What's on in Amsterdam: events this week
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themSunday 25 October
Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and home to the song 'Memory'.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the one that opens with the famous four-note motif.
The second of the Dutch techno organisation's two Amsterdam Dance Event shows at the Arena-area concert hall.
A work by Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic artist known for large light and water installations such as The Weather Project, shown in ARTIS's historic aquarium.
The international children's film and media festival offers premieres, workshops for toddlers and a hands-on MediaLab playground for ages 3 to 14.
Dutch techno producer Reinier Zonneveld, known for hard-hitting live sets made on hardware, plays an eight-hour live set with the Amsterdam party organisers Loveland.
DGTL, the Amsterdam electronic festival brand, hands the whole event to Folamour, the French DJ from Lyon known for house steeped in disco, soul and funk.
The Dutch techno brand, known for its large-scale warehouse and festival events, stages its Amsterdam Dance Event edition with a line-up of techno DJs.
Brass players from the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet score in an arrangement for brass ensemble.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
Folamour, the French DJ and producer from Lyon known for disco- and soul-laced house, plays one extended all-day set for DGTL during Amsterdam Dance Event.
An Amsterdam Dance Event takeover with big underground DJs, among them Hamburg electro DJ Helena Hauff, Eris Drew, and Call Super playing back to back with Ryan Elliott.
Theatre maker Sara de Monchy guides young visitors through Yayoi Kusama's signature polka-dot installations.
A creative workshop afternoon tailored for children in the cultural village.
Children and accompanying adults experiment with unusual instruments and sound installations in the venue's dedicated workshop space.
DGTL, the Amsterdam electronic festival known for its focus on sustainability, teams up with FUSE, Brussels' veteran techno club, for an ADE night.
Prospa, the British duo known for euphoric, rave-inspired house, host their Prophecy party as part of Awakenings' Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
A large show by the American artist known for black-and-white paintings, prints and installations built from text, language and fragments of protest history.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
An exhibition on the stories and cultures behind well-known games from around the world, where visitors can also play them together.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film, starring Tom Cruise.
Audio Obscura's ADE night features Michael Bibi, the London tech-house DJ and producer behind the Solid Grooves label.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
A family drawing workshop inspired by the iconic, playful style of Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp.
Several Amsterdam theatres put on family shows, workshops, treasure hunts and backstage tours for children aged 2 to 12.
The final Sunday of The Seekers of Light, the yearly three-day ADE series from The Gardens of Babylon, a Dutch organiser known for lavishly decorated, open-air-style parties.
The German hard dance band fronted by H.P. Baxxter, behind 1990s rave hits like Hyper Hyper and How Much Is the Fish?, plays during Amsterdam Dance Event.
Dutch melodic techno producer Colyn plays a four-hour set on a party train that leaves from Amsterdam Central and comes back to it.
Dutch artist Boris Acket, who makes large installations of moving fabric, light and sound, fills the Centrale Markthal with this work.
Amsterdam's festival of fantastic cinema, with international horror, science fiction and fantasy films, including ten spooky picks for families with older children.
Audio Obscura hosts Swiss melodic techno duo Adriatique playing back to back with British tech house producer Cloonee.
Awakenings, the long-running Dutch techno brand behind the Spaarnwoude festival, hosts Sunday daytime sessions at the Leidseplein club during ADE.
The New York house producer behind classics like 'Something Goin' On' and the famous remix of Everything But The Girl's 'Missing' plays with guests.
A hands-on session for adults in SoundLAB, a hidden lab with more than 100 interactive electronic and acoustic instruments to play and explore.
The Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan, known for championing contemporary music, sings songs with the French pianist Bertrand Chamayou.
A nationwide week in which theatres put on children's and family shows, workshops, scavenger hunts and backstage tours for ages two to twelve.
British house and tech-house DJ and producer Josh Baker plays the Gashouder, the round former gasholder at Westergasfabriek.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
A family autumn-holiday programme of nature, adventure and experiments on Pampus, the 19th-century fortress island in the IJmeer.
The brass players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform an arrangement of music from Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet.
An outdoor market of food producers, artisans and designers selling their own products among the trees of the park.
A daytime dance party for children and their families, part of Amsterdam Dance Event, with club-style music played at child-friendly hours.
A closing party for Amsterdam Dance Event, with sets by techno DJs including SAIDAH in a warehouse in the Westpoort industrial area.
A percussion concert designed to surround the audience with sound, held in the domed former church the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra uses as its rehearsal hall.
An attempt at a record-length back-to-back DJ set, where DJs take turns at the decks without stopping, hosted by Fosbury music studio.
An exhibition looking at the postwar CoBrA artists, such as Karel Appel and Asger Jorn, through themes that go beyond the human figure.
A three-day ambient programme during ADE that treats listening as meditation, with drifting, beatless sound meant for lying down and switching off rather than dancing.
The city archive marks Amsterdam's birthday with mostly free activities and a chance to see the 1275 toll privilege, the oldest document to name the city.
A chamber concert built around Gershwin's 1924 Rhapsody in Blue, the piece that brought jazz into the concert hall.
Dub night with Moritz von Oswald, co-founder of Berlin's Basic Channel and a pioneer of dub techno, plus Polish dub producer Radikal Guru and others.
The national children's theatre week, with around 100 theatres offering children's shows, workshops and extras for families.
Dutch melodic house and techno producer Colyn and guests play a Sunday sunset party on a club train with the 50:HERTZ crew.
Masayuki Suo's acclaimed 1996 comedy-drama follows a buttoned-up Tokyo accountant who secretly takes up ballroom dancing.
A daytime dance party with DJs aimed at children and their parents.
A stage adaptation of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up, writing, addiction and mental illness in Copenhagen.
A choir performs Argentine composer Martín Palmeri's Misatango, a setting of the Latin Mass in tango style, traditionally with bandoneon.
An afternoon of live samba and bossa nova at the craft brewery's tasting room in Amsterdam-Noord.
Dave Clarke, the British techno DJ known as the Baron of Techno, and guests each bring five tracks and explain what they meant for their careers.
A Japanese host teaches you to cook ramen in a hands-on cooking class.
