Guidebook for Amsterdam

Marten
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

This is a great place where a lovely family serves their yummie Middle East inspired food. The dishes they prepare are like colourful paintings and are made with love. And healthy too! Have your coffee, juice, breakfast or lunch here. And do not forget to taste one of the sweets their mother makes! It's addictive...
Roootin
16 Linnaeusstraat
This is a great place where a lovely family serves their yummie Middle East inspired food. The dishes they prepare are like colourful paintings and are made with love. And healthy too! Have your coffee, juice, breakfast or lunch here. And do not forget to taste one of the sweets their mother makes! It's addictive...
Nice tropically decorated restaurant with a terrace. Have your coffee, lunch or diner in this nice restaurant with lots of plants.
141 locals recommend
Bar Botanique
581 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
141 locals recommend
Nice tropically decorated restaurant with a terrace. Have your coffee, lunch or diner in this nice restaurant with lots of plants.
Have a coffee, lunch or diner in this hidden gem. It's an old farmers house, you really wouldn't think you are in a city while you are there. Big terrace.
118 locals recommend
Vergulden Eenhoorn
58 Ringdijk
118 locals recommend
Have a coffee, lunch or diner in this hidden gem. It's an old farmers house, you really wouldn't think you are in a city while you are there. Big terrace.
This restaurant is situated in a historical monument. It was a manor where people would enjoy the countryside outside the city back in the days. There is a park around it. Nice for a stroll, coffee or lunch.
107 locals recommend
Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach
72 Middenweg
107 locals recommend
This restaurant is situated in a historical monument. It was a manor where people would enjoy the countryside outside the city back in the days. There is a park around it. Nice for a stroll, coffee or lunch.
Australian owned restaurant. For a coffee, breakfast or lunch with lots of homemade sweets and other great stuff to try!
122 locals recommend
Drovers Dog Atjehstraat
Eerste Atjehstraat
122 locals recommend
Australian owned restaurant. For a coffee, breakfast or lunch with lots of homemade sweets and other great stuff to try!
At the Zest for life Raw Food Café you can enjoy smoothies, slow juices, soups, salads, cakes, and a variety of dishes. Everything is prepared with fresh organic products that feed your body rather than stuff it. In this joyful hotspot, delight and healthy food go hand in hand. The entire menu is vegan, sugar-, gluten-, and dairy-free, and homemade. Eat in or take away!
Zest for life
45 hs Van Baerlestraat
At the Zest for life Raw Food Café you can enjoy smoothies, slow juices, soups, salads, cakes, and a variety of dishes. Everything is prepared with fresh organic products that feed your body rather than stuff it. In this joyful hotspot, delight and healthy food go hand in hand. The entire menu is vegan, sugar-, gluten-, and dairy-free, and homemade. Eat in or take away!
Healthy food in a homely living room like environment. For breakfast and lunch.
46 locals recommend
Lavinia Good Food
176 Kerkstraat
46 locals recommend
Healthy food in a homely living room like environment. For breakfast and lunch.
Lovely pizza's made in a stone-oven. Crispy, thin crusts.
182 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage Kerklaan
182 locals recommend
Lovely pizza's made in a stone-oven. Crispy, thin crusts.
Not the cheapest, but really good food here!
61 locals recommend
Choux
128 De Ruijterkade
61 locals recommend
Not the cheapest, but really good food here!
In (upscale) restaurant BREDA they offer a modern international cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. You have the option between their 3 menus and the chefs will take care of the rest. They have over 15 wines by the glass, wine pairing with the menu and more than 60 wines on the list from all over the world. For a special night out....
63 locals recommend
BREDA
210 Singel
63 locals recommend
In (upscale) restaurant BREDA they offer a modern international cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. You have the option between their 3 menus and the chefs will take care of the rest. They have over 15 wines by the glass, wine pairing with the menu and more than 60 wines on the list from all over the world. For a special night out....
Nicely situated along the river Amstel.
105 locals recommend
tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte Ouderkerkerdijk
105 locals recommend
Nicely situated along the river Amstel.
Rijsel is the result of a passion for the French kitchen and an attempt to catch the lightheartedness of Flanders. “Rijsel” is the Flemish name for the industrial city that the French refer to as “Lille”. It is not the sort of hip and modern city you would expect a restaurant to be named after. Sometimes a name is just that, sometimes there’s much more to it. Rijsel is more than just a name. In a classic meets ‘60s interior with a modern industrial feel they serve no-nonsense food for a fair price. The relaxed atmosphere allows you to enjoy yourself, whatever mood you’re in or celebration has brought you to us.
216 locals recommend
Rijsel
52 Marcusstraat
216 locals recommend
Rijsel is the result of a passion for the French kitchen and an attempt to catch the lightheartedness of Flanders. “Rijsel” is the Flemish name for the industrial city that the French refer to as “Lille”. It is not the sort of hip and modern city you would expect a restaurant to be named after. Sometimes a name is just that, sometimes there’s much more to it. Rijsel is more than just a name. In a classic meets ‘60s interior with a modern industrial feel they serve no-nonsense food for a fair price. The relaxed atmosphere allows you to enjoy yourself, whatever mood you’re in or celebration has brought you to us.
