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The Friday programme of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference, with club nights and events across Amsterdam.
Dutch DJ KI/KI, known for fast, trance-tinged rave techno, plays the second day of her arena show.
The South Korean DJ and producer, known for her hit "(It Goes Like) Nanana", hosts a night under the name of her Gudu label.
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 Amsterdam-based techno DJ and producer, known for her fast, high-energy club sets, plays a headline show at the arena.
ADE's mix of learning programme and party, with Barcelona producer John Talabot, Detroit house figure Moodymann and Chicago soul singer Peven Everett, among others.
Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills presents his musical response to Rembrandt's Night Watch, the 1642 masterpiece in the Rijksmuseum.
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.
DGTL, the Amsterdam electronic music festival, holds its ADE Friday night in the vast former shipyard hall at NDSM.
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as part of its Essentials series.
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.
Techno at the digital art museum: Regis and Function's Sandwell District, Luke Slater as Planetary Assault Systems, and Dutch electronic producer Nadia Struiwigh.
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.
Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, known for her recordings of Philip Glass, plays the American minimalist's music with Reyer Zwart.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
The cultural centre's signature Friday night features an open programme of oral storytelling from local and visiting tale-tellers.
The Belgian bass music brand, known for its big drum and bass and dubstep events in Antwerp, brings its heavy sound to Amsterdam.
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.
British UK garage and bass producer Sammy Virji and Brazilian house DJ Mochakk play back-to-back, taking turns at the decks.
Neapolitan techno DJ Joseph Capriati brings his Metamorfosi concept to Awakenings, the Dutch techno brand, as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
Brazilian DJ and producer Mochakk, known for playful, high-energy house sets and tracks like Jealous, headlines the round former gasholder at Westergas.
Paradise, Jamie Jones's tech house party from Ibiza, teams up with Amsterdam promoter Loveland at several venues.
A club night on a moving train, with DJs playing on board as part of ADE.
Part of the touring Candlelight series, where musicians, usually a string quartet, play arrangements of pop hits by candlelight, here songs by Queen and ABBA.
Amsterdam's Audio Obscura, known for house and techno nights in unusual buildings, holds this ADE party at the G-Star RAW headquarters.
The Dutch trance producer, known for System F and Gouryella, plays the Rembrandtplein club with invited guest DJs.
Amsterdam party organisation Audio Obscura runs a 100-hour marathon of DJ sets raising money for War Child, the charity for children affected by armed conflict.
Dutch artist Boris Acket, who makes large installations of moving fabric, light and sound, fills the Centrale Markthal with this work.
Amsterdam festival brand DGTL presents Tinlicker, the Dutch duo known for melodic, emotional electronic music, with guests for Amsterdam Dance Event.
The Belgian drum and bass producer, known for Hospital Records releases and hits like 'Come Alive', plays with guests he has invited.
An Amsterdam Dance Event party that moves through the five-star hotel's restaurant, garden and kitchen, with chefs cooking live while DJs play house.
Warhaus is the solo project of Belgian Maarten Devoldere of Balthazar, known for smoky, louche chanson-pop; co-presented with Paradiso, with Charlie Avalon supporting.
Turkish deep house producer Mahmut Orhan, known for his hit 'Feel', plays with guests in a theatre setting organised by Amsterdam's Loveland.
The Amsterdam DJ, known for long, eclectic sets that move between house, disco and leftfield sounds, plays the former gasholder at Westergas.
A hands-on DJ workshop led by Major League DJz, the South African twin brothers known for amapiano, together with the Amsterdam streetwear label Daily Paper.
A daytime party in Thuishaven's Tempel space with UK-based producer Salute, plus Diffrent and Bella Claxton.
London club Fabric and Loud-Contact return for ADE with a two-room takeover and an audiovisual show by Dreamrec.
An open rehearsal where you can watch Eindhoven rapper Fresku prepare with the Metropole Orkest, the Dutch orchestra that works across pop and jazz.
The Amsterdam festival DGTL presents Dutch duo Tinlicker, known for melodic, emotive house and progressive electronica, along with guests.
Dutch drum and bass producer IMANU, known for experimental bass music that crosses genres, presents his DE_VERTE show.
An Amsterdam Dance Event evening that opens with a panel asking whether we still dare to disco, then music and performances, with the museum's Disco exhibition open.
Awakenings, the major Dutch techno organisation, runs a smaller Friday club session during ADE at the Leidseplein club.
A canal boat party with DJ sets and spritz cocktails, held during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A party from CQTD held during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
A string quartet plays arrangements of hits by Queen and ABBA in a candlelit church.
The Ukrainian-born Australian pianist, known for big virtuoso Romantic repertoire, especially Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev.
Choreographer Kianí Del Valle, who was born in Puerto Rico, dances inside EINDER, Dutch artist Boris Acket's immersive installation of light, sound and moving fabric.
A piece by Touki Delphine, the Dutch collective that makes immersive, sculptural installations with sound and light, shown as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
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.
Danish producer Kölsch, known for melodic techno and his records on Kompakt, hosts his own IPSO event in the former school building in West.