Monday 26 October
The long-running Dutch dance promoter hosts multiple electronic music parties as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
Más Tiempo is the house music party series from Skepta, the Tottenham grime MC who has moved into DJing and producing house.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
The première of a staging of Richard Gadd's autobiographical play about being stalked, which he later turned into the hit Netflix series.
A market held in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan since 1627, known for its Monday flea market and Saturday farmers' market.
Children aged 10 and up learn Taylor Swift songs by ear, first singing in unison and then in three parts, and the result is filmed.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
The touring E.O.F.T. programme of short outdoor adventure films returns, with climbing, paddling, skiing and expedition stories on the big screen.
GORDO is the tech-house alias of Guatemalan-American DJ and producer Carnage, here playing a set timed for sunrise.
Director Eline Arbo's stage version of Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up in working-class Copenhagen and becoming a writer.
Up-and-coming stand-ups and seasoned comics test out new jokes on the cultural venue's welcoming stage.
The city archive marks Amsterdam's birthday on 25 October, the date of the 1275 toll charter that first mentions the city, with free activities.
A complaints choir collects people's everyday grievances and turns them into a song that everyone then sings together.
The 1985 comedy whodunit based on the board game, starring Tim Curry as the butler, returns in a 4K restoration with its famous alternative endings.
Chanel Beads, the hazy experimental pop project of New York musician Shane Lavers, shares a bill with urika's bedroom in the venue's club room.
A touring selection of short documentaries about climbing, skiing, paddling and other outdoor adventure, shown on the big screen.
A virtual reality work by the art collective Transmoderna at the museum for digital and new-media art.
A concert for babies up to 18 months, built around sound, colour and movement rather than sitting still and listening.
Part of the Early Music Festival: French baritone Marc Mauillon, a specialist in medieval song, joins Les Trouveurs for music from around 1300.
A new version of the Arabian Nights tale of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, staged as family theatre for children aged seven and up.
A free lunchtime concert by the Choir of Ely Cathedral, one of England's long-established cathedral choirs, which sings sacred choral music.
London R&B singer Natanya brings her Attitude Tour to Amsterdam; this show is sold out.
A Monday club night of bass-heavy DJ sets, with a long line-up including Serpnt, Spud, Lynn Drumm, Bass80 and Mae917.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.
A hands-on workshop making light sculptures for Sint Maarten, the 11 November tradition when children carry lanterns door to door, singing for sweets.
ARTIS researchers and scientists share their work on the natural world, here at the zoo's museum about microbes.
Professional comics and up-and-coming talent test out new material at this weekly English-language comedy night.
The quirky venue pairs an indie film screening with a social textile craft night.
A national week that promotes board and tabletop games, with game activities organised in neighbourhoods across the country.
A hands-on music and movement session designed for toddlers aged 18 months to four years.
The neighborhood cultural venue hosts a Palestinian food and culture pop-up.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
A 4K restoration of Amy Heckerling's Beverly Hills teen comedy, loosely based on Jane Austen's Emma and starring Alicia Silverstone, screened in English without subtitles.
A lecture on how anticolonial writers and activists understood empire and independence, and what their ideas mean for present-day international politics.
İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.
A performance rooted in the Anatolian âşık tradition, where wandering minstrel poets sing their own verses to the bağlama lute.
A hands-on workshop for children in the library's maker space, mixing art and simple electronics to build a small autumn light.
A film version of Jane Austen's novel about the Dashwood sisters, one ruled by her head and the other by her heart, looking for love and security.
A joint party from two club promoters, held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's annual electronic music festival.
An informal conversation gathering where people learning Dutch can practice speaking with native volunteers over coffee.
A children's maker-space workshop on light, combining art and technology to make glowing creations.
A design thinking and making workshop encouraging youth to create creative solutions for their local neighbourhood.
A debate on whether journalists can stay neutral, or whether reporting always involves taking a position.
A family film about Yugly, said to be the world's ugliest dog and, oddly, also the cutest.
The second half of a French two-part film about Charles de Gaulle, who led the Free French during the Second World War and later became president.
A slow-paced Irish traditional music session for learners, where newer players can join in tunes at the Irish pub.
An art history lecture exploring the life, polka dots, infinity rooms, and vibrant motifs of the Japanese avant-garde artist.
An event at the debate centre about the Anthropocene, the era in which human activity is reshaping the planet's climate and ecology.
A programme at the Amsterdam centre for debate, film and journalism, which usually pairs a screening or presentation with discussion.
A neighbourhood outing to Het Wolhuis, followed by a queer coffee meet-up back at the Archipel community centre.
An electronic music party put on by the events organiser SONA, at the club venue on the IJ.
A look behind the scenes at Paradiso, paired with a look at what is coming up.
A performance by D3LTA at Cinetol, the small cultural venue in Amsterdam-Zuid.
A playful Monday-morning session of jiu-jitsu-style movement and games for toddlers aged two to four.
Casual sports, games, and exercise sessions organised specifically for girls in West.
An open studio day where visitors can meet resident artists and see their works in progress.
An open-level yoga class hosted at the Dapperbuurt community centre.
A guided Buddhist meditation session open to newcomers and experienced practitioners without advance booking.
Tuesday 27 October
The British alternative rock band led by Brian Molko, known for brooding, androgynous glam-tinged hits such as Pure Morning, Every You Every Me and The Bitter End.
The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film, starring Tom Cruise.
Eindhoven rapper Fresku, known for introspective, often humorous lyrics, performs with the jazz and pop orchestra Metropole Orkest under British conductor Simon Dobson.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
The première of a staging of Richard Gadd's autobiographical play about being stalked, which he later turned into the hit Netflix series.
A family exhibition on the secrets of stage magic and illusion, from Harry Houdini to the Dutch illusionist Hans Klok.
The energetic Dutch comedian returns to the stage with his high-paced, family-friendly stand-up show.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
Dutch recorder player Lucie Horsch plays Baroque music with cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and lutenist Thomas Dunford.
Amsterdam residents can visit the city's oldest building for free, a medieval church that now hosts contemporary art.
