What's on in Amsterdam: events this week
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themTuesday 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.
A look at the museum's highlights, from a collection that includes Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's The Milkmaid.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.
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.
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.
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.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
Amsterdam residents can visit the city's oldest building for free, a medieval church that now hosts contemporary art.
An exhibition looking at the postwar CoBrA artists, such as Karel Appel and Asger Jorn, through themes that go beyond the human figure.
Mezrab, a cultural house known for its English-language storytelling, hosts a weekly evening of true personal stories told live on stage.
Director Eline Arbo's stage version of Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up in working-class Copenhagen and becoming a writer.
Masayuki Suo's acclaimed 1996 comedy-drama follows a buttoned-up Tokyo accountant who secretly takes up ballroom dancing.
The period-instrument orchestra founded by Frans Brüggen plays French Baroque music with French soprano Emmanuelle de Negri.
Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.
An exhibition at NXT Museum, Amsterdam's museum for new media art, about the early artists who worked with technology and screens.
A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.
A music lecture on David Bowie's restless changes of style and persona, from Ziggy Stardust to his final album Blackstar.
The Wachowskis' 1999 science fiction landmark, with Keanu Reeves as a hacker who finds out his world is a computer simulation.
An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".
A talk on what happens to the human body after death, how it returns to the ecosystem, and what it might mean to become prey for other creatures.
Dodgeball played on connected trampolines, organised every two weeks by Just For Fun Amsterdam; €13.50 per person, plus special socks sold at the venue.
Country-style line dancing for the LGBTQ+ crowd, where everyone dances the same step sequences in rows, so you don't need a partner.
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 Canadian singer-songwriter, known for glamorous, retro-styled pop, plays the main hall.
A programme running from Purcell and Bach through Bob Wills's western swing and Cindy Walker's country songs to Philip Glass's minimalism.
Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.
One of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, about two friends whose loyalty breaks down over love, in English at Mike's small theatre in Oost.
A guided architectural walking tour along Amsterdam's historic canal ring.
The English-language bookshop opens at 8am so fans can buy the new book in Sarah J. Maas's bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses fantasy romance series.
Young children listen to stories read aloud in English.
An open day for TUMO, the free after-school programme from Armenia where teenagers learn animation, coding, game design, music and other digital creative skills.
An informal evening of tabletop and board games inside the hostel's public cafe.
A qualifying round for the Ouderensongfestival, a Eurovision-style singing contest for older amateur performers.
A three-part bill whose titles point to decluttering, worms and other odd creatures, and death.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
Sparta is also the title of Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's controversial 2022 drama about a man who opens a judo camp for boys in rural Romania.
A lecture on Mark Rothko, the American abstract expressionist known for large, glowing canvases of stacked colour fields.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
A talk on the manosphere, the online network of men's-rights, pickup and anti-feminist influencers, and why its ideas keep coming back.
A vintage rock 'n' roll dance workshop focusing on classic footwork and partnering skills.
London stand-up comedian Aurie Styla brings his show Maverick to the city's English-language comedy theatre.
Two Australian folk songwriters: the travelling singer Stu Larsen and Tim Hart, drummer of Boy & Bear, who also releases solo work.
A voku, short for volkskeuken, is a cheap communal vegan dinner, held here together with a free market where you can take or leave goods at no charge.
An untutored drawing session sketching from a live model inside the venue's gallery space.
A meetup for meeting new people in Amsterdam Zuid, where you work on hands-on creative projects together in a studio setting.
This show in Paradiso's small upstairs hall is listed as sold out.
Dutch pianist and composer Matteo Myderwyk plays his quiet, ambient-leaning piano music.
A hands-on class where you cut, stitch and finish your own leather cover for a notebook or journal.
İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.
De Nieuwe Anita hosts an evening where guests can get a haircut along with their drinks.
Ecstatic dance is freeform dancing to a DJ set, usually barefoot, sober and without talking on the dance floor; this edition features Esta Polyesta.