Sustainable place. Café de Ceuvel has been founded by people that would like to make a difference in the world. The world food system is one of the biggest causes of climate change and many other social problems in the world. That’s why we are on a quest for truly good food and drinks. This goes further than a label that says ‘organic’. They are coöperating with a large amount of initiatives that make sure that every plate, beer or drink that we serve make a positive impact somewhere else. For instance, they are making our own soda’s , they are growing their vegetables together with Mijn Stadstuin in Amsterdam-West and their bitterballs are made of mushrooms that grow on coffee grinds.
355 locals recommend
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte Papaverweg
355 locals recommend
Sustainable place. Café de Ceuvel has been founded by people that would like to make a difference in the world. The world food system is one of the biggest causes of climate change and many other social problems in the world. That’s why we are on a quest for truly good food and drinks. This goes further than a label that says ‘organic’. They are coöperating with a large amount of initiatives that make sure that every plate, beer or drink that we serve make a positive impact somewhere else. For instance, they are making our own soda’s , they are growing their vegetables together with Mijn Stadstuin in Amsterdam-West and their bitterballs are made of mushrooms that grow on coffee grinds.
Thai food at a hipster place.
49 locals recommend
Boi Boi
56 Dapperstraat
49 locals recommend
Thai food at a hipster place.
For delicious coffee and cake go to this micro coffee roastery.
96 locals recommend
Rum Baba Bakery and Roastery
15 Pretoriusstraat
96 locals recommend
For delicious coffee and cake go to this micro coffee roastery.
A large indoor foodmarket in a monumental industrial building. In the building there are also shops and a cinema.
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
615 locals recommend
A large indoor foodmarket in a monumental industrial building. In the building there are also shops and a cinema.
Bagels, bagels and more bagels.... have your breakfast or lunch in this bagelrestaurant. When the weather allows, you can enjoy your food at the big terrace.
411 locals recommend
Bagels & Beans
52 Ruyschstraat
411 locals recommend
Bagels, bagels and more bagels.... have your breakfast or lunch in this bagelrestaurant. When the weather allows, you can enjoy your food at the big terrace.
They serve coffee and homemade vegetarian food in their artisan Bakery Cafe. You can buy bread baked in stone hearth ovens as well as baking ingredients in their store. And you can participate in an old social baking tradition and prepare your own bread at our kneading table.
10 locals recommend
Baking Lab Amsterdam
99 Linnaeusstraat
10 locals recommend
They serve coffee and homemade vegetarian food in their artisan Bakery Cafe. You can buy bread baked in stone hearth ovens as well as baking ingredients in their store. And you can participate in an old social baking tradition and prepare your own bread at our kneading table.
Every Saturday from 9 am until 4 pm, rain or shine, there is the Noordermarkt ready to sell fresh organic vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, mushrooms, herbs, meat, fish, honey, flowers and other delicious foods. On the other side of the square you will find the antique market and the best apple pie in Amsterdam can be tasted at the nearby Winkel cafe along with other great restaurants in the area.
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
Every Saturday from 9 am until 4 pm, rain or shine, there is the Noordermarkt ready to sell fresh organic vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, mushrooms, herbs, meat, fish, honey, flowers and other delicious foods. On the other side of the square you will find the antique market and the best apple pie in Amsterdam can be tasted at the nearby Winkel cafe along with other great restaurants in the area.
The building used to host the former Ceintuur Theater and has been converted into a cozy coffee place offering quality coffee and homemade food in a funky environment. Have your breakfast or lunch here.
372 locals recommend
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 locals recommend
The building used to host the former Ceintuur Theater and has been converted into a cozy coffee place offering quality coffee and homemade food in a funky environment. Have your breakfast or lunch here.
Mediamatic is a cultural institution where science, art, technology and culture meet. This spot, along the water nearby Central Station, is gorgeous, in both summer and winter. The restaurant is an old greenhouse. And they are green through and through: they organise events and workshops like how to grow your own funghi.
16 locals recommend
Mediamatic ETEN
6 Dijksgracht
16 locals recommend
Mediamatic is a cultural institution where science, art, technology and culture meet. This spot, along the water nearby Central Station, is gorgeous, in both summer and winter. The restaurant is an old greenhouse. And they are green through and through: they organise events and workshops like how to grow your own funghi.
Restaurant in a nice building. Live music (Thursday through Sundays)
139 locals recommend
Bar Restaurant Pompstation
52 Zeeburgerdijk
139 locals recommend
Restaurant in a nice building. Live music (Thursday through Sundays)
This unique restaurant is located in a set of greenhouses which date back to 1926 and used to belong to the Amsterdam Municipal Nursery. As food tastes best when it is prepared with the freshest local ingredients, they grow our own herbs and vegetables. In summer you can sit outside also. It is situated in the Frankdael Park.
267 locals recommend
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
267 locals recommend
This unique restaurant is located in a set of greenhouses which date back to 1926 and used to belong to the Amsterdam Municipal Nursery. As food tastes best when it is prepared with the freshest local ingredients, they grow our own herbs and vegetables. In summer you can sit outside also. It is situated in the Frankdael Park.
Veggie restaurant, fancy style. Located off Amsterdam's Museumplein, Yerba is a plant forward restaurant space for creative, seasonal dining. They care about exciting and engaging food, based on the finest vegetables and edible plants of the season. They care about growing their own, working with local producers, farmers and fishermen, and presenting the best new alternative dining. Available as vegan, vegetarian or omnivore.