The city archive marks Amsterdam's birthday on 25 October, the date of the 1275 toll charter that first mentions the city, with free activities.
A stage version of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's celebrated memoir trilogy about growing up poor in Copenhagen, becoming a writer and falling into addiction.
The period-instrument orchestra founded by Frans Brüggen plays French Baroque music with French soprano Emmanuelle de Negri.
A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.
A music lecture on David Bowie's restless changes of style and persona, from Ziggy Stardust to his final album Blackstar.
A concert for babies up to 18 months, built around sound, colour and movement rather than sitting still and listening.
The Wachowskis' 1999 science fiction landmark, with Keanu Reeves as a hacker who finds out his world is a computer simulation.
A new version of the Arabian Nights tale of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, staged as family theatre for children aged seven and up.
Wednesday 28 October
The soul great plays all of 'Songs in the Key of Life', his 1976 double album with 'Sir Duke' and 'Isn't She Lovely', for its 50th anniversary.
The young Finnish conductor, chief conductor designate of the Concertgebouworkest, leads Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the sprawling work whose two 'Nachtmusik' movements earned it the name 'Song of the Night'.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
Amateur and experienced performers take to the stage for an open-mic evening of personal tales, folklore, and spoken word.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
Simeon ten Holt's hypnotic minimalist piano work is played live alongside aerial images from the documentary series The Netherlands from Above, in the Art Deco cinema.
Simeon ten Holt's hypnotic minimalist piano piece set against aerial footage from the VPRO documentary series that filmed the Netherlands from above.
Public skating and courses at Amsterdam's large outdoor ice rink in Watergraafsmeer.
Director Eline Arbo's stage version of Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up in working-class Copenhagen and becoming a writer.
The American singer-songwriter, known for soft, intimate pop and his work with Brockhampton, plays the main hall on his Arms Over Armor tour.
Families with children aged eight and up solve an interactive story game together through the museum galleries.
Young children follow a trail through the museum helping Fiep Westendorp's famous illustrated cats track down a runaway mouse.
The long-running ensemble mixes fast-paced improv games, sketches, and video comedy sparked by audience suggestions.
A private hands-on pottery class where couples can try wheel throwing together and pick up their fired work later.
Demonstrations of 17th-century painting and etching techniques in the restored studio where Rembrandt lived and worked.
The city archive marks Amsterdam's birthday on 25 October, the date of the 1275 toll charter that first mentions the city, with free activities.
Max Zorn, the Amsterdam artist who makes backlit pictures from brown packing tape, teaches his technique.
The Belgian indie rock band, formed in the early 2000s, plays the melancholic, melodic guitar songs it is known for.
Thursday 29 October
The American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, known for Moon Pix, The Greatest and her reworked covers, plays the main hall.
A huge multimedia scale model of Amsterdam, billed as the largest of its kind of any city, showing how the city lives and moves.
Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls, who has since built a solo career in pop and dance music.
The New York writer and humorist known for Metropolitan Life and Netflix's Pretend It's a City, talking in her famously sharp way about city life, culture and manners.
The Hong Kong-born pianist, winner of the 2025 Van Cliburn Competition, plays Brahms's three piano sonatas, all written in the composer's early twenties.
The famously sharp New York writer and humorist, subject of the Netflix series 'Pretend It's a City', holds forth on whatever she likes.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.
German cellist Raphaela Gromes and South African cellist-singer Abel Selaocoe join the Amsterdam Sinfonietta string orchestra to open the season.
German cellist Raphaela Gromes and South African cellist-singer Abel Selaocoe join the string orchestra for a programme built around the pioneering French composer Marie Jaëll.
The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.
The British singer with the big soul voice, known for singing on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and DJ Fresh's 'Gravity', and for solo hits like 'If I Go'.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
An exhibition on the stories and cultures behind well-known games from around the world, where visitors can also play them together.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
Music by the Italian pianist-composer known for his gentle, minimalist piano pieces, played in a church lit by candles.
The Brazilian singer from Minas Gerais who became a big name in the country's new pop with her sensual mix of MPB, axé and reggaeton.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's training programme for young professional musicians marks 25 years with a concert by its current and former members.
The British singer, known for her soulful voice on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and her own hits like 'Gravity', plays a live show.
Friday 30 October
The Amsterdam Museum marks its 100th birthday with 100 days of activities around the city.
The young Finnish conductor, chief conductor designate of the Concertgebouworkest, leads Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the sprawling work whose two 'Nachtmusik' movements earned it the name 'Song of the Night'.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.
Italian cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima and British cellist Laura van der Heijden join the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for the first performance of a Respighi work.
The cultural centre's signature Friday night features an open programme of oral storytelling from local and visiting tale-tellers.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
The London collective known for gritty UK road rap teams up with the Moroccan-American New York rapper behind 'Unforgettable'.
Italian cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima and British cellist Laura van der Heijden join the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for a recently completed Respighi cello concerto and Walton's Cello Concerto.
Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime classic about a cyborg agent hunting a hacker, shown as part of the Imagine fantasy film festival.
Peter Vermeersch's anarchic Belgian big band takes John Coltrane's music apart and puts it back together in its own wayward style.
An exhibition of large Playmobil scenes and collections, with whole worlds built out of the German toy figures.
Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime about a cyborg agent hunting a hacker, introduced by AI researcher Payal Arora, as part of Imagine Fantastic Film Festival.
American drummer Bill Stewart, long known for his work with John Scofield, leads a trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III.
Interactive theatre in which the audience acts as the jury in a staged murder trial about diamonds and lies, and decides the verdict.
A screening of the 2026 documentary about the long-running California punk band NOFX, followed by a Q&A with El Hefe, the band's guitarist and trumpeter.
Young children follow a trail through the museum helping Fiep Westendorp's famous illustrated cats track down a runaway mouse.
An interactive English-language session of songs, nursery rhymes, and picture books for young children.
An outdoor market of design, art, craft and food stalls on the Amstel next to the Stopera, free to enter.
Saturday 31 October
An Eredivisie football match between Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, one of the league's main rivals for the top places.
Stravinsky's 1913 ballet score, which caused a riot at its Paris premiere, alongside the jazz trumpeter's genre-crossing cello concerto, first performed in 2021.