An exhibition looking at the postwar CoBrA artists, such as Karel Appel and Asger Jorn, through themes that go beyond the human figure.
Photographs by the Lebanese photographer from Beirut, a Magnum member known for raw, intimate pictures of her city's nightlife, protests, women and desire.
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 Dutch DJ and producer, who won a Grammy for remixing Madonna's "Revolver", talks about mental health and personal growth behind a music career.
An Amsterdam Dance Event collaboration that brings electronic music into the museum devoted to Vincent van Gogh.
ADE and the Van Gogh Museum present London musician and producer Coby Sey, known for dark experimental electronic music, with Devon Rexi.
Canadian DJ BLOND:ISH brings her Abracadabra party, known for its playful, eco-minded atmosphere and organic, Afro-tinged house.
Madrid's Oscar Mulero, a veteran of dark, hypnotic techno for more than 30 years, hosts a night of DJs he has chosen for the Intercell series.
British DJ SHERELLE, known for fast jungle and footwork sets, shares the bill with Manchester producer Anz and Mallaury.
Saturday 24 October
Amsterdam Music Festival, the big EDM show of Amsterdam Dance Event, fills the stadium with 40,000 people for headline mainstage DJs.
The German DJ Klangkuenstler, known for fast, hard-edged techno, plays the whole night alone in the arena.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's dance-heavy musical based on T.S. Eliot's cat poems, the show that gave us the song 'Memory'.
Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills presents his musical response to Rembrandt's Night Watch, the 1642 masterpiece in the Rijksmuseum.
The Saturday daytime instalment of The Gardens of Babylon's yearly three-part Amsterdam Dance Event series, which returns to Westweelde.
Berlin's notorious KitKatClub, a hedonistic fetish-friendly techno club, brings its kink-positive party concept to Amsterdam for a night.
Sasha, the Welsh progressive house pioneer, plays back-to-back with Patrice Bäumel, the Amsterdam-based German DJ known for melodic techno, in a former school building.
The German trance pioneer behind 'For an Angel' plays the whole night himself, from opening to closing, during Amsterdam Dance Event.
The British producer and DJ, known for bouncy UK garage and bass tracks, picks his own line-up for a night at the Westergas Gashouder.
Joris Voorn, the Dutch DJ and producer known for melodic techno and house, presents his Trip To Galaxy concept with the techno organiser Awakenings.
Dutch DJ and producer Joris Voorn, a leading name in melodic techno and house, hosts a Trip To Galaxy night as part of Awakenings' ADE programme.
You sail from Muiden to the fortified island in the dark and walk the fort by candlelight, with stories about energy then and now, for the annual night against light pollution.
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.
A daytime party on a moving train with the Berlin techno duo Pan-Pot and the 50:Hertz crew.
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.
The Grammy-winning Washington DC house duo of Sharam and Dubfire, famous for their remix of Dido's "Thank You", hosts a party on a boat.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
Amsterdam party organisers Audio Obscura team up with The Moment, the live-and-DJ concept of Danish electronic band WhoMadeWho.
DJ Slimfit plays inside the 17th-century canal house museum known for the Catholic church hidden in its attic.
Weekly creative workshops for children exploring different painting and artistic themes inspired by Vincent van Gogh.
American producer Lane 8 brings his This Never Happened label night, known for its no-phones policy, to DGTL's ADE programme.
A deep-sea installation by Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic artist known for The Weather Project, set inside the ARTIS aquarium.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
Into the Woods is a Dutch festival brand known for electronic music events in forest settings, and this is its Saturday programme during ADE.
The American house producer behind "You Don't Know Me", his famous remix of Tori Amos's "Professional Widow" and Duck Sauce plays a guest set.
The German producer, known for his melodic "high-tech minimal" sound and masked performances, brings his FCKNG Serious label together with Amsterdam party organiser Loveland.
German producer Boris Brejcha, known for what he calls high-tech minimal and for performing in a mask, hosts his FCKNG Serious label with Dutch organiser Loveland.
German producer Alexander Ridha, known for distorted electro and techno and his Boysnoize Records label, curates his own night.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
Dockyard, the electronic music and techno festival brand, holds its own edition as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
The South African duo play live house music mixed with jazz, adding saxophone and other live instruments to electronic beats.
DJ Slimfit's Saturday set at Our Lord in the Attic, the canal house museum with a 17th-century Catholic church hidden in its attic.
The Saturday edition of the ADE festival from Into The Woods, the Dutch electronic music organiser known for its events in the forest.
Verknipt, the Dutch organisation known for large hard techno events, takes over the big concert hall for Amsterdam Dance Event.
The German techno veteran, founder of the Cocoon label and its long-running Ibiza parties, plays a BiBi and Cocoon night.
American producer Lane 8 brings his melodic house label night, known for asking dancers to keep their phones away, in partnership with DGTL.
Max Cooper, the British producer known for pairing intricate electronica with scientific visuals, presents an immersive 3D audiovisual show under a projection dome.
A night-time disco party held on board a train, with the carriages used as a moving dance floor.