A lively history lesson for adults asking where the women are in the history books, the seventh in a series.
A debate during Black Achievement Month on telling Black Dutch stories through success and agency rather than only through victimhood.
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'.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
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.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
Simeon ten Holt's hypnotic minimalist piano piece set against aerial footage from the VPRO documentary series that filmed the Netherlands from above.
Public skating and courses at Amsterdam's large outdoor ice rink in Watergraafsmeer.
Director Eline Arbo's stage version of Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up in working-class Copenhagen and becoming a writer.
The American singer-songwriter, known for soft, intimate pop and his work with Brockhampton, plays the main hall on his Arms Over Armor tour.
Families with children aged eight and up solve an interactive story game together through the museum galleries.
Young children follow a trail through the museum helping Fiep Westendorp's famous illustrated cats track down a runaway mouse.
The long-running ensemble mixes fast-paced improv games, sketches, and video comedy sparked by audience suggestions.
A private hands-on pottery class where couples can try wheel throwing together and pick up their fired work later.
Demonstrations of 17th-century painting and etching techniques in the restored studio where Rembrandt lived and worked.
Max Zorn, the Amsterdam artist who makes backlit pictures from brown packing tape, teaches his technique.
A bioblitz is a short, intensive survey where volunteers record as many species as possible; this one focuses on the fungal networks hidden underground.
Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.
A monthly hands-on class in making fresh pasta with knives, pasta machines or rolling pins, followed by a tasting.
Belgian indie rock band known for melancholic, melodic guitar songs since their 2004 debut 'From Here to There', with Blumi also on the bill.
A stand-up comedy show in English; 'arraial' is the Portuguese word for a popular street party.
A hands-on workshop in making kimchi, the spicy Korean fermented cabbage.
The American blues-rock guitarist, formerly of Canned Heat and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, brings his long-running solo career to the Melkweg.
The French string quartet, winners of the 2016 ARD Competition, play Bartók alongside the American composer Carlos Simon and Fanny Mendelssohn.
An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".
Mathieu Kassovitz's black-and-white French drama follows three young friends through a tense 24 hours in a Paris banlieue after a riot, with Vincent Cassel.
A group cooking session where you make simple dishes from Azerbaijan and then eat them together.
A boat trip on the Fluistervink along the winding waterways of the Amsterdamse Bos, the large woodland park on the city's southern edge.
A hands-on craft session in punch needle, where you loop yarn through fabric with a hollow needle to make textured rugs and wall hangings.
Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about three cinema ushers, staged by Amsterdam On Stage in the city's oldest cinema, which suits the story.
The American vibraphonist Joel Ross, a rising name on Blue Note, brings his Good Vibes band of young New York players.
Organ and classical musicians give daytime performances beneath the vaulted ceiling of the historic canal-side church.
A BioBlitz is a citizen-science session to spot and record as many species as possible; this one focuses on fungi and lichens.
A live best-of show about the joys and struggles of raising teenagers; the title means 'Help, I have a teenager!'.
Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
The festival opens with Congo Boy, the new film by Central African director Rafiki Fariala, maker of the documentary We, Students!, followed by a Q&A in English.
An exhibition exploring the realities of independence struggles across Africa, Suriname, and the Caribbean.
A story and play session designed to introduce toddlers aged three and up to books.
A wood-fired mobile sauna session set up for relaxation and community warming.
A workshop series inviting musicians of all levels to play and improvise together.
A community kitchen evening serving Indonesian home-cooked food.
A session of Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game like Werewolf where a storyteller runs the game and players bluff to find the demon among them.
Sunday night karaoke at the longstanding queer and drag bar near Rembrandtplein.
The Dutch tradition of a comedian looking back on the past year in a solo show, and De Kleine Komedie has long been its home.
A stand-up comedy night with several comedians taking turns on stage.
A Dutch-dubbed outing for Aardman's stop-motion sheep, in which Shaun and the flock face a mysterious creature on the farm.
Bring things you no longer use and take home something someone else left, while volunteers help fix broken items for free.