Families explore the Rijksmuseum through riddles, scents and drawing, as an introduction to highlights from its collection.
The South Korean boy group from YG Entertainment, known for high-energy K-pop and big choreographed stage shows.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
Weekly creative workshops for children exploring different painting and artistic themes inspired by Vincent van Gogh.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
A chance to climb the tower of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building, and look out over the medieval city centre.
Rimsky-Korsakov's lush orchestral suite based on the Arabian Nights, paired with music by Darvishi.
A Halloween evening combining a three-course dinner, live opera, a ballet performance and a DJ party.
A family drawing workshop inspired by the iconic, playful style of Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp.
A celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that marks the victory of light over darkness, usually with lamps, sweets, music and dance.
Two of today's leading cellists, Austrian-Iranian Kian Soltani and German-French Nicolas Altstaedt, also a conductor, play cello concertos.
The 16th edition of this Halloween event is a night-time walk-through horror experience themed as Alice in Horrorland, held at Klönneplein 4-6.
A festival of ideas with talks, debates and performances on philosophy, culture and society.
The Halloween version of the Dungeon's actor-led horror tour through Amsterdam's dark history, running through October with longer opening hours on 26 and 31 October.
A spooky edition of the club night devoted to 2000s indie and electro, with tracks from Kesha, M.I.A., Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem.
An afternoon about the escape artist Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz to a Jewish family in Budapest, followed by the 1953 biopic starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
An intimate concert in a small yurt built for cello music, and the programme and performer stay secret until you arrive.
1,627 events, concerts, exhibitions, markets and things to do in Amsterdam from Sunday 25 October to Saturday 31 October, gathered from the venues and organisers and refreshed every morning. Pick a day or a type on the side to narrow it down. This guide is in English; some events are in Dutch or other languages.
This weekend: Ajax - AZ at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), Cats at Carre (Sunday) and Beethoven's Fifth by the Concertgebouworkest at Het Concertgebouw (Sunday).
Questions about what's on in Amsterdam
What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?
664 events are listed for the weekend. Among the highlights: Ajax - AZ at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), Cats at Carre (Sunday), Beethoven's Fifth by the Concertgebouworkest at Het Concertgebouw (Sunday), Verknipt ADE Sunday at AFAS Live (Sunday) and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Wynton Marsalis’ Cello Concerto at Concertgebouw (Saturday). Pick Saturday or Sunday on the side to see them all.
Are there free events in Amsterdam this week?
Yes. 60 of the listings this week are free, for example Free Entry for Amsterdammers at Oude Kerk (Tuesday), Public Day: Amsterdam's Birthday at Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Sunday) and Expats vs Holland: English Stand-up Comedy Amsterdam at Café De Plakhoek (Thursday). Tick "Free only" on the side to see just those.
What concerts are on in Amsterdam this week?
391 concerts and live music nights are listed, including Cat Power at Paradiso (Thursday), LOVELAND ADE SHOWS (Monday) and Beethoven's Fifth by the Concertgebouworkest at Het Concertgebouw (Sunday). Tick Music on the side for the full list.
How often is this calendar updated?
Every morning. The listings are gathered from the venues, organisers and ticket sites, and past events drop off automatically.
A French restaurant on the Overtoom where every dish is carefully built on a classical French base and finished with modern precision.
An Asian bakery on the Haarlemmerstraat making mochi donuts, fruit sandos, savoury bites, cakes and tiramisu, all fresh and by hand.
An eetcafé on the Westergasterrein in Westerpark, open for drinks and dinner, with a large heated terrace.
A private karaoke and cocktail bar that now has a second Amsterdam location in De Pijp, alongside its branch in the city centre.
A new restaurant just outside the centre of Amsterdam, offering a short escape from the bustle of the city.
An ice cream and wine salon on Waterlooplein, between the market and the Stopera, open all day.
A new neighbourhood café and bar on the Zoutkeetsplein.
A restaurant on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal that serves unpretentious French cooking.
A bakery and coffee roastery in the Jordaan, run by three friends at Prinsengracht 158.
A traditional brown café next to Hotel Die Port van Cleve in the city centre, now reopened as a cocktail bar under internationally recognised bartender Milos Stanisic.
A Spanish and Mediterranean cocktail bar on the Linnaeusstraat with panoramic views.
Chef Joris Bijdendijk has opened a new café on the Weesperzijde under the Wils name, which also covers a restaurant and a bakery café.
This cosy café serves Indonesian specialty coffee, including Sunda Arabica bought directly from small farmers, along with drinks such as cold jasmine tea.
A calm neighbourhood café on J.J.
This coffee brand, which runs franchised shops, has opened a small outlet on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat.
A döner spot on Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost, serving the meat in sandwiches, wraps, Turkish pizza, boxes and plates.
A sourdough bakery on Bottelarijstraat that sells baked sweets and serves coffee.
An Indonesian specialty coffee bar at De Hallen, on Tollensstraat.
A neighbourhood café on Pretoriusstraat and the little sister of Yusu, serving coffee and matcha during the day and moving on to Brazilian and Surinamese food in the evening.
This bakery café has opened a new branch on Prinsenstraat, and everything on the menu is homemade: cakes baked fresh every day, sandwiches, quiches served with salad, and soups.
A fine dining restaurant in Amstelveen from the Lute team, first opened in 2002 and now reopened after a complete renovation as a smaller, more intimate room for 40 guests.
A wine and beer bar on Admiraal de Ruijterweg in Bos en Lommer.
A toastie spot on Eerste Anjeliersdwarsstraat in the Jordaan, dedicated to cheese toasties on sourdough bread.
A restaurant on Binnen Bantammerstraat near Nieuwmarkt serving Korean and Japanese comfort food.
A specialty coffee bar on Ruysdaelstraat in Oud-Zuid, a few minutes from Museumplein and the Rijksmuseum, set up to feel like a living room where you can settle in and unwind.
A coffee store in a corner premises on Haarlemmerplein, meant as a neighbourhood spot for coffee and conversation.
A small dessert shop on Vijzelgracht making modern Asian sweets inspired by the owners' Moluccan and Filipino roots.