Yerba
48 Ruysdaelstraat
Veggie restaurant, fancy style. Located off Amsterdam's Museumplein, Yerba is a plant forward restaurant space for creative, seasonal dining. They care about exciting and engaging food, based on the finest vegetables and edible plants of the season. They care about growing their own, working with local producers, farmers and fishermen, and presenting the best new alternative dining. Available as vegan, vegetarian or omnivore.
Dappertutto is a small intimate restaurant where you can relax in our homey environment and enjoy a delicious dinner menu, freshly prepared, using products from their local community, the Dappermarkt and, as far as possible, using organic foods. The cuisine is a mixture of our cultures; Guido, the chef, is from Rome and Ken is from South Africa creating a fusion of food experiences.
15 locals recommend
Dappertutto
110 Mauritskade
15 locals recommend
Dappertutto is a small intimate restaurant where you can relax in our homey environment and enjoy a delicious dinner menu, freshly prepared, using products from their local community, the Dappermarkt and, as far as possible, using organic foods. The cuisine is a mixture of our cultures; Guido, the chef, is from Rome and Ken is from South Africa creating a fusion of food experiences.

Drinks & Nightlife

their nice staff will make you feel at home in this cosy bar. You can have your coffee and breakfast in the mornings, have a great lunch or have drinks at night. They organize special evenings (pubquiz or watching football). They have a nice terrace.
115 locals recommend
Café Kuijper
79 Linnaeusstraat
115 locals recommend
their nice staff will make you feel at home in this cosy bar. You can have your coffee and breakfast in the mornings, have a great lunch or have drinks at night. They organize special evenings (pubquiz or watching football). They have a nice terrace.
Very nice place with a big (heated) terrace. Have a cocktail, beer or coffee. And try their yummie (tapaslike) bites.
241 locals recommend
Louie Louie
11A Linnaeusstraat
241 locals recommend
Very nice place with a big (heated) terrace. Have a cocktail, beer or coffee. And try their yummie (tapaslike) bites.
Have a cocktail and enjoy a stunning panoramic view in the Juniper & Kin bar at the 21st floor of this sustainable hotel.
20 locals recommend
Dok Amsterdam
12 Joan Muyskenweg
20 locals recommend
Have a cocktail and enjoy a stunning panoramic view in the Juniper & Kin bar at the 21st floor of this sustainable hotel.
Beer brewery in a monumental building. Try one of their tasty beers and have a bite. Big terrace.
35 locals recommend
Brouwerij Poesiat & Kater
648 Polderweg
35 locals recommend
Beer brewery in a monumental building. Try one of their tasty beers and have a bite. Big terrace.
For your breakfast, coffee and lunch. And at night it becomes a buzzling bar.
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
549 locals recommend
For your breakfast, coffee and lunch. And at night it becomes a buzzling bar.
You’ll find the brewery right next to the Gooyer windmill in an old bathouse. Enjoy one of their home brewed beers!
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
You’ll find the brewery right next to the Gooyer windmill in an old bathouse. Enjoy one of their home brewed beers!
Have a cocktail in the W lounge of this hotel. This bar offers a nice view right on the city center behind Dam square.
89 locals recommend
W Amsterdam
175 Spuistraat
89 locals recommend
Have a cocktail in the W lounge of this hotel. This bar offers a nice view right on the city center behind Dam square.
Each metropolis has a unique spot to discover the city from great height. Amsterdam has the SkyLounge Amsterdam, an award winning roof-top lounge bar overlooking this unique metropolis. This is the place where inhabitants of Amsterdam and global travelers meet each other. SkyLounge Amsterdam offers you a panoramic view on Amsterdam.
229 locals recommend
SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 Oosterdoksstraat
229 locals recommend
Each metropolis has a unique spot to discover the city from great height. Amsterdam has the SkyLounge Amsterdam, an award winning roof-top lounge bar overlooking this unique metropolis. This is the place where inhabitants of Amsterdam and global travelers meet each other. SkyLounge Amsterdam offers you a panoramic view on Amsterdam.
This is for many people a complet secret. This distillery and bar is housed in an old pump house hidden in the middle of Flevopark in Amsterdam Oost. They make their own jenever and sell beer, soda and snacks. The pretty little house sits on the edge of a pound with trees all around and is the perfect place for a relaxed drink outside in the spring and summer.
104 locals recommend
Distillery 't Nieuwe Diep
13a Flevopark
104 locals recommend
This is for many people a complet secret. This distillery and bar is housed in an old pump house hidden in the middle of Flevopark in Amsterdam Oost. They make their own jenever and sell beer, soda and snacks. The pretty little house sits on the edge of a pound with trees all around and is the perfect place for a relaxed drink outside in the spring and summer.
This converted coal factory in Amsterdam West was renovated in 2003. This sprawling and surprisingly beautiful complex has blossomed with small businesses, start ups and cafes. There is a Sunday market where you can get artisinal goods and stop off at Tony's Chocolonely for .... a few Amsterdam slave-free chocolates. In summer street food festival is held at Westergasfabriek. Also in summer it's a nice place to have a picnic.
