What's on in Amsterdam: events this week
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themThursday 8 October
The well-loved Dutch duo perform their show 'Bal op het dak', mixing hits like 'Het regent zonnestralen' with album tracks and new songs.
Families explore the Rijksmuseum through riddles, scents and drawing, as an introduction to highlights from its collection.
The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.
The American jazz pianist and composer, known for his trio The Bandwagon and his score for Selma, plays a solo recital.
The French pianist, a noted interpreter of Messiaen and Ligeti, joins the British composer and conductor George Benjamin, himself a Messiaen pupil, for a French-themed programme.
Amsterdam's outdoor ice rink in Watergraafsmeer, with its long speed-skating track, opens again for the season from 10 October.
The harp-led indie-folk project known for songs set in its own fantasy storyworld, with support from Canadian theatrical folk singer Ben Caplan.
A large-scale dance party; 'bal' is the Dutch word for a ball or dance night.
A chance to hear the new record by the Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C. played in full at the Utrechtsestraat record shop.
Shostakovich's satirical 1959 operetta, also known as Cheryomushki, about Muscovites scheming to get flats in a new housing estate.
A staging for ages ten and up of Shostakovich's satirical operetta about Moscow residents trying to get new flats in a housing estate.
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.
Drop-in divination sessions using card reading inside the canal-side museum dedicated to hermetic philosophy and free thought.
Masayuki Suo's acclaimed 1996 comedy-drama follows a buttoned-up Tokyo accountant who secretly takes up ballroom dancing.
The French saxophonist, known for viral videos playing live sax over house and electronic tracks, plays the music venue by Amstel station.
A guided evening walk to look for moths, which are usually drawn in with lamps and white sheets, in the city's large woodland park.
The German-Dutch cabaret singer and performer, known for his flamboyant David Bowie tribute Starman and his take on Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
A guided evening walk to see moths, which are usually attracted to lamps and white sheets so you can look at them up close.
A quieter, low-stimulus visit to Artis's museum of microbes, meant for people who find noise and crowds overwhelming.
Nottingham indie band Panchiko, known for a 2000 EP that became a cult favourite online after it turned up in a charity shop, play a sold-out bill.
The American TikTok personality turned pop singer brings her camp, queer-leaning dance-pop to the stage.
The London trio known for brooding, slow-building indie rock, sharing the bill with Everett Dolphin.
Argentine digital artist Andrés Reisinger, known for surreal, soft-toned 3D interiors and his pink fluffy Hortensia chair, shows dreamlike digital worlds.
A public session on whether humans could ever live on Mars, and what science says about the obstacles.
Stand-up from Mike Rice, hosted by Comedytrain, Amsterdam's long-running stand-up comedy collective.
The French saxophonist, known for playing live sax over house and electronic tracks, brings his European tour here; the listing says it has moved to another location.
A small yoga class in a studio among reeds and trees with views over the water, at De Ceuvel, the eco-workspace on a former shipyard in Noord.
The opening night of the week: a film screening, then a panel on the Stolen Generations, the Aboriginal children forcibly taken from their families in Australia.
A talk by Jan Pieter van der Schaar, a theoretical physicist at the University of Amsterdam, on cosmology and how the universe came to be.
The electronic music duo, known for melodic, cinematic house and downtempo productions, performs live.
Namibian-Dutch singer-songwriter Shishani performs as a duo with Ernst Vranckx, in a programme titled Family Affair.
The Dutch post-punk band from Dokkum, signed to the American label Sub Pop, known for their sharp, energetic guitar songs.
A theatrical piece exploring toxic masculinity and modern misogyny through the prism of online influencer Andrew Tate.
Iranian-Dutch storyteller Sahand Sahebdivani, a founder of Mezrab, shares a storytelling show with Raphael Rodan.
A guided walk through the city to places connected with objects in the Amsterdam Museum's collection.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
The British soul singer-songwriter from Manchester, known for her warm, mellow voice, plays a Paradiso-programmed show away from its main hall.
Children explore basic scientific concepts through experiments and discovery in the library's youth makerspace.
Youth workshops focusing on creative technology, coding, and digital design skills.
A welcoming fundamentals class focusing on boxing basics and self-defence for the queer community.
A painting class for all levels, with drinks, snacks and soft jazz, pitched as a social evening or art date.
The Manchester singer-songwriter performs her soul and R&B songs at a sold-out show.
A 90-minute workshop for any level in which William Sutton teaches how to perform Shakespeare.
Mike Leigh's bleak, darkly funny film follows David Thewlis as an articulate drifter roaming London, a role that won him Best Actor at Cannes.
A workshop on the psychology of phishing, looking at why even well-informed people fall for fraudulent emails and messages.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
Michigan's Wolf Eyes, veterans of the US underground noise scene, headline a noise bill with Cuntroaches and THOHH.
A show by De Warme Winkel, the Amsterdam theatre collective known for anarchic, playful and self-referential performances.
The Brazilian accordionist and singer Nonato Lima plays Brazilian music at this Brazilian-Dutch theatre.
A dance piece by the Serbian-born, Amsterdam-based choreographer Dunja Jocić, made with the dance company Orbita | Spellbound.
The title is Indonesian for 'young coconut'; the venue is a Zuidoost theatre known for community-rooted performances.
A voku, short for Volksküche, is a cheap communal vegan dinner, followed here by a live set from Moukliomos Drom.
A stand-up comedy set by Kostya Pushkin at this English-language comedy venue.
The Homesick, a band from Friesland on Sub Pop, play their angular, psychedelic-leaning post-punk, with de rivier opening.
A festival of talks and discussions about how tourism can benefit cities and the people who live in them, rather than burden them.
A hands-on workshop in castanet playing and sevillanas, the lively Andalusian folk dance closely related to flamenco.
A bonus screening in a Brazilian film series: a documentary about Ouvidor 63, a São Paulo high-rise occupied by artists.
A children's show for ages one to five about the world of butterflies.
A live set by Kiss Facility at Paradiso, the former church on the Weteringschans that is now a major concert venue.
Friday 9 October
An exhibition on the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist who moved to New York and became famous for his raw, gestural paintings, including the Woman series.
The Canadian pop-punk band, known for 2000s hits like Welcome to My Life and I'm Just a Kid, play live.
The cultural centre's signature Friday night features an open programme of oral storytelling from local and visiting tale-tellers.
The zoo marks Purple Friday, the Dutch day when people wear purple to support LGBTQ+ young people, with a celebration of love in all its forms.
The Groningen indie-pop band, known for warm, melodic songs sung in English, plays Paradiso's main hall.
Richard Gadd's true story of being stalked, which started as a one-man stage show before it became the hit Netflix series.
A Latin music party with dancing spread across three floors.
The Czech conductor, once a double bass player and now chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, leads an orchestral concert.
A concert exploring tango and how far it can be stretched, from its traditional roots to more contemporary forms.
A hands-on cooking class led by a Japanese host, making ramen from scratch, with solo participants welcome.
The American band best known for their 1998 hit 'Kiss Me', fronted by singer Leigh Nash.
An interactive English-language session of songs, nursery rhymes, and picture books for young children.
A guided tour through the 17th-century canal house museum, celebrating a century of the city collection.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 Paris fairy tale, with Audrey Tautou as a shy café waitress who secretly meddles in the lives of the people around her.
The Dutch string orchestra, with violinist Liza Ferschtman and double bassist Rick Stotijn, plays music named after Janáček's 'Intimate Letters' quartet and Stravinsky's Suite Italienne.
The German-Dutch cabaret singer and performer, known for his flamboyant David Bowie tribute Starman and his take on Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
The Dutch singer and rapper behind hits like 'Smoorverliefd' and 'Reünie', known for his heartfelt Dutch-language pop.
An improvised musical, where performers make up the story and songs on the spot from audience suggestions, plus a set from Telltaled Trio.
A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.
A hands-on introduction to foley, the craft of recording everyday sound effects like footsteps and rustling clothes in sync with film footage.
'Ambyar' is Javanese slang for heartbroken, made famous by Didi Kempot's sad campursari songs, so expect Indonesian music to sing along to.
The first edition of a kaseko party, celebrating Suriname's upbeat Afro-Creole dance music, led by John Oldenstam with Edje Rust.
An improvised comedy show at the English-language comedy theatre where performers make up scenes on the spot, often from audience suggestions.
A single-session beginners' pottery workshop where each person makes one handmade piece.