A cafe on the Zeedijk serving iced lattes, matcha drinks, sweet snacks and sandwiches.
A cafe on the Zeedijk devoted to matcha.
This espresso bar has Danish roots.
A gallery, design store and café spread over two floors of a historic canal house on the Singel.
During the day, Yusu now serves its food and drinks at the Contra venue on Oudezijds Achterburgwal.
This Brazilian rodizio grill has opened its second location on Max Euweplein.
The second location of this casual burger and wine spot is on Jacob van Lennepkade.
A Vietnamese café on Kinkerstraat serving bánh mì sandwiches.
This Brazilian rodizio grill has opened its second location, in the former Sushisamba building on Max Euweplein.
A bistro on the first floor of the Heineken Hoek on Leidseplein, with views over the busy city.
A street food restaurant and bar on the Lommerplantsoen in Bos en Lommer, at a hotel.
A bistro and bar on the Reguliersdwarsstraat.
An all-day café and bar on the Jan Pieter Heijestraat serving coffee, sandwiches, vermouth, wine and snacks, with dinner cooked on the grill.
A restaurant and wine bar in Amsterdam-Noord where everything is cooked on a charcoal grill in an open kitchen.
A neighbourhood wine bar in De Pijp that mixes French cooking with subtle Vietnamese influences.
A rooftop bar on the Hekelveld with views over the city.
A bar and restaurant on the Westerstraat that serves shared dishes and natural wines, in an informal setting made for eating together.
This pancake restaurant in Amsterdam Zuid sits on the edge of De Pijp near Museumplein, in the building that was once Le Garage, Joop Braakhekke's restaurant for many years.
A bistro and wine bar in Amsterdam East, close to the Weesperzijde and the Amstel.
A bakery and a restaurant under one roof on the Hekelveld, connected to the Renaissance Hotel.
A new Prinsengracht branch of the all-day brunch spot, serving comfort food in a relaxed, unfussy way.
This all-day restaurant, café and bar sits at Westergas in the heart of Westerpark, with a terrace outside.
The team at the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht hotel created this five-course dinner around a story told with 3D visuals, sound and interactive magic.
This modern French brasserie serving bistro classics is in the former Christus Koningskerk in Amsterdam Oost, a short walk from Amstelstation.
A casual café serving coffee and sandwiches at the Van Gendt Hallen on Zeemagazijnkade.
A small restaurant on Jan Pieter Heijestraat with a long wine list and French-inspired soul food.
This cocktail bar on Stadhouderskade comes from the team behind Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City, who now bring their experience to Amsterdam.
This café on Postjesweg in De Baarsjes works like a restaurant for art.
A brown café and gastropub in the Hamerkwartier with a wide beer list and food to go with it, a place to settle in for a drink.
A bar and restaurant on the Ruysdaelkade in De Pijp, where dinner slowly turns into dancing as the evening goes on.
A corner café on the Mauritskade in the Dapperbuurt, small and cosy inside with lots of green outside.
A French brasserie in the monumental De Kroon building on the Rembrandtplein, relaunched this year in the style of a Parisian bistro.
A wine café in the Staatsliedenbuurt with snacks from local makers, in the spot where The Shamrock used to be.
An all-day neighbourhood café in the Helmersbuurt that gives familiar Dutch dishes a fresh twist, with a long wine list to go with them.
A fine dining restaurant on the Cornelis Krusemanstraat in Oud-Zuid, bringing upscale dining to the neighbourhood south of the centre.
A new branch of the focaccia sandwich shop, now on the Elandsgracht in Oud-West.
A new Indonesian restaurant on the Witte de Withstraat, bringing Southeast Asian flavours and dishes to the city.
The second Bon Burger, this time in Noord, serves dry-aged burgers and dishes cooked over open fire with wine, in a room set up like a listening bar.
This wine bar and brasserie on the Falckstraat opened in September and is styled after a Parisian brasserie of the last century.
A French bistro on the Prinsengracht where Guillaume de Beer of Bar Gui has been given free rein in the kitchen.
A café for coffee, lunch and drinks in A Lab, the handsome former Shell laboratory building at Overhoeks.
A hi-fi listening bar and pool café on the Ten Katestraat in Oud-West, where vinyl comes first and DJs are free to play records they rarely get to play elsewhere.
A small place in the Jordaan with a menu built around potatoes and wine, with separate day and evening menus.
The Molcho family's Eastern Mediterranean restaurant now has a second Amsterdam location, inside the Kimpton De Witt hotel in the city centre.
A Japanese restaurant on the Utrechtsestraat from Kazuya Matsumoto, serving omakase sushi.
The burger place from Haarlem has opened in Amsterdam on the Ferdinand Bolstraat, serving brunch and burgers made fresh.
A Japanese restaurant and cocktail bar in the old catacombs beneath the Beurs van Berlage, with a look inspired by a 19th-century Hong Kong opium house.
A Bologna-inspired aperitivo bar and Italian restaurant in De Pijp, built around the everyday food and drink of that city.
The team behind Maris Piper has started over on the Frans Halsstraat with a completely new concept, a new interior and a new name.
A wagyu and sushi omakase restaurant on the Van Woustraat from the people behind Tewatashi, set up as a chef's table.
After several successful pop-ups, Bennies has settled for good in the Schinkel district, in the spot where its last pop-up ran, after a major renovation.
A pita bar and restaurant on the Moreelsestraat, opened by the owners of Martinot in the same spot after the building's major renovation.
A second Amsterdam branch of the French-style brasserie already well known in Amsterdam-East, now on the Admiraal de Ruijterweg.
A fine dining restaurant in the city centre, also known as Restaurant 21, with a relaxed and casual approach.
Dorus Floris and Lendl Mijnhijmer, who met at Restaurant Bougainville, run this restaurant high up in the Crossover building near the RAI in Amsterdam-Zuid.
A bar, restaurant and club at the heart of the Baggerbeest creative breeding ground, set amid the new Sluisbuurt on Zeeburgereiland.
The brasserie of The Hoxton, Lloyd, the hotel group's second Amsterdam address, in the Eastern Docklands away from the bustle of the centre.