77 locals recommend
Westergasfabriek
15 Pazzanistraat
77 locals recommend
This converted coal factory in Amsterdam West was renovated in 2003. This sprawling and surprisingly beautiful complex has blossomed with small businesses, start ups and cafes. There is a Sunday market where you can get artisinal goods and stop off at Tony's Chocolonely for .... a few Amsterdam slave-free chocolates. In summer street food festival is held at Westergasfabriek. Also in summer it's a nice place to have a picnic.
Alex + Pinard is a café with lively wines, beers and proper food. They serve wines from small producers, artisanal beers and cocktails. open for coffee, drinks, lunch and dinner. Their menu changes with the seasons and availiability. It's build, just like the wine menu, around the produce of small, artisanal producers.
15 locals recommend
Alex + Pinard
10 Dapperstraat
15 locals recommend
Alex + Pinard is a café with lively wines, beers and proper food. They serve wines from small producers, artisanal beers and cocktails. open for coffee, drinks, lunch and dinner. Their menu changes with the seasons and availiability. It's build, just like the wine menu, around the produce of small, artisanal producers.
The area around the Nieuwmarkt is one of the oldest districts of Amsterdam. The Nieuwmarkt (new market) itself is a square in Amsterdam’s Chinatown, next to the Red Light District. The area was once an open canal, but the waterways were filled in in 1614 to create the marketplace which gives the square its name. A daily market is still held here, and the square is also home to an organic market every Saturday. There is also a lifestyle and deli market every last Friday of the month between 11:00 am and 18:00 pm. Many lively cafés, bars, restaurants and interesting shops surround the square, making it the perfect place to spend a few hours browsing and people-watching.
268 locals recommend
Nieuwmarkt
Nieuwmarkt
268 locals recommend
The area around the Nieuwmarkt is one of the oldest districts of Amsterdam. The Nieuwmarkt (new market) itself is a square in Amsterdam’s Chinatown, next to the Red Light District. The area was once an open canal, but the waterways were filled in in 1614 to create the marketplace which gives the square its name. A daily market is still held here, and the square is also home to an organic market every Saturday. There is also a lifestyle and deli market every last Friday of the month between 11:00 am and 18:00 pm. Many lively cafés, bars, restaurants and interesting shops surround the square, making it the perfect place to spend a few hours browsing and people-watching.

Parks & Nature

It is the park just around our corner. There are some nice hotels (tropenhotel, generator and hotel arena) where you can have a drink or a coffee or eat something. Or you can do your daily stroll, run or workout in this park. Some days there are special festivals being organised.
841 locals recommend
Oosterpark
Oosterpark
841 locals recommend
It is the park just around our corner. There are some nice hotels (tropenhotel, generator and hotel arena) where you can have a drink or a coffee or eat something. Or you can do your daily stroll, run or workout in this park. Some days there are special festivals being organised.
this park is bigger (and more quiet) than the Oosterpark, so if you want a longer route for your run, you can go here.
398 locals recommend
Flevopark
Flevopark
398 locals recommend
this park is bigger (and more quiet) than the Oosterpark, so if you want a longer route for your run, you can go here.
The famous Vondelpark is a world on it's own. It's a lively park.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
The famous Vondelpark is a world on it's own. It's a lively park.
Zandvoort is a popular beach destination located near to Amsterdam, with clean sandy beaches, trendy beach bars and family activities. Zandvoort boasts wide, sandy beaches and a good choice of funky beach bars for food and drinks overlooking the sea. The sea at Zandvoort is very clean, so if you're bold enough to brave the cold it's a lovely place to swim and splash about.
303 locals recommend
Zandvoort aan Zee station
303 locals recommend
Zandvoort is a popular beach destination located near to Amsterdam, with clean sandy beaches, trendy beach bars and family activities. Zandvoort boasts wide, sandy beaches and a good choice of funky beach bars for food and drinks overlooking the sea. The sea at Zandvoort is very clean, so if you're bold enough to brave the cold it's a lovely place to swim and splash about.
Zuid Kennemerland National Park stretches from Zandvoort to IJmuiden, at a 40-minute drive from Amsterdam. The ever-surprising expanse of dunes, from country estates along the outer edge, through rugged dunes towards the North Sea beach, is the habitat of countless special animals and plants.
211 locals recommend
Zuid-Kennemerland Koevlak
12 Zeeweg
211 locals recommend
Zuid Kennemerland National Park stretches from Zandvoort to IJmuiden, at a 40-minute drive from Amsterdam. The ever-surprising expanse of dunes, from country estates along the outer edge, through rugged dunes towards the North Sea beach, is the habitat of countless special animals and plants.
Take the Museum Tram to the Amsterdamse Bos. Enjoy a seasonal walk in the woods, go sailing or cuddle the goats. There is so much to see at the Amsterdamse Bos, you won’t run out of things to do.
48 locals recommend
Grand Caf‚ De Bosbaan B.V.
4 Bosbaan
48 locals recommend
Take the Museum Tram to the Amsterdamse Bos. Enjoy a seasonal walk in the woods, go sailing or cuddle the goats. There is so much to see at the Amsterdamse Bos, you won’t run out of things to do.

Essentials

(upmarket) supermarket with nice organic delicacies, fresh fish department, lots of cheeses and such.