The Swap Club runs a clothing swap where you bring clothes you no longer wear and leave with someone else's, as a nod to circular fashion.
A debate on the November US midterm elections and what the outcome could mean for Trump's presidency and the rest of the world.
A craft class on upcycling, which means turning old or discarded materials into new and useful objects.
A small-scale edition of Het Danspaleis, the dance afternoons with live music and old favourites for older people, held in the library's reading room.
An autumn boat trip through the waterways of the large park and woodland on Amsterdam's southern edge.
A Halloween craft session for children at the children's bookshop, making spooky portraits.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
The Kyiv rock band, one of Ukraine's best-known guitar groups since the late 1990s, plays live.
Taste Before You Waste, the Amsterdam food-rescue group, hosts a weekly communal meal cooked from surplus food saved from going to waste.
A free Halloween workout for parents with children up to age four, followed by playtime with other local families; costumes are optional.
A beginners' workshop in ballroom partner dancing, with a title borrowed from the classic dance film.
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.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
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'.
An exhibition on the stories and cultures behind well-known games from around the world, where visitors can also play them together.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
Music by the Italian pianist-composer known for his gentle, minimalist piano pieces, played in a church lit by candles.
The Brazilian singer from Minas Gerais who became a big name in the country's new pop with her sensual mix of MPB, axé and reggaeton.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's training programme for young professional musicians marks 25 years with a concert by its current and former members.
The British singer, known for her soulful voice on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and her own hits like 'Gravity', plays a live show.
Friday 30 October
The Amsterdam Museum marks its 100th birthday with 100 days of activities around the city.
The young Finnish conductor, chief conductor designate of the Concertgebouworkest, leads Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the sprawling work whose two 'Nachtmusik' movements earned it the name 'Song of the Night'.
London rap duo D-Block Europe, Young Adz and Dirtbike LB, share a bill with Moroccan-American rapper French Montana, known for the hit Unforgettable.
The open-air ice rink is back on Museumplein, with skating in view of the Rijksmuseum, a winter tradition for many Amsterdammers.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.
Italian cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima and British cellist Laura van der Heijden join the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for the first performance of a Respighi work.
Wong Kar-wai's tale of two neighbours in 1960s Hong Kong who suspect their spouses of an affair, shown in a 4K restoration.
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.
Italian cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima and British cellist Laura van der Heijden join the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for a recently completed Respighi cello concerto and Walton's Cello Concerto.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's fast-paced Brazilian crime epic traces the rise of gang violence in a Rio de Janeiro favela over two decades.
Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime classic about a cyborg agent hunting a hacker, shown as part of the Imagine fantasy film festival.
Peter Vermeersch's anarchic Belgian big band takes John Coltrane's music apart and puts it back together in its own wayward style.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
An exhibition of large Playmobil scenes and collections, with whole worlds built out of the German toy figures.
Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime about a cyborg agent hunting a hacker, introduced by AI researcher Payal Arora, as part of Imagine Fantastic Film Festival.
American drummer Bill Stewart, long known for his work with John Scofield, leads a trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III.
Interactive theatre in which the audience acts as the jury in a staged murder trial about diamonds and lies, and decides the verdict.
Saturday 31 October
An Eredivisie football match between Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, one of the league's main rivals for the top places.
Stravinsky's 1913 ballet score, which caused a riot at its Paris premiere, alongside the jazz trumpeter's genre-crossing cello concerto, first performed in 2021.
Families explore the Rijksmuseum through riddles, scents and drawing, as an introduction to highlights from its collection.
The South Korean boy group from YG Entertainment, known for high-energy K-pop and big choreographed stage shows.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
Weekly creative workshops for children exploring different painting and artistic themes inspired by Vincent van Gogh.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
A chance to climb the tower of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building, and look out over the medieval city centre.
Rimsky-Korsakov's lush orchestral suite based on the Arabian Nights, paired with music by Darvishi.
A Halloween evening combining a three-course dinner, live opera, a ballet performance and a DJ party.
