Amsterdam City Guide
De Poldervogel serves refined comfort food in Watergraafsmeer
Hostess Lisa and Chef Bart transform familiar dishes into something special using local, seasonal ingredients
Rijksmuseum: Skip the Hall of Fame and enjoy the peace and quiet of the garden
This spring, visit the retrospective of sculptor Carel Visser for free, set outdoors in a green setting.
Badeta Coffee Roasters in De Pijp: coffee without all the frills
Local roastery with its own coffee bars, specializing in espresso, filter coffee, and beans for home use
Five Pizzas offers exactly five pizzas—no compromises
Sem and Urs base everything around five pizzas and one dough recipe
WDSTCK Gallery at Papaverhoek: Eight Artists, No Series
Handcrafted objects that straddle the line between art and design at Papaverhoek
San Francisco Sandwich Company now also bakes gluten-free products, fresh every day
The Danish owner serves homemade cakes made to order and has been offering gluten-free options for every guest since 2026.
ARTZUID Art Camp: Here, children work just like they would in a real art studio
Children ages 5 to 12 work like real artists on the theme of diversity
Restaurant Monne Honors Salomon de Miranda with a Waterfront Terrace
Ashley Kelders and Gijs van der Wilk opened a restaurant in the Miranda Pavilion
GlowGolf in Noord: Mini-golf in the dark with KISS and Elvis
Ten holes filled with black light, 3D sculptures, and remixes by iconic artists
Huis Marseille delves into Martine Gutierrez’s childhood photos
Childhood photographs and performance art explore identity in two connected 17th-century canal-side houses
Sourdough in this city? Then you'll quickly end up at Levain et le vin. This little shop…
Amsterdam West
Every month, Pesca on Rozengracht hosts the Gambashow: a communal meal at one long table with…
Amsterdam Center
The Coffee District in Zuid is a small specialty coffee shop that started out as a coffee corner in a fashion store…
Amsterdam South
In Noord, there’s a bar that specializes exclusively in mezcal, agave liqueurs, and handmade cocktails based on Oaxacan traditions.…
Amsterdam North
There’s a small Sicilian restaurant on Bilderdijkstraat where the pasta is made by hand. Vincenzo Patti…
On the Nes, the city’s oldest nightlife street, there’s a townhouse that might look from the outside…
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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Forget the typical hair salon where you just go for a haircut. At Cut Throat on Beursplein, step…
Kometen Brood set up shop at the Marineterrein in a former shooting range. What once served as a military shooting range now functions…
Pelusa in Noord is both a restaurant and a beer and cider bar. Owner and chef Steven Andeweg cooks here in…
Veganees Oost is all about Asian street food—but entirely plant-based. The restaurant in Oost serves well-known dishes with a vegan twist, without meat or fish…
Amsterdam East
In the basement of Rozengracht 133 in the Jordaan neighborhood, the evening flows seamlessly from a four-course meal to a dance party, without you ever having to leave your seat…
Rosewood has opened its own Asaya Spa in the former courthouse on the canal: an urban wellness destination featuring a 12-meter indoor pool, a sauna, …
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
Every Tuesday evening at the NDSM shipyard in Noord, a movie is shown on Pllek’s city beach. Bring your bean bags…
Violet Chachki, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7, is bringing her drag and synth-pop show to the Melkweg. Fetish aesthetics,…
Selva Restaurant is located on the top floor of a hotel in the RAI district. The restaurant opens in…
Among the trees by the pond on Museumplein, the artisans themselves stand behind their stalls. No middlemen,…
Bailey Zimmerman is coming to the Netherlands for the first time and has chosen the Max Hall at Melkweg as her venue. The American…
At Lindengracht 63 stands a building that has been known as Capri for more than 70 years: first an ice cream parlor, then…
At Lindengracht 63 stands a building that has been known as Capri for more than 70 years: first an ice cream parlor, then a pizzeria. Now Leonardo Pacenti, the…
In an old industrial building in Sloterdijk, you walk through eight rooms filled with lasers, lights, and smoke. ID&T, which has been active in the festival world for thirty years,…
On the border between Amstelveen and Amstelland lies a working vineyard that simply produces North Holland wine. It’s not an amusement park or a theater farm. Jan Schake and…
Amsterdam Surroundings