Youth theatre company De Toneelmakerij and DOX stage Lewis Carroll's story for ages eight and up, directed by Paul Knieriem.
A theatrical piece exploring toxic masculinity and modern misogyny through the prism of online influencer Andrew Tate.
The Berlin post-hardcore band, fronted by singer Maria Lessing, known for emotional, heavy songs that mix clean and screamed vocals.
A hands-on session modelling and sculpting objects from clay, open to beginners.
The Glasgow band play indie rock with a post-punk edge and politically outspoken lyrics in Paradiso's smaller upstairs hall.
A social dance night built around samba de gafieira, the partnered ballroom samba that grew up in Rio de Janeiro's dance halls.
Individual intuitive card consultations held in the historic canalside library.
Participants learn bead embroidery techniques to customise and repair second-hand garments.
The local market's resident sommelier leads an informal tasting of selected bottles paired with small bites.
A stage version of Richard Yates's 1961 novel about a suburban couple's falling-apart marriage, which was filmed in 2008 with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
A craft class on upcycling, which means turning old or discarded materials into new and useful objects.
The latest edition of Document Nederland, the Rijksmuseum's long-running photography commission recording Dutch society, this time about energy and the energy transition.
Around 25 booksellers set up stalls on the square selling second-hand and antiquarian books, prints, posters and magazines.
Chef Alessandra, who grew up in Puglia, shows you how to make taralli, the crunchy ring-shaped savoury biscuits of her home region, and then you taste them.
The London band mixes jazz instruments with electronic production, making groove-led music that sits between a jazz gig and a club set.
A tango trio led by Argentine pianist Juan Pablo Dobal, with Gustavo Cabrera and Santiago Arias, plays in the intimate pianola museum.
A throwback party built around hits from past decades.
Relaxed games of riichi mahjong, the Japanese version of the Chinese tile game, at the public library and hosted by a Japanese language and culture group.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
Musicians play live experimental computer music and noise in the Vondelbunker, a volunteer-run space inside a former nuclear shelter under the Vondelpark.
An adventurous jazz bill headlined by New York vocalist Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones, known for fiery avant-garde jazz with harmonium and voice.
A session where you help make a national collective artwork that commemorates the Dutch history of slavery.
A guided tour of Het Zandkasteel, the former NMB bank headquarters in Zuidoost, built in the organic style by architects Alberts & Van Huut.
The Italian appliance brand SMEG hosts an afternoon workshop at its showroom on baking with sourdough.
Jona van Loenen looks at the enormous wealth held by the baby boomer generation and what it means for the generations that follow.
An eighties party night built around hits from that decade.
Soundpainting is a sign language for live composition, created by Walter Thompson, in which a conductor uses gestures to direct performers as they improvise.
A living-room style session from The Right to Ambivalence, a project exploring Black hair care that began with conversations in Amsterdam's East African community.
Fans can get their copy of the new release signed by DI-RECT, the rock band from The Hague behind hits like "Times Are Changing".
A week of events about Indigenous liberation at OT301, the Overtoom cultural centre in a former squat.
A lunchtime concert by the piano duo Rosa & Glukhovskiy, part of a festival devoted to music for two pianists.
A concert at the organ-focused venue, with a free lunch served before it starts.
A compact twenty-minute performance blending personal storytelling and humour about relocating from southern Italy to the Netherlands.
A stage production whose Dutch title means space debris, the junk from old satellites and rockets left circling the Earth.
An organ concert at a venue in a former church in Oud-West that holds several organs; the title suggests a journey from hymn tunes to more experimental sound.
An author visit for children at the bookshop, part of Kinderboekenweek, the annual Dutch children's book week.
Saturday 10 October
The Philadelphia singer and poet, a leading voice of neo-soul since her 2000 debut Who Is Jill Scott?, performs live.
Mystery Ensemble plays music from Tim Burton's films, many of them scored by Danny Elfman, such as Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, in a church.
An Eredivisie league match between Ajax and N.E.C. from Nijmegen at Ajax's home stadium.
For the school holidays the science museum adds extra workshops, the Chain Reaction show and an AI Challenge on telling real from fake.
The 39th edition of the race in which rowing crews in longboats compete through the canals of the city centre.
Moldovan violinist Alexandra Conunova joins the Athens State Orchestra and Hannah Kim for Skalkottas, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and Shostakovich.
A concert of music from Tim Burton's films, much of it written by his longtime composer Danny Elfman, played in a church setting.
Children's singer Dirk Scheele brings Dikkie Dik, the ginger cat from Jet Boeke's picture books, to the stage in a sing-and-dance show for toddlers aged two and up.
The Malian band, formed in Bamako by musicians who fled conflict in the north, plays high-energy desert blues mixed with rock.
The American singer-songwriter, formerly known as Smog, known for his deep baritone and spare, wry, literary songs.
Free children's activities across Zuid, including a look inside the fire station, theatre, crafts at the city farm and clay modelling at the festival hub.
Guide Huib Ramaer leads a walk for the Muze van Zuid festival to a house concert by pianist Elizaveta Bokhina in the Wolkenkrabber, Amsterdam's 1930s high-rise.
A chance to see Circus Odesa, the Ukrainian youth circus that moved to Amsterdam after Russia's invasion, and meet its performers.
The Japanese turntablist and producer, a pioneer of moody, abstract instrumental hip hop since the 1990s.
A race through Amsterdam's canals that starts near the 1928 Olympic Stadium.
A free autumn half-term market in the Passage at De Hallen, where makers and dealers sell art, design and vintage pieces.
An afternoon of activities and an exhibition showing visitors how life at a fire station works.
Pedro Almodóvar's latest Spanish-language film, whose title means Bitter Christmas, screening as part of PAFF.
Three drag performers known from the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise share a live show at Westergas.
Part of Winter Vondelland, an early taste of winter in Vondelpark with games, live music, poffertjes and snert, the thick Dutch pea soup.
Sunday 11 October
The New York band led by Julian Casablancas, whose 2001 debut Is This It set off the early-2000s garage rock revival.
An open-air market selling artisanal food, drinks, and handmade goods from independent producers.
An open-air creative building area where children can construct huts and woodwork with real tools.
The cult Manchester band, known for their raw, chanted 2011 debut Go Tell Fire to the Mountain, back on stage after splitting up in 2012.
Fritz Lang's 1927 silent science-fiction classic gets a live score from vocal ensemble Wishful Singing, drummer Yonga Sun, clarinettist Steven Kamperman and Jorrit Westerhof.
The cult Manchester band behind the 2011 album Go Tell Fire to the Mountain, known for howled vocals and church-organ-heavy indie rock, plus a DJ set in the club.
The Dutch public broadcaster's symphony orchestra plays a programme of well-known classical favourites.
Children and parents build life-size jointed cardboard puppets, then dance with them to live piano music led by Brazilian artist Raquel Diniz.
A live score by Wanderwelle for Teinosuke Kinugasa's 1926 Japanese silent film, an avant-garde nightmare set in a mental asylum.
British recorder player Sarah Jeffery, known for her Team Recorder YouTube channel, plays a space-themed half-term family concert for children aged two and up.
A monthly family gathering that explores world cultures through live music; October's Spanish theme brings a flamenco show and workshop, crafts, tapas and drinks.
A staging for ages ten and up of Shostakovich's satirical operetta about Moscow residents trying to get new flats in a housing estate.
Children search for seasonal plants and trees across the botanical gardens using a visual bingo card.
The long-running ensemble mixes fast-paced improv games, sketches, and video comedy sparked by audience suggestions.
A dynamic vinyasa flow session taught indoors with wide glass views across the IJ waterfront.
A guided bus tour of buildings in the Amsterdam School style, the expressive brick architecture of the 1910s–30s that Het Schip itself represents.
Children aged eight and up act as art researchers at the Rijksmuseum, looking closely at works to uncover clues and expose fakes.
As part of the Piano Duo Festival, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker comes to life through piano duet music and live sand art, for children aged seven and up.
A performance of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, his collection of preludes and fugues in every major and minor key and a cornerstone of keyboard repertoire.
An outdoor market on the large square in front of the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk, and entry is free.
Monday 12 October
The North Carolina rapper, known for albums like 2014 Forest Hills Drive and his introspective storytelling, plays the arena.
The American rapper J. Cole tours his album The Fall-Off, playing songs from across his long hip-hop career.
The American R&B and pop singer behind 'Location', 'Young Dumb & Broke' and 'Talk' performs in Amsterdam.
