Amsterdam City Guide
Multigroove Festival in Gaasperplas back to its roots
Holland's oldest rave promoter celebrates 35 years with 29 acts on 3 stages
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
Waterfront summer: IJburg beach opens 2026 beach season
From yoga to water sports and art to children's activities - IJburg is buzzing like never before this summer
Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh at Fabrique des Lumières
Every day from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. experience art by old masters in Holland's largest immersive art center
IJ-Halls: Europe's largest flea market in North
The best outing for anyone who loves a good bargain
Rooftop bar GAPP is the green escape above East
A laid-back rooftop terrace on high, where Amsterdam sobriety and community come together
Jak Lodge, better known as Hot Since 82, comes to Lofi for an extended three-hour headlining set....
Amsterdam West
Zeeburgereiland is getting a new indoor pool, and it's much needed. The shortage of swimming water in Oost is great,...
Amsterdam East
Amsterdam is one of the best-equipped cities in Europe for a day out with kids. Not only...
Amsterdam Center
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...
Amsterdam South
The Gedempt Hammer Quarter in Amsterdam-North has quickly become one of the most exciting culinary areas in...
Amsterdam North
The best hotspots at the NDSM-Werf in North
Weekend Tips Amsterdam: What to do this weekend?
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
May vacation in Amsterdam with kids: The best outings!
Amsterdam's best rooftop bars: drinking on level
Westergas, the cultural and culinary heart of West
The best cultural festivals in Amsterdam
The best brown bars in Amsterdam - Cheers!
The best tasting rooms in Amsterdam - Cheers!
The best brasseries in Amsterdam for classic French
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The award-winning West End musical The Little Big Things will be in the Netherlands for the first time this summer,...
The glass greenhouse of club Garage North houses a restaurant that has nothing to do with the...
On Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, Recreation Area Spaarnwoude in Velsen-Zuid is all about Zin in de Zomer....
Amsterdam Surroundings
Seven cocktails, only natural wine, and an interior as if you accidentally walked into a Mexican shrine. Sins of Sal is the second concept from brothers...
Right on the waterfront of the Nieuwe Meer stands a glass pavilion that has been around for more than thirty years. The Bosch is not a trendy...
Padel without the hassle: that's the idea behind The Padellers, which now has three locations around town. Whether you want to play outside...
Natural High Festival in Ruigoord: love to yourself
STREET: The world's largest street art museum in North
Cinetree's Forest Film Festival: Watching movies in Amsterdam Forest
Festifest returns to the NDSM wharf with three stages
Hot Since 82 plays for three hours at Lofi
Summer of Love at Thuishaven with only house classics
Zin in de Zomer Fest, festival with well-known Dutch artists
The Padellers, padel without membership or waiting list
Izakaya in De Pijp: Japanese grill meets South American flavors
Canal Parade: colorful LGBTQIA+ boat parade on the canals
Martin Parr at Foam: Vivid imagery and banal scenes
BO by Bougainville: sophisticated dining, without formality
Musical Our Jordaan brings café life to RAI Theater
GRIMM: Fairy tales come to life in explosive dance mix
Art Island: Art fair with 30 galleries on Fort Island
KunstRAI, the fair for modern art in the RAI
World Press Photo 2026 exhibition at New Church
Red Light Jazz returns for thirteenth edition in the Red Light District
Portrait Biennial 2026 comes to Shed 6 with edgy theme
In De Pijp sits a restaurant that combines Japanese grilling tradition with South American influences. Izakaya runs on small plates....
No tables, no hidden cuisine, no fuss. Restaurant Europa in North puts you right in the middle of the action: at...
Ilario opened in De Pijp in late March 2026 and runs entirely on Bologna's food culture....
On the Gedempt Hamerkanaal in North sits Benelux Bar, a place that serves as a fine coffee bar by day and...
One day a year, Amsterdam transforms into a completely different city. This year, the Canal Parade exists thirty...
From Thursday, April 2, Photography Museum Foam will be completely dedicated to British photographer Martin Parr. With...
Starting Thursday, April 2, Photography Museum Foam will be completely dedicated to British photographer Martin Parr. With the exhibition Very Modern and Rather...
As soon as the sun shows itself, you really only want one thing: to sit outside in a place that actually catches it. These are...
Amsterdam gains a culinary hotspot where luxury meets flexibility. In the iconic Hotel TwentySeven, chef Tim Golsteijn is opening the doors of BO...