The Swiss duo Adriatique, known for melodic techno and their Siamese label, play the whole night at an Awakenings event during ADE.
A festival-style day of electronic music under the No Art banner, organised by SONA during Amsterdam Dance Event.
An electronic music festival at Taets, the arts and events venue on the former Hembrug military site in Zaandam, held as part of ADE.
A joint party from 909, the Amsterdam techno event named after Roland's drum machine, and Loveland, the long-running Amsterdam dance event organiser.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
Two Amsterdam choirs perform Dvořák's large-scale setting of the medieval hymn about Mary at the cross, written after the deaths of his children.
Hunee, the DJ known for wide-ranging sets of disco, house and beyond, plays back-to-back with Stella Zekri and Suze Ijó.
A daytime party led by Dutch DJ Michel de Hey, with a line-up of back-to-back sets including DJ Tennis, Benny Rodrigues and Burnski.
The American DJ and producer behind "You Don't Know Me" and the Tori Amos "Professional Widow" remix, also half of Duck Sauce.
South African DJ Shimza, known for Afro house and Afro tech, leads DGTL's ADE event with guests in the former shipyard halls at NDSM.
La Tempête, the French ensemble led by Simon-Pierre Bestion and known for staged, atmospheric concerts, performs music by Bach, Mendelssohn and Brahms.
A live ensemble, usually a string quartet, plays songs from Disney princess films in a room lit by hundreds of candles.
An Amsterdam Dance Event showcase from Toytonics, the Berlin label known for jazzy, funky, disco-tinged house.
A children's exhibition about stage magic and illusion, from escape artist Harry Houdini to the Dutch illusionist Hans Klok.
London techno festival Junction 2 and Mastery bring club music to NXT Museum, Amsterdam Noord's museum of digital and new media art.
A charity run along the canals followed by a party, organised by an Amsterdam run club to raise money for Free a Girl, which fights child sexual exploitation.
Franky Rizardo, the Amsterdam DJ and producer known for groovy house and tech house, hosts his Flow event in the former gasholder at Westergas.
Amsterdam festival brand DGTL hosts South African DJ and producer Shimza, a leading name in Afro house, and guests.
Carl Craig's Detroit Love, a touring showcase of Detroit techno and house, comes to the club at the top of A'DAM Tower.
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.
Affairs is the event series of Vintage Culture, the Brazilian DJ and producer Lukas Ruiz, known for melodic, crowd-pleasing house music.
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.
Sunday 25 October
The 40th edition of the big children's film and media festival, with international film premieres, workshops for toddlers and an interactive MediaLab for ages 3 to 14.
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'.
Amsterdam's annual October marathon starts and finishes in the 1928 Olympic Stadium, on a flat course through the city and along the Amstel.
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.
Families explore the Rijksmuseum through riddles, scents and drawing, as an introduction to highlights from its collection.
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.
The Rotterdam techno pioneer Jochem Paap plays live as STOOR, his rougher, improvised project built on hardware machines, during Amsterdam Dance Event.
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.
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.
Children aged ten and up learn Taylor Swift songs by ear, first in unison and then in three parts, and the final result is filmed.
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 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.
The Gardens of Babylon is an event series known for organic and melodic house in elaborately decorated settings, and this is its Sunday edition at Westergas.
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.
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.
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 Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter behind 'The Story' and 'The Joke' brings her big-voiced Americana and folk-rock to the stage.
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.
Young children and families gather for an English-language picture book reading session.
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.
Dodgeball played across linked trampolines, organised by a casual social meetup group at the trampoline park.
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.
An open day where teenagers and parents can try out TUMO, a free after-school programme in coding, design, animation and other digital skills.
A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.
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.
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.
A monthly hands-on class in making fresh pasta with knives, pasta machines or rolling pins, followed by a tasting.
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.
2,059 events, concerts, exhibitions, markets and things to do in Amsterdam from Friday 23 October to Thursday 29 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: AMF Amsterdam at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), OUTWORLD – Klangkuenstler All Night Long at Ziggo Dome (Saturday) and Cinekid Festival, 40th edition at Pathé Amsterdam-Noord (Sunday).
Questions about what's on in Amsterdam
What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?
876 events are listed for the weekend. Among the highlights: AMF Amsterdam at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), OUTWORLD – Klangkuenstler All Night Long at Ziggo Dome (Saturday), Cinekid Festival, 40th edition at Pathé Amsterdam-Noord (Sunday), Cats at Carre (Sunday) and TCS Amsterdam Marathon at Olympisch Stadion (Sunday). Pick Saturday or Sunday on the side to see them all.
Are there free events in Amsterdam this week?
Yes. 55 of the listings this week are free, for example Free Entry for Amsterdammers at Oude Kerk (Tuesday), Guided Tour + Free Lunchtime Concert at Muziekgebouw (Friday) and Open Day: Amsterdam's Birthday at Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Sunday). Tick "Free only" on the side to see just those.
What concerts are on in Amsterdam this week?
788 concerts and live music nights are listed, including AMF Amsterdam at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), ADE Friday (Friday) and KI/KI - (Day / 2) at Ziggo Dome (Friday). 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 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.