A family drawing workshop inspired by the iconic, playful style of Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp.
A market held in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan since 1627, known for its Monday flea market and Saturday farmers' market.
The Dutch pop singer, known for hits like 'Groter dan ik' and her outspoken lyrics, presents her new album live.
The actor best known from The X-Files and Californication performs as a singer-songwriter, playing his folk-rock material.
Stanley Kubrick's 1964 Cold War satire, with Peter Sellers in three roles, about generals who blunder their way into nuclear war.
A boxing gala in memory of Ben Bril, the Amsterdam Jewish boxer who fought at the 1928 Olympics and survived the Holocaust.
A theatrical family tour of the Rijksmuseum, led by the characters Izzy and Ot, for children aged four and up.
The Montreal singer of Haitian descent blends jazz, soul and blues, known for her award-winning album trilogy tracing African American musical history.
Public skating and courses at Amsterdam's large outdoor ice rink in Watergraafsmeer.
The 1980 office comedy in which Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton get revenge on their sexist boss.
A high-energy, absurd and confrontational dance and theatre piece about losing your grip, for ages 10 and up.
Autumn holiday art and craft activities in the studio at Muiderslot, the medieval castle in Muiden.
A theatre show whose content stays secret until the last moment, and which the makers say they will deny afterwards.
Learn the traditional Japanese textile arts of boro mending and decorative sashiko stitching in this hands-on craft workshop.
An autumn holiday workshop where children make a painting out of clay instead of paint.
A guided tour exploring the architecture and history of the seventeenth-century former town hall on Dam Square.
Professional comics and up-and-coming talent test out new material at this weekly English-language comedy night.
Tuesday 13 October
The North Carolina rapper, known for albums like 2014 Forest Hills Drive and his introspective storytelling, plays the arena.
The American singer, who has been a defining voice of neo-soul since her 1997 debut Baduizm, in a show billed as an intimate experience.
The South African singer, whose amapiano-flavoured hit 'Water' won a Grammy, brings her mix of pop and R&B to the stage.
The American singer known as the queen of neo-soul, behind Baduizm, 'On & On' and 'Tyrone', plays Carré.
The science museum explores the history, design, and culture of video games with interactive displays.
The Ghanaian singer known for the global hit 'Shake It to the Max (Fly)' brings her blend of Afrobeats and dancehall to Bitterzoet.
An outdoor adventure park with rope courses and climbing routes strung between the trees, suited to children and adults.
Eye's regular morning screening programme introduces young children aged two to six to light, sound, and moving images.
Dutch recorder player Lucie Horsch joins the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the period-instrument orchestra founded by Frans Brüggen, for Baroque music by Vivaldi, Handel and Bach.
A trip to Vuurtoreneiland, the small island in the IJmeer with a lighthouse and a fort that is part of the UNESCO-listed Defence Line of Amsterdam.
The Ghanaian-American singer, known for the Afrobeats and dancehall hit Shake It to the Max (Fly), performs live.
The Australian pop singer, who started releasing songs as a teenager, plays songs from his second album 'Kicking My Feet' and has announced its follow-up.
An escape room for families and teenagers, where a team solves puzzles together to get out before time runs out.
Young players who took part in the Royal Concertgebouw Competition give a free lunchtime concert for children aged six and up in the Kleine Zaal.
The Denver band mixes indie rock with Eastern European, mariachi and gypsy-punk influences and is known for its Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack.
A festival for the youngest children, from age two, with activities and performances pitched at toddlers and their parents.
Dodgeball played across linked trampolines, organised by a casual social meetup group at the trampoline park.
An autumn holiday show for ages three and up, based on Levina van Teunenbroek and Charlotte Bruijn's picture book about a knight with no bottom.
A convention about robots, held in a large sports hall in Zuid that is normally used for basketball.
This Chicago brass band mixes street-band rhythms with hip-hop, reggae and soul.
Wednesday 14 October
The Atlanta rapper, whose warbling melodic style shaped a generation of trap and who founded the YSL label, plays the large concert hall.
The Amsterdam Museum marks its 100th birthday with 100 days of activities around the city.
Bryan Adams, the Canadian rock singer of 'Summer of '69', tours his album Roll With The Punches, playing new songs alongside his older hits.
The Canadian rock singer behind 'Summer of '69' and '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You' plays songs from Roll With The Punches alongside earlier hits.
Amateur and experienced performers take to the stage for an open-mic evening of personal tales, folklore, and spoken word.
A free guided walk through the year's winning images from the world's best-known photojournalism contest, shown in the church on Dam Square.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film, starring Tom Cruise.
Two American stand-up comedians known from The Daily Show; Minhaj also made Patriot Act and Homecoming King, and Chieng has several Netflix specials.
In this Australian format, the audience learns a harmony arrangement of a well-known pop song over one evening, then everyone sings it together.
An outdoor nature workshop showing children how food travels from seed to plate through gardening and cooking activities.
A scripted and improvised sketch comedy show about life ruled by algorithms and technology, from Amsterdam's long-running English-language comedy theatre.
The Amsterdam band celebrates thirty years of playing its energetic mix of klezmer, Balkan brass and Eastern European folk.
Drag queen Heisa Jynx reads stories aloud, followed by dressing up and crafts for children, during the autumn holiday.
The veteran Canadian heavy metal band, whose decades-long fight for success was told in the 2008 documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
The American singer-songwriter and actor, daughter of Michael Jackson, plays songs from her folk-tinged rock records.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical weaves Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood into one darkly funny fairy tale about wishes and their consequences.
Run with the Cinekid festival, a filmmaking session where children aged 10 to 13 make their own short films.
The Dutch-born writer and historian, author of Year Zero: 1945, talks about his new book on surviving in wartime Berlin.
A lecture on the life of Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter famous for her self-portraits, and how her face became a global icon.
A theatrical piece exploring toxic masculinity and modern misogyny through the prism of online influencer Andrew Tate.
1,256 events, concerts, exhibitions, markets and things to do in Amsterdam from Thursday 8 October to Wednesday 14 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: The Strokes at Ziggo Dome (Sunday), Jill Scott at Afas Live (Saturday) and Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble (Saturday).
Questions about what's on in Amsterdam
What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?
518 events are listed for the weekend. Among the highlights: The Strokes at Ziggo Dome (Sunday), Jill Scott at Afas Live (Saturday), Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble (Saturday), Pure Markt at Pure Markt (Sunday) and ⚒️ make land at Jeugdland (Sunday). Pick Saturday or Sunday on the side to see them all.
Are there free events in Amsterdam this week?
Yes. 64 of the listings this week are free, for example Free guided tour: World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 at Nieuwe Kerk (Wednesday), 24 Hours of Zuid for Children at Zuid (Saturday) and Art, design & vintage market in De Hallen at De Hallen (Saturday). Tick "Free only" on the side to see just those.
What concerts are on in Amsterdam this week?
274 concerts and live music nights are listed, including J. Cole at Ziggo Dome (Monday), The Strokes at Ziggo Dome (Sunday) and IMEHO – An Intimate Experience with Erykah Badu at Carre (Tuesday). 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.
This all-day restaurant, café and bar sits at Westergas in the heart of Westerpark, with a terrace outside. It serves breakfast, lunch, drinks and dinner, and opens every day at 7:00. It stays open until 1:00 from Sunday to Thursday and until 2:00 on Friday and Saturday.
The team at the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht hotel created this five-course dinner around a story told with 3D visuals, sound and interactive magic. Illusionists Thommy Ten and Amélie van Tass, known as The Clairvoyants, devised the experience, and each course is part of the story. Guests choose between a master menu and a garden menu, both at 145 euros per person, and it runs for a limited time only.
This modern French brasserie serving bistro classics is in the former Christus Koningskerk in Amsterdam Oost, a short walk from Amstelstation. It is meant for quick lunches, long afternoons and evenings that run late. The kitchen is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:30 to 22:00 for lunch, drinks and dinner, and the brasserie is closed on Monday and Tuesday.
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. The menu has snacks, a special that changes every week and dishes for any time of day. There are no reservations, so you just walk in. It opens every day: Monday to Thursday from 15:00, Friday and Saturday from 12:00 until 1:00, and Sunday from 12:00 to 21:00.
This cocktail bar on Stadhouderskade comes from the team behind Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City, who now bring their experience to Amsterdam. You can reserve a table.