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
(upmarket) supermarket with nice organic delicacies, fresh fish department, lots of cheeses and such.
the supermarket for your daily groceries. Open untill late night.
73 locals recommend
AH Land van Cocagneplein
3 Land van Cocagneplein
73 locals recommend
the supermarket for your daily groceries. Open untill late night.

Entertainment & Activities

If you like escaperooms, this venue has several rooms with different themes.
10 locals recommend
Escape World
3 Houtkopersdwarsstraat
10 locals recommend
If you like escaperooms, this venue has several rooms with different themes.
ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo was the first zoo to be established in the Netherlands, and it’s located right in the centre of Amsterdam. It’s a place where nature and cultural heritage come together; a place where history has been created since 1838 and where new stories are created daily.
119 locals recommend
Amsterdam, Artis station
119 locals recommend
ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo was the first zoo to be established in the Netherlands, and it’s located right in the centre of Amsterdam. It’s a place where nature and cultural heritage come together; a place where history has been created since 1838 and where new stories are created daily.
Rent a boat and cruise the canals. Take your picknick box with you and have a great day!
7 locals recommend
Mokum boat rental Amsterdam
65 Mauritskade
7 locals recommend
Rent a boat and cruise the canals. Take your picknick box with you and have a great day!
Cinema
384 locals recommend
Studio/K
62 Timorplein
384 locals recommend
Cinema
A uniquely thrilling attraction that will whisk you way back into the Netherlands’ most perilous past. See, hear, feel and (ahem) smell the chillingly amusing characters of the ‘bad old days’ as they come to life before you. Will you lose yourself in fear or in mirth? Which ever way, it’s not looking good for your underwear.
41 locals recommend
The Amsterdam Dungeon
78 Rokin
41 locals recommend
A uniquely thrilling attraction that will whisk you way back into the Netherlands’ most perilous past. See, hear, feel and (ahem) smell the chillingly amusing characters of the ‘bad old days’ as they come to life before you. Will you lose yourself in fear or in mirth? Which ever way, it’s not looking good for your underwear.
Discover what rest and relaxation can do for you and visit Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver. Warm up in the saunas, submerge yourself in one of their aroma baths or whirlpools, take a dive into the swimming pool and recline on one of their lounge beds in the clean forest air. Their spa facilities offer everything you need for a relaxing day in Amsterdam.
78 locals recommend
Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver
8 Koenenkade
78 locals recommend
Discover what rest and relaxation can do for you and visit Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver. Warm up in the saunas, submerge yourself in one of their aroma baths or whirlpools, take a dive into the swimming pool and recline on one of their lounge beds in the clean forest air. Their spa facilities offer everything you need for a relaxing day in Amsterdam.
Would you like to see a movie? Go check out the interior of this move theatre. The interior dates back to 1921 and is an art deco masterpiece. For the record, English movies are shown in the Netherlands without dubbing if it's a non-children's movie. We recommend the Grote Zaal (the largest theatre) which is extra beautiful.
37 locals recommend
Tuschinski
37 locals recommend
Would you like to see a movie? Go check out the interior of this move theatre. The interior dates back to 1921 and is an art deco masterpiece. For the record, English movies are shown in the Netherlands without dubbing if it's a non-children's movie. We recommend the Grote Zaal (the largest theatre) which is extra beautiful.
The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world. Today, there are more than 4,000 plant species growing in the garden and greenhouses. The Hortus is located in the Plantage district in the hectic center of Amsterdam. Behind the 300-year-old gates, however, the bustle of the city seems to disappear.
299 locals recommend
Hortus Botanicus
2a Plantage Middenlaan
299 locals recommend
The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world. Today, there are more than 4,000 plant species growing in the garden and greenhouses. The Hortus is located in the Plantage district in the hectic center of Amsterdam. Behind the 300-year-old gates, however, the bustle of the city seems to disappear.
Odessa is a community based (floating) platform and holds space for a wide variety of cultural events. From dance acts, workshops, performances, club nights and festivals, to ecstatic dance, lounging, relaxing in hot tubs and saunas and enjoying refreshing drinks and home made foods. So basically they provide for anything what frees & fuels mind, body & spirit! They create exhibitions and other cultural and musical events, such as club nights spiced up with live performances, concerts, music & dance jams. So beware and expect the most celestial, magical and sometimes even extravaganza gatherings rooted in self-expression, art and communal efforts.
34 locals recommend
Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam I Odessa Amsterdam
259 Veemkade
34 locals recommend
Odessa is a community based (floating) platform and holds space for a wide variety of cultural events. From dance acts, workshops, performances, club nights and festivals, to ecstatic dance, lounging, relaxing in hot tubs and saunas and enjoying refreshing drinks and home made foods. So basically they provide for anything what frees & fuels mind, body & spirit! They create exhibitions and other cultural and musical events, such as club nights spiced up with live performances, concerts, music & dance jams. So beware and expect the most celestial, magical and sometimes even extravaganza gatherings rooted in self-expression, art and communal efforts.
The 53-day-long exhibition consists of 29 light artworks and 10 city stories. The artworks are switched on daily from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. For the seventh edition, artists from home and abroad take you on a journey along 30 light artworks specially created for Amsterdam. The 53-day exhibition revolves around the theme ‘The Medium is the Message’, the famous statement by the Canadian scientist Marshall McLuhan. The role of light in conveying a message and the city of Amsterdam as a medium for telling stories are central to this edition.
