club Garage North sits a restaurant that has nothing to do with the babi pangang you know from...