This café on Postjesweg in De Baarsjes works like a restaurant for art. You order materials such as watercolour, paint-a-pot or small canvases from an art menu, along with coffee, cake and snacks. Sessions are self-guided with a manual and staff on hand to help. There are also life drawing events, creative Wednesday afternoons for children, and evening openings on the first Friday of each month.
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. It is open on Friday and Saturday from 15:00 to 1:00.
A bar and restaurant on the Ruysdaelkade in De Pijp, where dinner slowly turns into dancing as the evening goes on. It welcomes people from the street, the neighbourhood and the rest of the city during the day and until late, whether they come alone, as a pair or with a group. Expect a no-frills approach, with music to set the mood.
A corner café on the Mauritskade in the Dapperbuurt, small and cosy inside with lots of green outside. It serves coffee, breakfast, lunch, bitterballen and wine, plus an evening meal for €16.50. It opens at 10:00 every day except Tuesday, when it is closed, and stays open until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
A French brasserie in the monumental De Kroon building on the Rembrandtplein, relaunched this year in the style of a Parisian bistro. It serves French classics at fair prices for the city centre, from lunch and bar snacks to dinner and cocktails, with a grand piano at the heart of the room. A DJ plays from Thursday to Saturday, and Sundays bring a jazz brunch. Open daily from 11:00.
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. It also takes groups for after-work drinks and birthdays. Open from 10:00 every day, until 01:00 from Sunday to Thursday and until 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
A fine dining restaurant on the Cornelis Krusemanstraat in Oud-Zuid, bringing upscale dining to the neighbourhood south of the centre. The focus is on refined cooking, seasonal produce and discreet service. Lunch is served Thursday to Saturday and dinner Wednesday to Saturday.
A new branch of the focaccia sandwich shop, now on the Elandsgracht in Oud-West. It keeps things simple, with Italian-style sandwiches and a small range of high-quality products from Italy. Open from 8:00 on weekdays and from 9:00 at weekends.
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. The aim is to go one step further than the original, with an extra dish and more depth in the music, while still treating comfort food as something worth refining. The kitchen closes at 22:00 every day.
This wine bar and brasserie on the Falckstraat opened in September and is styled after a Parisian brasserie of the last century. The cellar holds more than 500 wines, many of them Italian, and everything on the plate is made in-house from fresh, seasonal produce, including meat from Slagerij Louwman and fish smoked in Urk. There are no reservations, and there is a terrace.
A French bistro on the Prinsengracht where Guillaume de Beer of Bar Gui has been given free rein in the kitchen. His menu follows the coast of Brittany and goes further afield, drawing on a lifelong love of cooking from around the world.
A café for coffee, lunch and drinks in A Lab, the handsome former Shell laboratory building at Overhoeks. The kitchen cooks with the seasons, using fresh produce from suppliers it knows, and makes many things itself, including drinks, pickles and ferments. Open on weekdays from 8:30 to 17:00.
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. Next to the pool tables there are Hong Kong-inspired bites and signature cocktails. Open Monday to Thursday 15:00 to 01:00, Friday and Saturday 12:00 to 03:00, and Sunday 12:00 to 01:00.
A small place in the Jordaan with a menu built around potatoes and wine, with separate day and evening menus. You don't need to book: just walk in and choose a seat. Open Monday, Thursday and Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00, and Friday and Saturday from 11:00 to midnight.
The Molcho family's Eastern Mediterranean restaurant now has a second Amsterdam location, inside the Kimpton De Witt hotel in the city centre. It joins the original in the former Citroen garage on the Stadionplein in Zuid.
A Japanese restaurant on the Utrechtsestraat from Kazuya Matsumoto, serving omakase sushi. Meals are a series of courses chosen by the chef.
The burger place from Haarlem has opened in Amsterdam on the Ferdinand Bolstraat, serving brunch and burgers made fresh. You can book a table or order online. It opens daily at 11.00 and stays open until 23.00, or until 01.00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
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. The omakase-style menu centres on hand-rolled temaki, small plates, oysters and caviar. Dinner is served Tuesday to Sunday from 18.00, and on Fridays and Saturdays DJs play from 21.30 for members and their guests.
A Bologna-inspired aperitivo bar and Italian restaurant in De Pijp, built around the everyday food and drink of that city. The signature dish is a traditional seven-layer lasagne alla Bolognese, served in generous portions for sharing, alongside Spritz, Negroni and small plates. The wine list sticks to northern Italy, and you can sit on the terrace or at the bar.
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. The focus is a wagyu kappo experience. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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. It is a casual all-day eatery for lunch, borrel and dinner, with a seasonal menu that changes every two months and a wine list that leans European. It is open daily from 12.00 to 00.00.
A pita bar and restaurant on the Moreelsestraat, opened by the owners of Martinot in the same spot after the building's major renovation. The concept is the same, now with a modern interior of warm lamps and plenty of plants. It works as well for a long Friday dinner as for a relaxed weekday meal.
A second Amsterdam branch of the French-style brasserie already well known in Amsterdam-East, now on the Admiraal de Ruijterweg. It comes from the catering group 3WO, which also runs 't Blauwe Theehuis and De Biertuin. You can come for brunch, dinner or an apéro, and the terrace gets long stretches of sunshine.
A fine dining restaurant in the city centre, also known as Restaurant 21, with a relaxed and casual approach. Chef Orlando David's kitchen offers seasonal menus, tasting options and à la carte dishes in a warm, classic interior, for intimate dinners and groups alike. It is open Monday to Saturday from 18:00 to midnight.
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. The kitchen serves high-end comfort food as a six-course tasting menu or à la carte, for lunch and dinner, with a list of some 950 wines. It holds a Michelin star, and Mijnhijmer received the Michelin Sommelier Award in 2024.
A bar, restaurant and club at the heart of the Baggerbeest creative breeding ground, set amid the new Sluisbuurt on Zeeburgereiland. The retro interior and roomy terrace host stone-oven pizzas with Italian toppings, shareable street food dishes, cocktails and a cultural and nightlife programme. Children and dogs are welcome, and it is a two-minute walk from tram 26.
The brasserie of The Hoxton, Lloyd, the hotel group's second Amsterdam address, in the Eastern Docklands away from the bustle of the centre. It sits alongside a bar, lounge areas, workspaces and a large terrace, making it a relaxed spot for food and drinks.
The smaller De Pijp sibling of Otemba's ramen restaurant on Kinkerstraat puts gyoza first, along with snacks, while still serving ramen. Its name translates as untamable or headstrong, which shows in bold dishes served in a lively mix of Japanese and Western style. The space is small and takes no reservations, so you just walk in.
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. Double beef or vegan patties come on potato buns with cheddar, alongside fries, onion rings and milkshakes. It opens every day at noon and stays open until everything is sold out.
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. There are more than 70 wines by the glass and over 800 bottles, which are also sold in the shop next door. Chef Simon van der Minnen cooks seasonal sharing dishes with a local focus, and regular tastings fill the agenda.
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. The menu has old Amsterdam classics such as chicken with fries and homemade applesauce, fried eggs with Beemster cheese, beef rendang and a Jordaan meatball made with shrimp. Larger groups are welcome.
Café restaurant on the Amstelveld that runs from breakfast through to dinner and works well for a date night too. The kitchen serves familiar dishes with influences from around the world and bold flavours, alongside an approachable wine list. The idea is that you walk in and feel at home.
All-day rotisserie restaurant in a former cinema on the Ceintuurbaan in De Pijp, with chef Atti de Moll in the kitchen. It is open every day from 10am to midnight. Walk-ins and groups are both welcome.
Laundromat and coffee bar in one on the Hazenstraat. You drop off your washing and drink a Lot61 coffee while you wait, and it comes back washed, dried and folded. There is dry cleaning too, plus a pickup and delivery service. Open Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00.
The first Ottolenghi in the Netherlands has opened in Amsterdam, inside the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium hotel on the Paulus Potterstraat. It is a place made for a long, unhurried lunch.
Intimate restaurant with just 25 seats inside Hotel TwentySeven on the Dam, set up as the more accessible little sister of Restaurant Bougainville. The compact à la carte menu has four starters, four intermediate courses, four mains and four desserts under executive chef Tim Golsteijn. Maître-sommelier Ronald Opten chooses the wines.
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. Taking its inspiration from Larache, a coastal town in northern Morocco, the kitchen follows traditional recipes for slow-cooked tagines, couscous and colourful dishes to share.