8 locals recommend
Amsterdam Light Festival
4A Weesperplein
8 locals recommend
The 53-day-long exhibition consists of 29 light artworks and 10 city stories. The artworks are switched on daily from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. For the seventh edition, artists from home and abroad take you on a journey along 30 light artworks specially created for Amsterdam. The 53-day exhibition revolves around the theme ‘The Medium is the Message’, the famous statement by the Canadian scientist Marshall McLuhan. The role of light in conveying a message and the city of Amsterdam as a medium for telling stories are central to this edition.

Everything Else

One of the best and challenging escaperooms we have ever played. (the Vault)
19 locals recommend
Sherlocked Escape Rooms
247 Damrak
19 locals recommend
One of the best and challenging escaperooms we have ever played. (the Vault)
The yoga studio is heated by infra-red panels to between 32-36ºC, depending on which class you take. They ensure a comfortable, even heat. Sweat it all out!
10 locals recommend
Equal Yoga
30 Linnaeusstraat
10 locals recommend
The yoga studio is heated by infra-red panels to between 32-36ºC, depending on which class you take. They ensure a comfortable, even heat. Sweat it all out!
Gym in a monumental factory.
7 locals recommend
TrainMore Amsterdam Oost Black Label
21 Oranje-Vrijstaatkade
7 locals recommend
Gym in a monumental factory.
For over thirty years, Sauna Deco is an iconic institution in Amsterdam. A beautifully decorated sauna, all in Art Deco style. Part of the interior of the stunning Au Bon Marché department store in Paris, built in 1920, saved from the wrecking ball was shipped to Amsterdam and reinstalled as sauna interior. The spa is situated in a canal house.
35 locals recommend
Sauna Deco
115A Herengracht
35 locals recommend
For over thirty years, Sauna Deco is an iconic institution in Amsterdam. A beautifully decorated sauna, all in Art Deco style. Part of the interior of the stunning Au Bon Marché department store in Paris, built in 1920, saved from the wrecking ball was shipped to Amsterdam and reinstalled as sauna interior. The spa is situated in a canal house.
this area feels very divorced from the historical city of Amsterdam. Full of modern buildings, old warehouses and grafitti, NDSM feels younger, more vibrant. This area is rapidly changing. There are restaurants, exhibitions, festivals. Check out their website for the program.
166 locals recommend
NDSM
28 NDSM-Plein
166 locals recommend
this area feels very divorced from the historical city of Amsterdam. Full of modern buildings, old warehouses and grafitti, NDSM feels younger, more vibrant. This area is rapidly changing. There are restaurants, exhibitions, festivals. Check out their website for the program.

Arts & Culture

The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam shows you how the sea has shaped our Dutch culture. Stimulating, interactive exhibitions allow visitors to explore 500 years of maritime history. Very nice monumental building and a lifelike copy of a ship they used to sail to Asia back in the days.
820 locals recommend
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 Kattenburgerplein
820 locals recommend
The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam shows you how the sea has shaped our Dutch culture. Stimulating, interactive exhibitions allow visitors to explore 500 years of maritime history. Very nice monumental building and a lifelike copy of a ship they used to sail to Asia back in the days.
Foam is all about photography. Foam is an internationally operating organisation in the field of photography. Foam informs and inspires the widest possible audience by presenting all facets of contemporary photography. They organise a range of activities. These vary from exhibitions to publications, debates and educational projects.
794 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
794 locals recommend
Foam is all about photography. Foam is an internationally operating organisation in the field of photography. Foam informs and inspires the widest possible audience by presenting all facets of contemporary photography. They organise a range of activities. These vary from exhibitions to publications, debates and educational projects.
The Tropenmuseum is a museum of world cultures, housed in one of the most impressive museum buildings in the Netherlands. From the monumental Great Hall there is a wide view of what the museum has to offer.
53 locals recommend
Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum station
53 locals recommend
The Tropenmuseum is a museum of world cultures, housed in one of the most impressive museum buildings in the Netherlands. From the monumental Great Hall there is a wide view of what the museum has to offer.
The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. In 2013, an entirely renovated Rijksmuseum opened its doors to the public. You will be greeted by a stunning building, amazing interior design, wonderful exhibitions, lively events, and many fine amenities for young and old.
472 locals recommend
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
472 locals recommend
The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. In 2013, an entirely renovated Rijksmuseum opened its doors to the public. You will be greeted by a stunning building, amazing interior design, wonderful exhibitions, lively events, and many fine amenities for young and old.
Q-Factory is the biggest music-making-centre in Europe and offers musicians, actors and dancers all kinds of opportunities to rehearse, perform and/or record. With over forty rehearsal studios in the basement, a nice café/restaurant on the ground floor, two music halls on the first floor and there will be a hotel opening soon on the top floors of the building.
10 locals recommend
Q-Factory
1 Atlantisplein
10 locals recommend
Q-Factory is the biggest music-making-centre in Europe and offers musicians, actors and dancers all kinds of opportunities to rehearse, perform and/or record. With over forty rehearsal studios in the basement, a nice café/restaurant on the ground floor, two music halls on the first floor and there will be a hotel opening soon on the top floors of the building.