A family drawing workshop inspired by the iconic, playful style of Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp.
Two of today's leading cellists, Austrian-Iranian Kian Soltani and German-French Nicolas Altstaedt, also a conductor, play cello concertos.
The 16th edition of this Halloween event is a night-time walk-through horror experience themed as Alice in Horrorland, held at Klönneplein 4-6.
Magician Deshawn Mason performs a comedy magic show built around a staged séance at Amsterdam's English-language comedy theatre.
A festival of ideas with talks, debates and performances on philosophy, culture and society.
The Halloween version of the Dungeon's actor-led horror tour through Amsterdam's dark history, running through October with longer opening hours on 26 and 31 October.
Improvised comedy built from audience suggestions, from the English-language theatre founded in 1993 whose alumni include Seth Meyers and Jordan Peele.
A Halloween edition of the club night devoted to the 2000s indie and electro-pop sound, playing Kesha, M.I.A., Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem.
Sunday 1 November
A group visit to Amsterdam's 19th-century zoo in the Plantage, along with its microbe museum Micropia, the Groote Museum, the planetarium and the aquarium.
Founded in 1972, the cello ensemble from the Berlin Philharmonic is known for arrangements that range from classical to tango, jazz and pop.
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'.
Players from the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's leading orchestras, perform as a chamber ensemble.
SONCE performs with guest musicians.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
The Dutch metal soprano, lead singer of Nightwish and formerly of After Forever, performs under her own name.
Kander and Ebb's musical set in a seedy Berlin nightclub as the Nazis rise to power, featuring Sally Bowles and the Kit Kat Klub's Emcee.
Dutch soprano Floor Jansen, singer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and formerly of After Forever, performs a headline show; there is a waiting list.
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.
Ravel wrote this concerto for Paul Wittgenstein, a pianist who lost his right arm in the First World War; Saint-Saëns' tone poem shows skeletons dancing at midnight.
Singer Corinna and her band perform songs made famous by Doris Day, the American singer and film star known for Que Sera, Sera.
Cellists Nicolas Altstaedt and Kian Soltani join the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme with music by Witold Lutosławski and a world premiere by an Iranian composer.
A dinner show where drag performers act out a country-house murder mystery and diners try to work out who did it.
A festival of ideas where philosophers, writers, scientists and other thinkers give talks and take part in conversations, here at the Flemish arts centre.
A festival of ideas with talks, debates and performances on philosophy, culture and society.
The British baroque collective, known for performing without a conductor and often singing from memory, brings its pared-back approach to early vocal music.
Levy Rozman, the American international master behind the world's most-watched chess YouTube channel, brings his chess commentary and humour to the stage.
The American international master and hugely popular chess YouTuber takes his game analysis and jokes on tour.
Monday 2 November
Stravinsky's groundbreaking 1913 ballet score is paired with a cello concerto by Wynton Marsalis, the American jazz trumpeter and composer.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
Part of the Cello Biennale Amsterdam, the festival held every two years that brings cellists from around the world to the Muziekgebouw on the IJ.
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.
The Irish pop-rock duo from Athy, known for big singalong choruses, play with support from Dreamboys The Band and Marc Atlas.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
Three leading cellists play together: German-French Nicolas Altstaedt, Dutch Quirine Viersen and German Marie-Elisabeth Hecker.
Paul Bartel's 1975 cult satire, produced by Roger Corman, starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone as drivers who score points by running down pedestrians.
French-Algerian cellist and singer Nesrine Belmokh sings in several languages over cello-led songs that mix folk, jazz and North African influences.
Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who made Drive My Car, shot this French-language drama with Virginie Efira.
The American musician April Harper Grey, known for glitchy, genre-hopping hyperpop on albums such as fishmonger and Wallsocket.
An intimate concert in a yurt, with the performers kept secret until you arrive.
Guillermo del Toro's 2006 dark fantasy about a girl in Franco's Spain who escapes into a world of fauns and monsters; meetup members buy their own tickets and go in together.