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. A few tables are always kept free for walk-ins, and it also hosts birthdays and drinks with friends.
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. The menu sticks to well-made classics at a friendly price, and larger groups are welcome.
An Amsterdam family business since 1974, known for generously filled sandwiches, smoothies and coffee, seven days a week. After years on the Van Woustraat it now has a second shop at Spui 8 in the city centre, open weekdays from 08:00 to 17:00 and weekends from 10:00 to 17:00. Both shops also make sandwich boxes for office lunches, meetings and parties.
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. It opens for lunch from Tuesday to Friday, with entry between 12:00 and 14:00, and on the first Sunday of each month, when the bento comes with more exclusive ingredients for €74.
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. The plan is good food, good drinks and good music from lunch until late, with the opening planned for the end of 2026.
A takeaway spot from the team behind Wonton, the dumpling restaurant at Jan Evertsenstraat 11. Here the dumplings and buns are packed up to take home or eat in the park. The restaurant itself still takes reservations and walk-ins for anyone who would rather sit down.
A bakery and lunch room on the Singel from the team behind FYR. It offers sandwiches alongside patisserie and viennoiserie.
A botanical roast room on the Wibautstraat that serves no meat and no fish. The kitchen works with mushrooms and cooks over an open fire, and there are cocktails to go with the food.
A new branch of Pizza Beppe on the Keizersgracht, baking Neapolitan pizzas in a stone oven. The chain was the first in the Netherlands to be accepted by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, and this canal-side location also hosts groups for shared tavolata-style dinners. Open Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 to 21:30, and on Friday and Saturday until 22:00.
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. Alongside Thai coffee, Thai milk tea and matcha there are house-made cakes such as mango cheesecake and young coconut cake, plus coconut puddings and shaved ice with Thai toppings.
A creative cafe where art is on the menu. You book a table, pick an activity from the art menu and get a two-hour slot to make something, with all materials and instructions provided and staff on hand to help. You take your work home and they do the cleanup. Workshops led by professional artists and multi-week courses are also on offer.
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. Waiters bring round skewers of meat and fish, including chicken, beef, lamb and pork, and there is a fresh market table of starters and sides. Halal and vegetarian options are available on request. Open Wednesday to Friday from 17:00 and weekends from 16:00, until 23:00.
Dennis Huwaë has renamed Edel by Dennis to Brons, next to Het Sieraad in West. It is a coffee bar, lunch room and cafe all in one, with a sunny terrace, and it also hosts events ranging from drinks with bites to full dinners. Huwaë, the starred chef of Restaurant Daalder, leads the kitchen.
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. The kitchen serves classic comfort food for lunch and dinner, plus snacks, with plenty of beer on tap and a varied wine list. Some tables are always kept free for walk-ins.
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. It pours natural wine, has designer chairs and plays music through a serious sound system.
A cosy sake bar with Japanese food in the Helmersbuurt, between the Leidseplein and the Overtoom. The chef has worked in kitchens for decades and serves his favourite dishes, including kushiage (crisp skewers fried to order), karaage and fried aubergine with miso glaze, alongside a long sake list and homemade ice cream. Open from 17:00, until 22:00 Sunday to Tuesday and until 23:00 Thursday to Saturday.
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. The kitchen makes its own fresh pasta and sauces and serves antipasti and classics such as carbonara and lasagne. You can come for lunch or dinner, or just for drinks at the wine bar or on the terrace, which has a long list of wines and cocktails.
A fine dining restaurant serving Indian and Nepalese food on the Reguliersdwarsstraat, between the Bloemenmarkt, the Rembrandtplein and the Dam. The chefs use refined technique and modern presentation to bring out traditional flavours from both countries. Private dining is available, and the restaurant suggests booking at least a day ahead, especially for weekends.
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. The menu has no fewer than 24 antipasti that you can share or keep to yourself. Most of what's on it is a classic, given the restaurant's own twist.
A Mediterranean restaurant and café on the Papaverhoek in Amsterdam Noord, focused on comfort food, with a large terrace by the water. It serves lunch, dinner and drinks, and hosts wine tastings, workshops and live music. It opens Wednesday to Friday from 16:00 and on weekends from 11:00.
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. Partners Tim Werners and Natalie Kouwen are hospitality veterans. They used to run BAUT as freelancers and have worked in many restaurants and bars around Amsterdam.
A restaurant in the Houthavens on board a 100-year-old ferry, the former GVB Pont 13. The menu draws on Mediterranean, South American and Asian cooking. There is also a small wine and cocktail bar and a large sunny terrace looking out over the water. It is open all year and can also be booked for private events.
A matcha spot in De Pijp from the people behind Venu, and the kind of place Amsterdam did not have yet. It is built around matcha, coffee and goods, and its stylish look makes it one of the more striking new places in the city.
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. You can pick a classic, spicy, chicken or vegan meatball, all made in house, and the whole menu is halal. It is open Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 17:00, Friday and Saturday until 19:00, and Sunday from 12:00.
An all-day restaurant beside Oosterpark, open for morning coffee, lunch, dinner and late drinks. The food is Mediterranean with a Latin American twist, and every Monday there is a main course for under €20. It also has a terrace in the park and an event space, and it opens every day from 08:00.
A restaurant on Westerstraat in the Jordaan, a street that gets especially lively at weekends. The focus is on high-quality ingredients from local suppliers such as Het Kaasatelier, Oesterij, Jamoneria by Rick and Zagt Amsterdam.
A shop in De Pijp that makes sandwiches filled with game, as a stand against factory farming. It also sells Dutch and European game, charcuterie and ready-made products, and online orders can be picked up here. It is open Wednesday to Friday 11:00 to 18:00 and Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 16:00.
A neighbourhood restaurant in De Pijp, in the former Escobar, and the first place from friends Joep Hermans, Tobias Kuijt and Martin de Nes. The focus is on wine and cooking over an open fire, with dishes such as Baambrugs rib steak and Dutch yellowtail kingfish. Friends play vinyl sets at weekends, and it is open Monday to Saturday from 17:30 to 00:00.
An oyster-themed bistro on Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp, with a bold red interior and a taste for long drinks and festive evenings. Every Wednesday is Bordeaux night, with two Bordeaux wines to try, also by the glass, and a special from the kitchen to go with them.
This place in the city centre is now called Lucky Duck, with the same team at the same address on Voetboogstraat. The kitchen gives Asian classics from several countries a modern twist, with dishes such as fresh oysters, thinly sliced hamachi and watermelon sashimi.
This toast shop serving matcha and coffee has opened a second location on Spuistraat, in the heart of the city centre. It keeps the same formula, with plenty of matcha, generous sandwiches, the same attractive interior and an equally strong menu. It gives fans of the original another place to go when the queue at the first one is long.
Chef Jesse Franzen runs this relaxed restaurant in Oud-Zuid, cooking classic, familiar food with the occasional surprising twist. Highlights include a poultry brioche and tuna with sorrel, horseradish, fennel and hazelnut, and you can also just sit at the bar for a glass of wine. Lunch is Wednesday to Saturday, dinner is Monday to Saturday from 17:30, and Sunday hours are 12:00 to 18:00.
This pasta spot on the Haarlemmerdijk serves fresh, homemade pasta in glass jars, which you can eat there or take away. The pasta is made in their own pasta lab, and dessert is homemade tiramisu, also served in a jar. They also deliver catering anywhere in Amsterdam.
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. Expect candlelight and a long menu you can order from all evening, with a fireplace upstairs and a pub downstairs. They don't take reservations, so just walk in.
This Japanese barbecue restaurant serves Wagyu beef, as the name suggests, and first made its name in Buitenveldert on the southern edge of Amsterdam. The new branch is in a much more central spot on the Zieseniskade, a short walk from the Rijksmuseum.
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. The loosely Italian menu is based on what they can get here and now, served with characterful wines from a small group of suppliers, plus cocktails and espresso. Dinner is Wednesday to Saturday from 17:30, and walk-ins are welcome.
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. At weekends there is a guest list, which you can join by sending them a message on Instagram, and the dress code is relaxed chic or glam. It is open Thursday to Sunday from 22:00.
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. It closed briefly over permits and has now reopened with its terrace. The restaurant at number 58 opens Wednesday and Thursday from 18:00 and Friday and Saturday from 12:00.