The smaller De Pijp sibling of Otemba's ramen restaurant on Kinkerstraat puts gyoza first, along with snacks, while still serving ramen.
A burger spot in De Pijp devoted to smashburgers, the American style where the beef is pressed flat on the grill for a caramelised, crunchy crust.
A wine bar in Amsterdam-Noord, founded by Richard Dietz and Roderick Meijer, where the food is chosen to suit the wine rather than the other way round.
A traditional Dutch kitchen on the Prinsengracht beside the Westerkerk, open all day from breakfast and built around the story of Aaltje, a kitchen maid from 1828.
Café restaurant on the Amstelveld that runs from breakfast through to dinner and works well for a date night too.
All-day rotisserie restaurant in a former cinema on the Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp, with chef Atti de Moll in the kitchen.
Laundromat and coffee bar in one on the Hazenstraat.
The first Ottolenghi in the Netherlands has opened in Amsterdam, inside the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium hotel on the Paulus Potterstraat.
Intimate restaurant with just 25 seats inside Hotel TwentySeven on the Dam, set up as the more accessible little sister of Restaurant Bougainville.
Chef Rachid El Mouhandiz has turned 't Stuivertje on the Hazenstraat, a familiar Jordaan address since 1971, into a Moroccan restaurant in tribute to the cooking he grew up with.
Neighbourhood café on the Jan van Galenstraat from the people behind Bar Billie, good for a bitterbal, a beer and a sausage platter from Louman.
All-day café restaurant by the water on the Zeeburgerpad in Oost, open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 for coffee, lunch, drinks and dinner.
An Amsterdam family business since 1974, known for generously filled sandwiches, smoothies and coffee, seven days a week.
A Japanese-inspired lunch room inside Hotel Okura that serves a single signature bento, a modern take on the classic Japanese lunch box, in a room overlooking the hotel's Japanese garden.
Chef Sidney Schutte's new restaurant is moving into the former gymnasium of The College Hotel, offering high-level à la carte cooking without a long tasting menu.
A takeaway spot from the team behind Wonton, the dumpling restaurant at Jan Evertsenstraat 11.
A bakery and lunch room on the Singel from the team behind FYR.
A botanical roast room on the Wibautstraat that serves no meat and no fish.
A new branch of Pizza Beppe on the Keizersgracht, baking Neapolitan pizzas in a stone oven.
Billed as the city's first Thai dessert café, this spot on the Weteringschans is built around mango sticky rice made with Nam Dok Mai mangoes flown in from Thailand and cut in front of you.
A creative cafe where art is on the menu.
An ice cream spot serving gelato made in house to a grandmother's recipe.
A Brazilian rodizio grill and bar on the Max Euweplein, opened as a second location after Hoofddorp.
Dennis Huwaë has renamed Edel by Dennis to Brons, next to Het Sieraad in West.
This long-standing café-restaurant on the Bosboom Toussaintstraat in the Helmersbuurt has been taken over by Geza Weisz and company from a few doors along, and it stays a neighbourhood bar.
A Japanese soba restaurant on the Ruysdaelstraat from chef Kura, where the noodles are the main event.
A coffee spot and listening cafe on the Bilderdijkstraat.
A cosy sake bar with Japanese food in the Helmersbuurt, between the Leidseplein and the Overtoom.
Lara and Alex, an Italian couple, run this small bakery on the Kinkerstraat.
An Italian pasta bar on the Willemsparkweg, close to the Museumplein and the Concertgebouw.
A fine dining restaurant serving Indian and Nepalese food on the Reguliersdwarsstraat, between the Bloemenmarkt, the Rembrandtplein and the Dam.
A new place on the Sluisstraat built around wine and food, with a focus on pairing dishes with the right wines.
A restaurant and café on the Conradstraat built around the long, late dinners of Southern Europe.
A Mediterranean restaurant and café on the Papaverhoek in Amsterdam Noord, focused on comfort food, with a large terrace by the water.
A new kind of neighbourhood pub on the Lindengracht, good for a quick beer, coffee with the paper or a long dinner of refined dishes and good wines.
A restaurant in the Houthavens on board a 100-year-old ferry, the former GVB Pont 13.
A matcha spot in De Pijp from the people behind Venu, and the kind of place Amsterdam did not have yet.
A sandwich shop on Kinkerstraat in Oud-West that takes the Dutch broodje bal and adds eight toppings inspired by Amsterdam, Tokyo, Seoul and the Mediterranean.
An all-day restaurant beside Oosterpark, open for morning coffee, lunch, dinner and late drinks.
A restaurant on Westerstraat in the Jordaan, a street that gets especially lively at weekends.
A shop in De Pijp that makes sandwiches filled with game, as a stand against factory farming.
A neighbourhood restaurant in De Pijp, in the former Escobar, and the first place from friends Joep Hermans, Tobias Kuijt and Martin de Nes.
An oyster-themed bistro on Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp, with a bold red interior and a taste for long drinks and festive evenings.
This place in the city centre is now called Lucky Duck, with the same team at the same address on Voetboogstraat.
This toast shop serving matcha and coffee has opened a second location on Spuistraat, in the heart of the city centre.
Chef Jesse Franzen runs this relaxed restaurant in Oud-Zuid, cooking classic, familiar food with the occasional surprising twist.
This pasta spot on the Haarlemmerdijk serves fresh, homemade pasta in glass jars, which you can eat there or take away.
On the corner of the Van Breestraat, this no-nonsense eetcafe from the team behind De Zingende Zwaan and Wijmpje Beukers brings the feel of an English pub to Amsterdam.
This Japanese barbecue restaurant serves Wagyu beef, as the name suggests, and first made its name in Buitenveldert on the southern edge of Amsterdam.
From the people behind Collins and Little Collins, this Italian-influenced restaurant and bar is a few doors down from Little Collins in De Pijp.
This upscale cocktail bar on the Handboogstraat opens at 22:00 for drinks and conversation, and as the night goes on it turns into a club.
This café, restaurant and wine bar sits on both sides of the Haarlemmerpoort and is run by Maarten de Vries and Jamie van der Will, also known for Kopstootbar.