A 4K restoration of the 1981 Canadian slasher about a masked killer in a mining town on Valentine's Day.
Songs inspired by Haruki Murakami's novels, played by Belgian cellist Benjamin Glorieux, singer Frans van Deursen, jazz pianist Rembrandt Frerichs and drummer Vinsent Planjer.
Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's hand-drawn Japanese animated film about a family fireworks workshop, which premiered in competition at the Berlinale, screens at the fantastic film festival.
underscores, the American hyperpop artist known for the album Wallsocket, plays with fellow internet-pop producer umru; there is a waiting list.
1,660 events, concerts, exhibitions, markets and things to do in Amsterdam from Tuesday 27 October to Monday 2 November, gathered from the venues and organisers and refreshed every morning. Pick a day or a type on the side to narrow it down. This guide is in English; some events are in Dutch or other languages.
This weekend: Ajax - AZ at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), ARTIS Amsterdam — Zoo, Micropia, Groote Museum, Planetarium & Aquarium at ARTIS (Sunday) and Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker at Muziekgebouw (Sunday).
Questions about what's on in Amsterdam
What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?
570 events are listed for the weekend. Among the highlights: Ajax - AZ at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), ARTIS Amsterdam — Zoo, Micropia, Groote Museum, Planetarium & Aquarium at ARTIS (Sunday), Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker at Muziekgebouw (Sunday), Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Wynton Marsalis’ Cello Concerto at Concertgebouw (Saturday) and Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 7 with the Concertgebouworkest at Het Concertgebouw (Sunday). Pick Saturday or Sunday on the side to see them all.
Are there free events in Amsterdam this week?
Yes. 43 of the listings this week are free, for example Free Entry for Amsterdammers at Oude Kerk (Tuesday), Expats vs Holland: English Stand-up Comedy Amsterdam at Café De Plakhoek (Thursday) and Sunday Market Amstel 1 — 30 oktober 2026 – Sunday Market at Amstel 1 (Friday). Tick "Free only" on the side to see just those.
What concerts are on in Amsterdam this week?
326 concerts and live music nights are listed, including Stevie Wonder at Ziggo Dome (Wednesday), Placebo at Ziggo Dome (Tuesday) and Cat Power at Paradiso (Thursday). 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 Zuidas pizza bar serves handmade pizzas on a signature dough made fresh every day and fermented from organic ancient grains, along with Italian cocktails and aperitivos.
This Mediterranean and French restaurant sits on Gerard Douplein in De Pijp, around the corner from the Albert Cuyp market, in an interior by Jean-Philippe Demeyer.
This ramen restaurant has opened its first Amsterdam location, on the Ruysdaelkade.
A stew kitchen where Jim and Klaas let their dishes simmer for hours, the way home cooks always have.
Yotam Ottolenghi has opened his first restaurant in the Netherlands here, in the glass atrium of the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium.
The first Cypriot bakery and coffee bar in the Netherlands, run by a young team from Cyprus on Pieter Langendijkstraat in Oud-West.
A beach-style terrace on the roof of Orchid House, with room for 400 guests and views of the Oosterpark on one side and the Tropenmuseum on the other.
An Asian bakery on the Haarlemmerstraat making mochi donuts, fruit sandos, savoury bites, cakes and tiramisu, all fresh and by hand.
A French restaurant on the Overtoom where every dish is carefully built on a classical French base and finished with modern precision.
An eetcafé on the Westergasterrein in Westerpark, open for drinks and dinner, with a large heated terrace.
An ice cream and wine salon on Waterlooplein, between the market and the Stopera, open all day.
A private karaoke and cocktail bar that now has a second Amsterdam location in De Pijp, alongside its branch in the city centre.
A new 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An all-day café at Westergas from the people behind Teds and De Willem, which opened on 1 July.
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 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 café inside de Bijenkorf on Warmoesstraat, which opened on 1 June in the space where the department store's patisserie used to be.
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.
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