This is the second cafe from Uncommon, the Amsterdam specialty coffee roaster, on the Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat. The owners designed the interior with the design studio Instil Collective, and it is as tasteful and minimalist as the first location. The coffees change with the seasons and are chosen for their origin, variety or the way they are processed.
This long-running restaurant in the Red Light District now belongs to the owners of Helling7 and Café Verlan. They reopened it in early January after a light renovation and with a new menu. The cooking mixes classic flavours with modern touches, and the interior still recalls Paris in the late 19th century. There is a bar for drinks and a terrace facing the street.
A specialty coffee bar in Amsterdam Noord and the sibling of YUSU in Amsterdam Oost. The NO in the name stands for North. It aims to be a friendly, inclusive place where everyone feels welcome, with good coffee and pastries baked in house.
A restaurant in Amsterdam West that opened at the start of May. Its founder Thijs made it a tribute to grandmothers, and to women in general, who are always there for the people they love and show it with generous amounts of good food.
A pop-up in The Manor, the hotel on Linnaeusstraat in Amsterdam Oost that occupies an 1891 former hospital. It presents itself as the city's first circular restaurant. The kitchen cooks in a French circular style, with sustainable ingredients, as little waste as possible and good use of produce that other food producers would throw away.
A restobar on the Amstelveenseweg near the Vondelpark, where Amsterdam West meets Oud-Zuid. Its menu is built entirely around the potato. It serves breakfast and also hosts events, from business meetings to private parties.
A restaurant on the Amstelstraat in the city centre that turns into a club as the night goes on. Chef Alessandro Ledda cooks Nikkei food, a mix of Peruvian and Japanese traditions that includes sushi, ceviche and tiraditos, and there is a long cocktail list. Around 11.30 pm the music gets louder and dinner gives way to dancing, until 3 am on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Caron family's newest restaurant is in the former home of De Gouden Reael, on the edge of the Realeneiland. Chef Thomas Demuth grew up in the Burgundy village of Tannay and has cooked at the George V in Paris. He serves classic French food with a modern touch, as a five-course menu or à la carte, and in summer the terrace looks out on the old drawbridge.
A Korean restaurant in De Pijp from a Korean-owned team that started out doing takeaway in East and West. Here you can finally sit down to eat in a simple, modern room, with dishes made fresh in Amsterdam using Korean ingredients.
A sourdough bakery on the corner of Pretoriusstraat in Amsterdam East, where Rum Baba used to be. Alongside the sourdough it serves croissants and coffee, and it is a sibling of Bakkerij MAS on Newtonstraat. Open Wednesday to Saturday from 8:30 to 15:00 and Sunday from 9:00 to 14:00.
A Latin American restaurant on the 24th floor of the nhow Amsterdam RAI hotel in Zuid, with a 360-degree view over the city. It pays homage to the Amazon rainforest, and its interior by El Equipo Creativo draws on the forest's colours and textures. Open Monday to Saturday from 12:00 and Sunday from 17:30, until 22:30. Card payments only.
A Jordaan shop given over entirely to cheesecake. Its founder worked in sports betting and ran a food account on Instagram on the side. There are two styles, baked fresh daily: a silky Madrid version on a buttery cookie base, and a Basque one with a caramelised top and a creamy centre.
A restaurant and listening bar on Utrechtsestraat from the team behind the now closed Vanderveen. It is built around a Japanese concept where music takes centre stage. The dining room serves tasting menus from chef George Kataras, plus Sunday lunch, while the bar has signature cocktails and its own menu and takes walk-ins only.
An Italian restaurant on a side street off Rembrandtplein, named after the goddess of grain. Pasta, bread, sauces and desserts are all made in-house, and the Neapolitan pizza dough proofs for 48 hours using the biga method. The kitchen uses imported Italian flour, cheese and cold cuts alongside local produce and meat.
A Mediterranean-style eetcafé on Jan van Galenstraat in West, named after the grandmother of owner Anna Meyer. Anna worked at Restaurant de Kas, among other places, before opening it in April 2024. Chef Sam de Bruijne joined in April 2026, and the kitchen now leans Spanish, with simple dishes cooked over open fire. Open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays.
This fine dining restaurant on the Nassaukade is the first in the Netherlands to serve West African food. Chef and owner Kenneh, who trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, draws on the cooking of The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria and beyond. The menu changes every three months, and you can choose the full experience menu or order à la carte.
This restobar on Beukenplein serves brasserie-style food with Greek influences, shaped by the roots of owner and chef Angelo Kremmydas. It takes its name from the Greek name for Marseille, a city the Greeks founded. Wine gets plenty of attention, both natural and traditional, and the cocktail menu is the bar's own.
This contemporary Japanese kitchen and bar on the Amstelveenseweg has reopened with a new approach. Small dishes are served izakaya style, so you can order and share them as you go, with house cocktails made to go with the food. With music added, the idea now is to stay for the whole evening rather than just for dinner.
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. The programme changes every month and runs from intimate listening sessions to packed parties, with plenty of dancing at weekends. You can also rent the space for workshops, launches and private dinners.
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. Walk-ins are welcome, groups can book, and pick-up and delivery are also available. For a bigger meal there is giro pizza, with shared antipasti, endless pizza and Italian desserts for €32.50 per person.
A newly opened restaurant at C. van Eesterenlaan 35.
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. Diogo cooks and Sjors runs the front of house, and the two of them are the only staff, serving ten tables an evening. It is open Wednesday to Saturday from 18:30 to 23:00.
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. There are also fresh sushi rolls, side dishes and bubble tea, for takeaway or to order online. It is open Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 21:00 and at weekends from 12:00 to 21:00.
A new spot in De Pijp for coffee, lunch, dinner and cocktails, which opened in October on Tweede Jan Steenstraat. During the day there are classics such as a 12-uurtje, the traditional Dutch lunch, along with banana bread, a breakfast burrito and good coffee. In the evening the menu moves on to steak tartare, burrata, schnitzel and rib-eye.
A premium sushi takeaway and delivery kitchen in De Pijp, run by chef and owner Evert Broer. He has been making sushi for more than eighteen years and has worked everywhere from Tulum to Ibiza. Every order is made fresh, with real wasabi, house-made soy sauce and ginger marinated for at least a week. The menu ranges from nigiri and sashimi to signature rolls, vegetarian options and platters for groups.
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. The dining room has wooden details, high ceilings and an open kitchen at its centre. You can order à la carte, keep it to a quick two courses, or choose a chef's menu of three, five or six courses.
An Italian restaurant and bar on Mercatorplein in De Baarsjes, built around antipasti, pizza, pasta and cocktails. Italian chefs cook traditional recipes fresh every day, many of them meant for sharing, and the wine list is chosen to go with them. Spritzes and aperitivo favourites are mixed at the bar, and there is a terrace for lunch outside.
This café has taken over the spot on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat where the Veganees used to be, before that restaurant moved to Amsterdam East. Classic Dutch dishes are the focus here, served in their most traditional form. Think vlaflip, Brussels sprouts and Belgian endive, the kind of food you usually only eat at home.
Amsterdam wine merchant Bureau Wijn, already in West and East, now has a permanent pop-up in DOOR OPEN SPACE on Tt. Vasumweg in Noord. The focus is on mostly organic and biodynamic wines, with a wide range of natural wines, almost all from Europe. Staff can help you choose a wine and find what goes with your food.
An Italian-Albanian coffee bar and restaurant on Roelof Hartstraat, run by a family who lived in Tirana for ten years. The menu brings together their Apulian roots and the Albanian flavours they came to love there. The restaurant is named after the family's dog, Rufus.
After a thorough renovation, the former home of club Atelier on Anthony Fokkerweg is now a place for drinks, dinner and dancing. It has a restaurant and a club with DJ nights, as well as karaoke and space for private events. It is open every Friday and Saturday from 6pm to 4am.
A new vegan restaurant on Wibautstraat in Amsterdam East, serving fully plant-based Asian street food and colourful cocktails. It comes from the team behind De Veganees, which many will know from its spot in West, so fans now have a place on this side of town for the same vegan Asian cooking.
A neighbourhood bistro with French character in the old village centre of Amstelveen, with colourful flowers at the entrance and the bar. The menu pairs French classics such as eggs mayonnaise with dishes like celeriac with caramel sea salt and aubergine with miso, alongside a broad wine list. Open from 17:00 every day except Tuesday, and from noon on Sunday.
A café on Lindengracht in the Jordaan that feels as if time has stood still, and a favourite with younger locals. It serves breakfast, lunch, snacks and plenty of drinks, and is open daily without reservations.