This is the second cafe from Uncommon, the Amsterdam specialty coffee roaster, on the Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat.
This long-running restaurant in the Red Light District now belongs to the owners of Helling7 and Café Verlan.
A specialty coffee bar in Amsterdam Noord and the sibling of YUSU in Amsterdam Oost.
A restaurant in Amsterdam West that opened at the start of May.
A pop-up in The Manor, the hotel on Linnaeusstraat in Amsterdam Oost that occupies an 1891 former hospital.
A restobar on the Amstelveenseweg near the Vondelpark, where Amsterdam West meets Oud-Zuid.
A restaurant on the Amstelstraat in the city centre that turns into a club as the night goes on.
The Caron family's newest restaurant is in the former home of De Gouden Reael, on the edge of the Realeneiland.
A Korean restaurant in De Pijp from a Korean-owned team that started out doing takeaway in East and West.
A sourdough bakery on the corner of Pretoriusstraat in Amsterdam East, where Rum Baba used to be.
A Latin American restaurant on the 24th floor of the nhow Amsterdam RAI hotel in Zuid, with a 360-degree view over the city.
A Jordaan shop given over entirely to cheesecake.
A restaurant and listening bar on Utrechtsestraat from the team behind the now closed Vanderveen.
An Italian restaurant on a side street off Rembrandtplein, named after the goddess of grain.
A Mediterranean-style eetcafé on Jan van Galenstraat in West, named after the grandmother of owner Anna Meyer.
This fine dining restaurant on the Nassaukade is the first in the Netherlands to serve West African food.
This restobar on Beukenplein serves brasserie-style food with Greek influences, shaped by the roots of owner and chef Angelo Kremmydas.
This contemporary Japanese kitchen and bar on the Amstelveenseweg has reopened with a new approach.
The Craft Space on Schaafstraat is the home of Oedipus beer, a working brewery where the beer is made on site and the comfort food comes from Sassy's.
Pazzi's newest Amsterdam branch is on Van Limburg Stirumplein, close to the Westerpark, and serves the handcrafted wood-fired pizzas the group has made since 2010.
A newly opened restaurant at C.
This small living room restaurant in Amsterdam-West serves a four-course chef's menu inspired by classic Portuguese cooking and by the owners' grandmothers.
This sushi shop on Beethovenstraat is best known for its crispy sushi sandwich, which took off on TikTok and sometimes draws queues of an hour.
A new spot in De Pijp for coffee, lunch, dinner and cocktails, which opened in October on Tweede Jan Steenstraat.
A premium sushi takeaway and delivery kitchen in De Pijp, run by chef and owner Evert Broer.
This restaurant in the Pillows Hotel on Mauritskade, by the Oosterpark, serves French-Japanese fine dining by chef Floris van Straalen, using local and seasonal ingredients.
An Italian restaurant and bar on Mercatorplein in De Baarsjes, built around antipasti, pizza, pasta and cocktails.
This café has taken over the spot on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat where the Veganees used to be, before that restaurant moved to Amsterdam East.
Amsterdam wine merchant Bureau Wijn, already in West and East, now has a permanent pop-up in DOOR OPEN SPACE on Tt.
An Italian-Albanian coffee bar and restaurant on Roelof Hartstraat, run by a family who lived in Tirana for ten years.
After a thorough renovation, the former home of club Atelier on Anthony Fokkerweg is now a place for drinks, dinner and dancing.
A neighbourhood bistro with French character in the old village centre of Amstelveen, with colourful flowers at the entrance and the bar.
A café on Lindengracht in the Jordaan that feels as if time has stood still, and a favourite with younger locals.
This neighbourhood bakery made its name on Bilderdijkstraat in Oud-West, where its sourdough bread draws queues.
The newest spot from the Dutch family restaurant Heemelrijck, on Singel in the city centre, opened as the business marks 75 years.
A pizza place on Marnixstraat in the Jordaan from the team behind Mangia Pizza, led by Antonio Cavoto, who comes from near Naples.
A farmhouse-style restaurant on Beethovenstraat inspired by the British countryside, from the team behind Café Garçon and Brasserie Margaux.
A small restaurant in Amsterdam East run by Selin and Steph, who cook whatever they feel like: sometimes Turkish, sometimes not, but always seasonal and made with local ingredients.
A second location for Sam's Koffie, which already has a coffee bar on Welnastraat in Oud-West.
A casual spot on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat that brings in flavours and ingredients from around the world and combines them freely.
The former home of Van 't Spit on Frans Halsstraat is now Juno, a new concept from the same owners, who changed course after a kitchen fire.
This creative food studio, known for catering events, opened its own restaurant in Amsterdam Noord in early 2025.
A coffee, bakery and lunch spot from the team behind Euro Pizza and Restaurant Europa, now with a second location on Waterlooplein.
A brunch and vinyl bar on Dusartstraat, where records play during the day alongside specialty coffee and dishes such as potato waffles with chicken tenders and hot honey.
The former Venus & Adonis on Prinsengracht has reopened after a renovation as a French bistro, a new direction the owners chose for their tenth anniversary.
A sister restaurant to Toscanini, which is a few doors along Lindengracht, serving an Italian-influenced menu.
Savoury pies from Emily, who grew up in the UK with pies as her comfort food and cooked in Amsterdam restaurants, including De Kas, before starting her own business.
A contemporary skewer bar on Eerste van der Helststraat from the team behind Gitane and Massalia.
Mexico City style street tacos on the Albert Cuyp, made with tortillas pressed fresh every day.
The sandwich shop known for its generous toppings opens a city-centre location.
The vegetarian kebab known from festivals now has a permanent home at NDSM in Amsterdam-Noord.
The team behind Jondani opens a second Rotate near Leidseplein, after the original on Beethovenstraat.
Casual fine dining from chefs Michael Wolf and Jordy Koopmans, with French cooking at its base and subtle Asian and other international influences.
A small restaurant on Nicolaas Beetsstraat from the Café Beurre team, with 28 seats, most of them at the bar facing chef Wes ten Kleij's kitchen.