The Anne Frank House is the place where Anne Frank was in hiding during the Second World War, and where she wrote her diary. The organisation increases global awareness of her life story, encouraging people to reflect on the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and discrimination, and the importance of freedom, equal rights, and democracy.
2776 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2776 locals recommend
The Anne Frank House is the place where Anne Frank was in hiding during the Second World War, and where she wrote her diary. The organisation increases global awareness of her life story, encouraging people to reflect on the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and discrimination, and the importance of freedom, equal rights, and democracy.
Visit Rembrandt van Rijn’s home and workshop. For twenty years the Netherlands’ greatest artist lived and worked in this impressive building in the heart of Amsterdam, now a museum. The Rembrandt House Museum gives visitors a complete Rembrandt experience. With a seventeenth-century inventory as a guide, the house has been meticulously refurbished with furniture, art and objects from that time. The museum has an almost complete collection of Rembrandt etchings and stages inspiring exhibitions about Rembrandt, his predecessors, contemporaries and pupils.
301 locals recommend
Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
4 Jodenbreestraat
301 locals recommend
Visit Rembrandt van Rijn’s home and workshop. For twenty years the Netherlands’ greatest artist lived and worked in this impressive building in the heart of Amsterdam, now a museum. The Rembrandt House Museum gives visitors a complete Rembrandt experience. With a seventeenth-century inventory as a guide, the house has been meticulously refurbished with furniture, art and objects from that time. The museum has an almost complete collection of Rembrandt etchings and stages inspiring exhibitions about Rembrandt, his predecessors, contemporaries and pupils.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is the place where everyone can discover and experience modern and contemporary visual art and design.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is the place where everyone can discover and experience modern and contemporary visual art and design.
Step into Van Gogh's world. Explore the world’s largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Step into Van Gogh's world. Explore the world’s largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
The Hermitage Amsterdam aims to use art and history to inspire, enrich and above all offer opportunity for reflection. With our diverse exhibition and supplementary programming, the Hermitage Amsterdam presents the world heritage of one of the greatest museums – the State Hermitage in St Petersburg – to Dutch and international visitors. They take inspiration from the historical ties between Amsterdam and St Petersburg and between the House of Orange-Nassau and the Romanovs.
605 locals recommend
Hermitage Amsterdam
51 Amstel
605 locals recommend
The Hermitage Amsterdam aims to use art and history to inspire, enrich and above all offer opportunity for reflection. With our diverse exhibition and supplementary programming, the Hermitage Amsterdam presents the world heritage of one of the greatest museums – the State Hermitage in St Petersburg – to Dutch and international visitors. They take inspiration from the historical ties between Amsterdam and St Petersburg and between the House of Orange-Nassau and the Romanovs.
The anatomy museum BODY WORLDS: The Happiness Project in the heart of Amsterdam takes you on a thrilling voyage of discovery through the human body, in search of what makes us happy and the impact of happiness on our health. More than 200 anatomical specimens of real human bodies show the complexity, resilience and vulnerability of the body. They show how our organs work, and the effect of common diseases. Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS exhibitions have prompted a worldwide revolution. Never before has an exhibition had such a momentous effect on the way people view themselves and their bodies.
35 locals recommend
Body Worlds
66 Damrak
35 locals recommend
The anatomy museum BODY WORLDS: The Happiness Project in the heart of Amsterdam takes you on a thrilling voyage of discovery through the human body, in search of what makes us happy and the impact of happiness on our health. More than 200 anatomical specimens of real human bodies show the complexity, resilience and vulnerability of the body. They show how our organs work, and the effect of common diseases. Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS exhibitions have prompted a worldwide revolution. Never before has an exhibition had such a momentous effect on the way people view themselves and their bodies.
It was Bernard Haitink who once praised The Concertgebouw as the best instrument of the orchestra that it houses. That must have been what prominent Amsterdam residents had in mind when they decided in 1881 to gift the capital city with a majestic concert hall. Seven years later, the swampy fields just outside the city limits boasted a wonder of neoclassic architecture, The Concertgebouw. Nowadays, just like the celebrated Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, this fantastic concert hall enjoys worldwide renown.
476 locals recommend
The Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 locals recommend
It was Bernard Haitink who once praised The Concertgebouw as the best instrument of the orchestra that it houses. That must have been what prominent Amsterdam residents had in mind when they decided in 1881 to gift the capital city with a majestic concert hall. Seven years later, the swampy fields just outside the city limits boasted a wonder of neoclassic architecture, The Concertgebouw. Nowadays, just like the celebrated Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, this fantastic concert hall enjoys worldwide renown.
In the heart of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht the house of the Amsterdam regent family Van Loon can still be seen. In 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company. Seven days a week the family opens their home and collection to the public. Get a glimpse of the life of the Amsterdam Van Loon family in one of the finest canal houses of the city.
138 locals recommend
Museum Van Loon
672 Keizersgracht
138 locals recommend
In the heart of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht the house of the Amsterdam regent family Van Loon can still be seen. In 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company. Seven days a week the family opens their home and collection to the public. Get a glimpse of the life of the Amsterdam Van Loon family in one of the finest canal houses of the city.