This neighbourhood bakery made its name on Bilderdijkstraat in Oud-West, where its sourdough bread draws queues. It has now added two more spots: a takeaway counter on Wittenkade near Westerpark and a bakery on Nicolaas Berchemstraat in De Pijp. Expect oven-fresh baking and specialty coffee, good for a quick sandwich or a slow morning.
The newest spot from the Dutch family restaurant Heemelrijck, on Singel in the city centre, opened as the business marks 75 years. Owners Nars Hemelrijk and Benjamin van Roekel serve family recipes going back to 1949, from pea soup and stamppot to slow-braised beef and French toast, which you can also take away. Open daily from 10:00 to 23:00.
A pizza place on Marnixstraat in the Jordaan from the team behind Mangia Pizza, led by Antonio Cavoto, who comes from near Naples. If you can't decide, order the tasting of four to six slices in different flavours, or get slices on their own or as a whole pizza. Meat eaters tend to go for the Bloody Rapa and the Domenico Napoleata.
A farmhouse-style restaurant on Beethovenstraat inspired by the British countryside, from the team behind Café Garçon and Brasserie Margaux. The kitchen uses seasonal produce for hearty heritage dishes such as Scotch egg and the house pie, and the wine cellar runs from French classics to Super Tuscans. Open seven days a week for lunch, dinner and drinks, with private spaces for groups.
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. The wines come from the Mediterranean, Turkey and the countries around it. Dinner is served Thursday to Saturday from 18:00 and lunch on Saturday from 12:00, with one table for two kept free each evening for walk-ins.
A second location for Sam's Koffie, which already has a coffee bar on Welnastraat in Oud-West. This one on Meeuwenlaan in Noord aims to welcome everyone, with good coffee and snacks at fair prices and no snobbery. A small cappuccino starts at €3.30 and a toasted sandwich costs €6.50.
A casual spot on Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat that brings in flavours and ingredients from around the world and combines them freely. The menu centres on large brioche sandwiches, brioche hot dogs and poke bowls, with Japanese sando bread too. Coffee is served until late, and you can eat in or take away.
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. They set out to make a place they would enjoy visiting themselves: a vinyl bar with food and good wine, no Wi-Fi and no influencer tie-ins. It opens daily from 17:30, with lunch on Saturdays from 13:00.
This creative food studio, known for catering events, opened its own restaurant in Amsterdam Noord in early 2025. It works as both a restaurant and a food studio, and it has been very popular since it opened.
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. Unlike most listening bars, it gets people dancing. The dance floor opens on several evenings, there are live DJs at weekends, and bar snacks are served from 17:00.
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. In a monumental corner building in the Jordaan, it serves seasonal dishes as small bites, sharing plates or larger mains, with more than 60 French wines to choose from.
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. She studied history, and her fillings draw on different eras and cultures. The crust is the focus: sturdy and crisp in the British tradition, but also flaky and buttery.
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. It is run by Gijs, who brings a background in Michelin-starred kitchens, and Mats, who looks after the guests. Sandwiches are made to order with local produce, and a new seasonal creation appears each month.
The vegetarian kebab known from festivals now has a permanent home at NDSM in Amsterdam-Noord. Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes are ordered for the whole table and eaten with your hands, and there are also DJs, bingo and a large terrace. You can walk in, though booking is recommended.
The team behind Jondani opens a second Rotate near Leidseplein, after the original on Beethovenstraat. The kitchen combines French technique with refined Asian influences in shared dishes, served around an open kitchen and chef's table. Later in the evening the bar takes over, with wine, sake, cocktails and music.
Casual fine dining from chefs Michael Wolf and Jordy Koopmans, with French cooking at its base and subtle Asian and other international influences. The food comes from an open kitchen, and the room is meant to feel warm and lively, like dinner at a friend's place. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00 to 01:00.
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. He cooks a fixed four or five course menu built around meat and fish, with bold flavour combinations and a good wine list. It is open in Amsterdam from November to April.
An all-day cafe from the team behind Teds, De Willem and Roest. It runs from breakfast through to evening drinks, and its terrace opens straight onto the park.
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. There are also oysters from the German Wadden islands and vegetarian dishes. The wine list centres on German bottles, many poured by the glass, with top European wines above 75 euros. Closed on Tuesdays.
A neighbourhood restaurant and bar on the Schinkel, run by the next generation of the Vooges family. It goes from breakfast and coffee to dinner and cocktails, with one menu served from noon, wine by the glass, craft beers and a waterside terrace. Open daily from 9:00 on weekdays and from 11:00 at weekends.
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. Unlike the first one, it has a terrace. It is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and you can walk in or book.
A modern European restaurant in the Van Gendt Hallen where vegetables lead the cooking. The kitchen is run by a former De Kas chef, working with a consultant from a Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin.
A neighbourhood bar on Jan Pieter Heijestraat built around southern European aperitivo. An Italian chef makes the bruschetta, and there are cocktails too. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 16:00, until 1:30 on Fridays and Saturdays.
A lively grand café that has moved into the Vondelpark Pavilion, in the middle of the park. It covers the whole day, from morning coffee in the sun and breakfast to lunch, drinks and dinner.
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. Its name comes from the Javanese word for house and means their house, and the idea is to welcome guests like family. A favourite of ours is terong pedas tegal, a fried dish with spicy sambal.
This Middle Eastern restaurant in De Pijp opened this summer. It draws on flavours from across the region and puts a particular focus on Lebanese cooking. Dishes are made the way families cook at home, with fresh seasonal ingredients, hand-picked herbs and slow, patient care, and the place is meant to feel like an extension of your own living room.
This satay restaurant in the Nine Streets serves freshly made Indonesian satay. Having eaten satay in Indonesia too, we found it comes close to the real thing. It belongs to the Sarirasa Group, which runs nearly 80 restaurants in Indonesia and chose the Netherlands as its first stop abroad, and a second branch on Javastraat is due to open soon.
With twelve TruGolf simulators on Pilotenstraat, this is the largest indoor golf venue in the Benelux. Beside the bays are a bar and a spacious restaurant where every dish is cooked over an open fire, for lunch, drinks or dinner. The wine list runs to more than 200 wines, and there is a large terrace for good weather.
Leonardo Pacenti, chef and owner of Toscanini, has opened this ravioli bar on the busy Van der Helstplein. He makes his thin, seasonal ravioli in his own ravioli factory and serves them alongside gnocchi and other Italian dishes, all at affordable prices. The menu changes with the seasons, and the bar is open every day for dinner from 17:00.
This small Japanese omakase bar is part of the speakeasy at Paindemie on Kinkerstraat. Every Friday, chef and owner Guillaume de Beer serves an intimate, exclusive omakase built around bluefin toro and Japanese wagyu.
This baked potato spot on Hugo de Grootplein gives an old-fashioned classic a new twist. Its oven-crisped potatoes come with fillings such as chili con carne, tuna salad or smoked salmon, or you can build your own combination.
This restaurant sits on the NDSM wharf in Noord, in a former industrial building with high ceilings, large windows and views over the IJ. In the open kitchen, a team led by Peruvian chef Christian Motte cooks seasonal European produce with South American techniques. The dishes are for sharing and include ceviche of the day, steak tartare and mushroom risotto.
This Spanish wine and tapas bar on Bilderdijkstraat is open every day. You can drop in for a glass of sangria or a cold beer, or stay all evening with friends, bottles of wine and a table full of tapas. Guests can eat at the bar, at a table or standing with a glass in hand.
This Jordaan bakery specialises in canelés, the signature pastry of Bordeaux, made to the traditional recipe and baked fresh every day. The canelés are crisp outside and soft inside, and the coffee is good too. It is open Thursday to Monday, and you can also pre-order through the webshop.
The newest restaurant from the Bouillon d'Amsterdam family is on Stadionweg in Zuid. Like the classic Parisian bouillons, it serves French comfort food à la carte, with small dishes from a few euros and classics like steak frites. You can book a table inside, while the sunny terrace is walk-in only and has a short menu of snacks and drinks.
This all-day neighbourhood café on Dapperplein has taken over the former Local Dealer spot and serves lunch, drinks and dinner. Inside it has a warm vintage interior, and outside there is a large terrace. For now it is open Friday through Sunday.