A German bistro on the Singel where chef Luke de Jong cooks a modern take on new German cuisine, from schweinshaxe, spätzle, pretzels and bratwurst to spaghetti ice cream.
A neighbourhood restaurant and bar on the Schinkel, run by the next generation of the Vooges family.
A second, smaller Bouillon d'Amsterdam, bringing French comfort food to De Pijp with dishes such as oeufs mayo and steak frites, plus affordable wine.
A modern European restaurant in the Van Gendt Hallen where vegetables lead the cooking.
A neighbourhood bar on Jan Pieter Heijestraat built around southern European aperitivo.
A lively grand café that has moved into the Vondelpark Pavilion, in the middle of the park.
A modern Indonesian brasserie on the Ruysdaelkade in De Pijp, giving classic dishes a fresh take, from the kitchens of Java to the coastal cooking of Sulawesi.
This Middle Eastern restaurant in De Pijp opened this summer.
This satay restaurant in the Nine Streets serves freshly made Indonesian satay.
With twelve TruGolf simulators on Pilotenstraat, this is the largest indoor golf venue in the Benelux.
Leonardo Pacenti, chef and owner of Toscanini, has opened this ravioli bar on the busy Van der Helstplein.
This small Japanese omakase bar is part of the speakeasy at Paindemie on Kinkerstraat.
This baked potato spot on Hugo de Grootplein gives an old-fashioned classic a new twist.
This restaurant sits on the NDSM wharf in Noord, in a former industrial building with high ceilings, large windows and views over the IJ.
This Spanish wine and tapas bar on Bilderdijkstraat is open every day.
This Jordaan bakery specialises in canelés, the signature pastry of Bordeaux, made to the traditional recipe and baked fresh every day.
The newest restaurant from the Bouillon d'Amsterdam family is on Stadionweg in Zuid.
This all-day neighbourhood café on Dapperplein has taken over the former Local Dealer spot and serves lunch, drinks and dinner.
Chef Nicolas Aquaa and Bunmi Okolosi run this modern West African restaurant, which is at Prinsengracht 955 for the coming months.
This new bar on Bilderdijkstraat has the classic feel of a brown café and already seems like a long-standing part of the street.
This Mediterranean restaurant is in the De Mirandapaviljoen on the Amstel, the building that used to house Amstel Boathouse.
Two bars share the space at De Ruyterkade 143 and split the week between them.
This new neighbourhood restaurant in Watergraafsmeer is run by two people who have worked at De Kas and Vuurtoreneiland.
Two founders from Reims make pâté en croûte, the savoury meat pie of the Champagne region, in a small open-kitchen shop in West.
A café on Bullewijkpad in Zuidoost, a short walk from Oma Ietje, serving French food with a Mediterranean touch.
A fried chicken spot in the Oedipus Craft Space in Noord, run by the team behind Box Sociaal.
A well-liked ramen restaurant that has reopened on Prins Hendrikkade, serving bowls of Japanese ramen made with a rich broth.
A new restaurant on the water at Pakhuis de Zwijger, cooking diaspora dishes with influences from Indonesia, the Moluccas, China, Europe, Africa and America.
A small wine and charcuterie bar on the Vijzelgracht, next door to Cafe Cenc.
A new café inside Felix Meritis, the monumental cultural house on the Keizersgracht.
The family café at WOPL, a new interactive play space on Stadionplein for children aged one to eight, designed with an educational specialist.
Hotel Okura has turned the waterside terrace of its Serre restaurant into a cocktail pop-up based on omakase, the Japanese practice of leaving the choices to your host.
This Oud-West café on Eerste Helmersstraat comes from the owners of Binnenvisser.
On Utrechtsestraat, this modern barbecue restaurant cooks a changing seasonal menu over a charcoal grill, with meat and fish as well as vegetables.
This specialty coffee bar on Rozengracht is a calm spot on a busy street.
A Spanish tapas and wine bar on Marie Heinekenplein in De Pijp, where Spanish cooks work in an open kitchen.
This affordable eetcafé near the Nieuwmarkt has reopened in a new form.
A new café-restaurant at the NDSM Shipyard, set up as a sort of living room right on the IJ.
A high-end handroll bar on Utrechtsestraat from the 212 Group.
The first NYX Hotel in the Benelux opened on 25 June at Amstelstraat 17, near Rembrandtplein, in a building that was a sugar refinery in the 17th century.
Bakery Wolf has opened its fourth location, on Arnold Schönberglaan on the Zuidas.
A café and restaurant on the IJ waterfront at the NDSM shipyard in Noord.
A Spanish restaurant on Parnassusweg in Zuid.
This bakery and deli from De Pijp, founded by French pastry chef Alexandre Scour, now has a second branch in the centre, on Spui.
An Italian restaurant that has opened a new location in Oost, inside The Manor Hotel on Eerste Oosterparkstraat.
A sourdough bagel shop in De Pijp, from a business with four locations in Amsterdam that began with a father and son who shared a love of bagels.
A natural wine bar in Noord, set within the art and design label WDSTCK, where you sit among handmade furniture and design objects beside the water.
A newly renovated brown bar on Ten Katestraat in West, set to open soon.
A modern French restaurant on the Overtoom, close to Vondelpark.
A café inside de Bijenkorf on Warmoesstraat, which opened on 1 June in the space where the department store's patisserie used to be.
An all-day ice cream and wine salon on Waterlooplein, serving craft ice cream and natural and organic wines alongside morning coffee and lunch.
A Japanese-inspired cocktail bar with the warmth of a cosy brown café, which opened in De Pijp on 25 June.
A Korean restaurant on Linnaeusstraat in Oost, serving Korean dishes with a modern, international twist.
A new restaurant in Noord cooking West African and Caribbean food.
An all-day restaurant, bar and music venue among the warehouses of Oostenburg, founded by Tara Bonimbie and Max van Dée.
The second ramen shop near Gelderlandplein from Taka, who has been selling ramen in Amsterdam since 2012 and also cooks at Toko Dun Yong near Nieuwmarkt.
The largest branch of De Japanner, on George Gershwinplein in the Zuidas, a five-minute walk from Amsterdam Zuid station.