Welcome to Herengracht 605. This double-fronted town house was built in 1687, towards the end of Amsterdam's Golden Age. It was occupied by various families. You had to be very wealthy to live in a house like this, on one of the city’s smartest canals. This was certainly true of Abraham Willet and his rich wife Sandrina Louisa Geertruyda Holthuysen, who lived here from 1861 to 1895. Their lives feature strongly throughout the museum.
42 locals recommend
Willet-Holthuysen Museum
605 Herengracht
42 locals recommend
Welcome to Herengracht 605. This double-fronted town house was built in 1687, towards the end of Amsterdam's Golden Age. It was occupied by various families. You had to be very wealthy to live in a house like this, on one of the city’s smartest canals. This was certainly true of Abraham Willet and his rich wife Sandrina Louisa Geertruyda Holthuysen, who lived here from 1861 to 1895. Their lives feature strongly throughout the museum.
EYE is the first major cultural institution to make the leap across the IJ. It strives to be the ‘house of film’, a modern museum full of many things to see and do, all of which are related to film. In addition to the exhibitions and film screenings, our building itself is freely accessible every day of the week. The building houses four modern cinemas: one with 315 seats, two with 130 seats, and one with 67 seats. There is plenty of space for exhibitions (1,180 m²), educational activities, and meetings. These facilities are rounded off by workspaces, the Basement, a shop, and a café-restaurant.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
EYE is the first major cultural institution to make the leap across the IJ. It strives to be the ‘house of film’, a modern museum full of many things to see and do, all of which are related to film. In addition to the exhibitions and film screenings, our building itself is freely accessible every day of the week. The building houses four modern cinemas: one with 315 seats, two with 130 seats, and one with 67 seats. There is plenty of space for exhibitions (1,180 m²), educational activities, and meetings. These facilities are rounded off by workspaces, the Basement, a shop, and a café-restaurant.
The Jewish Historical Museum is a beautiful, high-profile museum that occupies four monumental synagogue buildings in the middle of the Jewish Cultural Quarter. It provides a unique picture of past and present Dutch Jewish life in all its facets. The museum has an extensive collection of items ranging from paintings to films, and from utensils to 3D presentations. At any one time there are also two temporary exhibitions on display.
151 locals recommend
Jewish Historical Museum
1 Nieuwe Amstelstraat
151 locals recommend
The Jewish Historical Museum is a beautiful, high-profile museum that occupies four monumental synagogue buildings in the middle of the Jewish Cultural Quarter. It provides a unique picture of past and present Dutch Jewish life in all its facets. The museum has an extensive collection of items ranging from paintings to films, and from utensils to 3D presentations. At any one time there are also two temporary exhibitions on display.
The only museum of microbes, in the centre of Amsterdam.
44 locals recommend
Micropia
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
44 locals recommend
The only museum of microbes, in the centre of Amsterdam.
For decades, this church, De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam has been known for its high-profile exhibitions about art, photography, and inspiring individuals and cultures. With an average of 220,000 visitors a year, the church is one of the most popular exhibition venues in the Netherlands. It also plays a role of national significance, hosting royal ceremonies, official gatherings, and cultural events.
72 locals recommend
The New Church
De Dam
72 locals recommend
For decades, this church, De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam has been known for its high-profile exhibitions about art, photography, and inspiring individuals and cultures. With an average of 220,000 visitors a year, the church is one of the most popular exhibition venues in the Netherlands. It also plays a role of national significance, hosting royal ceremonies, official gatherings, and cultural events.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch set sail in ships like these, known as 'Dutch East Indiamen,' to the Far East (what we now call Asia). The journey took about eight months. The ship moored alongside the museum is an exact copy of the famous East Indiaman lost on her maiden voyage in 1749. The Amsterdam can rightly be called one of the most stunning pieces in the museum's collection. Experience the East Indiaman Amsterdam! Feel what life was like on board a real East Indiaman. Hoist cargo, scuttle through the hold, fire a cannon... try it all! Rinus the Rat is your friend and guide on board the Amsterdam and will accompany you through all the activities.
VOC-schip De Amsterdam
1 Kattenburgerplein
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch set sail in ships like these, known as 'Dutch East Indiamen,' to the Far East (what we now call Asia). The journey took about eight months. The ship moored alongside the museum is an exact copy of the famous East Indiaman lost on her maiden voyage in 1749. The Amsterdam can rightly be called one of the most stunning pieces in the museum's collection. Experience the East Indiaman Amsterdam! Feel what life was like on board a real East Indiaman. Hoist cargo, scuttle through the hold, fire a cannon... try it all! Rinus the Rat is your friend and guide on board the Amsterdam and will accompany you through all the activities.
If we're going to talk about hidden places, we have to mention Ons Lieve Heer op Solder, the 17th century house with a secret Catholic Church in the attic. The building is now a wonderful museum where you can visit the original canal house and the old church. They even hold regular Sunday mass here.
172 locals recommend
Museum Ons'Lieve Heer Op Solder
38-40 Oudezijds Voorburgwal
172 locals recommend
If we're going to talk about hidden places, we have to mention Ons Lieve Heer op Solder, the 17th century house with a secret Catholic Church in the attic. The building is now a wonderful museum where you can visit the original canal house and the old church. They even hold regular Sunday mass here.