Chef Nicolas Aquaa and Bunmi Okolosi run this modern West African restaurant, which is at Prinsengracht 955 for the coming months. The cooking draws on Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal, and there are cocktails and a strong wine list to go with it. The team is also preparing a permanent home in Zuidoost.
This new bar on Bilderdijkstraat has the classic feel of a brown café and already seems like a long-standing part of the street. There is a sunny terrace and a pool table, and it serves lunch along with daily specials.
This Mediterranean restaurant is in the De Mirandapaviljoen on the Amstel, the building that used to house Amstel Boathouse. The menu follows the seasons. It has a spacious terrace by the water and its own jetty, so you can also arrive by boat.
Two bars share the space at De Ruyterkade 143 and split the week between them. Zuiver Bar, a wine bar from the Choux team working with Zuiver Wijnen, opens Wednesday to Friday. Nai Sake Bar takes over from Saturday to Monday and pours sake.
This new neighbourhood restaurant in Watergraafsmeer is run by two people who have worked at De Kas and Vuurtoreneiland. They cook refined comfort food and sharing dishes with seasonal, local produce. Children can order a dish that is not on the menu.
Two founders from Reims make pâté en croûte, the savoury meat pie of the Champagne region, in a small open-kitchen shop in West. The classic is marinated pork and veal in a hand-laminated butter crust. There are also chicken versions and a vegetarian pie that changes with the season, each served with a sharp salad. To drink there is grower champagne from the family house Bertrand Vallois.
A café on Bullewijkpad in Zuidoost, a short walk from Oma Ietje, serving French food with a Mediterranean touch. It is open from breakfast through to dinner and drinks, and the menu is made with families in mind.
A fried chicken spot in the Oedipus Craft Space in Noord, run by the team behind Box Sociaal. The signature Sass Sando comes with house pickles and ranch, alongside sauced chicken and beer, and there is a terrace for sitting outside.
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. The menu runs from a burger with miso butter to a silky tofu chocolate ganache with pandan.
A small wine and charcuterie bar on the Vijzelgracht, next door to Cafe Cenc. Wine is poured from the tap and there are preserves from Mallorca. The centrepiece is an old marble butcher's counter.
A new café inside Felix Meritis, the monumental cultural house on the Keizersgracht. Chef Sander Louwerens cooks seasonal dishes with pure flavours, and a meal here is easy to pair with a visit to one of the events in the building's cultural programme.
The family café at WOPL, a new interactive play space on Stadionplein for children aged one to eight, designed with an educational specialist. Children explore themed worlds of water, building and art while adults have coffee, lunch or drinks in the café or on the large sunny terrace. It is open every day from 9:00 to 17:30.
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. For 60 euros you get four half-sized seasonal cocktails from the bartenders of Serre and Twenty Third Bar. Each comes with a small matching bite from chef de cuisine Jos van der Noll. It is billed as the first cocktail omakase in Amsterdam.
This Oud-West café on Eerste Helmersstraat comes from the owners of Binnenvisser. It is open from morning coffee through lunch and dinner. The cooking is good and pleasantly unfussy.
On Utrechtsestraat, this modern barbecue restaurant cooks a changing seasonal menu over a charcoal grill, with meat and fish as well as vegetables. The wine list mixes natural producers with classic bottles from around the world. Walk-ins are welcome, tables for up to six can be booked online, and larger groups can order a sharing menu.
This specialty coffee bar on Rozengracht is a calm spot on a busy street. It roasts its own beans and serves coffee, matcha, fresh and iced teas and a small choice of pastries. It is open from 8:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and from 9:00 to 18:00 at weekends.
A Spanish tapas and wine bar on Marie Heinekenplein in De Pijp, where Spanish cooks work in an open kitchen. The small plates are made for sharing and include jamón ibérico, gildas, croquetas, pulpo a la gallega and tortilla, along with vermouth and Spanish wines. The candlelit room is warm and homely, and Sundays are for sangria.
This affordable eetcafé near the Nieuwmarkt has reopened in a new form. It is named after the well-known greengrocer Gerrit van Beeren, and there is a cosy courtyard garden out back where you can eat until 22:00. Three courses of classic eetcafé dishes cost about 30 euros. It opens daily at 16:00, the kitchen at 17:00, and some tables are always kept free for walk-ins.
A new café-restaurant at the NDSM Shipyard, set up as a sort of living room right on the IJ. It has a lively atmosphere and a wide-ranging menu.
The team behind Café Beurre ran this summer pop-up at weekends on the beach at Zandvoort. It served natural wines and a set menu right on the sand.
A high-end handroll bar on Utrechtsestraat from the 212 Group. Handrolls are the focus, served in a setting meant to feel refined.
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. Downstairs is Clash Bar & Bites, and the basement has an intimate Record Club. The hotel has a permanent art curator and a cultural programme meant to give Amsterdam's creative scene a place to meet.
Bakery Wolf has opened its fourth location, on Arnold Schönberglaan on the Zuidas. It is the bakery's largest location so far.
Broth has opened a smaller version of itself in Amsterdam-Zuid. It is in the space that used to be BAUT.
A neighbourhood bar and bistro in the French style on Dapperplein in Oost.
A café and restaurant on the IJ waterfront at the NDSM shipyard in Noord. It sets out to be a relaxed living room for the area, right on NDSM-kade.
A Spanish restaurant on Parnassusweg in Zuid. It comes from the owner of Nazka.
This bakery and deli from De Pijp, founded by French pastry chef Alexandre Scour, now has a second branch in the centre, on Spui. In the mornings it bakes croissants and other viennoiserie in-house, and in the afternoons it makes sandwiches such as a chicken katsu sandwich and a lobster roll, along with specialty coffee and matcha drinks. It is open every day from 09:00 to 18:00.
An Italian restaurant that has opened a new location in Oost, inside The Manor Hotel on Eerste Oosterparkstraat.
Pure Wines now has a bar of its own, open at De Ruijterkade 143.
A new spot on Jan Pieter Heijestraat that is now open, with the focus on drinks.
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. The bagels are baked fresh every day, with options like the Avo Boy and Club Boy, and are served with specialty coffee, matcha and cookies. Fans can also buy merchandise, such as T-shirts.
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. The list runs from pet-nat and orange wines to whites, rosés and reds, mostly from France along with bottles from Spain, Portugal and Austria. Small bites are served to go with them.
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. It is the first outside hospitality partner the store has brought in. Besides coffee, the menu includes a strawberry matcha latte and a rib-eye bulgogi toast.
An all-day ice cream and wine salon on Waterlooplein, serving craft ice cream and natural and organic wines alongside morning coffee and lunch. Hospitality entrepreneur Kirsi Rautiainen started it with Dominique, a sommelier who lives in the neighbourhood, after many tastings pairing the two. It is part of Amstel 1, the redeveloped ground floor of the Stopera, with a large central bar and a sunny covered terrace.
A Japanese-inspired cocktail bar with the warmth of a cosy brown café, which opened in De Pijp on 25 June. It is the second Amsterdam branch, after the one on Reguliersdwarsstraat. Behind what looks like the back exit of the bar is a hidden alley modelled on the backstreets of Tokyo, with five private karaoke booths for groups of four to fifteen, each named after a Tokyo district.
A Korean restaurant on Linnaeusstraat in Oost, serving Korean dishes with a modern, international twist. It is the second Amsterdam location of Kim's So, whose first restaurant is on Molensteeg in the city centre. The space is roomy enough for groups, there is a terrace, and the drinks list includes soju and mocktails.
A new restaurant in Noord cooking West African and Caribbean food. Cocktails and natural wine make up the drinks side.
An all-day restaurant, bar and music venue among the warehouses of Oostenburg, founded by Tara Bonimbie and Max van Dée. The Mediterranean kitchen draws on Spain and Italy, with live fire cooking and dishes to share such as grilled octopus and slow-cooked porchetta. Its own music platform, Papa Radio, hosts DJ sets and live sessions at a vintage hi-fi wall, and the place seats 220.
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. Bowls range from shoyu, miso and spicy tan tan men to seafood, vegetarian and tsukemen. The menu also has Japanese street food such as gyoza, karaage, takoyaki and yakisoba.
The largest branch of De Japanner, on George Gershwinplein in the Zuidas, a five-minute walk from Amsterdam Zuid station. Besides lunch and dinner, it has private dining rooms, a karaoke lounge, a sunny terrace for snacks and cocktails, and sandos and sushi to take away. Open Monday to Friday 12:00 to 23:00, Saturday 13:00 to 23:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 22:00.
